General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5710 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2539 *02539* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. WILLIS, 64th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5710 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2539 *02539* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. WILLIS, 64th Dist. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO SEEK ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST PERSONS ENCROACHING ON STATE-OWNED OPEN SPACE . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 52-560a of the general statutes be amended to authorize the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to go to court to seek enforcement of prohibitions on persons encroaching on state-owned open space. Statement of Purpose: To authorize the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in addition to the Attorney General, to seek enforcement of laws concerning encroaching on state-owned open space.