Bill Text: CT HB05139 | 2016 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Use Of Recycled Tire Rubber At Municipal And Public School Playgrounds.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-22 - Tabled for the Calendar, House [HB05139 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2016-HB05139-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5139
February Session, 2016		LCO No. 705
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Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
(KID)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF RECYCLED TIRE RUBBER AT MUNICIPAL AND PUBLIC SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2016) (a) For the purposes of this section, "crumb rubber" means any material that contains shredded or ground rubber recycled from motor vehicle tires.

(b) On and after October 1, 2016, no person shall install a crumb rubber ground cover within the boundaries of a municipal playground, as defined by subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of section 22a-66m of the general statutes, or a playground located at a school under the jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education.

(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to an installation that is the subject of a contract entered into prior to October 1, 2016.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2016	New section

KID	Joint Favorable
PD	Joint Favorable