Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-450a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-450a
Sec. 22a-450a. Elimination of MTBE as gasoline additive.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, in conjunction with the Northeast Regional Fuels Task Force, develop and implement a plan for the phase-out of the use of MTBE in a manner that will eliminate MTBE as a gasoline additive in gasoline intended for sale to ultimate consumers in this state on and after January 1, 2004, provided the state of New York also requires the elimination of MTBE as a gasoline additive on said date. In the event that the state of New York does not require the elimination of MTBE as a gasoline additive in gasoline on and after January 1, 2004, the commissioner shall develop and implement such phase-out plan that will eliminate MTBE as a gasoline additive on and after July 1, 2004. Not later than January 1, 2001, and annually thereafter through January 1, 2004, the commissioner shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on how the elimination of MTBE will be achieved. Each report shall include a progress update on the status of the regional efforts to reduce MTBE levels in gasoline. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from selling, offering for sale, distributing or blending a motor fuel that contains not more than one-half of one per cent by volume of MTBE.

(c) Beginning July 1, 2000, the Connecticut Petroleum Council, the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, the Oxygenated Fuels Association, and the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association, under the direction of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall undertake an effective education campaign directed at all users of gasoline, including, but not limited to, homeowners, marine trades and businesses, about the proper handling of gasoline. Said campaign shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Warning at the point of sale about the proper handling of gasoline; (2) instructions on portable gasoline containers sold after July 1, 2000, about the proper handling of gasoline; and (3) newspaper, radio and television information advertisements.

(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall seek a waiver from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose of discontinuing the use of MTBE, as a gasoline additive in this state.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any marina or recreational or commercial boating facility may sell or provide gasoline that contains MTBE for use by watercraft, including, but not limited to, a boat, ship, vessel, barge or other floating craft, provided such gasoline was purchased and stored on site by the subject marina or boating facility prior to January 1, 2004.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-133y — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-133y
Sec. 22a-133y. Voluntary site remediation in GB and GC areas: Procedures. Review by commissioner. Environmental use restrictions.
Status: in_force

(b) Following any Phase II environmental site assessment or a Phase III investigation for any such property, any Phase III remedial action plan prepared for purposes of a voluntary site remediation under this section shall be prepared by a licensed environmental professional in accordance with the standards for such property adopted by the commissioner under section 22a-133k . Prior to commencement of remedial action taken pursuant to such plan, the owner of the property shall submit such plan to the commissioner and shall: (1) Publish notice of the remedial action in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the town where the property is located; (2) notify the director of health of the municipality where the parcel is located; and (3) either (A) erect and maintain for at least thirty days in a legible condition a sign not less than six feet by four feet on the property, which sign shall be clearly visible from the public highway, and shall include the words “ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP IN PROGRESS AT THIS SITE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:” and include a telephone number for an office from which any interested person may obtain additional information about the remedial action; or (B) mail notice of the remedial action to each owner of record of property which abuts such property, at the address on the last-completed grand list of the relevant town. The commissioner may review such plan and may advise such owner as to the adequacy of such plan. The remedial action shall be conducted under the supervision of a licensed environmental professional. The commissioner shall expedite the process for issuing any permits required under this title for such action. The final remedial action report shall be submitted by a licensed environmental professional. In preparing such report, the licensed environmental professional shall render an opinion, in accordance with the standard of care provided for in subsection (c) of section 22a-133w , that the action taken to contain, remove or mitigate the spill is in accordance with the remediation standards for such property adopted by the commissioner under section 22a-133k . The owner of the property shall maintain all records relating to such remedial action for a period of not less than ten years and shall make such records available to the commissioner at any time upon his request.

(c) Any final remedial action report submitted to the commissioner for such a property by a licensed environmental professional shall be deemed approved unless, within sixty days of such submittal, the commissioner determines, in his sole discretion, that an audit of such remedial action is necessary to assess whether remedial action beyond that which is indicated in such report is necessary for the protection of human health or the environment. Such an audit shall be conducted within six months of such determination. After completing such audit, the commissioner may disapprove the report provided he shall give his reasons therefor in writing and further provided such owner may appeal such disapproval to the superior court in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 . Prior to approving a final remedial action report, the commissioner may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the owner of such property with regard to any further remedial action or monitoring activities on or at such property which the commissioner deems necessary for the protection of human health or the environment.

(d) Upon the approval of such report, the owner of the property shall execute and record an environmental use restriction in accordance with the provisions of section 22a-133o , unless a licensed environmental professional presents evidence, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the remediation has achieved a standard sufficient to render such a restriction unnecessary and the commissioner issues a written finding that such restriction is not necessary. Approval of a final remedial action report pursuant to this section shall be sufficient to support the filing of a Form II, as defined in section 22a-134 .

(e) Nothing in this section shall relieve any person of any obligation to comply with sections 22a-134 to 22a-134e , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-6a — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-6a
Sec. 22-6a. Receipt of federal funds and gifts by commissioner.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22a-22 re acceptance of federal aid by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-39b — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 423 / Section 22-39b
Sec. 22-39b. Registration.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall assign each approved registrant a registration number preceded by the letters “CONN. C.A.” This number shall be clearly marked on all containers subject to section 22-39a and shall be in accordance with all provisions of law pertaining to markings for fruit.

(c) Repacked containers shall bear only the “CONN. C.A.” number assigned, under the provisions of this section, to the repacker. The invoice rendered by the repacker concerning the repacked fruit shall bear not only the registration number of the repacker but also the “CONN. C.A.” number of the controlled atmosphere storage where the fruit was stored.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-452f — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-452f
Sec. 22a-452f. Exemption from liability for certain lenders.
Status: in_force

(2) A lender who did not participate in management of a property, business or establishment, but acquires right, title or interest in a property, business, including its tangible or intangible assets, or establishment by foreclosure, shall not be liable for any damage, assessment, fine or other costs imposed by the state for the containment, removal or mitigation of such a spill or discharge, or for any order of the commissioner to abate or remediate such spill or discharge provided such lender seeks to sell, re-lease, in the case of a lease finance transaction, or otherwise divest itself of the property, business or establishment at the earliest practicable, commercially reasonable time, on commercially reasonable terms, taking into account market conditions and legal and regulatory requirements, after the foreclosure.

(b) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Participate in management” means actually taking part in the management or operational affairs of a property, business or establishment, but does not mean merely having the capacity to influence or the unexercised right to control the property, business or establishment operations. A lender holding indicia of ownership primarily to protect a security interest in a property, business or establishment shall be considered to participate in management only if, while the borrower is still in possession of the property, business or establishment encumbered by the security interest, the lender exercises decision-making control over the borrower's environmental compliance activities such that (A) the lender has undertaken responsibility for the hazardous substance handling or disposal practices related to the property, business or establishment, or (B) the lender exercises control at a level comparable to that of a property, business or establishment manager to the point where the lender has assumed or manifested responsibility for the overall management encompassing day-by-day decision-making with respect to environmental compliance or decision making over all or substantially all of the operational functions, as distinguished from financial or administrative functions, of the property, business or establishment other than the function of compliance with environmental protection laws. “Participate in management” does not mean: (i) Performing an act or failing to act prior to the time at which a security interest is created in a property, business or establishment; (ii) holding such a security interest or abandoning or releasing such a security interest; (iii) including in the terms of an extension of credit, or in a contract or security agreement relating to the extension, a covenant, warranty or other term or condition that relates to compliance with environmental protection laws; (iv) monitoring or enforcing the terms and conditions of the extension of credit or security interest; (v) monitoring or undertaking one or more inspections of the property, business or establishment; (vi) requiring a response action or other lawful means of containing, removing or attempting to mitigate a discharge or spill prior to, during or on the expiration of the term of the extension of credit; (vii) providing financial or other advice or counseling in an effort to mitigate, prevent or cure default or diminution in the value of the property, business or establishment; (viii) restructuring, renegotiating or otherwise agreeing to alter the terms and conditions of the extension of credit or security interest; (ix) exercising forbearance; (x) exercising other remedies that may be available under applicable law for the breach of a term or condition of the extension of credit or security agreement; or (xi) containing, removing or otherwise mitigating a spill or discharge;

(2) “Extension of credit” means a lease finance transaction in which the lessor does not initially select the leased property, business, including tangible and intangible assets, or establishment and does not during the lease term control the daily operations or maintenance of the property, business or establishment, or the lease or finance transaction provided such transaction conforms to regulations issued by the federal banking agency or the state bank supervisor, as those terms are defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 USC 1813), or in regulations issued by the National Credit Union Administration Board;

(3) “Financial or administrative function” means a function of a credit management officer, accounts payable officer, accounts receivable officer, personnel manager, comptroller or chief financial officer or similar function;

(4) “Foreclosure” and “foreclose” means, respectively, acquiring, and to acquire, a property, business or establishment through (A) purchase at sale under a judgment or decree, a power of sale, a nonjudicial foreclosure sale, a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or similar conveyance from a trustee, or repossession, if the property, business, including its tangible and intangible assets, or establishment was security for an extension of credit previously contracted, including the termination of a lease agreement, or (B) any other formal or informal manner by which a lender acquires, for subsequent disposition, title to or possession of a property, business, including its tangible and intangible assets, or facility in order to protect its security interest;

(5) “Lender” means (A) an insured depository institution, as defined in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 USC 1813); (B) an insured credit union, as defined in Section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 USC 1752); (C) a bank or association chartered under the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 USC 2001 et seq.); (D) a leasing or trust company that is an affiliate of an insured depository institution; (E) any person, including a successor or assignee of any such person, that makes a bona fide extension of credit to, or takes or acquires a security interest from, a nonaffiliated person; (F) the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, or any other person or entity that in a bona fide manner makes, buys or sells loans or interests in loans; (G) a person who insures or guarantees against a default in the repayment of an extension of credit or acts as a surety with respect to an extension of credit to a nonaffiliated person; and (H) any person who provides title or other insurance and who acquires a property, business or establishment as a result of assignment or conveyance in the course of underwriting claims and claims settlement;

(6) “Operational function” means a facility or plant manager, operations manager, chief operating officer or chief executive officer; and

(7) “Security interest” means a right under a mortgage, deed of trust, assignment, judgment lien, pledge, security agreement, factoring agreement or lease and any other right accruing to a person to secure the repayment of money, the performance of a duty or any other obligation by a nonaffiliated person.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-26ll — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422a / Section 22-26ll
Sec. 22-26ll. Farmland Preservation Advisory Board. Established. Membership meetings. Responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(b) The advisory board shall consist of twelve members as follows: A representative from The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service, appointed by the Governor to serve an initial term of two years; a representative from the Connecticut Farm Bureau, who may be an owner and operator of a Connecticut farm and shall be appointed by the Governor to serve an initial term of three years; five owners and operators of Connecticut farms, who shall be appointed as follows: One by the Governor, one by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one by the majority leader of the Senate, and one by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, to serve initial terms of three years; a representative from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, to serve an initial term of two years; a representative from the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, to serve an initial term of two years; a representative from an organization whose mission includes farmland preservation, who may be an owner and operator of a Connecticut farm and who shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate to serve an initial term of two years; a representative from an organization whose mission includes food security, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives to serve an initial term of two years; and a representative from a financial lending organization whose clients include owners and operators of Connecticut farms, appointed by the Governor to serve an initial term of two years. The members of the board shall select a chairperson from among the board members who are owners and operators of Connecticut farms. Upon the expiration of the terms of the initial members, the terms of such members shall be three years. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of such vacancy. Any member may be eligible for reappointment.

(c) Upon establishment of the advisory board and selection of a chairperson pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the board: (1) Shall meet publicly with said commissioner and the staff of the purchase of development rights for agricultural land program within the Department of Agriculture, not later than October 1, 2007, and at least quarterly thereafter to review the ongoing activities of the program, (2) shall evaluate and provide comments and recommendations on the purchase of development rights for agricultural land transaction process, including, but not limited to, methods for streamlining the process and appropriate levels of staffing and funding, methods for increased participation by municipalities and farmers, methods of planning for future acquisitions and identifying prime land for agricultural preservation, and outreach strategies to be conducted by program staff to the state-wide farming community, targeted towards attracting a greater number of quality applications, (3) may recommend any other changes to the program deemed appropriate by the board, including recommendations for future legislative action, and (4) shall evaluate and provide comments on the efficacy of the method of bond funding established pursuant to section 3-20f .

See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-336 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-336
Sec. 22a-336. (Formerly Sec. 25-2). Cooperation with other agencies. Right of entry in performance of duty.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22-6 re powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture.

See Sec. 22a-21 re commissioner's authority to prepare a plan for development of outdoor recreation and other natural resources.

Annotations to former section 25-2:

Cited. 120 C. 438; 148 C. 586.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6d — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-6d
Sec. 22a-6d. Payment of costs associated with hearing and transcript.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-111bb — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 427b / Section 22-111bb
Sec. 22-111bb. Registration.
Status: in_force

(b) A distributor shall not be required to register any brand of soil amendment that is already registered under this section by another person, providing the label does not differ in any respect.

(c) Before registering any soil amendment, the commissioner may require evidence to substantiate the claims made for the soil amendment and proof of the value and usefulness of the soil amendment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-6i — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-6i
Sec. 22-6i. Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Eligibility requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) Local WIC agencies shall distribute vouchers at designated distribution clinics to participants in the manner specified by the department in the program and procedures guide for distribution clinic staff. Local WIC agency services shall ensure that:

(1) Vouchers are distributed only to participants through verification that the client name and number on the distribution registry provided by the Department of Public Health correspond with the client name and number printed on the WIC identification folder in the possession of the participant.

(2) Each eligible participant is issued five three-dollar vouchers during each distribution as authorized by the department.

(3) The voucher serial numbers issued to the participant correspond to the number in the distribution registry in which the participant signature is affixed.

(4) Each voucher issued and the distribution registry are properly signed by the participant in the presence of local agency staff at the time of distribution or, if a proxy is utilized, a written, electronic or verbal communication is made by the participant or such proxy which acknowledges receipt from the local agency staff at the time of distribution.

(5) Any adult may act as a proxy provided the participant designates such adult as his or her proxy in writing.

(6) Each participant is provided a thorough explanation of program guidelines and participant responsibility as outlined by the department.

(7) All CFM/WIC support materials are put into use as outlined by the department.

(8) Accurate and complete records of all related CFM/WIC activities in the possession of a WIC local agency are maintained and retained for a minimum of four years. In the event of litigation, negotiation, or audit findings, the records shall be retained until all issues arising from such actions have been resolved or until the end of the regular four-year period, whichever is later.

(9) All agency records pertaining to this program shall be made available for inspection to representatives of USDA-FNS, the Comptroller General of the United States, the state Auditors of Public Accounts, the department, and the Department of Public Health as necessary, at any time during normal business hours, and as frequently as is deemed necessary for inspection and audit. Confidentiality of personal information shall be maintained as to all program participants at all times.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-244b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-244b
Sec. 22a-244b. Nips. Five-cent surcharge. Payment by retailer. Payment by wholesaler to municipality. Use of payments by municipalities.
Status: in_force

(b) The payment of said surcharge by a retailer shall be a debt of a retailer upon purchase from any such wholesaler and shall be subject to all posting requirements in the event of delinquency.

(c) On April 1, 2022, and every six months thereafter, payment shall be remitted by each wholesaler to every municipality where any such beverage container was sold during the preceding six-month period by such wholesaler, provided any such payment remitted to a municipality by the last day of April or October, as applicable, shall be deemed timely and in compliance with the provisions of this subsection. Such payment shall be at the rate of five cents for every such beverage container sold within such municipality by such wholesaler. Concomitant with any payment made by a wholesaler to a municipality pursuant to this subsection, such wholesaler shall file a report with the Department of Revenue Services and the Department of Consumer Protection's Liquor Control Division, detailing the number of such beverage containers sold in each municipality by such wholesaler in the preceding six-month period.

