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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5006
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 168
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. LANOUE, 45
th Dist.
SEN. SOMERS, 18
th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE CONNECTICUT
LAKES, RIVERS AND PONDS PRESERVATION ACCOUNT.
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: (1) Define 1
"aquatic invasive species" using criteria established by the Connecticut 2
Agricultural Experiment Station, (2) divide any funds deposited into the 3
Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account equally at 4
fifty per cent between lakes, rivers and ponds, and (3) establish funding 5
priorities in the following order: (A) State-owned bodies of water, (B) 6
state-operated boat launches, and (C) largest to smallest bodies of water, 7
based on acreage. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To establish clear requirements for priority funding to combat aquatic
invasive species within Connecticut lakes, rivers and ponds.