General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 144 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1317 *01317* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 144 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1317 *01317* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT CLARIFYING PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL STATUTES CONCERNING RUNNING BAMBOO. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 22a-381 of the general statutes be clarified to provide that running bamboo may not be planted within forty feet of a neighboring property regardless of whether it is contained by a properly installed barrier system. Statement of Purpose: To clarify restrictions concerning the buffer zone for the planting of running bamboo.