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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446e - Solid Waste Management Services Act › Section 22a-283. - Disposal of waste from municipal or private waste-to-energy plant.

The Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority shall accept for disposal in any landfill owned by the authority the residue from any municipal or private waste-to-energy plant the operation of which has been approved by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in accordance with the provisions of section 22a-208 or 22a-208a, provided an engineer from the authority certifies that such landfill has the capacity for disposal of such residue in excess of the capacity committed pursuant to any bonds issued by said authority for the term of such bonds. The authority shall charge a fee that represents the actual cost of disposal of such residue.
(P.A. 85-261, S. 1; P.A. 86-403, S. 56, 132; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-94, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 86-403 added reference to Sec. 22a-208a; 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; pursuant to P.A. 14-94, “Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority”, effective June 6, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446e - Solid Waste Management Services Act › Section 22a-284. - Agreement for administration of waste management project.

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to limit any municipality or any two or more municipalities from entering into an agreement with the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority to provide for the administration of a waste management project by such municipality or municipalities.
(P.A. 85-261, S. 2; P.A. 14-94, S. 1.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 14-94, “Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority”, effective June 6, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446e - Solid Waste Management Services Act › Section 22a-285 to 22a-285k. - Definitions. Establishment of ash residue disposal area. Application for permit for ash residue disposal area. Operation of ash residue disposal area exempt from local zoning; additional information required for permit. Negotiated agreement, arbitration award or zoning approval required. Application to initiate negotiation process; municipal negotiating committee; grants for review of proposed ash residue disposal area. Participation by municipality in negotiation. Negotiation. Bond or other security required to ensure proper operation. Chief elected official's right of access to inspect; delegation of authority to inspect. Petition alleging violation; written report by commissioner. Ownership of ash residue disposal area by authority; disposal of ash residue limited to ash residue from solid waste generated in this state.

Sections 22a-285 to 22a-285k, inclusive, are repealed, effective June 6, 2014.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 89-384, S. 1–3, 5–10, 12–15; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 87, 130; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 51, 121; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 07-217, S. 114; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-247, S. 317; P.A. 14-94, S. 82.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446f - Interstate Environmental Commission › Section 22a-293. (Formerly Sec. 25-55). - Tri-state compact.

The agreement or compact, in the words and form set forth in section 22a-294, entered into by the state of Connecticut with the state of New Jersey and the state of New York, signed and sealed by the commissioners of each state and filed in the office of the Secretary of the State, shall continue to be binding upon the state of Connecticut.
(1949 Rev., S. 3546.)
History: Sec. 25-55 transferred to Sec. 22a-293 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446f - Interstate Environmental Commission › Section 22a-296. (Formerly Sec. 25-58). - Officers. Votes.

The commission shall elect from its number a chairman and vice chairman and shall appoint and at its pleasure remove or discharge such officers and legal, clerical, expert and other assistants as may be required in the discharge of the duties of the commission and shall fix and determine their duties, qualifications and compensations. It shall adopt a seal and suitable bylaws and shall promulgate rules and regulations for its management and control. It may maintain one or more offices for the transaction of its business and may meet at any time or place within the signatory states. A majority of the members from each state shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, the exercise of any powers or the performance of any duties, but no action of the commission shall be binding unless at least three of the members from each state vote in favor thereof.
(1949 Rev., S. 3549.)
History: Sec. 25-58 transferred to Sec. 22a-296 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446f - Interstate Environmental Commission › Section 22a-297. (Formerly Sec. 25-59). - Regulations and orders.

The commission shall have power to make regulations and orders with regard to the pollution of all the coastal, estuarial and tidal waters within or covering portions of the signatory states as follows: (a) In Connecticut, Long Island Sound and estuaries and tidal waters thereof between the easterly side of New Haven Harbor at Morgan Point and the Connecticut-New York state boundary, and the Housatonic River up to the northerly boundary lines of the towns of Stratford and Milford; (b) in New York, all of the tidal waters of greater New York City, including the Kill Van Kull and the Arthur Kill, Long Island Sound and the estuaries and tidal waters thereof between the New York City line and the New York-Connecticut state boundary and between the New York City line and the easterly side of Port Jefferson Harbor; the Atlantic Ocean and the estuaries and tidal waters thereof between the New York City line and the easterly side of Fire Island Inlet and the Hudson River and estuaries and tidal waters thereof between the New York and New Jersey state boundary and the northerly line of Rockland County, on the westerly side and between the northerly line of New York City and the northerly line of Westchester County, on the easterly side of the river; (c) in New Jersey, the Hudson River and New York Upper Bay and estuaries and tidal waters thereof between the New York-New Jersey boundary and Constable Point on Constable Hook; the Kill Van Kull and Arthur Kill to the mouths of the Rivers entering into the Kills; Newark Bay and the estuaries thereof up to the mouth of the Passaic River and up to the mouth of the Hackensack River; Raritan Bay together with the Raritan River up to the Victory Bridge on said river between Perth Amboy and South Amboy, together with the Cheesequake Creek up to the New York and Long Branch railroad bridge on said creek at Morgan, together with the Matawan Creek up to the New York and Long Branch railroad bridge on said creek at Matawan; Sandy Hook Bay, together with the Shrewsbury River up to the passenger railroad bridge between Navesink Light and Highland Beach on said river.
(1949 Rev., S. 3550.)
History: Sec. 25-59 transferred to Sec. 22a-297 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446f - Interstate Environmental Commission › Section 22a-298. (Formerly Sec. 25-60). - Enforcement. Investigations. Hearings.

