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CT Gen Stat § 22a-516 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-516 - Regional water pollution control authorities: Bonds to be securities and negotiable instruments.

 (a) Bonds issued by an authority under the provisions of sections 22a-500 to 22a-519, inclusive, are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, credit unions, building and loan associations, investment companies, banking associations, trust companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries and pension, profit-sharing and retirement funds may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state is now or may hereafter be authorized.(b) Whether or not the bonds of an authority created pursuant to sections 22a-500 to 22a-519, inclusive, are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under article 8 of title 42a, such bonds shall be and are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of said article 8 of title 42a, subject only to the provisions of the bonds for registration.(c) Any pledge made by a municipality or an authority pursuant to the provisions of sections 22a-500 to 22a-519, inclusive, shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made, and any revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys so pledged and thereafter received by such municipality or authority shall be subject immediately to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof, filing or further act. The lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the municipality or the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof and shall be a statutory lien. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created shall be required to be recorded.(P.A. 95-329, S. 26, 31; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 66.)History: P.A. 95-329, S. 26 effective July 13, 1995; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 amended Subsec. (c) to delete a provision subjecting liens of pledges under section to the Uniform Commercial Code, effective May 12, 2004, and applicable to any pledge, lien or security interest of this state or any political subdivision of this state, which was in existence on October 1, 2003, or created after October 1, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-517 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-517 - Regional water pollution control authorities: Receipt of Clean Water Fund disbursements.

 (a) An authority created under sections 22a-500 to 22a-519, inclusive, shall be a public authority having power to make charges for its authorized function and shall be considered a municipality as defined in section 22a-475.(b) The initial project undertaken by a new authority shall receive (1) a grant of twenty-five per cent of the cost of the project, unless such project is a combined sewer project, in which case a new authority shall receive a grant of fifty-five per cent of the cost of the project. In either case such cost shall be the cost the United States Environmental Protection Agency uses in making grants pursuant to Part 35 of the federal Construction Grant Regulations Act and Titles II and VI of the federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; and (2) a loan for the remainder of the costs of the project, not exceeding one hundred per cent of the eligible water quality project costs. All loans made in accordance with the provisions of this section shall bear an interest rate of two per cent per annum. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may allow any project fund obligation to be repaid by a borrowing authority prior to maturity without penalty.(P.A. 95-329, S. 27, 31; P.A. 07-154, S. 5; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 95-329, S. 27 effective July 13, 1995; P.A. 07-154 amended Subsec. (b) to delete provision barring eligible projects that receive a loan from receiving a project grant, effective June 25, 2007; 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. (b), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-518 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-518 - Regional water pollution control authorities: Jurisdiction.

 (a) An authority shall have jurisdiction over all or such portions of the constituent municipalities as may be jointly agreed upon by such municipalities.(b) Any superior court located within a judicial district that includes any area within the jurisdiction of an authority shall have jurisdiction over any dispute involving an authority except actions commenced pursuant to subsection (b) of section 22a-506.(P.A. 95-329, S. 28, 31; P.A. 02-85, S. 1.)History: P.A. 95-329, S. 28 effective July 13, 1995; P.A. 02-85 amended Subsec. (a) to replace provisions re jurisdiction congruent with outermost boundaries of constituent municipalities with provisions re jurisdiction over all or portions of constituent municipalities as may be jointly agreed upon by such municipalities and amended Subsec. (b) to add “within a judicial district that includes any area”.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-519 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-519 - Regional water pollution control authorities: Indemnification of officers. Representation of authority by Attorney General. Legal fees of officers.