(d) All payments received by any municipality pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall be expended by such municipality on environmental measures intended to reduce the generation of solid waste in such municipality or reduce the impact of litter caused by such solid waste, including, but not limited to, the hiring of a recycling coordinator, the installation of storm drain filters designed to block solid waste and beverage container debris or the purchase of a mechanical street sweeper, vacuum or broom that removes litter, including, but not limited to, such beverage containers and other debris from streets, sidewalks and abutting lawn and turf areas.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-226c — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-226c
Sec. 22a-226c. Penalty for illegal disposal of biomedical waste.
Status: in_force

(b) The provisions and remedies under this section shall not be considered exclusive and shall be in addition to any other provisions provided for in any section of the general statutes or which are available at common law.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-219b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-219b
Sec. 22a-219b. Grants to municipalities for resources recovery facilities.
Status: in_force

(b) No grant shall be made under this section to a municipality unless the solid waste generated within such municipality is delivered to a facility that has been approved by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for consistency with the state-wide solid waste management plan and has not less than seventy-five per cent of its design capacity committed under long-term contractual agreements on the date of commercial operation. No grant shall be made unless the municipality has executed, on or before the date of commercial operation of such facility or system, a long-term contractual agreement to participate in the facility.

(c) If two or more municipalities enter into a long-term contractual agreement to participate in the same resources recovery facility such municipalities shall designate the same agent to submit the application for a grant under this section. Any agent may assess a fee for services rendered.

(d) Each municipality that enters into a long-term contractual agreement to participate in the same facility on or before the date of commercial operation of such facility shall also enter into a joint pregrant agreement. Such agreement shall be submitted to the commissioner for his approval before a grant can be made under this section to a municipality that is a party to the agreement. A pregrant agreement shall include the following: (1) A description of the methodology to be used in determining the number of tons of solid waste generated within each municipality which have been delivered to the facility. The methodology may be determined by weigh records from the facility, hauling records, per capita estimates of waste generation or by any other method or combination of methods that produces representative figures for the amount of waste delivered to such facility from each municipality; (2) provisions designating an agent; and (3) a description of the method to be used by the agent in determining the tonnage of solid waste generated within municipal boundaries and delivered to a facility by each municipality if the aggregate tonnage of all municipalities delivering solid waste to the same facility exceeds the design capacity for the facility stated in the application for the construction permit for such facility submitted pursuant to section 22a-208a .

(e) A municipality, after notifying the commissioner in writing, may assign in writing a grant made under this section to the MIRA Dissolution Authority, a regional resources recovery authority or any committee established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 22a-221 . Upon notification of an assignment, the commissioner shall pay the grant to the assignee until notification in writing from the municipality that the assignment has been revoked.

Cited. 193 C. 506.

Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-120 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-120
Sec. 22a-120. Parties to certification proceedings. Limited appearances. Grouping of parties. Supervision of legal matters for council.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person may make a limited appearance at a hearing held pursuant to section 22a-119 prior thereto or within thirty days thereafter, entitling such person to file a statement in writing or to make a brief oral statement at a hearing. All papers and matters filed and statements made by a person making a limited appearance shall become part of the record. No person making a limited appearance, and not otherwise entitled to be a party, shall be a party or shall have the right to cross-examine witnesses or parties or be subject to cross-examination.

(c) The council in its discretion may provide for the grouping of parties with the same interests. If such a group does not designate an agent for the service of notice and documents, then the council shall designate such an agent. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, any party who has been included in a group may, at any time by oral or written notice to the council, elect not to be a member of the group to the extent specified in such notice.

(d) The assistant attorney general or the special assistant attorney general appointed pursuant to subsection (d) of section 16-50n shall have supervision of legal matters concerning the council.

Cited. 207 C. 706.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-424 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-424
Sec. 22a-424. (Formerly Sec. 25-54c). Powers and duties of commissioner.
Status: in_force

(a) To exercise general supervision of the administration and enforcement of this chapter;

(b) To develop comprehensive programs for the prevention, control and abatement of new or existing pollution of the waters of the state;

(c) To advise, consult and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal government, other states and interstate agencies and with affected groups, political subdivisions and industries in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. Such powers and duties shall include receiving information provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which if subject to a claim of confidentiality pursuant to the federal Freedom of Information Act of 1976 (5 USC 552) and regulations adopted thereunder, shall be kept confidential by the commissioner notwithstanding any of the provisions of section 1-210 to the contrary;

(d) To submit plans for the prevention and control of water pollution and to render reports and accounts to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and to any other federal officer or agency on such forms containing such information as the said Administrator or any other federal officer or agency, may reasonably require, in order to qualify the state and its municipalities for grants from the United States government;

(e) To encourage, participate in or conduct studies, investigations, research and demonstrations, and collect and disseminate information, relating to water pollution and the causes, prevention, control and abatement thereof;

(f) To issue, modify or revoke orders prohibiting or abating pollution of the waters of the state, or requiring the construction, modification, extension or alteration of pollution abatement facilities or monitoring systems, or any parts thereof, or adopting such other remedial measures as are necessary to prevent, control or abate pollution;

(g) To hold such hearings as may be required under the provisions of this chapter and the federal Water Pollution Control Act or other applicable federal law, for which he shall have the power to issue notices by certified mail, administer oaths, take testimony and subpoena witnesses and evidence;

(h) To require the submission of plans, specifications and other necessary data for, and inspect the construction of, pollution abatement facilities and monitoring or disposal systems in connection with the issuance of such permits or approvals as may be required by this chapter and the federal Water Pollution Control Act;

(i) To issue, continue in effect, revoke, transfer, modify or deny permits, under such conditions as he may prescribe, for the discharge of any water, substance or material into the waters of the state, or orders for or approval of the installation, modification or operation of pollution abatement facilities or monitoring systems;

(j) To require proper maintenance and operation of monitoring and disposal systems;

(k) To exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and the federal Water Pollution Control Act;

(l) To adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement this chapter and to comply with the federal Water Pollution Control Act and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act;

(m) Either on his own initiative or upon complaint, to investigate or order the person who caused or reasonably may be expected to cause the pollution to investigate all points of existing or potential waste discharge which may directly or indirectly result in pollution of the waters of the state provided upon written complaint by the Commissioner of Public Health, the chief executive officer of a municipality, the warden or any of the burgesses of a borough, a committeeman of a fire district or a local or district director of health, the commissioner shall investigate or order the person who caused or reasonably may be expected to cause the pollution to investigate all points of existing or potential waste discharges which may directly or indirectly result in pollution of the waters of the state.

See Sec. 22a-6m re review of permit applicant's compliance history.

Annotation to former section 25-54c:

Cited. 170 C. 31.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 206 C. 65; 226 C. 358; Id., 737; Id., 792; 241 C. 466.

Cited. 21 CA 91.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-37 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 440 / Section 22a-37
Sec. 22a-37. Short title: Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act.
Status: in_force

Cited. 179 C. 250; 180 C. 421; Id., 692; 183 C. 532; 186 C. 67; 192 C. 247; 193 C. 414; 196 C. 218; 203 C. 525; 209 C. 544; Id., 652; 211 C. 416; 212 C. 710; Id., 727; 213 C. 604; 216 C. 320; 217 C. 164; 218 C. 703; 219 C. 404; 220 C. 362; Id., 476; 226 C. 579; 228 C. 95; 229 C. 247; Id., 627; Id., 654; 242 C. 335.

Cited. 4 CA 271; 5 CA 70; 6 CA 715; 12 CA 47; 15 CA 336; 18 CA 440; 19 CA 713; 20 CA 309; 26 CA 564; 27 CA 590; 28 CA 780; 29 CA 12; 30 CA 85; 31 CA 105; Id., 599; judgment reversed, see 229 C. 627; 32 CA 799; 34 CA 385; 36 CA 270; 37 CA 166.

Cited. 35 CS 145; 36 CS 1; 41 CS 444; 42 CS 57.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-362 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-362
Sec. 22a-362. (Formerly Sec. 25-7e). Violations as public nuisance.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22a-346 re encroachment as nuisance.

Annotations to former section 25-7e:

Cited. 157 C. 536; 162 C. 89. Public nuisance provision is in aid of navigation, not basis of claim for damages by plaintiffs not in class of interests protected. 177 C. 287.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 215 C. 616.

Cited. 15 CA 458.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-234a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-234a
Sec. 22a-234a. Assessment on solid waste processed at resources recovery facility or mixed municipal solid waste landfill. Hearing and appeal.
Status: in_force

(b) Each owner of a facility or landfill subject to the assessment as provided by this section shall submit a return quarterly to the Commissioner of Revenue Services, applicable with respect to the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 1992, and each calendar quarter thereafter, ending on June 30, 1994, on or before the last day of the month immediately following the end of each such calendar quarter, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, together with payment of the quarterly assessment determined and payable in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Whenever such assessment is not paid when due, a penalty of ten per cent of the amount due or fifty dollars, whichever is greater, shall be added to the amount due and such penalty shall immediately accrue, and thereafter such assessment shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half per cent per month until the same is paid. The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall cause copies of a form prescribed for submitting returns as required under this section to be distributed throughout the state. Failure to receive such form shall not be construed to relieve anyone subject to assessment under this section from the obligations of submitting a return, together with payment of such assessment within the time required.

(d) Any person or municipality delivering solid waste to a facility or landfill whose owner is subject to the assessment imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall reimburse the owner for any assessment paid for the solid waste delivered by such person or municipality. The assessment shall be a debt from the person or municipality responsible for paying such assessment to the owner.

(e) The provisions of sections 12-548 to 12-554 , inclusive, and section 12-555a shall apply to the provisions of this section in the same manner and with the same force and effect as if the language of sections 12-548 to 12-554 , inclusive, and section 12-555a had been incorporated in full in this section, except to the extent that any such provision is inconsistent with a provision in this section and except that the term “tax” shall be read as “solid waste assessment”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-183 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446c / Section 22a-183
Sec. 22a-183. (Formerly Sec. 19-519). Permit for exemption from regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) No permit shall be granted pursuant to this section (1) except after a public hearing held by the commissioner, (2) until the commissioner has considered the relative interests of the applicant, owners of other property likely to be affected by the discharges, and the general public, as specified in section 22a-176 , and (3) unless the commissioner has determined whether the source, either alone or in combination with another source, if granted such permit, endangers public health, safety or welfare or the environment.

(c) The exemption or partial exemption granted by any permit pursuant to this section shall be limited in duration to no more than five years. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, upon further application pursuant to this section, grant further exemption or partial exemption from the regulations adopted under this chapter for additional periods of not more than five years' duration.

(d) For any application for a permit under this chapter pending before the commissioner on June 1, 1998, for which the commissioner has not published notice of his tentative determination on the application, if the commissioner determines that compliance by an applicant with the requirements of section 22a-6 l is necessary to more adequately apprise the public or abutting landowners of the proposed activity, the commissioner may require compliance with such section.

See Sec. 22a-174d re planting of trees or turf grass as condition of permit.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354i — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-354i
Sec. 22a-354i. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) In adopting such regulations, the commissioner shall consider the guidelines for aquifer protection areas recommended in the report prepared pursuant to special act 87-63, as amended, and shall avoid duplication and inconsistency with other state or federal laws and regulations affecting aquifers. The regulations shall be developed in consultation with an advisory committee appointed by the commissioner. The advisory committee shall include the Commissioners of Administrative Services and Public Health, or their designees, members of the public, and representatives of businesses affected by the regulations, agriculture, environmental groups, municipal officers and water companies.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-219 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-219
Sec. 22a-219. (Formerly Sec. 19-524m). Grants to municipal or regional authorities for improvements of waste disposal facilities.
Status: in_force

See chapter 103b re municipal resource recovery authorities.

Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-174c — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446c / Section 22a-174c
Sec. 22a-174c. Modification, revocation and suspension of permits. Grounds.
Status: in_force

(b) The remedies provided in this section shall be in addition to any others available to the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-21e — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-21e
Sec. 22a-21e. Grant application.
Status: in_force

(1) A summary that has: (A) The name, address, telephone number, tax status, federal employer identification number and state tax number of the applicant; (B) the name, title, address and telephone number, of the applicant's designated contact person; (C) a description of the principal business of the applicant and the period of time in business in this state, if such period is less than five years; (D) the number of employees and gross income of the applicant for the preceding year; and (E) a summary description of the project that includes the location and a description of the need for the project and of its benefits to the community, an indication of the period for which funds will be requested, an estimate of the total cost of the project over the anticipated grant period and the exact amount of grant funds being applied for in the first year of the project, the number of corps members to be employed at any one time and during the entire grant period, planned tenure for corps members in the project, general eligibility requirements for corps members, a brief description of potential benefits to corps members from the experience and an indication of the potential for continuation of the project after the grant period.

(2) A detailed budget for the first year of the project that shows: (A) The total cost of the first year of the project, the amount of grant funds being requested, certification that matching funds will be available and the amount by source of such matching funds; (B) the number of corps members to be employed in the first year of the project, an itemization of corps member fringe benefits to be paid for from project funds and the costs therefor, and an estimated turnover rate for corps members and the anticipated first year cost of their salaries with fringe benefits added and turnover deducted; (C) the number of direct supervisors of corps members to be employed by the project, an itemization of fringe benefits to be paid to such supervisors from project funds and the costs therefor, an estimated turnover rate and the anticipated first year cost of salaries for such supervisors with fringe benefits added and turnover deducted; (D) the number of administrative and support personnel to be employed on or paid from project funds and the total anticipated cost of salaries for such personnel during the first year including any costs for fringe benefits and deductions for turnover; (E) a schedule of capital equipment, if any, to be purchased with project funds in the first year of the project, a statement of need for each item and the cost therefor; (F) a schedule of rentals, if any, to be paid for from first year project funds and for each rental, the name and address of the probable renter, the nature, need, rental period and cost thereof; (G) a schedule of planned costs for work materials, tools and supplies to be purchased in the first year of the project; (H) a schedule of anticipated routine operating costs for the first year of the project; (I) a schedule of anticipated costs for materials and supplies to be purchased in the first year of the project for support functions; (J) a schedule of travel costs planned for the first year of the project, if any, and a description of the nature and purpose of such travel; (K) a table of organization for the project showing the project's relationship to the sponsor's organization and all staff and corps member positions that will be employed on or receive any compensation from project funds; and (L) any other information the commissioner may require.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-232 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-232
Sec. 22a-232. Solid waste assessment. Penalty imposed for nonpayment.
Status: in_force

(b) Each owner of a resources recovery facility subject to the assessment as provided by this section shall submit a return quarterly to the Commissioner of Revenue Services, applicable with respect to the calendar quarter beginning October 1, 2023, and each calendar quarter thereafter, on or before the last day of the month immediately following the end of each such calendar quarter, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, together with payment of the quarterly assessment determined and payable in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Whenever such assessment is not paid when due, a penalty of ten per cent of the amount due or fifty dollars, whichever is greater, shall be imposed, and such assessment shall bear interest at the rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof until the same is paid. The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall cause copies of a form prescribed for submitting returns as required under this section to be distributed throughout the state. Failure to receive such form shall not be construed to relieve anyone subject to assessment under this section from the obligations of submitting a return, together with payment of such assessment within the time required.

(d) Any person or municipality liable for the service fee for solid waste delivered to a facility whose owner is subject to an assessment imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall reimburse the owner for any assessment paid for the solid waste delivered by such person or municipality. Such an assessment shall be a debt from the person or municipality responsible for paying such service fee to the owner.

(e) The provisions of sections 12-548 to 12-554 , inclusive, and section 12-555a shall apply to the provisions of this section in the same manner and with the same force and effect as if the language of said sections 12-548 to 12-554 , inclusive, and section 12-555a had been incorporated in full in this section, except that to the extent that any such provision is inconsistent with a provision in this section and except that the term “tax” shall be read as “solid waste assessment”.

(f) Two million eight hundred thousand dollars of the proceeds from the assessments imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited by the Commissioner of Revenue Services into the General Fund and any remaining funds from such assessments shall be deposited by the commissioner into the sustainable materials management account established in section 16-244bb .

