AN ACT CONCERNING JURISDICTION OVER FARMING OCCURRING ON CERTAIN STATE LANDS.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the impact on existing farming operations or what happens without lease agreements, leaving these points uncertain.

Changing Who Manages Farming on State Land

This law moves responsibility for managing farming activities on state-owned land from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture.

What This Bill Does

• Moves oversight of farming on state lands from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture.
• Requires new lease agreements for farming on state lands to be made with the Department of Agriculture.

Who It Names or Affects

• Farmers leasing land from the state
• The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
• The Department of Agriculture

Terms To Know

Oversight

Watching over something to make sure rules are followed.

Lease agreement

A contract that allows someone to use land or property for a certain time in exchange for money.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not specify what happens if there is no lease agreement.
• It's unclear how this change will affect existing farming operations on state lands.

Official Summary Text

To transfer oversight of farming occurring on certain state lands from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 2420 1 of 2

General Assembly Raised Bill No. 455
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2420

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT

Introduced by:
(ENV)

AN ACT CONCERNING JURISDICTION OVER FARMING OCCURRING
ON CERTAIN STATE LANDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) ( Effective July 1, 2026 ) Notwithstanding any 1
provision of the general statutes, any farming that occurs on any state -2
owned property, including, but not limited to, any property under the 3
care, custody or control of the Department of Energy and 4
Environmental Protection, shall be overseen by the Department of 5
Agriculture. Any lease agreement for any such farming shall, upon 6
renewal of such lease agreement, be entered into between the 7
Department of Agriculture and the respective lessor. 8
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2026 New section

Raised Bill No. 455

LCO No. 2420 2 of 2

Statement of Purpose:
To transfer oversight of farming occurring on certain state lands from
the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to the
Department of Agriculture.

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