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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 58
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 70
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING RESIDENTS LIVING IN A FLOOD ZONE TO
LAY UP TO TEN THOUSAND CUBIC YARDS OF LANDSCAPE FILL
PER YEAR IN THEIR YARD AND ESTABLISHING A TAX DEDUCTION
FOR THE COSTS OF SUCH FILL AND A GRANT PROGRAM FOR
ROAD RAISING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require (1) the Department 1
of Energy and Environmental Protection to establish a permit that 2
authorizes a resident living in a flood zone to lay up to ten thousand 3
cubic yards of landscaping fill around the foundation of their dwelling 4
per year; (2) the Department of Revenue Services to establish a tax 5
deduction for the cost of such landscaping fill; and (3) the Department 6
of Transportation to establish a grant program for road raising to 7
support climate resiliency whereby grants will be made available to 8
municipalities for climate resiliency projects that also meet the 9
requirements for the Local Capital Improvement Program. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize the placement of landscape fill in flood zones and create a
tax deduction for such flood prevention measures as well as a grant Proposed Bill No. 58
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program for road raising municipalities climate resiliency efforts by
municipalities.