General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5619
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 928
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5619
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 928
*00928*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF BOTTLED WATER PRODUCED IN CONNECTICUT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to regulate bottled water that is produced in the state by prohibiting the use of declining block rate in water pricing, establishing a moratorium on the shipping of such bottled water out of state during drought emergencies, requiring renewable diversion permits for such bottling operations and requiring the disclosure of any constraints on the supply of water caused by such bottling operations.
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the state's water resources and encourage sustainable yield.