See Sec. 22a-190 for definition of “resources recovery facility”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449n — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-449n
Sec. 22a-449n. Remediation costs of removal or replacement of certain residential underground heating oil storage tank systems. Payment for services commenced on or after July 1, 2001. Procedures.
Status: in_force

(b) If, in the course of removing or replacing a residential underground heating oil storage tank system, a registered contractor finds that there has been a spill, as defined in section 22a-452c , attributable to such a system, or if such contractor estimates that the remediation of such spill is likely to cost more than ten thousand dollars then such contractor shall immediately notify the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The commissioner may assess the spill and confirm that the remediation proposed by the contractor is appropriate and necessary, or may authorize an environmental professional licensed under section 22a-133v to assess the spill and make such confirmation. Any such remediation shall be subject to approval by the commissioner. The commissioner may authorize an environmental professional licensed under section 22a-133v to make a recommendation regarding such approval. The costs of an inspection pursuant to this section shall be eligible for payment under the residential underground heating oil storage tank system clean-up program established under subsection (a) of section 22a-449c . The commissioner may revoke a registration pursuant to section 22a-449k for failure of a contractor to notify the department as required by this section.

(c) On or after July 1, 2001, to be eligible for payment pursuant to this section, an owner shall submit the following information to the commissioner, in such form as the commissioner may require, prior to entering into a contract with a registered contractor for remediation of a spill attributable to a residential underground heating oil storage tank system: (1) The name and Social Security number of the property owner; (2) a verification that such tank serves the owner's primary residence; (3) a verification of the owner's qualifying income; and (4) the name of the registered contractor who will perform the remediation. The commissioner shall, not later than thirty days following receipt of such information, send a written notice to the owner that specifies whether the owner is eligible for payment under this section, whether funds are available for the owner under this section and the amount of remediation costs for which the owner is responsible prior to receiving payment under this section.

(d) Subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, an owner may be reimbursed for all reasonable costs for work commenced on or after July 1, 2001, in accordance with the following: (1) If an owner's qualifying income is less than or equal to fifty thousand dollars, the owner may be reimbursed for costs eligible for payment in excess of five hundred dollars; (2) if an owner's qualifying income is greater than fifty thousand dollars and less than or equal to one hundred thousand dollars, the owner may be reimbursed for costs eligible for payment in excess of two thousand dollars; (3) if an owner's qualifying income is greater than one hundred thousand dollars and less than or equal to one hundred fifty thousand dollars, the owner may be reimbursed for costs eligible for payment in excess of four thousand dollars; (4) if an owner's qualifying income is greater than one hundred fifty thousand dollars and less than or equal to two hundred thousand dollars, the owner may be reimbursed for costs eligible for payment in excess of five thousand dollars; (5) if an owner's qualifying income is greater than two hundred thousand dollars and less than or equal to two hundred fifty thousand dollars, the owner may be reimbursed for costs eligible for payment in excess of seven thousand five hundred dollars; (6) if an owner's qualifying income is greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars and less than or equal to five hundred thousand dollars, the owner may be reimbursed for costs eligible for payment in excess of ten thousand dollars; (7) if an owner's qualifying income is greater than five hundred thousand dollars, the owner is not eligible for payment of costs. No registered contractor or any subcontractor of a registered contractor shall accept payment for any costs eligible for payment from said program until it has provided the owner with the information necessary to apply for a disbursement pursuant to subsection (e) of this section.

(e) (1) On or after July 1, 2001, an owner shall submit to the commissioner an application that is postmarked no later than December 31, 2001, for a disbursement from the residential underground heating oil storage tank system clean-up program, within available resources, documentation of all costs eligible for payment for work performed pursuant to a contract with the owner for the remediation of a residential underground heating oil storage tank system for the purpose of providing payment for the costs of such remediation, provided such owner has complied with the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 22a-449j and provided such remediation was completed on or before December 1, 2001. Such payments shall be made in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. Such owner shall provide to the commissioner a statement confirming that the registered contractor has been engaged by such owner to remove or to replace such residential underground heating oil storage tank system, except that a storage tank system and any associated ancillary equipment shall not be subject to such requirement and perform the remediation and shall execute an instrument which provides for payment to the program of any amounts realized by the owner, after any costs of litigation or attorney's fees have been paid, from a judgment or settlement regarding any claim for the costs of such remediation made against an insurance policy or any person.

(2) In any service contract entered into between a registered contractor and an owner for the remediation of a residential underground heating oil storage tank system, the registered contractor shall clearly identify all costs, including markup costs, that are not or may not be eligible for payment from said program.

(3) The owner shall submit documentation, satisfactory to the commissioner, of any costs associated with such remediation. The commissioner may deny payment of remediation costs that the commissioner determines are unreasonable based on the guidelines established pursuant to subsection (b) of section 22a-449d on and after the date the commissioner establishes such guidelines. The commissioner shall deny any such costs if the owner fails to comply with subsection (c) of this section and any such costs in excess of fifty thousand dollars unless the commissioner determines such additional costs are warranted to protect public health and the environment.

(4) A copy of the commissioner's decision shall be sent to the owner by certified mail, return receipt requested. Any owner aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner may, not more than twenty days after the date the decision was issued, request a hearing before the commissioner in accordance with chapter 54. After such hearing, the commissioner shall consider the information submitted and affirm or modify the decision. A copy of the affirmed or modified decision shall be sent to the owner by certified mail, return receipt requested.

(5) No owner shall be entitled to reimbursement both under this section and section 22a-449 l .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-54q — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 423 / Section 22-54q
Sec. 22-54q. Proposed apple market order. Hearing. Decision by the commissioner. Referendum. Amendments. Termination.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall approve a proposed market order upon determination that such order achieves the following goals: (1) The promotion of the efficient and equitable marketing of apples; (2) the development of new and larger markets for apples produced in the state; (3) the elimination or reduction of economic waste in apple marketing, and (4) the maintenance of apple grading standards.

(c) The commissioner shall conduct a referendum on any market order approved in accordance with the provisions of this section. The market order shall take effect if the commissioner determines (1) not less than two-thirds of the apple producers participating in a referendum voted in favor of the market order and such producers marketed not less than fifty-one per cent of the quantity of apples marketed during the preceding marketing season by all apple producers participating in the referendum or (2) not less than fifty-one per cent of the apple producers participating in a referendum voted in favor of the market order and such producers marketed not less than two-thirds of the quantity of apples marketed during the preceding marketing season by all apple producers participating in the referendum.

(d) Not less than twenty days after publication of an approved market order, the commissioner shall mail a copy of the order and a ballot to each apple producer known to the commissioner and to any other apple producer requesting a ballot. The ballot shall be returned by a date specified by the commissioner but not less than twenty days after the date of mailing by the commissioner. The ballot shall be in such form as the commissioner may prescribe and shall include the following: The vote of the apple producer for or against the market order and the name and address of the apple producer and volume of first sale units marketed by such producer during the preceding marketing season. A ballot shall not be invalid if the volume of apples sold is indicated by another unit.

(e) Each ballot returned to the commissioner shall be signed by the apple producer. Any individual signing a ballot for a corporation or other business authority shall indicate his authority to so vote.

(f) An amendment to the order may be proposed to the commissioner upon submittal of a petition signed by not less than twenty-five per cent of all apple producers known to the commissioner. An amendment shall be adopted after a referendum conducted pursuant to this section. The amendment shall be approved if more than fifty per cent of the apple producers voting in favor thereof provided more than fifty-one per cent or more of the apples produced in the state during the preceding marketing season. Any amendment shall take effect during the marketing season following its approval.

(g) The commissioner may terminate an apple market order upon determination that such order no longer achieves the goals described in subsection (b) of this section. The effective date of the termination shall be at the close of the marketing season during which such order was terminated.

(h) Termination of the market order may be requested by a petition submitted to the commissioner by April fifteenth of any year signed by not less than twenty-five per cent of apple producers who marketed not less than twenty-five per cent of the apples produced for market in the preceding marketing season. The commissioner shall terminate the market order by June fifteenth of such year if he determines by a referendum conducted in accordance with this section that such termination is favored by not less than fifty per cent of the apple producers who provided not less than fifty-one per cent of the apples marketed in the preceding marketing season.

(i) The petitioners for a market order or for the amendment or termination of a market order shall pay the cost of issuing, amending or terminating such order.

(j) Not more than two years after the issuance of the market order and thereafter at intervals of not more than five years, the market order shall be submitted to apple producers for their approval. Such approval shall be determined by means of a referendum adopted in accordance with this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-430b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-430b
Sec. 22a-430b. General permits. Certifications by qualified professionals. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(2) When issuing a general permit pursuant to this section, the commissioner may require the submission of a certification made by a qualified professional. Any general permit requiring such certification shall specify: (A) The qualifications necessary to define a qualified professional. Such qualifications may include education, training, experience or the attainment of a credential or license that such qualified professional must have obtained. If such qualifications do not require a license, the commissioner shall describe the rationale for such qualifications in a publicly available fact sheet or similar document when proposing the issuance of the applicable general permit pursuant to subsection (b) of this section; (B) the criteria to ensure that a qualified professional is independent and does not have a conflict of interest in making a certification, provided reasonable compensation for services rendered in making a certification shall not be deemed a conflict of interest; (C) the information to be reviewed or inspections to be conducted by such qualified professional as a basis for making a certification; (D) documents that shall be retained in connection with a certification; (E) the standards or requirements for an activity or project that a qualified professional must affirmatively determine have been met; (F) the terms of a statement to be signed by such qualified professional, including any conditions necessary for providing such statement; (G) any other information or condition deemed necessary by the commissioner regarding a certification; and (H) whether the submission of a certification shall be required when the person seeking coverage under the general permit is a governmental entity, including a federal, state or municipal entity. Nothing in this section shall authorize a qualified professional to engage in any profession or occupation requiring a license under any other provision of the general statutes without such license. The commissioner shall not require such certification if such certification would violate the federal Water Pollution Control Act or the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 54, a general permit shall be issued, renewed, modified, revoked or suspended in accordance with the standards and procedures specified for an individual permit, in accordance with section 22a-430 and any regulations adopted thereunder, except that (1) summary suspension may be ordered in accordance with subsection (c) of section 4-182 ; (2) any proposed or final general permit and notice thereof may address persons or municipalities which are or may be covered by the general permit as a group, describe the facilities which are or may be covered by the general permit in general terms; and (3) upon issuance of a proposed or final general permit, the commissioner shall publish notice thereof in a newspaper of substantial circulation in the affected area. General permits shall be issued for a term specified by the permit and such terms shall be consistent with the federal Water Pollution Control Act and shall be subject to the provisions of section 22a-431 . Such permits shall: (A) Describe the category of discharge regulated by the general permit; (B) specify the manner, nature and volume of discharge; (C) require proper operation and maintenance of any pollution abatement facility required by such permit; and (D) be subject to such other requirements and restriction as the commissioner deems necessary to fully comply with the purposes of this chapter, the federal Water Pollution Control Act and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Any construction or modification of a pollution abatement facility or disposal system which is undertaken pursuant to and in accordance with a general permit shall not require submission of plans and specifications to or approval by the commissioner, unless required pursuant to the terms of the general permit.

(c) Subsequent to the issuance of a general permit, the commissioner may require a person or municipality initiating, creating, originating or maintaining any discharge which is or may be authorized by a general permit to obtain an individual permit pursuant to section 22a-430 if the commissioner determines that an individual permit would better protect the waters of the state from pollution. The commissioner may require an individual permit under this subsection in cases that include but are not limited to the following: (1) When the discharger is not in compliance with the conditions in the general permit; (2) when a change has occurred in the availability of a demonstrated technology or practice for the control or abatement of pollution applicable to the discharge; (3) when effluent limitations and conditions are promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or established by the commissioner under section 22a-430 for discharges covered by the general permit; (4) when a water quality management plan containing requirements applicable to such discharges is approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; (5) when circumstances have changed since the issuance of the general permit so that the discharger is no longer appropriately controlled under the general permit, or a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge is necessary; (6) when the discharge is a significant contributor of pollution, provided the commissioner, in making this determination, may consider the location of the discharge with respect to waters of the state, the size of the discharge, the quantity and nature of the pollution discharged to waters of the state, cumulative impacts of discharges covered by the general permit and other relevant factors; or (7) when the requirements of subsection (a) of this section are not met. The commissioner may require an individual permit under this subsection only if the affected person or municipality has been notified in writing that a permit application is required. The notice shall include a brief statement of the reasons for the commissioner's decision, an application form, a statement setting forth a time for the person or municipality to file the application, and a statement that on the effective date of the individual permit the general permit as it applies to the individual permittee shall automatically terminate. The commissioner may grant additional time upon the request of the applicant. If the affected person or municipality does not submit a complete application for an individual permit within the time frame set forth in the commissioner's notice or as extended by the commissioner in writing, then the general permit as it applies to the affected person or municipality shall automatically terminate. Any interested person or municipality may petition the commissioner to take action under this subsection.

(d) (1) A qualified professional shall ensure that any certification submitted pursuant to this section complies with the general permit that requires such certification. Compliance with a general permit shall include any matter specified in such permit pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section. The commissioner shall accept a certification when submitted with a registration for a general permit, unless (A) the certification is the subject of an audit pursuant to subsection (e) of this subsection; or (B) the commissioner has reason to believe that the certification does not comply with the requirements of the general permit, including any matter specified in the general permit pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section.

(2) Any qualified professional who makes a certification pursuant to this section shall promptly notify, in writing, the commissioner and the person who would obtain or has obtained coverage under the general permit based upon such certification if, during the normal course of a qualified professional's practice, such professional learns, or should have learned, of information that would significantly affect or prevent such professional's decision to have made such certification. Such notification shall be made not later than fifteen days after a qualified professional learns of such information and shall identify the certification and the reasons such qualified professional is submitting notice pursuant to this subdivision.

(e) The commissioner may audit any certification made by a qualified professional pursuant to this section. As part of such audit, the commissioner may request any information the commissioner deems necessary to conduct such audit from either the person who would obtain or has obtained coverage under the general permit based upon such certification or the qualified professional making the certification. In addition, the commissioner may require independent verification of all or any part of a certification made by a qualified professional. Such independent verification shall be performed by a different qualified professional who: (1) Meets the requirements for a qualified professional specified in the general permit; (2) does not have a conflict of interest, provided reasonable compensation for providing independent verification shall not constitute a conflict of interest; (3) did not engage in any activities associated with the development, preparation or review of any information on which the certification is based; and (4) is not under the same employ of the person who developed, prepared or reviewed any of the information on which the certification is based. Such independent verification shall be at the expense of the person who seeks or has obtained coverage under a general permit. If an audit undertaken by the commissioner pursuant to this subsection reveals that a certification was made in violation of any requirement of the general permit, including any matter specified in the general permit pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner may charge, and the person who would obtain or has obtained coverage under the general permit based upon such certification shall pay, for the reasonable costs of conducting such audit.

(f) The commissioner shall have a goal of auditing ten per cent of the certifications submitted with a general permit pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall, not later than January 1, 2014, submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce and the environment. Such report shall include (1) the total number of certifications submitted; (2) the number of certifications subject to partial or full audit; (3) the number of certifications found not to be in compliance with the general permit; (4) where necessary, the actions taken to bring about or maintain compliance with the general permit; (5) whether any conclusions can be drawn from the audits regarding levels of compliance of the certification with applicable requirements and, if so, any such conclusions; and (6) any additional recommendations regarding the use of certifications in general permits. Such report may be submitted electronically.

