Connecticut 2018 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00109 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 109
2		-	February Session, 2018 _____SB00109ENV___032318____
	1	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 109
	2	+	February Session, 2018 LCO No. 2223
	3	+	02223SB00109ENV
	4	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(ENV)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 109
	10	+	Committee Bill No. 109
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8	12		February Session, 2018
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10		-	~~_____SB00109ENV___032318____~~
	14	+	LCO No. 2223
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12		-	AN ACT CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN STATE REFUGES FOR WILDLIFE.
	16	+	02223SB00109ENV
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(ENV)
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	24	+	AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF CONNECTICUT'S WATER, AIR AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16		-	Section 1. Section 26-106 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):
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18		-	(a) That portion of Milford Harbor extending from Memorial Bridge to the Milford breakwater and that portion of Gulf Pond extending from land of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company to said breakwater and that portion of the upland known as harbor side of Wilcox Park located on the east side of said Milford Harbor, comprising five acres more or less, is established as a state refuge for wildlife. [The territory within the limits above described shall be subject to all provisions of the general statutes relating to state refuges for wildlife and to the regulations of the commissioner relating to such refuges.]
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20		-	(b) That portion of the Quinnipiac River in New Haven extending from the Interstate 95 bridge to the Interstate 91 bridge and that portion of the Mill River in New Haven extending from the Interstate 95 bridge to the Interstate 91 bridge is established as a state refuge for wildlife.
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22		-	(c) The territory within the limits described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be subject to all provisions of the general statutes relating to state refuges for wildlife and to the regulations of the commissioner relating to such refuges.
	28	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2019, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on the need to increase fines for water, air and natural resource pollution, including, but not limited to, littering, in order to protect the state's natural resources.
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27	33		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
28		-	Section 1 ~~October 1,~~ ~~2018 26-106~~
	34	+	Section 1 from passage New section
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30	36		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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32	38		Section 1
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34		-	~~October 1, 2018~~
	40	+	from passage
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36		-	26-106
	42	+	New section
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	44	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	46	+	To protect the state's natural resources.
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	48	+	[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.]
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40		-	~~ENV Joint Favorable Subst~~.
	52	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
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42		-	~~ENV~~
	54	+	Co-Sponsors:
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44		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	56	+	SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
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	58	+	S.B. 109