Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05868 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/18/2017

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5868
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1637
 *01637*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5868 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1637

*01637*

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT 

Introduced by:

REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IN CONNECTICUT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to include a definition of regenerative agriculture and authorize farmers to apply for state grants based upon the use of holistic agricultural practices that increase the health of the soil through carbon and water content.

Statement of Purpose: 

To improve the health of Connecticut soils.