Bill > HB06682

This bill requires the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) to replace trees that it removes from a specific municipality with an equivalent number of trees within the same municipality. Currently, when the DOT removes trees during road construction, infrastructure maintenance, or other transportation-related projects, it would now be legally obligated to replant the same number of trees in the same community where the original trees were located. The bill amends Chapter 242 of the state's general statutes to create this requirement, which aims to maintain the local tree population and environmental landscape after DOT activities that necessitate tree removal. By mandating tree replacement in the same municipality, the legislation ensures that communities do not permanently lose their tree cover due to transportation infrastructure work and helps preserve local green spaces and environmental conditions.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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