General Assembly Committee Bill No. 282 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4986 *_____SB00282TRA___050813____* Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: (CE) General Assembly Committee Bill No. 282 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4986 *_____SB00282TRA___050813____* Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: (CE) AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONNECTICUT ANTIQUES TRAIL. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2013) The Department of Economic and Community Development shall, within available appropriations, establish a Connecticut antiques trail to identify and market sites in the state where antiques are sold. The department shall develop criteria to identify (1) major antique dealers, (2) communities that feature a high concentration of antique dealers, and (3) auction houses that have annual sales in excess of one million dollars for inclusion in the antiques trail. The department shall develop a program to promote the antiques trail, including, but not limited to, (A) directional and other signs and notices pertaining to the sites identified by the department, and (B) an Internet web site for the antiques trail. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2013 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2013 New section CE Joint Favorable TRA Joint Favorable CE Joint Favorable TRA Joint Favorable