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CT Gen Stat § 22a-133ff (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133ff - Municipal liability for easement acquired for recreational use.

 (a) For purposes of this section, “charge” has the same meaning as provided in section 52-557f, except that “charge” does not include tax revenue collected pursuant to title 12 by any owner, as defined in said section 52-557f, “hazardous waste” has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-115, and “pollution” has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-423.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or regulations to the contrary, any municipality with a population greater than ninety thousand people that acquires an easement over property of another that is duly recorded on the land records for the purpose of making the property included in such easement available to the public for recreational use without charge, rent, fee or other commercial service shall not be liable to the state for any fines, penalties or costs of investigation or remediation with respect to any pollution or source of pollution or contamination by hazardous waste on or emanating from such easement area, provided such pollution or source of pollution or contamination by hazardous waste (1) occurred or existed on such property prior to the municipality's acquisition of such easement, and (2) was not caused or created by or contributed to by such municipality or by an agent of such municipality and provided such municipality, or the use of such easement area by the public, does not contribute to or exacerbate such existing pollution or source of pollution or contamination by hazardous waste or prevent the investigation or remediation of such pollution or contamination. Such municipality shall not interfere with, and shall provide access to, other persons who are investigating and remediating any such pollution or source of pollution or contamination by hazardous waste. This section does not limit or affect the liability of the owner or operator of the property on which such easement is located under any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, any obligation to address any such pollution or source of pollution or contamination by hazardous waste, or from any fines or penalties.(c) Any municipality that acquires an easement for recreational use as provided in subsection (b) of this section shall ensure that any pollution or source of pollution or contamination from hazardous waste, on or emanating from such easement area, does not pose a risk to the public based upon the use of such easement.(P.A. 11-61, S. 140; 11-141, S. 20.)History: P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (a) to redefine “charge”.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133g - Reimbursement for costs and expenses of remedial action.

 Whenever the commissioner pursues remedial action pursuant to section 22a-133e, he shall seek reimbursement of the costs and expenses incurred by requesting the Attorney General to bring a civil action to recover such costs and expenses from the responsible party. The costs and expenses recovered may include but shall not be limited to (1) the actual cost of the remedial action; (2) any administrative costs not exceeding ten per cent of the actual costs; (3) the costs of recovering the reimbursement, and (4) interest on the actual costs at a rate of ten per cent a year from the date such expenses were paid. If a hazardous waste disposal site was negligently caused, the responsible party may, at the discretion of the court, be liable for damages equal to one and one-half times the costs and expenses incurred.(P.A. 87-561, S. 7, 13.)
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133gg (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133gg - Evaluation of risk-based decision making for remediation of contaminated sites. Report. Statutory and regulatory recommendations.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall evaluate risk-based decision making related to the remediation of contaminated sites. The commissioner shall, within existing resources, engage independent experts in the field, with broad national experience, to conduct such evaluation and prepare a report that includes an assessment of the existing process of risk-based decision making including risk assessment and risk management tools utilized to protect public health, general welfare and the environment. Such evaluation and report shall also include identification of best practices in ecological and human health risk assessment and risk management used by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and other regulatory agencies, and those published by the National Academy of Sciences. The commissioner shall provide opportunities for public review and input during the evaluation process. Upon completion of the evaluation and report, the commissioner shall consider the evaluation and report and make recommendations for statutory and regulatory changes to the risk-based decision making process including, but not limited to, those in section 22a-6u not later than October 1, 2014. For purposes of this section, “commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.(P.A. 13-308, S. 28.)History: P.A. 13-308 effective July 12, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133h - Telephone line for hazardous waste disposal site information.

 The commissioner shall establish a toll-free telephone line to receive anonymous information from the public leading to the discovery of hazardous waste disposal sites. Any site identified from such information as a hazardous disposal site which poses a threat to the environment or public health shall be listed in the inventory prepared pursuant to section 22a-133c.(P.A. 87-561, S. 8, 13.)
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133hh (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133hh - Unified clean-up program regulations. Required provisions.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, in any regulation that the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection adopts on or after July 1, 2014, concerning the establishment of a unified clean-up program to address releases, including oil and hazardous substances, the commissioner shall include provisions that shorten the time frames within which the commissioner shall determine whether to audit a final verification submitted by a licensed environmental professional or other person, if authorized by law, and to indicate at the end of such process that no further action is required, including reopeners, as appropriate.(P.A. 13-308, S. 29.)History: P.A. 13-308 effective July 12, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133i - Bonds.

