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CT Gen Stat § 22a-626 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-626 - Orders to correct or abate violations.

 (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may issue, modify or revoke orders to correct or abate violations of this chapter, including, but not limited to, any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter. Any such order may include remedial measures necessary to correct or abate such violations. Such orders may be issued to any person who violates any provision of chapter 446d or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter.(b) Each order issued under this chapter shall be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by a state marshal or indifferent person. If a state marshal or indifferent person serves the order, a true copy of the order shall be served, and the original, with a return of such service endorsed thereon, shall be filed with the commissioner. The order shall be deemed to be issued upon service or upon deposit in the mail. Any order issued pursuant to chapter 446d shall state the basis on which it is issued.(c) Unless a person aggrieved by an order files a written request for a hearing before the commissioner not later than thirty days after the date of issuance, such order shall become final. If requested, the commissioner shall hold a hearing as soon thereafter as practicable. A request for a hearing shall be a condition precedent to any appeal. The commissioner may, after the hearing or at any time after the issuance of the order, modify such order by agreement or extend the time schedule therefor if the commissioner deems such modification or extension advisable or necessary, and any such modification or extension shall be deemed to be a revision of an existing order and shall not constitute a new order. There shall be no hearing subsequent to or any appeal from any such modification or extension.(d) After hearing, the commissioner shall consider all supporting and rebutting evidence and affirm, modify or revoke such order in the commissioner's discretion and shall so notify the recipient of the order by certified mail, return receipt requested.(e) The final order of the commissioner shall be subject to appeal as set forth in sections 4-183 and 4-184, except that any such appeal shall be taken to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain.(P.A. 06-76, S. 27; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 06-76 effective October 1, 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. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-627 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-627 - Action in the superior court.

 (a) Whenever, in the judgment of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts, practices or omission which constitute, or will constitute, a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any regulation adopted or order issued pursuant to this chapter, at the request of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Attorney General may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain for an order enjoining such acts or practices, to order remedial measures, or for an order directing compliance and, upon a showing by the commissioner that such person has engaged in any such acts, practices or omissions, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order may be granted.(b) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, including, but not limited to, any regulation adopted or order issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars per day, to be fixed by the court, for each offense. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The Attorney General, upon request of the commissioner, shall institute a civil action in the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain to recover such penalty.(c) If two or more persons are responsible for a violation of any provision of this chapter, including, but not limited to, any regulation adopted or order issued pursuant to this chapter, such persons shall be jointly and severally liable under this section.(d) Any action brought by the Attorney General pursuant to this section shall have precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-191.(P.A. 06-76, S. 28; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 06-76 effective October 1, 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. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-628 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education|Section 22a-628 - Criminal negligence. False statement, representation or certification. Knowing violation. Penalties.

 (a) Any person who, with criminal negligence, violates any provision of this chapter, including, but not limited to, any regulation adopted or order issued pursuant to this chapter, or who makes any false statement, representation or certification in any application, notification, request for exemption, record, plan, report or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter, shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars per day for each day of violation or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both. A subsequent conviction for any such violation shall carry a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars per day for each day of violation or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.(b) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, including, but not limited to, any regulation adopted or order issued pursuant to this chapter, or who makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, notification, request for exemption, record, plan, report or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter, shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars per day for each day of violation or be imprisoned not more than three years, or both. A subsequent conviction for any such violation shall be a class C felony, except that such conviction shall carry a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars per day for each day of violation.(P.A. 06-76, S. 29; P.A. 08-124, S. 32; P.A. 13-258, S. 122.)History: P.A. 06-76 effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 08-124 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 2, 2008; P.A. 13-258 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute provision re class C felony for provision re imprisonment of not more than 10 years.A violation of the competitive bidding provision of section is not a per se violation of the antitrust act. 333 C. 672.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-630 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446n - Covered Electronic Devices|Section 22a-630 - Registration. Fees. Regulations.

