General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5720 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2118 *02118* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. SCOTT, 40th Dist. REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5720 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2118 *02118* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. SCOTT, 40th Dist. REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO DOUBLE THE CAPACITY FOR SHELLFISH SAMPLE TESTING AND TO ESTABLISH A SITE FOR SHELLFISH SAMPLE TESTING EAST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. 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 Agriculture to double the state's capacity for shellfish sample testing and to establish a site for shellfish sample testing east of the Connecticut River. Statement of Purpose: To support the expansion of our state's shellfish industry by providing additional facilities for shellfish testing and reducing wait times for the results of such testing.