General Assembly ProposedCommittee Bill No.

6894700 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by:

SEN.(ENV) AN ACT REQUIRING THE EXPEDITING OF PERMITS FOR THE REMEDIATION OF HYDRILLA IN LAKES ACROSS THE STATE.

HARDING, 30th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE EXPEDITING OF PERMITS FOR THE REMEDIATION OF HYDRILLA IN LAKES ACROSS THE STATE.

ThatSection the1. general statutes be amended to require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to expedite permits for the remediation of hydrilla in state lakes such that if no action is taken on such permit within three months of its submission date, such permit shall be deemed approved.

Statement(NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of Purpose:subdivision (6) of section 22-79a of the general statutes, if the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection fails to take action on a permit for the remediation of hydrilla in a lake not later than three months after receipt of such permit application by said department, such application shall be deemed approved.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose:

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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:

SEN.

HARDING, 30th Dist.;

REP.

BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist.

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