 The commissioner may provide the state share of payments of the costs of remedial action pursuant to CERCLA from funds authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29 of special act 87-77 and subdivision (5) of subsection (e) of section 2 of special act 86-54.(P.A. 87-561, S. 9, 13; P.A. 97-124, S. 9, 16.)History: P.A. 97-124 deleted a $5,000,000 cap on the amount to be paid from certain bond funds for the state share of payments for costs of remedial action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, effective June 6, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133j - Annual report.

 On or before October 1, 1987, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on the activities of the program authorized pursuant to sections 22a-133a to 22a-133i, inclusive. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) An accounting of funds expended and remaining in the accounts established for the purpose of said sections; (2) the number of sites identified as hazardous waste disposal sites which pose a threat to the environment or public health, the number of site assessments made during the previous twelve-month period; (3) the number of sites where remedial action has been initiated; (4) the number of sites where remedial action has been completed; (5) the anticipated needs for funding and staff; and (6) any noncompliance with time periods for site assessments required by subsection (b) of section 22a-133d and the reasons therefor.(P.A. 87-561, S. 10, 13.)
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133l - Grants to clean up landfills where hazardous waste was disposed of.

 (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may establish, within available appropriations, a program of grants to municipalities and regional refuse disposal districts for the clean up of landfills where wastes were disposed of and later determined to be hazardous waste, as defined in section 22a-115. Any grant made under this section may be used for costs incurred in the following: (1) Investigation and monitoring of soils and groundwater at or near such landfills, (2) removal of hazardous waste for disposal at another location, (3) closure of the landfill, and (4) compliance with state or federal hazardous waste regulations.(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section.(P.A. 89-365, S. 3, 9; P.A. 92-162, S. 4, 25; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 92-162 amended Subsec. (b) to make regulations under this section discretionary rather than mandatory; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133n - Environmental use restrictions: Definitions.

 For the purposes of sections 22a-133n to 22a-133r, inclusive: “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection; “person” has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-2; and “environmental use restriction” means an environmental land use restriction or notice of activity and use limitation executed and recorded as prescribed in section 22a-133o, the purpose of which is to minimize the risk of human exposure to pollutants and hazards to the environment by (1) preventing the use of specified real property for certain purposes, or (2) prohibiting or requiring certain activities on such property.(P.A. 94-198, S. 4, 13; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-122, S. 134; P.A. 18-85, S. 2.)History: P.A. 94-198 effective June 7, 1994; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-122 made technical changes; P.A. 18-85 redefined “environmental use restriction”.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133q (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133q - Environmental use restrictions: Regulations re environmental land use restrictions and notices of activity and use limitation.

 The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of sections 22a-133n to 22a-133r, inclusive. Such regulations may include, but not be limited to, provisions regarding the form, contents, fees, financial surety, monitoring and reporting, filing procedure for, and release from, environmental land use restrictions and notice of activity and use limitations.(P.A. 94-198, S. 7, 13; P.A. 11-141, S. 14; P.A. 13-308, S. 35.)History: P.A. 94-198 effective June 7, 1994; P.A. 11-141 added “fees, financial surety, monitoring and reporting” re regulations provisions, effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 13-308 changed reference from environmental use restrictions to environmental land use restrictions and added reference to notice of activity and use limitations.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133r - Environmental use restrictions: Abatement of pollution when restriction or notice is void or without effect.

 In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction finds for any reason that an environmental use restriction or notice of activity and use limitation is void or without effect for any reason, the owner of the subject land, in accordance with a schedule prescribed by the commissioner, shall promptly abate pollution thereon consistently with standards adopted under section 22a-133k for remediation of land used for residential or recreational purposes.(P.A. 94-198, S. 8, 13; P.A. 13-308, S. 36; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-9, S. 10.)History: P.A. 94-198 effective June 7, 1994; P.A. 13-308 changed reference from environmental use restriction to environmental land use restriction and added reference to notice of activity and use limitation; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-9 changed “environmental land use restriction” to “environmental use restriction”, effective October 2, 2020.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133t - Special Contaminated Property Remediation and Insurance Fund.

 There is established and created a fund to be known as the “Special Contaminated Property Remediation and Insurance Fund”. There shall be deposited in the fund: (1) The proceeds of bonds issued by the state for deposit into said fund and used in accordance with this section; (2) revenues from taxes or fees required to be deposited into the fund pursuant to law; and (3) interest or other income earned on the investment of moneys in the fund pending transfer or use pursuant to this section and section 22a-133u. The fund may contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Investment earnings credited to the assets of said fund shall become part of the assets of said fund. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in said fund for the fiscal year next succeeding.(P.A. 95-190, S. 4, 17; P.A. 96-250, S. 4, 7.)History: P.A. 95-190, S. 4 effective June 29, 1995; P.A. 96-250 deleted former Subsecs. (a), (c), (d) and (e) containing provisions authorizing revenue bonds for the fund, effective July 1, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-133z (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-133z - General permits for contaminated site remediation.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may issue a general permit, in accordance with the provisions of the relevant section of the general statutes which authorizes the general permit, for any activity related to contaminated site remediation which activity the commissioner deems appropriate for a general permit.(P.A. 95-190, S. 16, 17; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 95-190, S. 16 effective June 29, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-134b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-134b - Damages.

