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CT Gen Stat § 22a-449u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-449u - Bond authorization for underground storage tank petroleum clean-up program.

 (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate thirty-six million dollars, provided (1) nine million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2013, (2) nine million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2014, and (3) nine million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2015.(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of providing payment or reimbursement ordered by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to the underground storage tank petroleum clean-up program.(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.(P.A. 12-189, S. 48.)History: P.A. 12-189 effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-449v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-449v - Underground storage tank general liability insurance policy. Cancellation restriction.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any general liability insurance policy issued for or applicable to an underground storage tank shall not be cancelled or denied renewal solely due to such policy's applicability to an underground storage tank. The provisions of this section shall apply to any such policy issued or eligible for renewal on or after June 7, 2018.(P.A. 18-118, S. 1.)History: P.A. 18-118 effective June 7, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-451a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-451a - Annual report.

 Section 22a-451a is repealed, effective October 1, 2009.(P.A. 85-610, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 513.)
CT Gen Stat § 22a-451b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-451b - Expenditures by agencies paid from emergency spill response account.

 Section 22a-451b is repealed, effective October 1, 2009.(P.A. 91-376, S. 7, 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 513.)
CT Gen Stat § 22a-452b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-452b - Exemptions.

 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a mortgagee who acquires title to real estate by virtue of a foreclosure or tender of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, shall not be liable for any assessment, fine or other costs imposed by the state for any spill upon such real estate beyond the value of such real estate, provided such spill occurred prior to the date of acquisition of title to such real estate by such mortgagee.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22a-451, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may enter into an agreement with any person or the estate of any person, as applicable, who died or sustained serious bodily injury and for which the commissioner incurred expenses to contain, remove or mitigate the human bodily effects of such death or serious bodily injury on any land or waters of the state. Any such agreement may provide for the payment of less than all: (1) Costs and expenses incurred in containing, removing or mitigating such effects, and (2) legal expenses and court costs incurred by the department in seeking such recovery of costs and expenses. The commissioner shall not seek the recovery of any such costs and expenses from any person or the estate of any person, as applicable, who dies or sustains serious bodily injury, on or after June 6, 2014, and for which the commissioner incurs expenses to contain, remove or mitigate only the human bodily effects of such death or serious bodily injury on any land or waters of the state.(P.A. 85-443, S. 3, 5; P.A. 14-153, S. 1.)History: P.A. 14-153 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re authority of commissioner to enter into agreement with person or estate of person who died or sustained serious bodily injury re expenses to contain, remove or mitigate the human bodily effects of such death or serious bodily injury, effective June 6, 2014.Cited. 226 C. 358.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-452c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-452c - Definition of “spill”.

 For the purposes of sections 22a-452a and 22a-452b, “spill” means the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration of oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or solid, liquid or gaseous products or hazardous waste.(P.A. 85-443, S. 1, 5.)Cited. 239 C. 284.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-452d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-452d - Limitation on liability of innocent landowners: Definitions.

 As used in this section, section 22a-452e and section 22a-433:(1) “Innocent landowner” means: (A) A person holding an interest in real estate, other than a security interest, that, while owned by that person, is subject to a spill or discharge if the spill or discharge is caused solely by any one of or any combination of the following: (i) An act of God; (ii) an act of war; (iii) an act or omission of a third party other than an employee, agent or lessee of the landowner or other than one whose act or omission occurs in connection with a contractual relationship, existing directly or indirectly, with the landowner, unless there was a reasonably foreseeable threat of pollution or the landowner knew or had reason to know of the act or omission and failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the spill or discharge, or (iv) an act or omission occurring in connection with a contractual arrangement arising from a published tariff and acceptance for carriage by a common carrier by rail, unless there was a reasonably foreseeable threat of pollution or the landowner knew, or had reason to know, of the act or omission and failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the spill or discharge; or (B) a person who acquires an interest in real estate, other than a security interest, after the date of a spill or discharge if the person is not otherwise liable for the spill or discharge as the result of actions taken before the acquisition and, at the time of acquisition, the person (i) does not know and has no reason to know of the spill or discharge, and inquires, consistent with good commercial or customary practices, into the previous uses of the property; (ii) is a government entity; (iii) acquires the interest in real estate by inheritance or bequest; or (iv) acquires the interest in real estate as an executor or administrator of a decedent's estate.(2) “Discharge” means a discharge causing pollution, as those terms are defined in section 22a-423.(3) “Spill” means a spill as defined in section 22a-452c.(P.A. 93-375, S. 1, 4; P.A. 95-190, S. 7, 17.)History: P.A. 93-375 effective June 30, 1993; P.A. 95-190 amended Subdiv. (1) to add provision re reasonably foreseeable threat of pollution to criteria for defining an innocent landowner in cases of a spill in connection with a contract for carriage by rail and deleted a provision extending liability protection to trustees who receive property from a decedent's estate, effective June 29, 1995.Cited. 236 C. 722.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-453. (Formerly Sec. 25-54gg) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-453. (Formerly Sec. 25-54gg) - Coordination of activities with other agencies. Contracts for services.

