Bill Text: CT HB05079 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5079 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Use Of Federal Funds For The Sheltering Of Lost Animals Following Severe Weather Emergencies.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-13 - Public Hearing 02/19 [HB05079 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05079-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 5079*
*February Session, 2014*		LCO No. 975
		00975_______ENV
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE SHELTERING OF LOST ANIMALS FOLLOWING SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCIES.

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

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the sheltering of animals by a municipality following a severe weather event emergency shall be deemed a reimbursable expense for the purpose of distributing federal funds received in connection with such a severe weather emergency.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To reimburse towns for the cost of sheltering lost animals following severe weather emergencies like Hurricane Sandy.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. 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.]