File No. 46

Senate, March 21, 2006

The Committee on Public Safety and Security reported through SEN. STILLMAN of the 20th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT REINSTATING THE DEPLETED URANIUM TASK FORCE.

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

Section 1. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (g) of section 34 of public act 05-3 of the June special session, the task force established under said section 34 (1) is reinstated, (2) shall submit the report required by said subsection (g) not later than December 31, 2006, and (3) shall terminate on the date that the task force submits said report.

The following fiscal impact statement and bill analysis are prepared for the benefit of members of the General Assembly, solely for the purpose of information, summarization, and explanation, and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either House thereof for any purpose:

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact:

Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The bill reinstates the task force, established under PA 05-3 of the June Special Session, to study the health effects of the exposure to hazardous materials, including but not limited to depleted uranium as they relate to military service. The task force shall: (1) commission a study and conduct a scientific conference on such health effects; (2) initiate a health registry for veterans and military personnel returning from Afghanistan or Iraq; (3) develop a plan for outreach and follow-up of military personnel; (4) prepare a report concerning potential exposure to depleted uranium and other toxic substances; and (5) make any other recommendations.

The cost of the study commissioned and the scientific conference is unknown, although the bill requires that it be within available appropriations, it is not clear as to which agency would support these costs. There is no fiscal impact to result from participation of the appointed members of the task force, except for legislative members where a minimal cost to Legislative Management for mileage reimbursements will result (44.5 cents per mile). These costs can be handled within the normal budgetary resources of the agency.

The Out Years

The bill requires that the task force report its findings by December 31, 2006, and shall terminate on that date. Therefore, there are no out year fiscal impacts anticipated.



OLR Bill Analysis

SB 86

AN ACT REINSTATING THE DEPLETED URANIUM TASK FORCE.

SUMMARY:

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COMMITTEE ACTION

Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Joint Favorable Change of Reference

Public Safety and Security Committee

Joint Favorable