General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 215
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 982
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 215
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 982
*00982*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW STATE PARKS.
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 Energy and Environmental Protection to hold a public hearing in the town where any new state park is proposed and to notify local officials of the intent to establish a new state park in such town. Additionally, any plan to establish such a state park shall be detailed and indicate funding sources for such project.
Statement of Purpose:
To require certain notice, a public hearing and transparency when establishing a new state park.