Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-192l

The Department of Agriculture's dedicated vessel, used for the research and survey of shellfish populations in Long Island Sound and docked at the Bureau of Aquaculture office in Milford, shall be named the “John H. Volk” for a period of no less than twenty years. If said vessel is removed from state service, the next most prominent vessel by size and use docked at the Bureau of Aquaculture in Milford shall be named the “John H. Volk” until such time that a larger and more prominent research vessel is acquired for such research and survey purposes.