General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5480
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1300
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5480
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1300
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING GROUNDWATER TESTING AND THE DISCLOSURE OF PESTICIDE USE AT STATE-OWNED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FIELDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require groundwater and residential drinking water testing and the disclosure of pesticide, fungicide and herbicide use at state-owned agricultural research fields.
Statement of Purpose:
To assure that the use of pesticides, fungicides and herbicides at state-owned agricultural research fields does not negatively impact water quality in the surrounding area.