 (a) Each manufacturer of covered electronic devices shall register with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection not later than January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and accompanied by a fee set by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in accordance with this section and any regulations adopted pursuant to this section. The department may review, at a public hearing, as necessary, the CED recycling and registration fees.(b) Not later than January 1, 2008, each manufacturer that has sold more than one hundred CEDs in calendar year 2007 shall pay an initial registration fee of five thousand dollars. On or after January 1, 2008, each manufacturer that has not sold CEDs by any means in the state prior to January 1, 2008, shall pay an initial registration fee of five thousand dollars and an additional fee equivalent to the greater of: (1) One per cent of the prior year's total share of orphan devices expressed in pounds multiplied by fifty cents, or (2) one thousand dollars.(c) Commencing July 1, 2009, all manufacturers shall pay an annual registration renewal fee as determined by the commissioner in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.(d) Not later than April 1, 2009, the commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish annual registration and reasonable fees for administering the program established in sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive. All fees charged shall be based on factors relative to the costs of administering such program and be based on a sliding scale that is representative of the manufacturer's market share of covered electronic devices in the state. Market share information shall be based on available national market share data. Fees shall be established in amounts to fully cover but not to exceed expenses incurred by the commissioner for the implementation of such program, including the cost of any education or outreach necessary to carry out such program.(P.A. 07-189, S. 4; P.A. 08-35, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 465; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-35 amended Subsec. (c) to extend date re annual registration fee payment from January 1, 2009, to July 1, 2009, and amended Subsec. (d) to extend date re adoption of regulations from October 1, 2008, to April 1, 2009, effective July 1, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to delete provisions re deposit of fees into electronic device recycling program account and covered electronic recycler reimbursement account; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” and “Department of Environmental Protection” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, respectively, in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-632 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446n - Covered Electronic Devices|Section 22a-632 - Compliance with laws, regulations and ordinances required. Performance requirements.

 (a) On and after July 1, 2009, covered electronic devices collected through any program in Connecticut, whether by manufacturers, retailers, for-profit or not-for-profit corporations, units of government or organized by the commissioner, shall be recycled in a manner that is in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances, and shall not be exported for disposal in a manner that poses a significant risk to the public health or to the environment.(b) The commissioner shall establish performance requirements in order for collectors, transporters and recyclers of covered electronic devices to be eligible to receive funds from the department. All entities shall, at a minimum, demonstrate compliance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Plug-In to eCycling Guidelines for Materials Management as issued and available on said agency's Internet web site in addition to any other requirements mandated by state or federal law.(P.A. 07-189, S. 8; P.A. 08-35, S. 6.)History: P.A. 08-35 amended Subsec. (a) to extend date from January 1, 2009, to July 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-633 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446n - Covered Electronic Devices|Section 22a-633 - Brand and labeling required for sale.

 On and after January 1, 2008, a manufacturer or retailer shall not sell or offer for sale a covered electronic device in the state unless it is labeled with the manufacturer's brand, and the label is permanently affixed and readily visible.(P.A. 07-189, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 22a-634 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446n - Covered Electronic Devices|Section 22a-634 - List of compliant manufacturers. Consultation before sale. Exception.

 (a) Not later than January 1, 2010, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall post a list of all manufacturers in compliance with the requirements of sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive, on the department's Internet web site and shall maintain such list after said date. Retailers shall consult the list prior to selling covered electronic devices. A retailer shall not offer for sale in this state a covered electronic device of a manufacturer that is not in compliance with such requirements. A retailer shall be considered to have complied with this responsibility if, on the date that the product was ordered from the manufacturer or its agent, the manufacturer was listed as being in compliance on the department's Internet web site.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a retailer may sell any CEDs ordered or in stock at the time of the initial posting of such list by the commissioner, regardless of whether the manufacturer of such CED is on such list, until six months after the initial posting or until June 1, 2010, whichever is earlier.(P.A. 07-189, S. 2; P.A. 08-35, S. 7; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-35 amended Subsec. (a) to extend date re posting of manufacturers list from June 1, 2009, to January 1, 2010, and amended Subsec. (b) to extend date re selling of CEDs from December 1, 2009, to June 1, 2010; 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.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-635 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446n - Covered Electronic Devices|Section 22a-635 - Information provided to consumers by retailers. Prohibition against charging consumers.

 (a) On and after July 1, 2010, a retailer shall provide consumers with information provided by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, including a toll-free telephone number and Internet web site. Such information shall be provided in a clear written form and shall be included in the packaging of the covered electronic device or accompany the sale of the covered electronic device. If applicable, each manufacturer shall make readily available to all retailers selling such manufacturer's CEDs information concerning such manufacturer's private program for the collection, transportation and recycling of CEDs that has been submitted to the department, in accordance with section 22a-631.(b) No Connecticut resident giving seven or fewer covered electronic devices to a collector at any one time shall be charged any fees or costs for the collection, transportation or recycling of such covered electronic devices.(P.A. 07-189, S. 6; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-636 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446n - Covered Electronic Devices|Section 22a-636 - Prohibition against knowingly placing a covered electronic device in a solid waste facility.

