General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5096

 

January Session, 2011

 

LCO No. 243

   

Referred to Committee on Planning and Development

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. MILLER L., 122nd Dist.

 

AN ACT IMPOSING A PENALTY FOR THE UNAUTHORIZED CONNECTION TO A TOWN SEWER SYSTEM.

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

That the general statutes be amended to authorize the imposition of a fine of five hundred dollars upon any person who connects a sump pump or gutter and downspout system to a town sewer system.

Statement of Purpose:

To save on the costs of building and maintaining municipal water pollution facilities by permitting a fine for unauthorized connections to such facilities.