General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5709 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1766 *01766* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5709 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1766 *01766* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL STORMWATER SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE OF URBAN AREAS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 22a of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection from designating municipal separate stormwater sewer systems outside of urban areas that are not otherwise required by federal law. Statement of Purpose: To prevent the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection from going beyond what is required under federal law in designating stormwater sewer systems outside of urban areas.