 (a) Failure of the transferor to comply with any of the provisions of sections 22a-134 to 22a-134e, inclusive, and sections 22a-134h and 22a-134i entitles the transferee to recover damages from the transferor, and renders the transferor of the establishment strictly liable, without regard to fault, for all remediation costs and for all direct and indirect damages.(b) An action to recover damages pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be commenced not later than six years after the later of (1) the due date for the filing of the appropriate transfer form pursuant to section 22a-134a, or (2) the actual filing date of the appropriate transfer form.(c) This section shall apply to any action brought for the reimbursement or recovery of costs associated with investigation and remediation, which includes assessment, investigation, containment, mitigation, removal, remediation and monitoring, and all direct and indirect damages, except any action that becomes final and is no longer subject to appeal on or before October 1, 2009.(P.A. 85-568, S. 4; P.A. 95-183, S. 5; P.A. 09-235, S. 5; P.A. 10-135, S. 4; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-9, S. 7.)History: P.A. 95-183 added a reference to Sec. 22a-134e and changed “cleanup and removal costs” to “remediation costs”; P.A. 09-235 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re actions, effective July 9, 2009; P.A. 10-135 amended Subsec. (c) by redefining investigation and remediation to include assessment, investigation, containment, mitigation, removal, remediation and monitoring and deleting reference to Sec. 22-452(n), effective July 1, 2010; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-9 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Secs. 22a-134h and 22a-134i, effective October 2, 2020.Trial court properly considered in its valuation of property the possibility of recovering remediation costs pursuant to Transfer Act. 272 C. 14.Cited. 27 CA 353; 30 CA 204; 43 CA 113.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-134c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-134c - Authority of commissioner.

 The provisions of sections 22a-134 to 22a-134e, inclusive, and sections 22a-134h and 22a-134i shall not affect the authority of the commissioner under any other statute or regulation, including, but not limited to, the authority to issue any order to the transferor or transferee of an establishment.(P.A. 85-568, S. 5; P.A. 95-183, S. 6; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-9, S. 8.)History: P.A. 95-183 added a reference to Sec. 22a-134e; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-9 added reference to Secs. 22a-134h and 22a-134i, effective October 2, 2020.Cited. 27 CA 353; 43 CA 113.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-134d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-134d - Penalty.

 Any person who violates any provision of sections 22a-134a to 22a-134e, inclusive, and sections 22a-134h and 22a-134i or regulations issued in accordance with the provisions of said sections shall be assessed a civil penalty or shall be fined in accordance with section 22a-438.(P.A. 85-568, S. 6; P.A. 95-183, S. 7; 95-190, S. 15, 17; P.A. 01-204, S. 17; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 73, 131; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-9, S. 9.)History: P.A. 95-183 added a reference to Sec. 22a-134e; P.A. 95-190 also added reference to Sec. 22a-134e and provided for a penalty under this section for anyone who gives false information pursuant to a voluntary site remediation, effective June 29, 1995; P.A. 01-204 deleted existing provisions and added provisions re assessment of civil penalty or fine in accordance with Sec. 22a-438; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 revised effective date of P.A. 01-204 but without affecting this section; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-9 added reference to Secs. 22a-134h and 22a-134i, effective October 2, 2020.Cited. 27 CA 353; 43 CA 113.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-134f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 445 - Hazardous Waste|Section 22a-134f - List of hazardous waste facilities. Municipal clerks to maintain and post.

 (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall provide the clerk of each municipality in the state with a list of all hazardous waste facilities located within such municipality. As used in this section, “hazardous waste” means any material defined as hazardous waste in section 22a-115 except sewage and sewage sludge, and “hazardous waste facility” means a facility as defined in section 22a-115, except a facility which stores hazardous waste for less than ninety days or whose primary business is not disposal, treatment or recovery of hazardous waste, but which may treat or recover such waste as an integral part of an industrial process, and any site listed under section 22a-133c. Each such list shall be updated by the commissioner at least quarterly.(b) Each municipal clerk shall maintain a copy of the list provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, as updated, and shall post a notice of the availability of the list in the area where the municipal land records are kept.(P.A. 91-294, S. 1, 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.See Sec. 20-327f re disclosure of lists of hazardous waste facilities in connection with the sale of one-to-four family residential real property.