LCO No. 693 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 72 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 693 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. HARDING, 30 th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S EVICTION OF FARMERS CONDUCTING FARMING ON STATE - OWNED PROPERTY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require legislative approval 1 of the decision of the Department of Energy and Environmental 2 Protection to evict any farmer who is conducting farming on state-3 owned property under an agreement with the state. 4 Statement of Purpose: To protect farmers who permissibly farm on state-owned land.