Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06442 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/25/2019

                     
 
LCO No. 2543   	1 of 1 
  
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6442  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 2543 
 
 
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF CERTAIN PALM OIL AND TAX 
BREAKS FOR CERTAIN PALM OIL PRODUCTION. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the sale of palm oil 1 
in the state that is not certified as sustainable and to prohibit tax breaks 2 
for palm oil production that is not sustainable.   3 
Statement of Purpose:   
To protect rainforests.