General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5884 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3195 *_____HB05884ENV___022317____* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: (ENV) General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5884 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3195 *_____HB05884ENV___022317____* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: (ENV) AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF COAL TAR SEALANTS ON STATE AND LOCAL HIGHWAYS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) No person shall use or apply any sealant that is made from coal tar to any state or local highway. The Commissioner of Transportation, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, may enforce the provisions of this section. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2017 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2017 New section ENV Joint Favorable ENV Joint Favorable