AN ACT CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF TREES REMOVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

HB 6682 requires Connecticut's Department of Transportation (DOT) to replace every tree it removes during road or highway projects within the same municipality where the trees were removed. This bill directly affects the DOT and local communities, ensuring that tree removals for infrastructure work are offset locally. The key provision mandates that the DOT must plant an equivalent number of trees in the affected town or city, not elsewhere. The law aims to maintain urban tree canopy and environmental benefits in areas directly impacted by transportation projects.