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SB00021 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE HOUSATONIC RIVER.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE HOUSATONIC RIVER.

Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sen. Jason Perillo, 21st Dist.
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide information on how the trash will be cleaned up or who exactly will do it, leaving these points as unknowns.

Money for Cleaning Up River Trash

This law provides $150,000 to clean up trash floating on top of the water at the end of the Housatonic River in Stratford.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides $150,000 from the state's General Fund to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for one fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
  • Uses this money to remove surface debris from the mouth of the Housatonic River in Stratford.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection receives funding for their work.
  • People who live near or use the Housatonic River might see less trash there.

Terms To Know

General Fund
A big pot of money that the state uses to pay for different things it needs.
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
An agency in charge of taking care of nature and making sure energy is used safely.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the trash will be cleaned up or who exactly will do it.
  • It only provides funding for one fiscal year, so additional funding might be needed later.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To provide funding for the disposal of surface debris from the mouth of the Housatonic River.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 129 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 21
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 129

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. PERILLO J., 21st Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE HOUSATONIC RIVER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars be appropriated 1
to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, from the 2
General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for disposal of 3
surface debris from the mouth of the Housatonic River in the town of 4
Stratford. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for the disposal of surface debris from the mouth of
the Housatonic River.