LCO No. 3286 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 587 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 3286 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. NEEDLEMAN, 33 rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL GRANTS TO COMBAT AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 14-21aa of the general statutes be amended to further 1 provide grants for nonprofit lake associations and municipalities for 2 aquatic invasive species management efforts in lakes, rivers and 3 affected bodies of water. 4 Statement of Purpose: To offer opportunities for local entities to address the growing issue of aquatic invasive species in order to mitigate their economic, ecological and recreational negative impacts.