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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 636
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2284
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
REP. LANOUE, 45th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION
ON BODIES OF WATER AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS COVERING
MORE THAN ONE JURISDICTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 1
conjunction with the Department of Emergency Services and Public 2
Protection, study how to effectively enforce state statutes and 3
regulations on bodies of water and adjacent roadways that cover more 4
than one jurisdiction, including Beach Pond in Voluntown and its 5
surrounding roadways, and make recommendations to the General 6
Assembly regarding any necessary positions to be created, allocations 7
of funding to be adjusted and changes to agency jurisdiction necessary 8
to accomplish such effective enforcement. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To maintain public safety in areas that are covered by more than one
jurisdiction, including Beach Pond in Voluntown.