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6		-	Public Act No. 19-190
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9	14		AN ACT REQUIRING AN INVASIVE SPECIES STAMP FOR THE
10		-	OPERATION OF A MOTOR BOAT ON THE WATERS O F THE
11		-	STATE AND ENFORCEMEN T OF NOISE ORDINANCES ON
12		-	CANDLEWOOD LAKE.
	15	+	OPERATION OF A MOTOR BOAT ON THE WATERS OF THE ST ATE.
13	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	17		Assembly convened:
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16		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2020) (a) Any person who
17		-	registers a vessel or renews a vessel registration pursuant to section 15-
18		-	144 of the general statutes and who intends to operate or allow such
19		-	vessel to be operated on the waters of the state shall concomitantly, in
20		-	addition to the remittance of any fee required pursuant to section 15-
21		-	144 of the general statutes, pay an Aquatic Invasive Species fee of five
22		-	dollars. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall cause all revenues
23		-	collected pursuant to this section to be deposited in the Connecticut
24		-	Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account established in section
25		-	14-21aa of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
26		-	(b) Any person who intends to operate or allow a vessel to be
27		-	operated on the inland waters of the state that is registered in another
28		-	state shall, prior to such operation, pay an Aquatic Invasive Species fee
29		-	of twenty dollars to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental
30		-	Protection. Such fees shall be paid annually and such payment shall be
31		-	valid until the last day of December of such year. The Commissioner of Substitute House Bill No. 6637
	19	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) Any person who 1
	20	+	registers a vessel or renews a vessel registration pursuant to section 15-2
	21	+	144 of the general statutes and who intends to operate or allow such 3
	22	+	vessel to be operated on the waters of the state shall concomitantly, in 4
	23	+	addition to the remittance of any fee required pursuant to section 15-5
	24	+	144 of the general statutes, purchase an Invasive Species Stamp. Such 6
	25	+	stamp shall expire with the applicable registration for such vessel. The 7
	26	+	fee for such stamp shall be five dollars. The Commissioner of Motor 8
	27	+	Vehicles shall cause all revenues collected pursuant to this section to 9
	28	+	be deposited in the Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation 10
	29	+	account established in section 14-21aa of the general statutes, as 11
	30	+	amended by this act. 12
	31	+	(b) Any person who intends to operate or allow a vessel to be 13
	32	+	operated on the waters of the state that is registered in another state 14
	33	+	shall, prior to such operation, purchase an Invasive Species Stamp 15
	34	+	from the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. The 16
	35	+	fee for such stamp shall be twenty dollars. Such stamp shall expire on 17
	36	+	the last day of April of the year following its issuance. The 18
	37	+	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall cause all 19 Substitute Bill No. 6637
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35		-	Energy and Environmental Protection shall cause all revenues
36		-	collected pursuant to this subsection to be deposited in the Connecticut
37		-	Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account established in section
38		-	14-21aa of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Any person
39		-	who operates a vessel on the inland waters of the state in violation of
40		-	the provisions of this subsection shall have committed an infraction
41		-	and shall be fined not more than eighty-five dollars.