(g) Notwithstanding the acceptance of a certification pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of this section, if, after acceptance, the commissioner finds that a certification does not comply with the requirements of the general permit, including any matter specified in the general permit pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, or if the qualified professional that made a certification fails to cooperate or provide information requested by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, the commissioner may (1) deny a registration seeking coverage under a general permit, (2) revoke, suspend or modify any approval issued by the commissioner under a general permit, including the approval of any registration for coverage under a general permit, or (3) require the person who would obtain or has obtained coverage under the general permit based upon such certification to obtain an individual permit, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. The commissioner may take such action even if the person who would obtain or has obtained coverage under the general permit based upon such certification had no involvement in the development, preparation or review of the certification submitted pursuant to this section, or any of the information on which a certification was based, or was unaware that the certification was not in compliance with the requirements of the general permit, including any matter specified in the general permit pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section. In addition to any other penalty or sanction provided for by law, disciplinary action may be taken against a qualified professional for a certification that does not comply with the requirements of a general permit, including any matter specified in the general permit pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section. For any qualified professional required to maintain in effect a license or credential under any provision of law, the commissioner may (A) make a referral for disciplinary action against such qualified professional to any board, commission or department overseeing such professional; (B) issue a reprimand or warning to such qualified professional; or (C) prohibit, either temporarily or permanently, such professional from making a certification submitted pursuant to this section.

(h) The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-218 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-218
Sec. 22a-218. (Formerly Sec. 19-524l). State aid to municipal and regional authorities for volume reduction plants and landfill operations.
Status: in_force

(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner shall make a grant to any municipal or regional authority which, after July 1, 1969, purchases equipment or constructs buildings in conjunction with a sanitary landfill operation approved by the commissioner. Purchase of equipment or construction of buildings shall not be undertaken without the prior approval of the commissioner.

See chapter 103b re municipal resource recovery authorities.

Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-287 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 433 / Section 22-287
Sec. 22-287. Tuberculosis testing of livestock. Procedures. Liability. Authorized persons to perform testing.
Status: in_force

(b) The state shall not be liable for any damage incurred or alleged to have been incurred by any such test performed pursuant to this section.

(c) Official testing for tuberculosis shall be restricted to the State Veterinarian, veterinarians employed by the federal government and accredited veterinarians licensed to practice in this state. Surveillance tests may be performed by an employee of the department trained by and under the supervision of the State Veterinarian, provided no condemnation shall be made on the basis of such surveillance tests. The owner of any herd to be so tested shall provide assistance and proper restraint for confining the animals for such testing and during the application of such tests.

See Sec. 22-388 re periodic testing of livestock for infectious diseases.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-506 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-506
Sec. 22a-506. Regional water pollution control authorities: Assessments, rates, fees, charges and penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any assessment of benefits, including any installment thereof, and any charge, fee, fine or other amount that is not paid within thirty days after the due date shall be delinquent, shall be subject to interest and shall constitute a lien upon the premises served and a charge upon the owner thereof all in the manner provided both by the provisions of the general statutes for delinquent property taxes and by section 7-258 . The rules and regulations of the authority may provide for the discontinuance of water pollution control service for nonpayment of taxes, special assessments, fees, rates, penalties or other charges therefor imposed under sections 22a-500 to 22a-519 , inclusive. Such lien shall take precedence over all other liens or encumbrances except taxes and may be foreclosed against the lot or building served in the same manner as a lien for taxes, provided all such liens shall continue until such time as they shall be discharged or foreclosed by the authority without the necessity of filing certificates of continuation, but in no event for longer than ten years. The authority may institute a civil action against such owner to recover the amount of any such fee or charge which remains due and unpaid for thirty days along with interest thereon at the same rate as unpaid taxes and with reasonable attorneys' fees.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-45 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 423 / Section 22-45
Sec. 22-45. Prohibited advertising, labeling, offering or selling of eggs.
Status: in_force

(b) The sale of: (1) Inedible or adulterated eggs, as defined under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or the federal Egg Products Inspection Act, as amended from time to time, or (2) incubated eggs is prohibited, except that incubated eggs may be sold as commercial feed or for other commercial purposes other than human consumption, provided such incubated eggs shall be broken and denatured on the premises where incubated, in a manner approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture or the commissioner's designated agent.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-10 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-10
Sec. 22a-10. Payment of refunds.
Status: in_force

Cited. 204 C. 38; Id., 212.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-258 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446e / Section 22a-258
Sec. 22a-258. (Formerly Sec. 19-524q). Legislative finding.
Status: in_force

Cited. 193 C. 506; 201 C. 700.

Cited. 20 CA 474.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-148 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446a / Section 22a-148
Sec. 22a-148. (Formerly Sec. 19-24). Regulation of sources of ionizing radiation and radioactive materials.
Status: in_force

(b) No person, firm, corporation, town, city or borough shall operate or cause to be operated any source of ionizing radiation or shall produce, transport, store, possess or dispose of radioactive materials except under conditions which comply with regulations or with orders imposed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for the protection of the public health and preservation of the environment. Such regulations or orders shall be compatible with the regulations of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, issued under authority granted to said commission by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as codified in 42 USC 2014, as amended from time to time. No regulation pertaining to radiation sources and radioactive materials proposed to be issued by the commissioner shall become effective until thirty days after it has been submitted to the Coordinator of Atomic Development Activities unless, upon a finding of emergency need, the Governor by order waives all or any part of said thirty-day period. In no case shall any source of ionizing radiation be utilized otherwise than at the lowest practical level consistent with the best use of the radiation facilities or radioactive materials involved.

(c) (1) Except as hereinafter provided, each person, firm, corporation, town, city and borough conducting or planning to conduct any operation within the scope of this section shall register with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection on forms provided for the purpose and shall reregister annually in January. Such registration shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars. The commissioner may require registrants to state the type or types of sources of radiation involved, the maximum size or rating of each source, the qualifications of the supervisory personnel, the protective measures contemplated by the registrant and such other information as it determines to be necessary. After initial registration, reregistration shall be required for any radiation installation or mobile source of radiation at any other time when any increase is contemplated in the number of sources, the source strength, the output or the types of radiation energy involved. The act of registration shall not be interpreted to imply approval by the commissioner of the manner in which the activities requiring registration are carried out. (2) The activities described below are exempted from the registration requirements of this section: (A) The production, transportation, storage, use and disposal of naturally occurring radioactive materials of equivalent specific radioactivity not exceeding that of natural potassium; (B) the production, transportation, storage, use and disposal of other radioactive materials in quantities insufficient to involve risk of radiologic damage to a person; (C) the operation of equipment that is primarily not intended to produce radiation and that, by nature of design, does not produce radiation at the point of nearest approach in quantities sufficient to produce radiologic damage to a person; (D) the transportation of any radioactive material in conformity with regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission or other agency of the federal government having jurisdiction.

See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.

See Sec. 22a-150 re registration of x-ray devices.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-134vv — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445b / Section 22a-134vv
Sec. 22a-134vv. Covenants not to sue. Liability protections. Liability for release prior to ownership. Owner liability.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, and except as provided in this section, no owner of real property shall be liable for any costs or damages to any person other than this state, any other state or the federal government, with respect to any release on or emanating from such owner's real property that occurred or existed prior to such owner taking title to such property, provided:

(1) Such owner did not create the release on such property and is not responsible for the creation of such release pursuant to any other provision of the general statutes;

(2) Such owner is not affiliated with any person responsible for such release through any direct or indirect familial relationship, or any contractual, corporate or financial relationship other than that by which such owner's interest in the property was conveyed or financed; and

(3) The release on such owner's real property has been remediated in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-134tt , as demonstrated in a verification prepared by a licensed environmental professional and the commissioner has approved in writing, or has determined not to audit, such verification. Remediation undertaken to meet the criteria of this section shall satisfy any requirements to provide public notice, or notice to nearby property owners, specified in regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-134tt .

(c) This section shall not relieve any such liability where (1) any owner of a parcel on which a release was remediated has failed to comply with the requirements regarding the filing of an environmental use restriction or failed to comply with the provisions of an environmental use restriction created pursuant to section 22a-133o for such real property or with the conditions of a variance for the real property that was approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-134tt , or (2) the commissioner, at any time, determines that an owner provided information that the owner knew or had reason to know was false or misleading or otherwise failed to satisfy all of the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve an owner of any liability for releases on or emanating from such property that occurred or were created after the owner took title to such property. Nothing in this section shall be construed to hold an innocent landowner, as defined in section 22a-452d , who meets the requirements of this section liable to this state for costs or damages in an amount greater than the amount that an innocent landowner may be held liable pursuant to section 22a-432 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6z — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-6z
Sec. 22a-6z. Regulations implementing Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.
Status: in_force

See Secs. 22a-116 and 22a-130 re regulations adopted under chapter 445.

See Secs. 22a-208a, 22a-209 and 22a-231 re regulations adopted under chapter 446d.

See Sec. 22a-454 re regulations adopted under chapter 446k.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208e — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-208e
Sec. 22a-208e. Quarterly reports by owners or operators of resources recovery facilities and recycling facilities. Deliveries to out-of-state facilities.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may require the owner or operator of any other solid waste facility and, consistent with the requirements of subsection (c) of this section and section 22a-208f , the owner or operator of any recycling facility to report the information specified in subsection (a) in the manner set forth in said subsection. Such requirement shall be made by written notification to the owner or operator of the facility.

(c) The owner or operator of any recycling facility which receives for processing or sale the following items generated from within the boundaries of a Connecticut municipality: (1) Cardboard, (2) glass, food and beverage containers, (3) leaves, (4) metal food and beverage containers, (5) newspapers, (6) storage batteries, (7) waste oil, (8) plastic food and beverage containers, and (9) office paper, shall report for each such item the information specified in subsection (a) of this section in the manner set forth in said subsection. If a municipality or collector of recyclable items delivers any of the items listed in this subsection to a recycling facility which is not located in this state, such municipality or collector shall notify the commissioner of the name and address of the owner or operator of such facility and shall ensure, by contract, that such facility has notice of and complies with the reporting requirements of this section. As used in this section, “office paper” means used or discarded white or manila paper including, but not limited to, paper utilized for file folders, tab cards, writing, typing, printing, computer printing and photocopying, which paper is suitable for recycling, but does not mean office paper generated by households.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-284c — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446e / Section 22a-284c
Sec. 22a-284c. MIRA Dissolution Authority. Liabilities. Effect of conveyances.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of sections 22a-134a to 22a-134e , inclusive, 22a-134h and 22a-134i , any conveyance of real property or business operations authorized or required by the provisions of sections 22a-261 , 22a-262 , 22a-284a to 22a-284e , inclusive, and section 12 of public act 23-170* from the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority to the MIRA Dissolution Authority, or from the MIRA Dissolution Authority to the Department of Administrative Services shall not constitute the transfer of an establishment for purposes of chapter 445.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of section 22a-6o , upon transfer of ownership or oversight of a permitted facility owned or operated by the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority to the MIRA Dissolution Authority any permits or licenses held by the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority shall be deemed to be transferred to the MIRA Dissolution Authority and shall continue in full force and effect.

(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of section 22a-6o , upon transfer of ownership or oversight of a permitted facility owner or operated by the MIRA Dissolution Authority to the Department of Administrative Services, any permits or licenses held by the MIRA Dissolution Authority shall be deemed to be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services and shall continue in full force and effect.

*Note: Section 12 of public act 23-170 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-203d — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-203d
Sec. 22-203d. Drug residue and other inhibitory substance levels for milk. Prohibition of sale or distribution. Permit suspension. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever milk from a milk producer issued a permit under section 22-172 is found to contain drug residues or other inhibitory substances at or above the tolerance levels recommended by the United States Food and Drug Administration, the commissioner shall prohibit the sale or distribution of such milk. The milk producer responsible for producing such milk shall stop the sale of the milk and cause the milk to be destroyed in a manner acceptable to the commissioner. The commissioner may: (1) Suspend the milk producer's permit until such time as the drug residues or other inhibitory substances are below the tolerance levels, and (2) in the event of a third violation within any twelve-month period, the commissioner may revoke the milk producer's permit and initiate action to assess a civil penalty pursuant to section 22-7 .

(c) Whenever milk from a retail raw milk producer issued a permit under section 22-173a is found to contain drug residues or other inhibitory substances at or above the tolerance levels recommended by the United States Food and Drug Administration, the commissioner shall prohibit the sale or distribution of such retail raw milk. The retail raw milk producer responsible for the production of such retail raw milk shall stop the sale of the retail raw milk and cause the retail raw milk to be destroyed in a manner acceptable to the commissioner. The commissioner may: (1) Suspend the retail raw milk producer's permit until such time as the drug residues or other inhibitory substances are below the tolerance levels, (2) initiate a product recall of the retail raw milk and cause it to be destroyed in a manner acceptable to the commissioner, or (3) in the event of a second violation within any twelve-month period, revoke the retail raw milk producer's permit and initiate action to assess a civil penalty pursuant to section 22-7 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-326f — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 434 / Section 22-326f
Sec. 22-326f. Permit for intensive poultry farming operation. Surety bond. Suspension or revocation.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may require a surety bond in an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars as a condition of the permit described in subsection (a) of this section. The bond shall indemnify the commissioner for expenses he may incur in carrying out the provisions of section 22-326d .

(c) The commissioner may suspend or revoke a permit issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for failure to operate in compliance with the provisions of sections 22-323a to 22-324a , inclusive, and applicable regulations. Whenever the commissioner is satisfied of the existence of one or more reasons for suspending or revoking a permit, he shall give notice to the permittee by registered mail of a hearing to be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 at the time stated in the notice. The commissioner may compel the attendance of witnesses and the person complained against shall have the opportunity to produce witnesses or other evidence in his behalf. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner after a hearing may appeal to the superior court for the judicial district in which he conducts such farming operation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-241g — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-241g
Sec. 22a-241g. Noncompliance with recycling strategy.
Status: in_force

(b) Such municipality shall reduce the amount of solid waste delivered to such facility to the extent it is compensated by a state grant for such reduction or the contract is modified. No grant shall be made because of such reduction unless (1) the municipalities delivering waste to the facility or the owner or operator of the facility solicit solid waste at reasonable terms from other municipalities to provide the aggregate tonnage of solid waste required under such contract if failure to provide such solid waste is caused by compliance of the municipalities with the recycling strategy, and (2) the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection determines that the municipalities or the owner or operator has made a reasonable effort to obtain solid waste to provide the aggregate tonnage of solid waste and that no solid waste was available at reasonable terms.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to exempt a municipality from the requirements of sections 22a-241 to 22a-241b , inclusive, 22a-241e and 22a-241g .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-329 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446h / Section 22a-329
Sec. 22a-329. Municipal land use. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the council may grant an extension of time for the adoption of the regulations on soil and sediment control required under sections 8-2 and 8-25 , but not beyond June 30, 1986, to any municipality which makes application to the council before July 1, 1985.

Cited. 19 CA 334.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-234 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 431 / Section 22-234
Sec. 22-234. Hearings; service of rulings.
Status: in_force

Cited. 215 C. 277; 221 C. 422.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449j — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-449j
Sec. 22a-449j. Immunity from liability to the state for certain residential underground heating oil storage tank systems.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2000, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2003, the commissioner shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment regarding the program established under this section, the extent to which it is used and the extent of the state's liability for environmental remediation as a result of the program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-245f — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-245f
Sec. 22a-245f. Distributor and dealer consumer education efforts re beverage container redemption value. Redemption limit at any one time.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall redeem more than two hundred forty beverage containers at any one time at a dealer's reverse vending machine.

(c) For the purposes of this section, “distributor”, “dealer”, “consumer”, “beverage container” and “reverse vending machine” each have the same meaning as provided in section 22a-243 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-116 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-116
Sec. 22a-116. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall adopt, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, regulations for licenses, permits and approvals within his jurisdiction which must be applied for to comply with subsection (c) of section 22a-118 .

(c) The permanent members of the council shall adopt, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, regulations for the siting of and the development and management of hazardous waste facilities. Such regulations shall establish reasonable application fees to meet administrative costs. The permanent members of the council shall also by regulation establish procedures for an assessment to finance any additional anticipated expenses of reviewing, hearing, and issuing a decision on an application for a hazardous waste facility, including expenses for staff, consultants and studies which such council deems necessary provided that no study shall duplicate a previous study required of the applicant.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 for the construction, operation, closure and postclosure of hazardous waste facilities.

See Sec. 22a-6z re regulations implementing Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.

Cited. 207 C. 706.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-104 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 426 / Section 22-104
Sec. 22-104. Use of federal funds by experiment stations.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Expenditure of funds under the Bankhead-Jones Act, Title II, Section 21 and Section 22, shall be under the control of The University of Connecticut.

