Bill > HB06250

This bill requires the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to prepare a comprehensive report about its environmental conservation police force by February 1, 2026. The report must include detailed information covering four key areas: (1) the number of conservation police officers and special conservation police officers hired over the preceding four calendar years, (2) statistics on service calls during that period, (3) statistics on the enforcement of statutory and regulatory provisions by these officers, and (4) a benchmarking comparison of staffing and enforcement statistics with other comparable states, where such data is available and appropriate. The report must be submitted to the legislative committees responsible for environmental and public safety matters, following the standard reporting procedures outlined in section 11-4a of the general statutes. The goal of this bill appears to be to provide transparency and insight into the current state of environmental conservation law enforcement, potentially informing future staffing and resource allocation decisions.