 (a) The authority shall protect, save harmless and indemnify its directors, officers and employees from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or alleged deprivation of any person's civil rights or any other act or omission resulting in damage or injury, if the director, officer or employee is found to have been acting in the discharge of his duties or within the scope of his office or employment and such act or omission is not found to have been wanton, reckless, wilful or malicious.(b) The state through the Attorney General shall provide for the defense of any such director, officer or employee in any civil action or proceeding in any state or federal court or alternative dispute resolution proceeding arising out of any alleged act, omission or deprivation which occurred or is alleged to have occurred while the director, officer or employee was acting in the discharge of his duties or in the scope of his employment, except that the state shall not be required to provide for such defense whenever the Attorney General, based on his investigation of the facts and circumstances of the case, determines that it would be inappropriate to do so and he so notifies the director, officer or employee in writing.(c) Legal fees and costs incurred as a result of the retention by such director, officer or employee of an attorney to defend his interests in any civil action or proceeding shall be paid by the state in those cases where (1) the Attorney General has stated in writing to the director, officer or employee pursuant to this subsection, that the state shall not provide an attorney to defend the interests of such director, officer or employee and (2) the director, officer or employee is found to have acted in the discharge of his duties or within the scope of his employment and not to have acted wantonly, recklessly, wilfully or maliciously. Such legal fees and costs incurred by such director, officer or employee shall be paid to such director, officer or employee only after the final disposition of the suit, claim, demand or alternative dispute resolution proceeding and only in such amounts as determined by the Attorney General to be reasonable. In determining whether such amounts are reasonable, the Attorney General may consider whether it was appropriate for a group of directors, officers or employees to be represented by the same attorney.(P.A. 95-329, S. 29, 31.)History: P.A. 95-329, S. 29 effective July 13, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-522 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-522 - General permit establishing effluent units for nitrogen.

 Notwithstanding any provision of section 22a-430 or 22a-430b and notwithstanding nitrogen limits specified in individual discharge permits issued pursuant to said section 22a-430, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall issue a general permit for publicly-owned treatment works specifying effluent limits for nitrogen in accordance with the total maximum daily load and may issue a general permit for private-sector entities that discharge nitrogen into state waters that may include, but not be limited to, marketable permits, effluent reduction credits or other economic incentives. In order to meet water quality standards, the commissioner may incorporate compliance schedules into permits issued under this section and said sections 22a-430 and 22a-430b. The general permit shall establish effluent limits for nitrogen and shall establish an annual compliance schedule for nitrogen for each publicly-owned treatment works and for each private-sector entity that discharges nitrogen into state waters. Under the general permit, the commissioner may require publicly-owned treatment works to (1) meet effluent limits and other conditions for discharging nitrogen to the waters of the state pursuant to their individual waste load allocations, (2) comply with monitoring requirements as set forth in the general permit, and (3) comply with any other requirements as determined by the commissioner necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Publicly-owned treatment works may participate in the nitrogen credit exchange program in order to comply with effluent limits for nitrogen specified in the general permit.(P.A. 01-180, S. 2, 9; P.A. 06-82, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 01-180 effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 06-82 inserted “for publicly-owned treatment works” re general permit and added language re private-sector entities; 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-525 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-525 - Audit of annual operating data.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may audit the annual operating data of publicly-owned treatment works participating in the nitrogen credit exchange program in order to assess permit compliance. Publicly-owned treatment works that do not meet permit limits through treatment or the purchase of credits shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of this chapter.(P.A. 01-180, S. 5, 9; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 01-180 effective July 1, 2001; 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-526 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control|Section 22a-526 - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, in consultation with the Treasurer, adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-522 to 22a-525, inclusive. Such regulations may provide for programs for municipalities or the private sector including, but not limited to, marketable permits, effluent reduction credits or other economic incentives.(P.A. 01-180, S. 6, 9; P.A. 06-82, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 01-180 effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 06-82 added “in consultation with the Treasurer” and provision re programs for municipalities or the private sector; 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-612 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-612 - Legislative finding regarding mercury.

 The General Assembly finds that mercury is a persistent and toxic pollutant that bioaccumulates in the environment, and that in order to create and maintain a healthful environment and protect public health, the virtual elimination of the discharge of anthropogenic mercury should be pursued.(P.A. 02-90, S. 1.)History: P.A. 02-90 effective July 1, 2002.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-614 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-614 - Multistate clearinghouse.

