AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESERVATION OF STONE WALLS.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 6040*
*January Session, 2009*		LCO No. 1064

Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
REP. WILLIS, 64^th Dist. SEN. RORABACK, 30^th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESERVATION OF STONE WALLS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to authorize municipalities to (1) adopt an ordinance providing for the preservation and maintenance of stone walls, and (2) establish an exemption or abatement from property taxes for owners who maintain such stone walls.

Statement of Purpose:

To protect the character of municipalities in the state by providing for the preservation of stone walls.