Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00417 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/22/2019

                             
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 417  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 2888 
 
 
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION  
 
 
Introduced by:  
SEN. MARONEY, 14
th Dist. 
 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF INSTALLING 
AND USING RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ON THE LAND 
ADJACENT TO INTERSTATE ROADWAYS IN THE STATE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of 1 
Transportation to conduct a study concerning the feasibility of 2 
installing and using renewable energy sources, including wind and 3 
solar, on the land adjacent to interstate roadways in the state, 4 
including Interstate 84 and Interstate 95. Such study shall examine the 5 
cost, effectiveness and feasibility of the installation of such renewable 6 
energy sources. 7 
Statement of Purpose:   
To study the feasibility of installing and using renewable energy 
sources on the land adjacent to interstate roadways in the state.