CT HB05626

Establishes a fund for developing a coordinated management plan to eradicate hydrilla, an invasive aquatic plant, from Connecticut's waterways.

Creates a task force responsible for developing the eradication plan.

Authorizes use of benthic barriers, mechanical harvesting, conservative biological controls, and suction guns as eradication methods.

Aims to prevent the spread of invasive plants like hydrilla in the state's waterways.