Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06331 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/20/2017

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6331
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 2627
 *02627*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6331 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 2627

*02627*

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT 

Introduced by:

REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.

AN ACT EXTENDING THE TIMEFRAME FOR THE ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS CONCERNING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING WASTES IN CONNECTICUT.

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

That section 22a-471 of the general statutes be amended to extend the timeframe for the adoption of regulations concerning hydraulic fracturing waste from not earlier than July 1, 2017, to not earlier than July 1, 2019.

Statement of Purpose: 

To extend the timeframe for the prohibition on the storage and disposal of fracking waste in the state.