OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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sSB-120
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CHLORPYRIFOS ON GOLF
COURSES AND NEONICOTINOIDS FOR NONAGRICULTURAL
USE.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 6220
File Copy No.: 68
House Calendar No.: 439
Senate Calendar No.: 82
Primary Analyst: MR 5/2/22
Contributing Analyst(s): (ML)
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection
GF - Revenue
Loss
240 240
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill prohibits the hand-harvesting of horseshoe crabs, while
allowing for certain education and medical-related exemptions. This is
expected to result in an annual revenue loss of $240 since the 16 current
license holders would not likely renew their hand-harvest
endorsements issued by the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection (DEEP).
Also, the bill subjects someone to a $25 fine for each horseshoe crab
in violation of the bill. As there have been no violations and no revenue
associated with this penalty under current law, this provision is not
anticipated to have a fiscal impact.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of 2022SB-00120-R00LCO06220-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.