General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 459
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2588
*02588*
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist. SEN. LARSON, 3rd Dist. SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist. SEN. GUGLIELMO, 35th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 459
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2588
*02588*
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
SEN. LARSON, 3rd Dist.
SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist.
SEN. GUGLIELMO, 35th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING FAILING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) establish a testing requirement for concrete aggregate intended for use in residential and commercial buildings, (2) require the installation of curtain drains around residential and commercial buildings in high water table areas, (3) waive state and municipal building fees associated with the reconstruction of failing concrete foundations in residential and commercial buildings, and (4) expand consumer protections to protect owners of residential and commercial buildings with failing concrete foundations from fraudulent activity in the process of such reconstruction.
Statement of Purpose:
To address the problem of failing concrete foundations.