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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5253
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 571
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. SREDZINSKI, 112th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST
MUNICIPALITIES WITH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TREE
REMOVALS CAUSED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE EMERALD ASH
BORER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish a grant program, 1
administered by the Department of Energy and Environmental 2
Protection, to assist municipalities with the costs of tree removals 3
associated with the presence of the emerald ash borer. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To mitigate the costs for municipalities that are required to remove
trees damaged by the emerald ash borer.