Bill Text: CT HB05480 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5480 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Tampering With Hydrants.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-11 - Signed by the Governor [HB05480 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05480-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5480*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 1300

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. HADDAD, 54^th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING GROUNDWATER TESTING AND THE DISCLOSURE OF PESTICIDE USE AT STATE-OWNED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FIELDS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to require groundwater and residential drinking water testing and the disclosure of pesticide, fungicide and herbicide use at state-owned agricultural research fields.

Statement of Purpose:

To assure that the use of pesticides, fungicides and herbicides at state-owned agricultural research fields does not negatively impact water quality in the surrounding area.