(2) Any funds under “Amendment of the Bankhead-Jones Act and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946”, Title I, Section 10, and Title II, Section 204, shall not be included.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-11b — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-11b
Sec. 22-11b. Duties of The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service re integrated pest management.
Status: in_force

(b) Within available appropriations, The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service, upon request of any state department, agency or institution, shall assist such department, agency or institution in determining the feasibility of integrated pest management and may provide technical assistance to such department, agency or institution in implementing integrated pest management.

(c) The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service shall, on or before February first, annually, submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on implementation of integrated pest management programs.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-617 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446m / Section 22a-617
Sec. 22a-617. Restriction on sale or distribution of mercury-added products. Working group on regulation of certain mercury-added products.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than July 1, 2003, the commissioner shall convene a working group which shall include, but not be limited to, government representatives from other northeastern states to (1) evaluate advances in technology and make recommendations regarding the regulation of mercury-added products that have a mercury content in excess of ten milligrams or ten parts per million but less than one hundred milligrams or fifty parts per million and specialized lighting used in the entertainment industry such as metal halide lights, and (2) evaluate the uses of lamps that have a mercury content of not less than one hundred milligrams and not more than one gram and alternatives to such lamps and make recommendations regarding the regulation of lamps that have a mercury content of not less than one hundred milligrams and not more than one gram. Within such working group, the commissioner shall convene a subgroup which shall include, but not be limited to, industry trade groups for mercury-containing lamps to develop a plan in accordance with section 22a-620 to provide for the collection of such lamps. The working group shall finalize its recommendations regarding subdivision (1) of this subsection and the subgroup shall make its recommendations not later than July 1, 2004. The working group shall make its recommendations regarding subdivision (2) of this subsection not later than January 1, 2005.

(c) In the case of a product that contains one or more mercury-added products as a component, the phase-out limits specified in subsection (a) of this section apply to each component part or parts and not to the entire product.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-201d — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446c / Section 22a-201d
Sec. 22a-201d. Zero-emission school buses and alternative fuel school buses. Grant program for the purchase or lease of zero-emission school buses. Provision of administrative and technical assistance regarding use of zero-emission school buses.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, (1) on and after January 1, 2035, one hundred per cent of the school buses that provide transportation for all school districts in the state shall be zero-emission school buses or alternative fuel school buses, and (2) on and after January 1, 2040, one hundred per cent of the school buses that provide transportation for all school districts in the state shall be zero-emission school buses.

(c) On and after January 1, 2030, one hundred per cent of the school buses that provide transportation for school districts entirely within an environmental justice community as of July 1, 2022, or in an area that encompasses at least one environmental justice community as of July 1, 2022, shall be zero-emission school buses.

(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish and administer a grant program for the purpose of providing matching funds necessary for municipalities, school districts and school bus operators to submit federal grant applications in order to maximize federal funding for the purchase or lease of zero-emission school buses and electric vehicle charging or fueling infrastructure. Applications for such grants shall be filed with the commissioner at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes. The commissioner shall give preference to applications concerning the purchase or lease of a zero-emission school bus that will be operated primarily in an environmental justice community. The commissioner shall determine the amount a municipality, school district or school bus operator shall be required to provide to match such grant.

(e) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, within available funds and appropriations, provide administrative and technical assistance to municipalities, school districts and school bus operators that are transitioning to the use of zero-emission school buses, applying for federal grants for such buses and installing electric vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-337 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-337
Sec. 22a-337. (Formerly Sec. 25-3). Commissioner's powers.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection is designated as the shore erosion agency of the state for the purpose of cooperating with the Beach Erosion Board of the United States Department of Defense, as provided for in Section 2 of the “River and Harbor Act” adopted by Congress and approved July 3, 1930, and known as H.R. Number 11781 of the second session of the 71st Congress. Said commissioner shall carry out investigations and studies of conditions along the shore line, harbors, rivers and islands within the territorial waters of the state in order to promote and encourage the healthful recreation of its citizens and with a view to devising and projecting economical and effective methods and works for preventing and correcting shore erosion and damage to public and private property therefrom and to prevent inundation of improved property by storms, erosion and ravages of the sea.

See Secs. 22a-342 to 22a-348 re stream channel encroachment line.

Annotations to former section 25-3:

Cited. 148 C. 591.

General jurisdiction of commission discussed. 21 CS 407.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 215 C. 616.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-20 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-20
Sec. 22a-20. Procedure supplementary to other procedures. Intervening party.
Status: in_force

Cited. 170 C. 47; 175 C. 483; 184 C. 51; 192 C. 591; 204 C. 38; Id., 212; 212 C. 710; Id., 727; 215 C. 474; 218 C. 580; 220 C. 54; 222 C. 98; 226 C. 205; Id., 579; 234 C. 488; 237 C. 135; 239 C. 786. Section does not create independent cause of action. 291 C. 789. The use of the phrase “existing administrative and regulatory procedures” in section refers to administrative and regulatory procedures that are currently authorized or required by statute or regulation. 323 C. 668.

Cited. 17 CA 320; 30 CA 204; 41 CA 89.

Cited. 35 CS 145.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-620 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446m / Section 22a-620
Sec. 22a-620. Plan for collection of mercury-added products. Report on collection system. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(b) The collection system shall include (1) a public education program to inform the public about the purpose of the collection program and how to participate in it; (2) a targeted capture rate for the mercury-added product or component; (3) a plan for implementing and financing the collection system; (4) documentation of the willingness of all parties to the system to implement the proposed collection system; (5) a description of the performance measures to be utilized and reported by the manufacturer to demonstrate that the collection system is meeting capture rate targets; (6) a description of additional or alternative actions that will be implemented to improve the collection system and its operation in the event that the program targets are not met; and (7) a recycling or disposal plan.

(c) Not later than July 1, 2004, and biennially thereafter, the manufacturer or entity that submitted the plan on behalf of the manufacturer shall submit a report to the commissioner and to the regional multistate clearinghouse described in section 22a-614 on the effectiveness of the collection system. The report shall include an estimate of the amount of mercury that was collected, the capture rate for the mercury-added products or components, the results of the other performance measures included in the manufacturer's collection system plan, and such other information as the commissioner may require. The commissioner shall make such reports available to the public.

(d) The cost for the collection system shall not be borne by state or local government.

(e) The commissioner shall review any impediments identified pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of this section and the regulations adopted under this title governing handling of waste from mercury-added products and, if necessary, may amend regulations as appropriate to facilitate collection.

(f) The following are exempt from the provisions of this section: (1) Formulated mercury-added products intended to be consumed in use, including, but not limited to, reagents, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other laboratory chemicals; (2) fabricated mercury-containing products where the only mercury is contained in a component that cannot feasibly be removed by the purchaser including, but not limited to, electronic products whose only mercury-added component is a mercury-containing lamp used for backlighting provided such manufacturer or trade association maintains a web-based service to provide information on recycling and safe disposal of such products; (3) photographic film and paper; (4) a manufacturer or trade association of mercury-containing lamps that maintains a toll-free telephone number and an Internet-based service to provide information on recycling and safe disposal of such lamps and directs consumers to such telephone number and service on any statutorily-required package label; (5) button cell batteries containing mercury; and (6) any other product for which the commissioner determines a collection plan is not feasible.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-242a — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 431 / Section 22-242a
Sec. 22-242a. Bond of subdealer of milk.
Status: in_force

(b) Such bond shall be in an amount not exceeding double the value of the total amount of milk so received or purchased by such subdealer during any one month of the year preceding the requirement thereof and shall be filed within ten days after notice of requirement. In any case in which the subdealer did not receive or purchase milk from processing dealers during at least six months of the year preceding such requirement, the commissioner shall determine the amount of the bond in a reasonable sum which shall not exceed double the value of the total amount of milk which it appears probable that such subdealer will receive or purchase from processing dealers during any one month of the year succeeding the requirement of such bond. The amount of the bond so required may be revised within six months after the filing thereof.

(c) Upon default under any condition of such bond, the commissioner may give reasonable notice to processing dealers to file verified claims, fixing a reasonable time within which such claims shall be filed. The commissioner shall examine each claim so filed and shall determine and certify the amount due thereon. He may bring an action upon the bond and, for the purpose of such action, the certificate of the amount due shall be prima facie of the facts therein stated. If the recovery upon the bond is not sufficient to pay all claims filed and established, the amount recovered shall be prorated among the claimants.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-381a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-381a
Sec. 22a-381a. Duties and recommendations of the Invasive Plants Council.
Status: in_force

(b) The council may, with a two-thirds vote of its membership, make a recommendation to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment that the import or export, retail sale or wholesale and purchase of any plant listed as an invasive plant or a potentially invasive plant pursuant to section 22a-381b be prohibited. In considering whether to make such recommendation, the council may consider: (1) The estimated dollar value of sales of said plant in the state; (2) the estimated costs associated with eradication of the plant in the state; (3) the potential effect of the plant on the environmental resources of the state or a region within the state; and (4) the estimated effect on property values in the state or a region of the state where said plant may propagate.

(c) The council may conduct or recommend research on the problem of invasive plants.

(d) The council may use such funds as may be available from federal, state or other sources and may enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of this section.

(e) The council shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on or before February 1, 2005, and on January first annually thereafter, concerning the council's accomplishments of the past year and recommendations for the upcoming year, including, but not limited to, recommendations to prohibit the import or export, retail sale or wholesale and purchase of any invasive or potentially invasive plant listed pursuant to section 22a-381b . In reporting recommendations to prohibit the import or export, retail sale or wholesale and purchase of any invasive or potentially invasive plant, the council shall also submit the names of any plant considered for such recommendation, information relating to any findings made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and the vote of each council member on such recommendation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-255k — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-255k
Sec. 22a-255k. Certificates of compliance.
Status: in_force

(b) If the manufacturer or distributor of the package or packaging component reformulates or creates a new package or packaging component, the manufacturer or distributor shall amend the applicable certificate of compliance for the reformulated or new package or packaging component.

(c) If the commissioner has grounds to suspect that a package is offered for sale in violation of this chapter, the commissioner may request that the manufacturer or distributor of the package provide a certificate of compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter. Not later than thirty days after receipt of a request under this subsection, the manufacturer or distributor shall: (1) Provide the commissioner with the certificate attesting that the package complies with the provisions of this chapter, or (2) notify persons who sell the package in this state that the sale of the package is prohibited and provide the commissioner with a copy of the notice and a list of the names and addresses of those persons notified pursuant to this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-1j — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-1j
Sec. 22a-1j. Definitions. State Historic Preservation Officer determination re actions which may significantly affect the environment. Proposal of alternative. Mitigation plan. Review by Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.
Status: in_force

(1) “Actions which may significantly affect the environment” has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-1c , but does not include any action that (A) is a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 USC 4321 et seq., as amended from time to time, (B) is an undertaking under the National Historic Preservation Act, 54 USC 300101 et seq., as amended from time to time, (C) affects an archaeological site, or (D) affects a sacred site;

(2) “Archaeological site” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-381 ;

(3) “Historic structures and landmarks” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-410 ;

(4) “Sacred site” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-381 ;

(5) “Sponsoring agency” has the same meaning as described in sections 22a-1 to 22a-1h , inclusive;

(6) “State entity” means a state department, institution or agency under sections 22a-1 to 22a-1h , inclusive;

(7) “State funding recipient” means any person that receives funds from the state to be used for an activity or a sequence of planned activities that are subject to the process established by sections 22a-1 to 22a-1h , inclusive; and

(8) “State Historic Preservation Officer” means the individual appointed by the Governor pursuant to 54 USC 302301(1), as amended from time to time, to administer the state historic preservation program in accordance with 54 USC 302303, as amended from time to time.

(b) Whenever a sponsoring agency requests an initial determination from the State Historic Preservation Officer, in accordance with sections 22a-1 to 22a-1h , inclusive, as to whether an individual activity or a sequence of planned activities proposed to be undertaken by the sponsoring agency, a state entity or a state funding recipient, as applicable, is within the category of actions which may significantly affect the environment because such activity or sequence of activities could have an impact on the state's historic structures and landmarks, the officer shall:

(1) In making such initial determination, consider all information provided by the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable; and

(2) Make such initial determination not later than thirty days after the officer receives information the officer deems reasonably necessary to make such initial determination.

(c) If the State Historic Preservation Officer makes an initial determination that such individual activity or sequence of planned activities will not have any effect on historic structures and landmarks, or is not within the category of actions which may significantly affect the environment because such activity or sequence of activities will not have an impact on historic structures and landmarks, the officer shall provide such determination in writing to the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable. Such written determination shall constitute a final determination by the officer for the purposes of this section.

(d) (1) If the State Historic Preservation Officer makes an initial determination that such individual activity or sequence of planned activities will have an effect on historic structures and landmarks, or is within the category of actions which may significantly affect the environment because such activity or sequence of activities will have an impact on historic structures and landmarks, the officer shall, in collaboration with the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, propose a prudent or feasible alternative to such individual activity or sequence of planned activities to avoid such impact, if such alternative is possible.

(2) If the State Historic Preservation Officer and the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, reach an agreement regarding such alternative, the officer shall provide to such sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, a written determination that such alternative (A) will not have any effect on historic structures and landmarks, or (B) is not within the category of actions which may significantly affect the environment because such activity or sequence of activities will not have an impact on historic structures and landmarks. Such written determination shall constitute a final determination by the officer for the purposes of this section.

(3) (A) If the State Historic Preservation Officer and the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, cannot reach an agreement regarding such alternative, the officer shall provide to such sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, a written determination that such individual activity or sequence of planned activities (i) will have an effect on historic structures and landmarks, or (ii) is within the category of actions which may significantly affect the environment because such activity or sequence of activities will have an impact on historic structures and landmarks.

(B) (i) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of section 22a-1b , after the State Historic Preservation Officer provides a written determination under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the officer shall, in collaboration with the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, propose a mitigation plan requiring such sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, to mitigate such impact.

(ii) The sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, shall, to the extent possible, submit to the State Historic Preservation Officer all pertinent information regarding such individual activity or sequence of planned activities that may affect such mitigation plan. Such information shall be considered by the officer in the development of the mitigation plan.

(iii) In establishing the mitigation plan, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall consult with the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, about the economic impact of (I) the individual activity or sequence of planned activities proposed to be undertaken by the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, and (II) the mitigation plan. Any information provided by the commissioner during such consultation shall be considered by the officer in the development of the mitigation plan.

(iv) Not later than forty-five days after the State Historic Preservation Officer receives the information submitted under subparagraph (B)(ii) of this subdivision, the officer shall memorialize the mitigation plan in a proposed mitigation agreement that may be executed by the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable. If the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, executes such proposed mitigation agreement, the officer shall also execute such proposed mitigation agreement. The execution of such mitigation agreement shall constitute (I) a determination by the officer that the officer is satisfied the effect on historic structures and landmarks will be mitigated pursuant to the terms of such mitigation agreement, and (II) a final determination by the officer for the purposes of this section.

(v) At the time the State Historic Preservation Officer provides the mitigation agreement proposed under subparagraph (B)(iv) of this subdivision to the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, the officer shall notify such sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, that a request may be submitted in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of this section to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to review such proposed mitigation agreement.

(e) (1) If the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, declines to execute the mitigation agreement proposed under subparagraph (B)(iv) of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section, such sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, may submit, not later than fifteen days after the State Historic Preservation Officer provides such proposed mitigation agreement to such sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, a request to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to review the proposed mitigation agreement and make recommendations to revise such proposed mitigation agreement. Such request shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner and may include a request for a conference with the commissioner, the officer, the sponsoring agency, the state entity or the state funding recipient, as applicable, and any other interested party.

