General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6042
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1550
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. CAFERO, 142nd Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6042
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1550
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. CAFERO, 142nd Dist.
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF STATE PORTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Transportation to create a comprehensive plan for improvements to the state's largest ports in Bridgeport, New Haven and New London. Such plan shall identify any improvements to such ports, including, but not limited to, dredging, necessary to accommodate larger vessels and container traffic and to leverage water-railroad transshipment for the distribution of commodities throughout the state and southern New England.
Statement of Purpose:
To invest in and improve the state's existing infrastructure in order to boost economic development.