Bill Text: CT HB05687 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Designating A Portion Of The Housatonic River As A Wild And Scenic River For Purposes Of The Wild And Scenic Rivers Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Environment [HB05687 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05687-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5687
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 2051
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. WILLIS, 64th Dist.

AN ACT DESIGNATING A PORTION OF THE HOUSATONIC RIVER AS A WILD AND SCENIC RIVER FOR PURPOSES OF THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT.

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

That the general statutes be amended to designate that portion of the Housatonic River running between the Massachusetts border and the Boardman Bridge in New Milford as a national wild and scenic rivers system to be preserved as provided for in the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, P.L. 90-542, as amended.

Statement of Purpose:

To designate a portion of the Housatonic River as a wild and scenic river system.