General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5503 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 652 *00652* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5503 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 652 *00652* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING LAKE AUTHORITIES AND COMBATING INVASIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to divert a portion of the funds in the community investment account for the purpose of funding lake authorities in their efforts to combat invasive plant and animal species. Statement of Purpose: To provide financial assistance to lake authorities in their efforts to combat invasive plant and animal species.