AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR FARMS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY CHANGES TO MANURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill authorizes bond issuance but does not detail how grants will be distributed or selected beyond the general purpose stated.

State Bonds for Farm Manure System Upgrades

This bill allows the state to issue up to $5 million in bonds to fund grants for farms adding new anaerobic digesters and updating manure management systems.

What This Bill Does

• Empowers the State Bond Commission to authorize issuing state bonds totaling no more than five million dollars.
• Directs bond proceeds to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to provide grant-in-aid funds.
• Provides funding specifically for farms associated with new anaerobic digesters.
• Requires that grants be used only for necessary changes to manure management systems.

Who It Names or Affects

• Farms associated with new anaerobic digesters
• The State Bond Commission
• The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much money each farm can receive.
• The text does not list specific rules for applying for or receiving these grants.
• No effective date is listed in the provided source material.

Official Summary Text

To provide funding for farms associated with new anaerobic digesters for the purpose of providing the necessary changes to manure management systems.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 807 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 113
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 807

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR FARMS
ASSOCIATED WITH NEW ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS TO PROVIDE
NECESSARY CHANGES TO MANURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the 1
issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3 -20 of the 2
general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate 3
five million dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the 4
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of 5
providing grants -in-aid to farms associated with new anaerobic 6
digesters to provide the necessary changes to manure management 7
systems. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for farms associated with new anaerobic digesters
for the purpose of providing the necessary changes to manure
management systems.