General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6345 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3494 *03494HB06345ENV* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: (ENV) General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6345 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3494 *03494HB06345ENV* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: (ENV) AN ACT REQUIRING THE POSTING OF NOTICE WHEN LAND ABUTS OTHER PROPERTY SUBJECT TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAND USE RESTRICTION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Any person who offers for sale any parcel of land that abuts any other parcel of land for which an environmental land use restriction was recorded, in accordance with the provisions of section 22a-133o of the general statutes, shall post upon such parcel of land that is offered for sale a notice that such parcel abuts land for which an environmental land use restriction applies. Such notice shall consist of a sign that is not less than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches in size and shall be in a form substantially as follows: ATTENTION THIS PROPERTY ABUTS LAND FOR WHICH AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAND USE RESTRICTION APPLIES The word "attention" shall be in letters at least one and one-half inches high, the words "this property abuts land for which an environmental land use restriction applies" shall be in letters at least three-fourths of an inch high and any other wording on such sign shall be one-quarter of an inch or smaller provided all such wording shall be readily legible. 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 Statement of Purpose: To alert potential land buyers that abutting properties may pose a potential threat to them and their families. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors: REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.; REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist. Co-Sponsors: REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.; REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist. H.B. 6345