AN ACT CONCERNING A REDUCTION IN THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 6347*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 1474

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. FAWCETT, 133rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING A REDUCTION IN THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to create a state-wide policy concerning the use of plastic bags in retail stores that will result in a reduction in the use of such bags.

Statement of Purpose:

To encourage the use of alternatives to plastic bags and the use of reusable bags.