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

Plain English Breakdown

The source text does not specify how the work will be scheduled or who exactly will perform it beyond receiving funds by DEEP.

Funding to Remove Debris from the Housatonic River

This bill gives $150,000 to state officials to remove surface debris found at the mouth of the Housatonic River in Stratford.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates one hundred fifty thousand dollars from the General Fund.
• Sends this money to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
• Pays for removing surface debris from the river's mouth in the town of Stratford.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
• Residents near the Housatonic River in Stratford

Limits and Unknowns

• The funding is limited to one fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
• The bill only covers surface debris.

Official Summary Text

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

Current 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.