CONNECTICUT
• Connecticut Clean Energy Trust (investment fund for renewables and fuel cells)

• Connecticut Legislation (Connecticut statutes)

• Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection regulations

• Connecticut Dept. of Public Utilities

Although various federal agencies have jurisdiction over ocean energy resources, each respective state with ocean shoreline retains varying degree of control. The Submerged Lands Act, vests title to the territorial sea (i.e., the three mile coastal belt) in the states, although it reserves federal rights to develop water power in the seabed and subsoil beyond that, i.e., on the outer continental shelf. ( (OCLSA, 43 U.S.C. sec. 1331-1356). In addition, under the Coastal Zone Management Act(CZMA), provides federal funding to states to develop and administer coastal programs in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the CZMA. .

Typically, states also have jurisdiction over the siting and permitting of electric power plants. Most state siting regimes require a showing of a need for power and economic feasbility as a prerequisite to siting an electric plant, including an ocean energy plant (though certain exceptions may exist for development of prototypes and experimental facilities). In addition, an ocean energy plant would need to comply with various state environmental requirements. States also have laws designed to protect public resources, such as clean water guidelines, fish and wildlife, wetlands and coastal shoreline, recreational activities and aesthetics -- all of which could potentially be impacted by ocean energy development (other issues such as navigation, are typically handled on the federal side. Because most environmental and public resource statutes are state specific, they defy quick summary. For examples of the range of statutes, review the state specific links on the left.