(2) (A) Not later than thirty days after receiving such request, the commissioner shall (i) if such conference was requested, hold such conference, and (ii) make recommendations, if any, for revisions to the proposed mitigation agreement. If such revisions are recommended, the commissioner's review pursuant to this subsection shall be concluded and the State Historic Preservation Officer shall include such revisions in a revised mitigation agreement. Such revised mitigation agreement may be executed by the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable. If the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, executes such revised mitigation agreement, the officer shall also execute such revised mitigation agreement. The execution of such revised mitigation agreement shall constitute (I) a determination by the officer that the officer is satisfied the effect on historic structures and landmarks will be mitigated pursuant to the terms of such revised mitigation agreement, and (II) a final determination by the officer for the purposes of this section.

(B) If the commissioner makes no recommendations for revisions to the mitigation agreement, the commissioner's review pursuant to this subsection shall be concluded. The sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, may subsequently elect to execute the mitigation agreement proposed by the State Historic Preservation Officer under subparagraph (B)(iv) of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section. If the sponsoring agency, state entity or state funding recipient, as applicable, executes such proposed mitigation agreement, the officer shall also execute such proposed mitigation agreement. The execution of such mitigation agreement shall constitute (i) a determination by the officer that the officer is satisfied the effect on historic structures and landmarks will be mitigated pursuant to the terms of such mitigation agreement, and (ii) a final determination by the officer for the purposes of this section.

(f) If the State Historic Preservation Officer proposes a mitigation plan pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i) of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section but a mitigation agreement is not executed, the sponsoring agency shall conduct an early public scoping process in accordance with subsection (b) of section 22a-1b .

(g) Not later than January first, annually, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall post on the Department of Economic and Community Development's Internet web site all mitigation agreements executed during the preceding fiscal year.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-202 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446c / Section 22a-202
Sec. 22a-202. Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish and administer a Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program.

(c) There is established a Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate Advisory Board, which shall be within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for administrative purposes only. The advisory board shall advise the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection concerning priorities for the allocation, distribution and utilization of funds for the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program. The advisory board shall consist of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or the commissioner's designee, the president of the Connecticut Green Bank or the president's designee, the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority or the chairperson's designee and ten members appointed as follows: (1) One representative of an environmental organization knowledgeable in electric vehicle policy appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (2) one member who is an owner or manager of a business engaged in the sale or repair of bicycles appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; (3) one representative of an organization that represents the interests of an environmental justice community appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; (4) one representative of an association representing automotive retailers in the state appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; (5) one representative of an association representing electric vehicle consumers appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (6) one member appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; (7) one representative of an organization interested in the promotion of walking or bicycling appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation; (8) one member appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation; (9) one representative of an association representing electric vehicle manufacturers appointed by the House ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation; and (10) one member appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may appoint to the advisory board not more than three additional representatives from other industrial fleet or transportation companies. Each member appointed pursuant to subdivisions (1) to (10), inclusive, of this subsection or appointed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall serve for a term of two years and may continue to serve until such member's successor is appointed. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve as chairperson of the advisory board. The advisory board shall meet at such times as it deems necessary and may establish rules governing its internal procedures.

(d) On and after July 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish and administer a program to provide rebates or vouchers to residents, municipalities, businesses, nonprofit organizations and tribal entities located in this state when such residents, municipalities, businesses, organizations or tribal entities purchase or lease a new or used battery electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle. The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory board, shall establish and revise, as necessary, appropriate rebate levels, voucher amounts and maximum income eligibility for such rebates or vouchers. The commissioner shall prioritize the granting of rebates or vouchers to residents of environmental justice communities, residents having household incomes at or below three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level and residents who participate in state and federal assistance programs, including, but not limited to, the state-administered federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, state-administered federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, a Head Start program established pursuant to section 10-16n or assistance provided by Operation Fuel, Incorporated. Any such rebate or voucher awarded to a resident of an environmental justice community shall be in an amount not less than two hundred per cent more than the standard rebate level or voucher amount. An eligible municipality, business, nonprofit organization or tribal entity may receive not more than ten rebates or vouchers a year, within available funds, and not more than a total of twenty rebates or vouchers, except the commissioner may issue additional rebates or vouchers to an eligible business or nonprofit organization that operates a fleet of motor vehicles exclusively in an environmental justice community. On and after July 1, 2022, and until June 30, 2027, inclusive, a battery electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle that is eligible for a rebate or voucher under the program shall have a base manufacturer's suggested retail price of not more than fifty thousand dollars.

(e) As a part of the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall also establish and administer a program to provide rebates or vouchers to residents of the state who purchase an electric bicycle. The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory board, shall establish and revise, as necessary, maximum income eligibility for such rebates or vouchers. Any such rebate or voucher amount shall be in an amount not less than five hundred dollars. The rebate or voucher program shall be designed to maximize the air quality benefits associated with the deployment of electric bicycles and prioritize providing vouchers to residents of environmental justice communities, residents having household incomes at or below three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, and residents who participate in state and federal assistance programs, including, but not limited to, the state-administered federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, state-administered federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, a Head Start program established pursuant to section 10-16 or assistance provided by Operation Fuel, Incorporated. On and after July 1, 2022, and until June 30, 2027, inclusive, an electric bicycle that is eligible for a rebate or voucher under the program shall have a base manufacturer's suggested retail price of not more than three thousand dollars.

(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall evaluate the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program on an annual basis. Not later than June 20, 2024, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and transportation regarding the status and effectiveness of such program. Such report shall include information on program participation and the environmental benefits accruing to environmental justice communities and communities overburdened by air pollution.

(g) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall conduct outreach programs and implement a marketing campaign for the promotion of the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program.

(h) There is established an account to be known as the “Connecticut hydrogen and electric automobile purchase rebate program account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purposes of (1) administering the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program and the voucher program established pursuant to section 22a-201e , and (2) paying the staffing needs associated with administering the grant program for zero-emission buses and providing administrative and technical assistance for such grant program pursuant to section 22a-201d .

See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-459 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-459
Sec. 22a-459. (Formerly Sec. 25-54mm). Failure to establish water pollution control authority, violation. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) If any person or municipality violates section 22a-458 or this section, the commissioner may institute an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enjoin the continuance of such violation, such action to have precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-191 ; provided, in the case of a municipality, the commissioner, in lieu of instituting such action, may notify the Commissioner of Administrative Services to take such steps as are necessary to cause the discharge of such municipality to comply with any outstanding order to abate pollution, and the powers of such municipality shall be pro tanto suspended until completion and such municipality shall be obligated to pay to the state for the municipality's share of the cost of such steps plus one-tenth of one per cent of such share. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall determine a schedule of payments for said obligation, which payments shall be made in not more than twenty equal annual installments. If such municipality fails to pay any such installment, the commissioner shall notify the Comptroller who shall thereafter withhold his order for the payment of any form of state aid or grant to such municipality except those provided under titles 10 and 17 until the total of such withheld payments equals the total of any such unpaid installments.

(c) If any municipality violates the terms of any injunction obtained in accordance with the provisions of this section, the commissioner may notify the Commissioner of Administrative Services, with a copy of such notice to such municipality, to take such steps as are necessary to cause the discharge of such municipality to comply with the terms of such injunction, and the powers of such municipality shall be pro tanto suspended until completion, provided, however, that such municipality shall be obligated to pay to the state for the municipality's share of the cost of such steps plus one-tenth of one per cent of such share. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall determine a schedule of payments for said obligation, which payments shall be made in not more than twenty equal annual installments. If such municipality fails to pay any such installment, the commissioner shall notify the Comptroller who shall thereafter withhold his order for the payment of any form of state aid or grant to such municipality except those provided under titles 10 and 17 until the total of such withheld payments equals the total of such unpaid installments.

(d) If any person, municipality, or an agent thereof knowingly violates section 22a-458 or this section, the court, in an action instituted under subsection (b) of this section, shall order such person or municipality to pay to the state a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars for each day's continuance of each violation, provided that if such person or municipality has previously been ordered by the court to make payment to the state for the same violation, then the court shall order payment of a sum not less than five hundred dollars for each day's continuance of such violation. If a municipality fails to make such payment in accordance with the judgment, the commissioner shall notify the Comptroller who shall thereafter withhold his order for the payment of any form of state aid or grant to such municipality except those provided under titles 10 and 17 until the total of such withheld payments equals the amount of such payment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-1h — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-1h
Sec. 22a-1h. Environmental impact evaluations.
Status: in_force

Cited. 204 C. 38; Id., 212.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-97 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 444 / Section 22a-97
Sec. 22a-97. Duties of the commissioner. Technical, coordinating and research services. Supervision.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall have the overall responsibility for general supervision of the implementation of this chapter and shall monitor and evaluate the activities of federal and state agencies and the activities of municipalities to assure continuing, effective, coordinated and consistent administration of the requirements and purposes of this chapter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354t — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-354t
Sec. 22a-354t. Revocation of municipal authority to regulate aquifer protection areas.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall cause to be published notice of the revocation or reinstatement of the authority of a municipality to regulate aquifers in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of such municipality.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing standards for the revocation and reinstatement of municipal authority to regulate aquifers pursuant to section 22a-354o .

*Note: Section 14 of public act 89-305 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-6j — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-6j
Sec. 22-6j. Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Responsibilities of participants.
Status: in_force

(1) Qualifying under WIC program guidelines and attending a designated distribution clinic during the relevant distribution cycles when vouchers are dispersed;

(2) Properly countersigning a voucher prior to use;

(3) Using vouchers only to purchase Connecticut-grown fresh produce from certified vendors who display CFM/WIC signs at authorized farmers' markets;

(4) Redeeming vouchers on or before the expiration date printed on the face of the voucher or surrendering all claim to the value of vouchers that remain unredeemed;

(5) Ensuring vouchers that are received are not assigned to any other party other than as provided by the department;

(6) Reporting violations or problems to the department or the local agency; and

(7) Reporting all incidents of lost or stolen vouchers to the local agency.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-474b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-474b
Sec. 22a-474b. Green Snow Pro training. Registration of certification by commercial applicators. Violation. Order. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Apply salt” means to apply salt or a salt alternative to roadways, parking lots or sidewalks for the purpose of winter maintenance;

(2) “Commercial applicator” means any individual who applies or supervises other persons who apply salt, except any municipal or state employee or employee of a political subdivision of the state;

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(4) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(5) “Salt” means sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride or any other substance containing chloride; and

(6) “Salt alternative” means any substance not containing chloride that is used for the purpose of de-icing or anti-icing.

(b) Any commercial applicator may annually register with the department and certify to the department that such applicator received the training described in section 22a-474a and any other training required by the department pursuant to regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of this section and is in compliance with the policies and goals concerning applying salt established in such regulations provided any such business that employs multiple commercial applicators may make an organizational certification on behalf of the owner or chief supervisor and all of the commercial applicators employed by such business. Any such business that makes an organizational certification shall ensure that all commercial applicators operating under such organizational certification receive the required training and shall provide the required recordkeeping on behalf of all such commercial applicators.

(c) The registration of any certification made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall include the following: (1) The full name and address of the person applying for the certification; (2) the name and address of a person whose domicile is in the state, and who is authorized to receive and accept service of summons and legal notices of all kinds for the applicant; (3) the type of apparatus used to apply salt or salt alternative whether liquid or dry; and (4) any other information deemed necessary by the commissioner.

(d) The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this section within available resources.

(e) The commissioner may issue an order to any person who is in violation of any provision of this section and any regulation adopted pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, an order to cease and desist from any act in violation of such provision or regulation. Any order issued by the commissioner pursuant to this subsection shall be effective immediately. The commissioner, after notice and hearing, pursuant to chapter 54, may revoke the registration of any person who violates any such provision or regulation.

(f) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall include, but are not limited to, provisions to: (1) Establish policies and goals for applying salt; (2) receive and allocate federal grants and other funds or gifts for the purpose of carrying out any provision of this section; (3) provide for the types and frequency of training programs required for such registration; (4) establish procedures for commercial applicators to register; and (5) recordkeeping required for commercial applicators to maintain registration.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-151 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446a / Section 22a-151
Sec. 22a-151. (Formerly Sec. 19-25b). Ionizing radiation: Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “By-product material” means each of the following: (A) Any radioactive material, other than special nuclear material, that is yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to radiation which is incidental to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material; (B) the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content, including discrete surface wastes resulting from uranium solution extraction processes but excluding any underground ore bodies depleted by such solution extraction processes; (C) any discrete source of radium-226 that is produced, extracted or converted after extraction for use for a commercial, medical or research activity; (D) any material that was made radioactive by use of a particle accelerator and that is produced, extracted or converted after extraction for use for a commercial, medical or research activity; and (E) any discrete source of naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source material, that is extracted or converted after extraction for use in a commercial, medical or research activity, if the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines that the source would pose a threat similar to the threat posed by a discrete source of radium-226 to the public health and safety;

(2) “Ionizing radiation” means gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons and other nuclear particles, but not sound or radio waves, or visible, infrared or ultra violet light. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be empowered to make regulations amending or modifying this definition;

(3) “General license” means a license effective pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection without the filing of an application for, or issuance of a licensing document for, the transfer, transport, acquisition, ownership, possession or use of quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing by-product, source, special nuclear materials or other radioactive material occurring naturally or produced artificially;

(4) “Specific license” means a license, issued after application, to use, manufacture, produce, transfer, transport, receive, acquire, own, or possess quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing by-product, source, special nuclear materials or other radioactive material occurring naturally or produced artificially;

(5) “Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, other than any federal agency, political subdivision of this state, any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent or agency of any of the foregoing, other than the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any successor thereto, and other than agencies of the government of the United States licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any successor thereto;

(6) “Registration” means registration in conformance with the requirements of section 22a-148 . The issuance of a specific license pursuant to sections 22a-151 to 22a-158 , inclusive, shall be deemed to satisfy fully any registration requirements set forth in said section;

(7) “Source material” means each of the following: (A) Uranium, thorium or any combination of said elements, in any physical or chemical form; (B) any other material if the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines the material to be source material; and (C) ores that contain uranium, thorium or any combination of said elements in a concentration by weight of 0.05 per cent or more, or in such lower concentration if the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines the material in such concentration to be source material;

(8) “Special nuclear material” means:

(A) Plutonium, uranium 233, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235 and any other material if the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines the material to be such special nuclear material, but does not include source material; or (B) any material artificially enriched by any elements, isotopes or materials listed in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision not including source materials;

(9) “Radioactive materials” means any solid, liquid or gas that emits ionizing radiation spontaneously;

(10) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee or agent;

(11) “Naturally occurring radioactive material” means material that contains radionuclides that are naturally present in the environment in materials, including, but not limited to, rocks, soil, minerals, natural gas, petroleum and ground or surface water;

(12) “Discrete source” means a radionuclide that was processed such that its concentration within a material was purposely increased for use for commercial, medical or research activities;

(13) “Sources of ionizing radiation” means, collectively, radioactive materials and radiation generating equipment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27v — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-27v
Sec. 22a-27v. Long Island Sound account. Habitat restoration matching subaccount.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may receive private donations to the Long Island Sound account and any such receipts shall be deposited in the account.

(c) The commissioner may provide for the reproduction and marketing of the Long Island Sound commemorative number plate image for use on clothing, recreational equipment, posters, mementoes, or other products or programs deemed by the commissioner to be suitable as a means of supporting the Long Island Sound account. Any funds received by the commissioner from such marketing shall be deposited in the Long Island Sound account.

(d) Within the Long Island Sound account, there shall be a subaccount to be known as the “habitat restoration matching subaccount”. The subaccount shall contain donations required to be deposited in the subaccount pursuant to section 14-21e . The subaccount may also contain moneys from public or private sources, or from the federal government or a municipal government. The subaccount shall be available to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to: (1) Match federal and private habitat restoration and rehabilitation funds, (2) provide grants to municipalities and nonprofit organizations for habitat restoration and rehabilitation purposes within the Long Island Sound watershed, (3) complete wildlife habitat acquisition, enhancement and management projects, (4) promote public habitat restoration, rehabilitation and acquisition outreach within the Long Island Sound watershed, and (5) provide support to lobster fishermen adversely impacted by any regulatory action deemed necessary to rebuild the Long Island Sound lobster population. Nothing in this section shall prevent the commissioner from obtaining or using funds from sources other than the subaccount for the restoration and rehabilitation of habitats within the Long Island Sound watershed.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-282 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446e / Section 22a-282
Sec. 22a-282. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Solid waste disposal area. Payments to municipalities.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22a-220b re payments to municipalities by owner or operator of solid waste land disposal facility.

