General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 701 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1371 *01371* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. FRANTZ, 36th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 701 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1371 *01371* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. FRANTZ, 36th Dist. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF POWER DREDGES FOR GATHERING SHELLFISH. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 26-215 of the general statutes be amended to authorize the use of power dredges for the gathering of shellfish, rather than requiring the use of hand power. Statement of Purpose: To allow for mechanically-assisted shellfishing.