 On and after January 1, 2011, no person shall knowingly place a covered electronic device or any of the components or subassemblies of such device in any solid waste facility. An owner or operator of a solid waste facility shall not be found in violation of this section if such owner or operator has (1) made a good faith effort to comply with this section, (2) posted, in a conspicuous location at the facility, a sign stating that covered electronic devices or any components thereof shall not be accepted at such facility, and (3) notified, in writing, all collectors registered to haul solid waste to such facility that such devices or components shall not be accepted at the facility. For the purposes of this section, “solid waste facility” means “solid waste facility” as defined in section 22a-207, but does not include transfer stations.(P.A. 07-189, S. 9.)
CT Gen Stat § 22a-637 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446n - Covered Electronic Devices|Section 22a-637 - Cease and desist orders. Suspension or revocation of registration. Injunctions. Civil proceedings.

 On and after July 1, 2009, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may issue cease and desist orders in accordance with section 22a-7 for any violation of sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive, and suspend or revoke any registration issued by the commissioner under section 22a-630 upon a showing of cause and after a hearing. The courts may grant such restraining orders and such temporary and permanent injunctive relief as may be necessary to secure compliance with sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive. Civil proceedings to enforce sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive, may be brought by the Attorney General in the superior court for any judicial district affected by the violation.(P.A. 07-189, S. 10; P.A. 08-35, S. 8; 08-124, S. 33; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-35 changed date re enforcement actions from January 1, 2009, to July 1, 2009; P.A. 08-124 made a technical change, effective June 2, 2008; 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-638 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446n - Covered Electronic Devices|Section 22a-638 - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions that establish (1) a process for approving covered electronic recyclers, (2) a table of qualified reimbursable costs for covered electronic recyclers, (3) standards for operation, accounting and auditing of covered electronic recyclers, (4) a list of covered electronic devices and such list may include additional devices other than those specified in section 22a-629, such as printers, and (5) any other requirements necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive.(P.A. 07-189, S. 11; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 07-189 effective July 1, 2007; 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-639 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446n - Covered Electronic Devices|Section 22a-639 - Preparation of electronics recycling plan. Annual status report.

 (a) Not later than October 1, 2010, and every three years thereafter, the commissioner shall prepare an electronics recycling plan that establishes state-wide per-capita collection and recycling goals and identifies any necessary actions to achieve such goals. Such report shall be posted on the department's Internet web site.(b) Not later than October 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall gather information from registrants and prepare a report regarding the status of the electronics recycling program. Such report shall contain: (1) Sufficient data, as determined by the commissioner, and analysis of such data to evaluate the effectiveness of the state-wide recycling program and the components of such program, and (2) if at any time the federal government establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of electronic devices and the department determines that the federal law substantially meets or exceeds the requirements of sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive, information on the federal law. Such report shall be posted on the department's Internet web site.(P.A. 07-189, S. 7; P.A. 14-94, S. 66.)History: P.A. 14-94 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by deleting provisions re report to be submitted to environment committee of General Assembly, amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re posting of report on department's Internet web site, and made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-640 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446n - Covered Electronic Devices|Section 22a-640 - Participation in regional organization or compact authorized.

 The commissioner may participate in the establishment and implementation of a regional, multistate organization or compact to assist in carrying out the requirements of sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive.(P.A. 07-189, S. 12.)History: P.A. 07-189 effective July 6, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-901 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 22a-901 - Permanent placement, disposal or storage of certain asbestos-containing material.

 Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 445, no person or government agency shall permanently place, deposit, dispose of or store more than one thousand cubic yards of soil consisting of asbestos-containing material (1) from another site to a site that abuts or adjoins residential property, and (2) at a height of more than four feet above the existing grade of the land without the approval of a two-thirds majority of the legislative body of the municipality in which such property is located. For the purposes of this section, “asbestos-containing material” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-332.(P.A. 08-94, S. 2; P.A. 14-122, S. 139.)History: P.A. 14-122 made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-902 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 22a-902 - Participation of commissioner in an interstate clearinghouse concerning chemicals.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, within available appropriations, participate in an interstate clearinghouse to (1) classify chemicals existing in commercial goods into one of the following four categories: (A) High concern, (B) moderate concern, (C) low concern, or (D) unknown concern; (2) organize and manage available data on chemicals, including, but not limited to, information on uses, hazards and environmental concerns associated with chemicals; (3) produce and inventory information on safer alternatives for specific uses of chemicals and model policies and programs related to such alternatives; (4) provide technical assistance to businesses and consumers relating to safer chemicals; and (5) other activities related to this section.(P.A. 08-106, S. 13; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-106 effective June 2, 2008; 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-904b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 22a-904b - Bond authorization for buy-out program for homeowners and businesses that receive Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for flood hazard mitigation or property damage.

 Section 22a-904b is repealed, effective July 1, 2016.(P.A. 12-189, S. 39; P.A. 14-98, S. 41; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4, S. 325.)