 The commissioner shall participate in the regional multistate clearinghouse to assist in carrying out the requirements set forth in sections 22a-612 to 22a-625, inclusive, to act as the designated agent of the clearinghouse for the purposes of receiving notifications and submissions of information as required by sections 22a-612 to 22a-625, inclusive, and to help coordinate reviews of the manufacturers' notifications regarding mercury-added products, applications for phase-out exemptions, collection system plans, disclosures of mercury-added content, applications for alternative labeling or notification systems or both, education and outreach activities, and any other functions related to sections 22a-612 to 22a-625, inclusive.(P.A. 02-90, S. 3; P.A. 03-123, S. 15.)History: P.A. 02-90 effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 03-123 made a technical change, effective June 26, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-615 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-615 - Notification.

 (a) On and after January 1, 2003, no person shall offer any mercury-added product for sale or distribute any such product for promotional purposes in this state unless the manufacturer or its designated industrial trade group gives prior notification in writing to the commissioner or the regional multistate clearinghouse described in section 22a-614 as provided in this section. Such notification, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, shall at a minimum include (1) a brief description of the product or category of products to be offered for sale or distributed; (2) an identification of each product by its mercury content in one of the following ranges: Less than zero to five milligrams, greater than five milligrams to ten milligrams, greater than ten milligrams to fifty milligrams, greater than fifty milligrams to one hundred milligrams, greater than one hundred milligrams to one thousand milligrams and greater than one thousand milligrams; (3) the actual total amount of mercury in each product; and (4) the name and address of the manufacturer and the position, address and phone number of a contact person at the manufacturer. The manufacturer or its designated industrial trade group shall revise the information in the notification whenever there is significant change in the information or when requested by the commissioner or the regional multistate clearinghouse.(b) Any mercury-added product for which federal law preempts state authority over notice requirements is exempt from the requirements of this section.(c) With the approval of the commissioner, the manufacturer or its designated industrial trade group may supply the information required in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section for a product category rather than an individual product.(d) Public disclosure of trade secrets submitted to the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 14, the commissioner may provide the regional multistate clearinghouse described in section 22a-614 with copies of such information and the commissioner, in consultation with the clearinghouse, may compile or publish analyses or summaries of such information, provided the analyses or summaries do not identify any manufacturer or reveal any confidential information.(P.A. 02-90, S. 4; P.A. 03-123, S. 16.)History: P.A. 02-90 effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 03-123 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (d), effective June 26, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-621 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-621 - Restrictions on sale or distribution of elemental mercury.

 Except as provided in section 22a-622, no person shall offer for sale or distribute for promotional purposes or provide elemental mercury without providing a Material Safety Data Sheet, as defined in 42 USC 11049. On and after July 1, 2003, the seller, distributor or provider shall require the purchaser or recipient at the time of receipt of any elemental mercury to sign a statement that the purchaser or recipient (1) will use the mercury only for medical, research or manufacturing purposes; (2) understands that mercury is toxic and that the purchaser will store, use and otherwise handle exposure to such mercury in accordance with state and federal law; and (3) will dispose of the elemental mercury in accordance with state and federal law.(P.A. 02-90, S. 10.)History: P.A. 02-90 effective July 1, 2002.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-622 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-622 - Restrictions on sale or distribution of elemental mercury to a dental practitioner.

 No person shall offer for sale, distribute for promotional purposes or provide elemental mercury to a dental practitioner without providing a Material Safety Data Sheet, as defined in 42 USC 11049. On and after July 1, 2003, such dental practitioner shall (1) use the mercury only for dental purposes; (2) store, use and otherwise handle exposure to such mercury in accordance with the accepted guidelines of the American Dental Association, state and federal law and any applicable best management practices adopted by the state; and (3) dispose of the elemental mercury in accordance with state and federal law.(P.A. 02-90, S. 11.)History: P.A. 02-90 effective July 1, 2002.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-623 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-623 - Exemptions for mercury-added products with certain manufacture dates.

