General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5701 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1981 *01981* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5701 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1981 *01981* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO PREPARE A PLAN FOR THE RAPID DETECTION AND ERADICATION OF NEWLY DISCOVERED TERRESTRIAL INVASIVE SPECIES. 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 Energy and Environmental Protection to develop a plan for the rapid detection and eradication of newly discovered terrestrial invasive species. Statement of Purpose: To develop a plan to detect terrestrial invasive species.