General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5948
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1391
*01391*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5948
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1391
*01391*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF SURPLUS TIMBER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to direct the Department of Transportation to create a process by which surplus wood produced from tree-cutting along rights-of-way is sold instead of chipped. The department may determine an amount of wood allowed per worker, and shall establish a penalty for unlawful resale.
Statement of Purpose:
To convert a waste product to a potential source of state revenue.