42		-	Sec. 2. Section 14-21aa of the general statutes is repealed and the
43		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
44		-	(a) There is established an account to be known as the "Connecticut
45		-	Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account". The Connecticut
46		-	Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account shall be a separate,
47		-	nonlapsing account of the General Fund. Any moneys required by law
48		-	to be deposited in the account shall be deposited in and credited to the
49		-	Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account. The
50		-	account shall be available to the Commissioner of Energy and
51		-	Environmental Protection for (1) restoration and rehabilitation of lakes,
52		-	rivers and ponds in the state; (2) programs of the Department of
53		-	Energy and Environmental Protection for the eradication of aquatic
54		-	invasive species and cyanobacteria blooms; (3) education and public
55		-	outreach programs to enhance the public's understanding of the need
56		-	to protect and preserve the state's lakes, rivers and ponds; (4)
57		-	allocation of grants to state and municipal agencies and not-for-profit
58		-	organizations to conduct research and to provide public education and
59		-	public awareness to enhance understanding and management of the
60		-	natural resources of the state's lakes, rivers and ponds; (5) provision of
61		-	funds for all services that support the protection and conservation of
62		-	the state's lakes, rivers and ponds; and (6) reimbursement of the
63		-	Department of Motor Vehicles for the cost of producing, issuing,
64		-	renewing and replacing Save Our Lakes commemorative number
65		-	plates, including administrative expenses, pursuant to section 14-21z. Substitute House Bill No. 6637
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	44	+	revenues collected pursuant to this subsection to be deposited in the 20
	45	+	Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account established 21
	46	+	in section 14-21aa of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 22
	47	+	Sec. 2. Section 14-21aa of the general statutes is repealed and the 23
	48	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 24
	49	+	(a) There is established an account to be known as the "Connecticut 25
	50	+	Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account". The Connecticut 26
	51	+	Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account shall be a separate, 27
	52	+	nonlapsing account of the General Fund. Any moneys required by law 28
	53	+	to be deposited in the account shall be deposited in and credited to the 29
	54	+	Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account. The 30
	55	+	account shall be available to the Commissioner of Energy and 31
	56	+	Environmental Protection for (1) restoration and rehabilitation of lakes, 32
	57	+	rivers and ponds in the state; (2) programs of the Department of 33
	58	+	Energy and Environmental Protection for the eradication of aquatic 34
	59	+	invasive species and cyanobacteria blooms; (3) education and public 35
	60	+	outreach programs to enhance the public's understanding of the need 36
	61	+	to protect and preserve the state's lakes, rivers and ponds; (4) 37
	62	+	allocation of grants to state and municipal agencies and not-for-profit 38
	63	+	organizations to conduct research and to provide public education and 39
	64	+	public awareness to enhance understanding and management of the 40
	65	+	natural resources of the state's lakes, rivers and ponds; (5) provision of 41
	66	+	funds for all services that support the protection and conservation of 42
	67	+	the state's lakes, rivers and ponds; and (6) reimbursement of the 43
	68	+	Department of Motor Vehicles for the cost of producing, issuing, 44
	69	+	renewing and replacing Save Our Lakes commemorative number 45
	70	+	plates, including administrative expenses, pursuant to section 14-21z. 46
	71	+	(b) The commissioner may receive private donations to the 47
	72	+	Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account and any 48
	73	+	such receipts shall be deposited in the account. 49
	74	+	(c) The commissioner may provide for the reproduction and 50
	75	+	marketing of the Save Our Lakes commemorative number plate image 51 Substitute Bill No. 6637
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69		-	(b) The commissioner may receive private donations to the
70		-	Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account and any
71		-	such receipts shall be deposited in the account.
72		-	(c) The commissioner may provide for the reproduction and
73		-	marketing of the Save Our Lakes commemorative number plate image
74		-	for use on clothing, recreational equipment, posters, mementoes, or
75		-	other products or programs deemed by the commissioner to be
76		-	suitable as a means of supporting the Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and
77		-	Ponds Preservation account. Any funds received by the commissioner
78		-	from such marketing shall be deposited in the Connecticut Lakes,
79		-	Rivers and Ponds Preservation account.
80		-	(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, not less than
81		-	eighty per cent of any funds deposited into the Connecticut Lakes,
82		-	Rivers and Ponds Preservation account pursuant to section 1 of this act
83		-	shall be utilized for the purposes described in subdivisions (2) to (4),
84		-	inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section.
85		-	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provision
86		-	of the general statutes, any environmental conservation police officer
87		-	of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has the
88		-	authority to enforce the noise ordinance of any municipality that abuts
89		-	Candlewood Lake on the waters of such lake. In the event that
90		-	multiple towns that abut such lake have a noise ordinance, any such
91		-	officer is authorized to enforce the noise ordinance of the municipality
92		-	that establishes the most restrictive standard for noise upon the waters
93		-	of such lake.
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	82	+	for use on clothing, recreational equipment, posters, mementoes, or 52
	83	+	other products or programs deemed by the commissioner to be 53
	84	+	suitable as a means of supporting the Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and 54
	85	+	Ponds Preservation account. Any funds received by the commissioner 55
	86	+	from such marketing shall be deposited in the Connecticut Lakes, 56
	87	+	Rivers and Ponds Preservation account. 57
	88	+	(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, eighty per cent of 58
	89	+	any funds deposited into the Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds 59
	90	+	Preservation account pursuant to section 1 of this act shall be utilized 60
	91	+	for the purposes described in subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of 61
	92	+	subsection (a) of this section. 62
	93	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	94	+	sections:
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	96	+	Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section
	97	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 14-21aa
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	99	+	ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
	100	+	FIN Joint Favorable
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