LCO No. 1468 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6429 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1468 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. DUBITSKY, 47 th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPALITIES COMBATING GYPSY MOTH AND EMERALD ASH BORER INFESTATIONS. 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 for municipalities that incur costs associated with tree removal due to 2 infestations of gypsy moths and emerald ash borers. 3 Statement of Purpose: To mitigate costs for municipalities that have to conduct tree removal due to insect infestations.