 The commissioner shall represent the state in its relations with the federal government and with any municipality and with any regional or interstate authority in all matters relating to oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or solid, liquid or gaseous products or hazardous wastes pollution or contamination or emergency resulting from the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration of such substance or material or waste. Said commissioner may enter into agreements with the federal government, such municipalities or authorities, to coordinate supervisory activities and, subject to adequate appropriations, share reasonable costs. The commissioner may contract with any person, firm or corporation for such protective and cleanup services as may from time to time be required.(1969, P.A. 765, S. 6; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 106; P.A. 79-605, S. 7, 17.)History: 1971 act replaced references to water resources commission with references to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 79-605 clarified provisions by adding references to solid, liquid or gaseous products, to hazardous wastes and to emergencies resulting from discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss etc. and by deleting phrases which had limited applicability of provisions to cases involving state waters; Sec. 25-54gg transferred to Sec. 22a-453 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-453a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-453a - Oil spill contingency planning and coordination.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall develop and implement a program of oil spill contingency planning and coordination with local officials.(P.A. 90-269, S. 1, 8; P.A. 92-162, S. 14, 25; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 92-162 deleted requirement that the commissioner adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section; 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-454a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-454a - Closure plans. Fees. Regulations.

 Each hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility, as defined in regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-449, shall pay a fee of four thousand dollars at the time it submits closure/postclosure plans to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.(P.A. 90-231, S. 17, 28; P.A. 91-369, S. 19, 36; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 137; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 434; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 91-369 restated commissioner's authority to adopt regulations setting the fees required by this section; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 increased fee for submission of closure or postclosure plans from $2,500 to $3,750 and deleted provisions re amount of fees prescribed by regulation, effective August 20, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $3,750 to $4,000; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-454b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-454b - Groundwater monitoring. Fees. Regulations.

 Each hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility, as defined in regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-449, which is subject to groundwater monitoring requirements shall pay a fee of nine hundred forty dollars annually during its operating and postclosure period.(P.A. 90-231, S. 18, 28; P.A. 91-369, S. 20, 36; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 138; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 435.)History: P.A. 91-369 restated commissioner's authority to adopt regulations setting the fees required by this section; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 increased fee for facilities subject to groundwater monitoring requirements from $500 to $750 and deleted provisions re amount of fees prescribed by regulation, effective August 20, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $750 to $940.See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-454c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-454c - Annual fees. Generators of acutely hazardous waste. Facilities.

 (a) Each generator which generates in any calendar month during the calendar year one thousand kilograms or more of hazardous waste or one kilogram or more of acutely hazardous waste shall pay an annual fee of two hundred dollars to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.(b) Each hazardous waste landfill, incinerator, storage, treatment or land treatment facility, as defined in regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to section 22a-449, shall pay an annual fee of one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars.(P.A. 90-231, S. 19, 28; P.A. 91-369, S. 21, 36; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 139; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 436; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 91-369 amended Subsec. (c) to restate commissioner's authority to adopt regulations setting the fees required by this section; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (a) to increase annual fee for generators from $50 to $100, amended Subsec. (b) to increase annual fee for hazardous waste landfills, incinerators, storage, treatment or land treatment facilities from $1,000 to $1,500, and deleted former Subsec. (c) re amount of fees prescribed by regulation, effective August 20, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing annual fee from $100 to $200 and amended Subsec. (b) by increasing annual fee from $1,500 to $1,750; 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.See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-457a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-457a - Floating boom retention devices required, when. Regulations.

 Each tank ship and tank barge from which and to which oil or petroleum liquids are being transferred shall be protected by (1) a floating boom retention device which shall enclose the vessel, or (2) any other device designed for the retention of oil or petroleum liquids for which the commissioner has issued written approval for the particular site at which the oil or petroleum liquids are transferred. The floating boom retention device or other device approved by the commissioner shall be deployed at sufficient distance from the vessel to catch and contain any spilled oil or petroleum, except when weather, wind, sea, or ice conditions prevent the boom or other device from being wholly or partially deployed in a safe manner. The terminal operator shall report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection prior to transfer if the weather, wind, sea, or ice conditions exist or develop after deployment which require removal of the boom or other device. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, creating exemptions to the use of floating boom retention devices or other devices where he deems them in the best interest of public health and safety and protection of the environment.(P.A. 90-274, S. 13, 14; P.A. 93-47; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 93-47 authorized use of alternative retention devices with approval of the commissioner; 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-458. (Formerly Sec. 25-54ll) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-458. (Formerly Sec. 25-54ll) - Water pollution control authority, mandatory establishment by municipality.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any special act or municipal charter provision to the contrary, including but not limited to any referendum provision, the legislative body of any municipality ordered by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, under the provisions of chapter 474 and this chapter, to abate or control water pollution shall establish a water pollution control authority and authorize the necessary funds to undertake and complete any action necessary to comply with such order.(1971, P.A. 305, S. 1; P.A. 78-154, S. 17; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: 1971, P.A. 872 allowed substitution of environmental protection commissioner for water resources commission; P.A. 78-154 substituted water pollution control authorities for sewer authorities and rephrased provisions; Sec. 25-54ll transferred to Sec. 22a-458 in 1983; 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.In this instance, statute prevails over town charter and does not violate home rule provision of Art. X, Sec. 1 of Connecticut Constitution. 216 C. 436. Cited. 237 C. 135.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-460. (Formerly Sec. 25-54nn) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-460. (Formerly Sec. 25-54nn) - Detergents: Definitions.

 As used in sections 22a-460 to 22a-462, inclusive:(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.(1971, P.A. 248, S. 1; P.A. 74-311, S. 2, 6; P.A. 79-605, S. 12, 17; P.A. 82-117, S. 1.)History: P.A. 74-311 included oil emulsifying agents and soluble oil compounds in definition of “synthetic detergent”, deleted exclusion of polyphosphate builders or phosphorus essential for medical, scientific or special engineering use in definition of “polyphosphate builders” and “phosphorus” and made minor wording change in definition of “recommended use level”; P.A. 79-605 included “organic solvents” in definition of “synthetic detergent”; P.A. 82-117 added Subsec. (g) defining “sewage system additive”; Sec. 25-54nn transferred to Sec. 22a-460 in 1983.