SB 64 — AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING OF BIOMASS FERTILIZERS DISTRIBUTED TO FARMERS IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT.

General Assembly ProposedCommittee Bill No.

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SEN.(ENV) AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING OF BIOMASS FERTILIZERS DISTRIBUTED TO FARMERS IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT.

SOMERS, 18th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING OF BIOMASS FERTILIZERS DISTRIBUTED TO FARMERS IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT.

ThatSection the1. general statutes be amended to require the Departments of Agriculture and Energy and Environmental Protection to publish on their Internet web sites records relating to the distribution of biomass to farmers in Eastern Connecticut for use as fertilizer, including, but not limited to, the end user location of such material, the volume of such material and the date of such distribution.

Statement(Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2025, the Department of Purpose:Agriculture shall post on such agency's Internet web site all information of such agency, including but not limited to, any record, concerning the distribution of solid amendment fertilizers that were distributed to farmers in Eastern Connecticut including when such distributions were made, where such distributions were made and the volume of any such distributions.

In undertaking the requirements of this section, the Department of Agriculture shall consult with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

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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