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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5813
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2248
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. REYES, 75th Dist.
REP. SIMMS, 140th Dist.
REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist.
REP. VARGAS, 6th Dist.
REP. PALM, 36th Dist.
REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist.
REP. MICHEL, 146th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to mandate a state-wide study 1
of the air, water and soil quality in areas of distress, the areas affected 2
by pollution coming from construction, industrial incinerators, city 3
operations such as waste treatment facilities and recycling operations. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To protect distressed municipalities from new sources of pollution
while reducing existing sources of pollution for such areas of the state.