House Bill No. 6250 mandates the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to prepare a comprehensive report on the environmental conservation police. This report will cover several key areas, including the number of conservation police officers appointed over the past four years, statistics on their calls for service, enforcement of statutory and regulatory provisions, and a comparison of staffing and enforcement statistics with other similar states. The report is required to be submitted to the relevant joint standing committees of the General Assembly by February 1, 2026.
The bill includes new legal language that specifies the report must be submitted in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes and to the joint standing committees with jurisdiction over environmental and public safety matters. Additionally, House Amendment "A" replaces the original bill and its fiscal impact, clarifying that the report will not have any fiscal implications for the state or municipalities, as DEEP possesses the necessary resources to complete the report.
Statutes affected: Committee Bill: 26-5
ENV Joint Favorable: 26-5
File No. 393: 26-5