Cited. 193 C. 506; 209 C. 830; 212 C. 570; 234 C. 221.

Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-216 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-216
Sec. 22a-216. (Formerly Sec. 19-524j). Department to apply for and receive funds. Cooperation and agreements with federal government.
Status: in_force

Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-191 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446c / Section 22a-191
Sec. 22a-191. Air quality standard for dioxin and furan emissions.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after the effective date of standards adopted in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, no person shall operate a resources recovery facility in violation of such standards.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-111e — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 427a / Section 22-111e
Sec. 22-111e. Inspection fees. Tonnage reports by distributors.
Status: in_force

(b) Every person who distributes fertilizer in this state shall: File with the commissioner, on forms furnished by the commissioner, an annual statement for the period ending June thirtieth setting forth the number of net tons of each fertilizer distributed in this state during such period. Such report shall be due on or before the thirtieth day of the month following the close of each annual period and shall be accompanied by the inspection fee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. If the tonnage report is not filed, and the payment of the inspection fee is not made within sixty days after the end of the annual period, a collection fee amounting to ten per cent of the amount, but not less than ten dollars, shall be assessed against the registrant and may be collected in a legal action against the registrant.

(c) When more than one person is involved in the distribution of a fertilizer, the last person who has the fertilizer registered and who distributes to a nonregistered dealer or consumer shall be responsible for reporting the tonnage and paying the inspection fee, unless the report and payment have been previously made by a prior distributor of the fertilizer.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-259 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446e / Section 22a-259
Sec. 22a-259. (Formerly Sec. 19-524r). Declaration of state policy.
Status: in_force

Cited. 193 C. 506; 201 C. 700.

Cited. 20 CA 474.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-220b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-220b
Sec. 22a-220b. Payments to municipalities by operators of solid waste land disposal facilities.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22a-282 re payments to municipalities by Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority.

Cited. 239 C. 515.

Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-449a
Sec. 22a-449a. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Petroleum” means crude oil, crude oil fractions and refined petroleum fractions, including gasoline, kerosene, heating oils and diesel fuels;

(2) “Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing of petroleum from any underground storage tank or underground storage tank system;

(3) “Responsible party” means (A) for an application or request for payment or reimbursement received by the commissioner before July 1, 2005, or for a determination made by the commissioner before July 1, 2005, regarding a person's status as a responsible party or a third party with respect to a specific release or suspected release, any person who owns or operates an underground storage tank or underground storage tank system from which a release or suspected release emanates, (B) for an application or request for payment or reimbursement received by the commissioner on or after July 1, 2005, any person who (i) at any time owns, leases, uses or has an interest in the real property on which an underground storage tank system is or was located from which there is or has been a release or suspected release, regardless of when the release or suspected release occurred, or whether such person owned, leased, used or had an interest in the real property at the time the release or suspected release occurred, or whether such person owned, operated, leased or used the underground storage tank system from which the release or suspected release occurred, (ii) at any time owns, leases, operates, uses, or has an interest in an underground storage tank system from which there is or has been a release or suspected release, regardless of when the release or suspected release occurred or whether such person owned, leased, operated, used or had an interest in the underground storage tank system at the time the release or suspected release occurred, or (iii) is affiliated with a person described in clause (i) or (ii) of this subparagraph through a direct or indirect familial relationship or any contractual, corporate or financial relationship;

(4) “Underground storage tank” means a tank or combination of tanks, including underground pipes connected thereto, used to contain an accumulation of petroleum, whose volume is ten per cent or more beneath the surface of the ground, including the volume of underground pipes connected thereto;

(5) “Underground storage tank system” means an underground storage tank and any associated ancillary equipment and containment system;

(6) “Residential underground heating oil storage tank system” means (A) an underground storage tank system used in connection with residential real property composed of four residential units or fewer, or (B) a storage tank system and any associated ancillary equipment used in connection with residential real property composed of four residential units or fewer;

(7) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, limited liability company, municipality, agency or political or administrative subdivision of the state, or other legal entity of any kind;

(8) “Municipal applicant” means an applicant that is a town, city or borough, whether consolidated or unconsolidated;

(9) “Small station applicant” means an applicant who owned, operated, leased, used, or had an interest in, at the time such applicant's first application was received by the underground storage tank petroleum clean-up program, five or fewer separate parcels of real property, within or outside of the state, on which an underground storage tank system was or had been previously located;

(10) “Mid-size station applicant” means an applicant who owned, operated, leased, used, or had an interest in, at the time such applicant's first application was received by the underground storage tank petroleum clean-up program, six to ninety-nine separate parcels of real property, within or outside of the state, on which an underground storage tank system was or had been previously located;

(11) “Large station applicant” means an applicant who owned, operated, leased, used, or had an interest in, at the time such applicant's first application was received by the underground storage tank petroleum clean-up program, one hundred or more separate parcels of real property, within or outside of the state, on which an underground storage tank system was or had been previously located;

(12) “Other applicant” means an applicant who is not a municipal applicant or a small, mid-size or large station applicant;

(13) “Applicant” means any person who has filed an application;

(14) “Application” means any request or application for payment or reimbursement, including, but not limited to, any supplemental application, from the underground storage tank petroleum clean-up program established pursuant to section 22a-449c ;

(15) “Affiliate” or “a person affiliated” means a person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common control with an applicant;

(16) “Control”, “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or the policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the purposes of this definition, the beneficial ownership of ten per cent or more of the voting stock of a corporation creates a presumption of control; and

(17) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-460 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-460
Sec. 22a-460. (Formerly Sec. 25-54nn). Detergents: Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) “Synthetic detergent” or “detergent” means any cleaning compound which is available for household use, laundry use, other personal uses or industrial use, which is composed of organic and inorganic compounds, including soaps, water softeners, surface active agents, dispersing agents, organic solvents, oil emulsifying agents, soluble oil compounds, foaming agents, buffering agents, builders, fillers, dyes, enzymes and fabric softeners, whether in the form of crystals, powders, flakes, bars, liquids, sprays or any other form;

(b) “Polyphosphate builder” or “phosphorus” means a water softening and soil suspending agent made from condensed phosphates, including pyrophosphates, triphosphates, tripolyphosphates, metaphosphates and glassy phosphates, used as a detergent ingredient;

(c) “Recommended use level” means the amount or concentration of synthetic detergent or detergent which the manufacturer thereof recommends for use, at which level such synthetic detergent or detergent will effectively perform its intended function;

(d) “Machine dishwasher” means equipment manufactured for the purpose of cleaning dishes, glassware and other utensils involved in food preparation, consumption or use, using a combination of water agitation and high temperatures;

(e) “Dairy equipment”, “beverage equipment” and “food processing equipment” mean that equipment used in the production of milk and dairy products, foods and beverages, including the processing, preparation or packaging thereof for consumption;

(f) “Industrial cleaning equipment” means machinery and other tools used in cleaning processes during the course of industrial manufacturing, production and assembly;

(g) “Sewage system additive” means any substance or compound sold or offered for sale for the purpose of cleaning, degreasing, unclogging or enhancing the performance of any septic tank, subsurface sewage disposal system, house sewer, sewer service connection, groundwater control system or subsurface drain.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-111ff — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 427b / Section 22-111ff
Sec. 22-111ff. Sampling, inspection and analysis requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) The methods of analysis and sampling shall be those approved by the director and derived from authoritative sources including, but not limited to, the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International.

(c) The results of official analyses of soil amendments shall be distributed by the director.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-129 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-129
Sec. 22-129. Prohibitions on sale, offering for sale, barter, exchange, distribution or processing. Exceptions. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) The following are prohibited: (1) The sale, offering for sale or offering for barter or exchange any milk, milk product or cheese that is adulterated, (2) the adulteration of any milk, milk product or cheese, (3) the sale, offering for sale, offering for barter or exchange, manufacturing, distributing or processing any milk, milk product or cheese from any facility not licensed pursuant to section 22-229 , or (4) the sale, offering for sale, distributing, offering for barter or exchange any milk for pasteurization, retail raw milk or retail raw milk cheese from any dairy farm not registered pursuant to section 22-172 or 22-173a .

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) The production of milk, milk products, raw milk or raw milk products and the manufacture of cheese for personal consumption or for consumption by immediate family members, or (2) the transfer or exchange of raw milk between persons who are parties to the same shared animal ownership agreement. For purposes of this subsection, “shared animal ownership agreement” means any contractual arrangement in which a person: (A) Acquires an ownership interest in a milk-producing animal, (B) agrees to pay or reimburse another person or otherwise accept financial responsibility for the care and boarding of such milk-producing animal, and (C) is entitled to receive a share of the raw milk produced by such milk-producing animal.

(d) Nothing in this section shall prevent the commissioner from seeking any other remedy provided by law.

(e) Any person who violates any order issued by the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent pursuant to this section shall, for a first violation, have committed an infraction and, for a second or subsequent violation committed within one year of a prior violation, be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-7 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-7
Sec. 22-7. Administrative civil penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) In addition, in setting a civil penalty in a particular case, the commissioner shall consider all factors which he deems relevant, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) The amount of assessment necessary to insure immediate and continued compliance;

(2) The conduct of the person incurring the civil penalty in taking all feasible steps or procedures necessary or appropriate to comply or to correct the violation;

(3) Any prior violations by such person of any statute, regulation, order or permit administered, adopted or issued by the commissioner;

(4) The economic and financial conditions of such person;

(5) The character and degree of injury to, or interference with, public health, safety or welfare which is caused or threatened to be caused by such violation;

(6) The character and degree of injury to, or interference with, reasonable use of property which is caused or threatened to be caused by such violation;

(7) The character and degree of impact of the violation on the health, safety or welfare of any domestic animal; and

(8) The character and degree of impact of the violation on any agricultural resource especially any lands preserved by the state.

(c) If the commissioner has reason to believe that a violation has occurred for which a civil penalty is authorized by this section, he may send to the violator, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal service, a notice which shall include:

(1) A reference to the section of the statute, regulation, order or permit involved;

(2) A short and plain statement of the matters asserted or charged;

(3) A statement of the amount of the civil penalty or penalties to be imposed upon finding after hearing that a violation has occurred or upon a default; and

(4) A statement of the party's right to a hearing.

(d) The person to whom the notice is addressed shall have twenty days from the date of receipt of the notice in which to deliver to the commissioner written application for a hearing. If a hearing is requested, the commissioner may issue a final order after a hearing and, upon a finding that a violation has occurred, may assess a civil penalty under this section which shall be no greater than the penalty stated in the notice. If a hearing is not requested, or if a request for a hearing is later withdrawn, then the notice shall become a final order of the commissioner on the first day after the expiration of such twenty-day period or on the first day after the withdrawal of such request for hearing, whichever is later, and the matters asserted or charged in the notice shall be deemed admitted unless modified by a consent order, which shall become the final order. Any such penalty may be mitigated by the commissioner upon such terms and conditions as he deems proper or necessary upon consideration of the factors set forth in subsection (b) of this section.

(e) All hearings under this section shall be conducted pursuant to sections 4-176e to 4-184 , inclusive. A final order of the commissioner assessing a civil penalty shall be subject to appeal as set forth in section 4-183 except that any such appeal shall be taken to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain and shall have precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-191 . Such final order shall not be subject to appeal under any other provision of the general statutes. No challenge to any final order of the commissioner assessing a civil penalty shall be allowed as to any issue which could have been raised by an appeal of an earlier order, notice, permit, denial or other final decision by the commissioner. Any civil penalty authorized by this section shall become due and payable (1) at the time of receipt of a final order in the case of a civil penalty assessed in such order after a hearing, (2) on the first day after the expiration of the period in which a hearing may be requested if no hearing is requested, or (3) on the first day after any withdrawal of a request for hearing.

(f) Any person acting within the terms and conditions of a final order or permit issued by the commissioner shall not be subject to a civil penalty under this section for any actions which the commissioner finds were within the terms and conditions of such final order or permit. Any person claiming to have acted within the terms and conditions of a final order or permit shall have the burdens of production and persuasion on his defense in any administrative hearing on a civil penalty held by the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-27 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 423 / Section 22-27
Sec. 22-27. Establishment of standards. Market information.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to establish and maintain standard packages, grades and classifications for farm and horticultural crops, including poultry and poultry products, such standards, as far as possible, to be identical with similar standards established under authority of the Congress of the United States.

See Sec. 22-39a re controlled atmosphere storage of fruit.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-403 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446j / Section 22a-403
Sec. 22a-403. (Formerly Sec. 25-112). Permits for construction. Notice and requirements for hearing.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's representative, engineer or consultant shall determine the impact of the construction work on the environment, on the safety of persons and property and on the tidal wetlands and inland wetlands and watercourses of the state in accordance with the provisions of sections 22a-28 to 22a-45 , inclusive, and shall further determine the need for a fishway in accordance with the provisions of section 26-136 , and shall examine the documents and inspect the site, and, upon approval thereof, the commissioner shall issue a permit authorizing the proposed construction work under such conditions as the commissioner may direct. The commissioner shall send a copy of the permit to the town clerk in any municipality in which the structure is located or any municipality which will be affected by the structure. An applicant for a permit issued under this section to construct a dam for a public drinking water supply shall notify the Commissioner of Public Health of such application. An applicant for a permit issued under this section to alter, rebuild, repair or remove an existing dam shall not be required to obtain a permit under sections 22a-28 to 22a-45a , inclusive, or section 22a-342 , 22a-361 or 22a-368 . An applicant for a permit issued under this section to construct a new dam shall not be required to obtain a permit under sections 22a-28 to 22a-45a , inclusive, for such construction. An applicant for a dam safety permit shall not be required to obtain approval of a certification under section 25-68d .

Annotations to former section 25-112:

If original plan was illegal for lack of compliance with chapter, an agreement to “rebuild”, if destroyed, is unenforceable. 74 C. 208. Jury could find that erection of flashboards without required approval constituted negligence. 127 C. 632. To be actionable the violation of statute must be shown to have been the proximate cause of the injury. 147 C. 153.

Cited. 23 CS 90.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 197 C. 134; 226 C. 579.

Cited. 41 CA 120.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-66c — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 441 / Section 22a-66c
Sec. 22a-66c. Registration of pesticide application businesses. Application. Fee.
Status: in_force

(b) Application for a certificate shall be made on such form as the commissioner may prescribe and with such information as the commissioner deems necessary to fulfill the purposes of this section, section 22a-66b , and sections 22a-66d to 22a-66j , inclusive, including, but not limited to: (1) The applicant's name and residential address; (2) the name, address and telephone number of the place of business; and (3) the type of business. A pesticide application business shall notify the commissioner of any change in the information contained in an application or in the status of the business as a pesticide application business. The notification shall be submitted, in writing, not more than thirty days after the change.

(c) An application for a certificate shall be accompanied by payment of a fee of two hundred forty dollars. The commissioner may waive payment of the fee for the initial renewal of a certificate issued during the three months prior to expiration. A pesticide application business which employs not more than one certified applicator shall be exempt from payment of a fee. An application for a certificate or renewal shall not be deemed to be complete or sufficient until the fee is paid in full. Funds received by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(d) Any business registered under this section shall display the registration number assigned to it by the commissioner on the body of any motor vehicle used by it in the course of business, in any newspaper advertisement for the business, on any billboard advertisement for the business, and in any advertisement for the business placed in the generally circulated telephone directory. Any such business shall further include the number in any written contract it enters into for provision of pesticide application services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-111w — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 427a / Section 22-111w
Sec. 22-111w. Storage of bulk fertilizers. Best management practices for fertilizer use and application.
Status: in_force

(b) Fertilizer use and application shall comply with best management practices and with regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 22-111j .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-49 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 441 / Section 22a-49
Sec. 22a-49. Registration statement. Criteria for registration.
Status: repealed

(1) The name and address of the applicant and of any other person whose name will appear on the labeling;

(2) The name of the pesticide;

(3) A complete copy of the labeling of the pesticide, a statement of all claims to be made for it, and any directions for its use;

(4) If requested by the commissioner, a full description of the tests made and the results thereof upon which the claims are based. In the case of renewal of registration, a statement shall be required only with respect to information which is different from that furnished when the pesticide was registered or last reregistered;

(5) The complete formula of the pesticide;

(6) A request that the pesticide be classified for general use, for restricted use, or for both. Such requested classification shall be at least as restrictive as the pesticide's classification under FIFRA; and

(7) If requested by the commissioner, a report on the pesticide which includes information on tests that have been made to establish the effectiveness of the product against the pest which is to be controlled, information concerning any hazard involved in the use of the product, information concerning both acute and chronic toxicity of the pesticide, information with regard to the persistence of the pesticide in the environment and information relating to the pesticide's impact on nontarget organisms.