 (a) The following shall be exempt from section 22a-615: (1) Mercury-added products, excluding motor vehicles, that have a code or date of manufacture indicating they were manufactured prior to January 1, 2003, (2) mercury-added products, excluding motor vehicles, for which the manufacturer provides documentation that the product was manufactured prior to January 1, 2003, (3) motor vehicles with a code or date of manufacture prior to October 1, 2003, or (4) motor vehicles for which the manufacturer provides documentation that the product was manufactured prior to October 1, 2003.(b) The following shall be exempt from sections 22a-617 and 22a-619: (1) Mercury-added products, excluding motor vehicles, that have a code or date of manufacture indicating they were manufactured prior to January 1, 2004, (2) mercury-added products, excluding motor vehicles, for which the manufacturer provides documentation that the product was manufactured prior to January 1, 2004, (3) motor vehicles with a code or date of manufacture prior to October 1, 2003, (4) motor vehicles for which the manufacturer provides documentation that the product was manufactured prior to October 1, 2003, or (5) mercury-added products with a written certification of a dealer of antiques that to the best of such dealer's knowledge, the product date of manufacture is prior to January 1, 2004, where the certification shall be retained by the owner of such product. For the purposes of this subsection, “dealer of antiques” means a person whose primary business is buying or selling items that are at least twenty-five years old.(c) The following shall be exempt from section 22a-620: (1) Mercury-added products, excluding motor vehicles, that have a code or date of manufacture indicating they were manufactured prior to July 1, 2003, (2) mercury-added products, excluding motor vehicles, for which the manufacturer provides documentation that the product was manufactured prior to July 1, 2003, (3) motor vehicles with a code or date of manufacture prior to October 1, 2003, or (4) motor vehicles for which the manufacturer provides documentation that the product was manufactured prior to October 1, 2003.(P.A. 02-90, S. 12; P.A. 07-223, S. 1.)History: P.A. 02-90 effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 07-223 restructured Subsecs. (a), (b) and (c) and added Subdiv. designators therein and amended Subsec. (b) by adding Subdiv. (5) re products with written certification of dealer of antiques and defining “dealer of antiques”.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-624 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-624 - Public education program.

 (a) The commissioner, in consultation with other state agencies, may implement a comprehensive program for public education, outreach and assistance for manufacturers, households, waste generators, local and regional solid waste management agencies, businesses, health care facilities, scrap metal processors, recyclers, dismantlers, institutions, schools and other interested groups. Such program may focus on the hazards of mercury; the requirements and obligations of individuals, manufacturers and agencies under sections 22a-612 to 22a-623, inclusive, and voluntary efforts that individuals, institutions and businesses can undertake to help further reduce mercury in the environment. The commissioner, in conjunction with manufacturers of mercury-added products and other affected businesses, may promote the development and implementation of such public education and technical assistance programs.(b) The commissioner may cooperate with other states and Canadian provinces and regional organizations in developing public education, outreach and assistance programs.(c) The commissioner may develop an awards program to recognize the accomplishments of those persons who exceed the minimum requirements of sections 22a-615 to 22a-623, inclusive, and who excel at reducing or eliminating mercury in air emissions or releases.(P.A. 02-90, S. 13.)History: P.A. 02-90 effective July 1, 2002.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-625 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-625 - Exemption for pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical products, biological products and substances sold without a prescription.

 The provisions of sections 22a-612 to 22a-625, inclusive, shall not apply to pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical products, biological products or any substance that may be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, 21 USC 301 et seq. For purposes of this section, “Biological product” means a virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product or an analogous product, or arsphenamine a derivative of arsphenamine or any other trivalent organic arsenic compound used for the prevention, treatment or cure of a disease or condition of human beings.(P.A. 02-90, S. 14.)History: P.A. 02-90 effective July 1, 2002.