LCO No. 1855 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 232 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1855 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE ALLOWABLE PERCENTAGE OF LEAKAGE FROM GAS PIPELINES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to reduce the allowable 1 percentage of methane leakage from gas pipelines to one per cent and 2 to prohibit providers from charging customers for leaked gas. 3 Statement of Purpose: To reduce methane emissions and certain charged to gas customers.