(b) The commissioner shall review the data after receipt of the application and shall, within thirty days, either register the pesticide or notify the applicant of his determination that it does not comply with the provisions of this part.

(c) Repealed by P.A. 77-529, S. 6.

(d) The commissioner shall register a pesticide if he determines that all requirements of this part have been satisfied, and when considered with any restrictions imposed by section 22a-50 :

(1) Its composition is such as to warrant the proposed claims for it;

(2) Its labeling complies with the requirements of 86 Stat. 979 (P.L. 92-516), as may be amended from time to time;

(3) It will perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; and

(4) When used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice it will not usually cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.

(e) When two or more pesticides meet the requirements of this part, one shall not be registered in preference to the other. The commissioner shall not make any lack of essentialness of a pesticide a criterion for denying registration of such pesticide.

(f) If the commissioner determines that the requirements for registration are not satisfied, he shall notify the applicant for registration of his determination and of his reasons, including the factual basis, and unless the applicant corrects the conditions and notifies the commissioner of such corrections during the thirty-day period beginning with the day after the date on which the applicant receives the notice, the commissioner may refuse to register the pesticide. Whenever the commissioner refuses to register a pesticide, he shall notify the applicant of his decision and of his reasons, including the factual basis, therefor. Upon such notification, the applicant for registration or other interested persons with the concurrence of the applicant shall have the same remedies as provided for in section 22a-52 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-246c — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-246c
Sec. 22a-246c. Beverage container recycling program account and program. Grants. Purpose. Financial audit.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall implement the beverage container recycling grant program. The beverage container recycling grant program shall provide funding for new or expanded beverage container redemption centers that are located in communities that lack access to beverage container redemption locations. Such grant program shall prioritize the award of such grants to first-time redemption center owners and those that are locally-owned, minority-owned and women-owned businesses. When awarding grants pursuant to such program, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, shall consider current access to beverage container redemption sites, walking distances to such sites, public access to reliable transportation, population density, customer convenience, type of redemption technology to be deployed and the volume of beverage containers sold in the relevant community.

(c) Grant proceeds received pursuant to the beverage container recycling grant program may be used for infrastructure, technology and costs associated with the establishment or expansion of a beverage container redemption center and for initial operational expenses of such redemption center. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall issue, not later than December 1, 2021, a grant application process that distributes such grant proceeds.

(d) Any person or entity that receives a grant pursuant to the beverage container recycling grant program shall, not later than October first of each year, submit to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection a financial audit of grant expenditures by such person or entity until all grant moneys have been expended by such person or entity. Any such audit shall be prepared by an independent auditor and if said commissioner finds that any such grant is used for purposes that are not in conformity with uses set forth in this section, said commissioner may require repayment of such grant.

(e) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, within available appropriations, any organization that serves persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities shall be eligible for a grant pursuant to this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-21d — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-21d
Sec. 22a-21d. Connecticut Service Corps established. Project sponsors. Grants.
Status: in_force

(b) Subject to the provisions of section 7-396a , any state agency, municipality or legally designated nonprofit or not-for-profit organization incorporated in this state may sponsor a Service Corps project and apply to the commissioner for a grant for said project.

(c) Grants made available to Service Corps project sponsors shall be made, within available appropriations, in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) For the first grant year: One dollar may be awarded for each dollar of state agency or municipal government funds committed to and expended for a project and one dollar and fifty cents may be awarded for each dollar of private funds committed to and expended for the project. Not more than one dollar may be awarded to match the value of in-kind services committed to and expended on a project. No grant shall be awarded to match any indirect expenses that may be incurred by a project sponsor.

(2) Provided a project sponsor has fulfilled the terms and requirements of the grant agreement in the preceding year and provided the amount of funds other than grant funds committed to and expended for the project shall be not less than the funds committed in the first year of the project, a project sponsor may apply for and receive, within available appropriations, diminishing annual grants as follows: In the second year of the project, seventy-five per cent of the amount awarded for the first year; in the third year of the project, fifty per cent of the amount awarded for the first year; in the fourth year of the project, twenty-five per cent of the amount awarded in the first year. No grant shall be awarded after the fourth year of the project. Grants for the continuation of existing projects shall take precedence over awards for new projects.

(d) A Service Corps project sponsor may apply for and be awarded, within available appropriations, grants for more than one project provided the personnel, financial and performance records for each project are maintained as separate and distinct from the records of all other projects and the accounting records of the sponsor substantiate the separation. No grant or matching funds from one project may be used to match grant funds for any other project.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-454 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-454
Sec. 22a-454. (Formerly Sec. 25-54hh). Permit for collection, storage or treatment, containment, removal or disposal of certain substances, materials or wastes: Suspension or revocation. Prohibition of disposal of certain hazardous wastes in a land disposal facility. Status changes.
Status: in_force

(b) No person may dispose of any hazardous waste in a hazardous waste land disposal facility except the following: (1) Metal hydroxide sludge generated from the treatment of electroplating or metal finishing operation waste waters or any other metal hydroxide sludge approved by the commissioner; (2) hazardous waste sludge or residue resulting from an operation determined by the commissioner to be a recycling operation and which has received the required approvals from the commissioner and the Connecticut Siting Council, provided the commissioner determines that such residue cannot reasonably be incinerated or otherwise managed; and (3) hazardous waste spills, fly ash, residue from waste-to-energy facilities or municipal wastewater treatment sludge that has been determined to be hazardous waste but approved for such disposal by the commissioner. As used in this subsection, “hazardous waste” has the same meaning as in section 22a-115 and “hazardous waste land disposal facility” means a facility or part of a facility where hazardous waste is applied onto, placed within or beneath the soil surface and remains after closure of the facility. The prohibition established by this subsection shall not continue after July 1, 1991, unless renewed by the General Assembly. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, any restrictions on the land disposal of hazardous waste imposed by the commissioner pursuant to this subsection shall be as stringent as those imposed under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 USC 6901 et seq.), as amended.

(c) No person shall engage in the business of the transfer of hazardous waste from one vehicle to another or from one mode of transportation to another without a permit from the commissioner issued under subsection (a) of this section.

(d) The commissioner shall require the payment of the following fees for permits under this section: (1) Forty-five thousand two hundred fifty dollars to operate a hazardous waste landfill or incinerator; (2) twenty-one thousand two hundred fifty dollars to store or treat hazardous waste; (3) ten thousand seven hundred fifty dollars to engage in the transfer of hazardous waste as described in subsection (c) of this section if the hazardous waste is transferred from its original container to another container; and (4) four thousand dollars to engage in the transfer of hazardous waste as described in subsection (c) of this section if the hazardous waste remains in the original container. The commissioner shall also charge a fee of two hundred dollars for each hazardous waste treatment, disposal or storage facility which submits an application for a status change to a generator. The commissioner shall charge a fee of one hundred dollars for each hazardous waste large quantity generator which submits an application for status change to a small generator.

(e) (1) The commissioner may issue a general permit for a category of activities which require a permit under subsection (a) of this section or license under subsection (b) of section 22a-449 , except for an activity for which an individual permit has already been obtained provided the issuance of the general permit is not inconsistent with the requirements of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Any person or municipality conducting an activity for which a general permit has been issued shall not be required to obtain an individual permit under subsection (a) of this section, except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection. The general permit may regulate a category of activities which: (A) Involve the same or substantially similar types of operations; (B) involve the collection, storage, treatment or disposal of the same types of substances; (C) require the same operating conditions or standards; and (D) require the same or similar monitoring, and which in the opinion of the commissioner are more appropriately controlled under a general permit than under an individual permit. The general permit may require any person or municipality proposing to conduct any activity under the general permit to register such activity with the commissioner before it is covered by the general permit. Registration shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner.

(2) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section, or any regulations adopted thereunder, or of chapter 54, the following procedures shall apply to the issuance, renewal, modification, revocation or suspension of a general permit: (A) A general permit shall be issued for a term specified by the permit and shall clearly define the activity covered thereby and may include such conditions and requirements as the commissioner deems appropriate, including but not limited to operation and maintenance requirements, management practices, and reporting requirements; (B) the commissioner shall publish notice of intent to issue a general permit in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the affected area; (C) there shall be a comment period of thirty days following publication of such notice during which interested persons may submit written comments to the commissioner; (D) the commissioner shall publish notice of the issuance or decision not to issue a general permit in a newspaper having substantial circulation in the affected area. The commissioner may revoke, suspend or modify a general permit in accordance with the notice and comment procedures for issuance of a general permit specified in this subsection. Any person may request that the commissioner issue, modify, suspend or revoke a general permit in accordance with this subsection; and (E) summary suspension may be ordered in accordance with subsection (c) of section 4-182 .

(3) Subsequent to the issuance of a general permit, the commissioner may require any person or municipality whose activity is or may be covered by the general permit to apply for and obtain an individual permit pursuant to subsection (a) of this section if he determines that an individual permit would better protect the land, air and waters of the state from pollution. The commissioner may require an individual permit under this subdivision in cases including, but not limited to the following: (A) When the owner or operator is not in compliance with the conditions of the general permit; (B) when a change has occurred in the availability of demonstrated technology or practices for the control or abatement of pollution applicable to the activity; (C) when circumstances have changed since the time of the issuance of the general permit so that the activity is no longer appropriately controlled under the general permit, or either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized activity is necessary; or (D) when a relevant change has occurred in the applicability of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. In making the determination to require an individual permit, the commissioner may consider the location, character, and size of the activity, and any other relevant factors. The commissioner may require an individual permit under this subdivision only if the affected person or municipality covered by the general permit has been notified in writing that a permit application is required. This notice shall include a brief statement of the reasons for this decision, an application form, a statement setting a time for the person or municipality to file the application, and a statement that on the effective date of the individual permit the general permit as it applies to the individual permittee shall automatically terminate. The commissioner may grant an extension of time upon the request of the applicant. If the affected person or municipality does not submit a complete application for an individual permit within the time frame set forth in the commissioner's notice or as extended by the commissioner in writing, then the general permit as it applies to the affected person or municipality shall automatically terminate. The applicant shall use his best efforts to obtain the individual permit. Any interested person or municipality may petition the commissioner to take action under this subdivision.

(4) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this subsection.

See Sec. 22a-6m re review of permit applicant's compliance history.

See Sec. 22a-6z re regulations implementing Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.

See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.

Cited. 192 C. 591; 202 C. 300.

Subsec. (a):

Processing of spent etchant, irrespective of whether it is solid waste, is subject to regulation under section. 257 C. 128.

Because department has discretion to deny a transshipment permit, applicant cannot possess a protected property interest in such permit. 89 CA 745.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-118k — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 428a / Section 22-118k
Sec. 22-118k. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association;

(2) “Distribute” means to offer for sale, sell, exchange or barter, or to supply, furnish or otherwise provide;

(3) “Distributor” means any person who distributes;

(4) “Commercial feed” means all materials which are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed, but does not mean (A) unmixed whole seeds and physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when such whole or physically altered seeds are not chemically changed or are not adulterated within the meaning of section 22-118o , and (B) commodities such as hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, hulls and individual chemical compounds or substances when such commodities, compounds or substances are not intermixed with other materials, and are not adulterated within the meaning of section 22-118o ;

(5) “Feed ingredient” means each of the constituent materials making up a commercial feed;

(6) “Mineral feed” means a commercial feed intended to supply primarily mineral elements or inorganic nutrients;

(7) “Drug” means any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in animals other than natural persons and substances other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body;

(8) “Customer-formula feed” means commercial feed which consists of a mixture of commercial feeds or feed ingredients each batch of which is manufactured according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser;

(9) “Manufacture” means to grind, mix or blend or further process a commercial feed for distribution;

(10) “Brand name” means any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others;

(11) “Product name” means the name of the commercial feed which identifies it as to kind, class or specific use;

(12) “Label” means a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed is distributed, or on the invoice or delivery slip with which a commercial feed is distributed;

(13) “Labeling” means any written, printed or graphic matter (A) upon a commercial feed or any of its containers or wrapper, or (B) accompanying such commercial feed;

(14) “Ton” means a net weight of two thousand pounds avoirdupois;

(15) “Per cent” or “percentages” means percentages by weights;

(16) “Official sample” means a sample of feed taken by the Commissioner of Agriculture, or the commissioner's designated agent, in accordance with the provisions of section 22-118r ;

(17) “Contract feeder” means a person who, as an independent contractor, feeds commercial feed to animals pursuant to a contract whereby such commercial feed is supplied, furnished or otherwise provided to such person and whereby such person's remuneration is determined all or in part by feed consumption, mortality, profits or amount or quality of product;

(18) “Pet food” means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by pets;

(19) “Pet” means any domesticated animal normally maintained in or near the household of the owner thereof;

(20) “Specialty pet food” means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by specialty pets;

(21) “Specialty pet” means any domesticated animal pet normally maintained in a cage or tank, such as, but not limited to, gerbils, hamsters, canaries, psittacine birds, mynahs, finches, tropical fish, goldfish, snakes and turtles;

(22) “Quantity statement” means the net weight (mass), net volume (liquid or dry) or count;

(23) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture; and

(24) “Director” means the director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-153 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446a / Section 22a-153
Sec. 22a-153. (Formerly Sec. 19-25d). Duties of Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Regulations. Consultants to Governor. Deposit of fees into General Fund. Radiation exposure guidelines for emergency responders and the public.
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(b) Said commissioner may employ, subject to the provisions of chapter 67, and prescribe the powers and duties of such persons as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-151 to 22a-158 , inclusive.

(c) Said commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning sources of ionizing radiation and radioactive materials, including, but not limited to, regulations:

(1) Necessary to secure agreement state status from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 USC 2021, as amended from time to time;

(2) Relating to the construction, operation, control, tracking, security or decommissioning of sources of ionizing radiation, including, but not limited to, any modification or alteration of such sources;

(3) Relating to the production, transportation, use, storage, possession, management, treatment, disposal or remediation of radioactive materials;

(4) Relating to planning for and responding to terrorist or other emergency events, or the potential for such events, that involve or may include radioactive materials;

(5) Necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-151 to 22a-158 , inclusive;

(6) Establishing fees for the licensure of sources of ionizing radiation, that, in conjunction with the fees collected pursuant to section 22a-148 , shall be sufficient for the administration, implementation and enforcement of an ionizing radiation program; and

(7) To reciprocate in the recognition of specific licenses issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or another state that has reached agreement with the NRC pursuant to 42 USC 2021(b), as amended from time to time.

(d) The Governor, or the commissioner, is authorized to employ such consultants, experts and technicians as are necessary for the purpose of conducting investigations and reporting on matters connected with the implementation of the provisions of sections 22a-148 to 22a-158 , inclusive.

(e) Any fees collected in accordance with section 22a-148 or 22a-150 , or any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(f) The commissioner may establish radiation exposure guidelines for emergency responders and the public for the management of emergencies involving radioactive materials. Any such guidelines shall be compatible with the recommendations of the federal government and the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

(g) This section shall not be construed to confer authority to regulate materials or activities reserved to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 42 USC 2021(c) and 10 CFR Part 150.