Bill Text: CT HB06998 | 2017 | 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.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-03 - Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office [HB06998 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06998-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 6998
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 3412
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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 July 1, 2017) (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, 2017, 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 July 1, 2017.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2017	New section

KID

Joint Favorable