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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 588
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2871
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
SEN. MCCRORY, 2nd Dist.
SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist.
SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist.
SEN. ABRAMS, 13th Dist.
SEN. MARONEY, 14th Dist.
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist.
SEN. KUSHNER, 24th Dist.
SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist.
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
SEN. NEEDLEMAN, 33rd Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING OFF-SHORE DRILLING FOR OIL AND GAS IN
CONNECTICUT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to prohibit off-shore drilling 1
for oil and gas off the state coastline in the territorial waters of the 2
state. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To minimize adverse environmental and tourism impacts from off-
shore oil and gas drilling.