Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00466 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 466
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1010 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 SEN. KASSER, 36th Dist.
1515 REP. MESKERS, 150th Dist.
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2020 AN ACT CONCERNING VEGETATION MANAGEMENT BY THE
2121 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
2222 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2323 Assembly convened:
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2525 That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of 1
2626 Transportation to manage vegetation along highways and railroad 2
2727 corridors to curtail unnecessary tree pruning and removal and to 3
2828 prohibit the use of clear cutting in lieu of vegetation management and 4
2929 conserve urban and edge forests through adherence to guidelines 5
3030 developed to accomplish such goals. 6
3131 Statement of Purpose:
3232 To protect both the state's infrastructure and the state's green
3333 infrastructure while contributing to the accomplishment of the state's
3434 climate goals.