The commission shall have power to investigate and determine if the requirements of the compact or the orders of the commission are complied with and to bring action in its name to compel the enforcement of any and all provisions of the compact and the orders of the commission pursuant thereto or pursuant to law, by application to the Superior Court for a writ of mandamus or injunction. Such investigations, inquiries or hearings may be held by or before one or more of the commissioners or by or before any person or persons appointed as its representative and when ratified, approved or confirmed by the commission, his or their action shall be deemed to be the investigation, inquiry or hearing of the commission. All state and municipal departments, commissions, boards and bodies having to do with the waters of the state shall cooperate with the commission and shall furnish to the commission such information as the commission requests, touching the pollution, or the elimination thereof, of the waters of the district.
(1949 Rev., S. 3551.)
History: Sec. 25-60 transferred to Sec. 22a-298 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446f - Interstate Environmental Commission › Section 22a-299. (Formerly Sec. 25-61). - Powers to be supplemental.

Any powers herein granted to the Interstate Environmental Commission shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case a limitation upon any of the powers vested in said commission by the states of New York, New Jersey and/or Connecticut by Congress or the terms of the compact.
(1949 Rev., S. 3552; P.A. 86-143, S. 3, 7.)
History: Sec. 25-61 transferred to Sec. 22a-299 in 1983; P.A. 86-143 changed commission name from Interstate Sanitation Commission to Interstate Environmental Commission, effective upon enactment by the United States, New York and New Jersey of legislation having like effect, namely October 27, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446f - Interstate Environmental Commission › Section 22a-301. (Formerly Sec. 25-63). - Cooperation with other authorities.

The commission may prepare a general plan of the most practicable and economical method of securing conformity with the standards set forth in the compact, having in view the future growth and development of the district, and to that end shall cooperate and advise with the respective state authorities having jurisdiction over stream pollution and any other bodies having to do with sewage and garbage disposal and the pollution of the waters of the district, with appropriate committees of Congress and any and all other federal authorities having jurisdiction in the premises, with representatives of chambers of commerce and other civic bodies within the district, and with such bodies, commissions and legislative committees as may exist or be created in any of the signatory states, for the purpose of bringing about a comprehensive program for the abatement and elimination of pollution.
(1949 Rev., S. 3554.)
History: Sec. 25-63 transferred to Sec. 22a-301 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446f - Interstate Environmental Commission › Section 22a-302. (Formerly Sec. 25-64). - Accounts. Reports.

The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements and shall report to the governor and the legislature of each signatory state, on or before the twenty-fifth day of January, setting forth in detail the transactions conducted by it and shall make recommendations for any legislative action deemed by it advisable, including amendments to the statutes of the signatory states which may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of the compact between the signatory states.
(1949 Rev., S. 3555.)
History: Sec. 25-64 transferred to Sec. 22a-302 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446f - Interstate Environmental Commission › Section 22a-303. (Formerly Sec. 25-65). - State comptrollers authorized to examine accounts.

The comptroller of each of the signatory states is authorized from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the commission, including its receipts, disbursements and such other items referring to its financial standing as such comptroller deems proper, and to report the results of such examination to the governor of such state.
(1949 Rev., S. 3556.)
History: Sec. 25-65 transferred to Sec. 22a-303 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446f - Interstate Environmental Commission › Section 22a-304. (Formerly Sec. 25-66). - Study of smoke and air pollution.

(a) Subject to approval by the Congress of the United States, the Interstate Environmental Commission is authorized and empowered to make a study of smoke and air pollution within the boundaries of New Jersey and New York, such study to include a survey of the sources and extent of such pollution, property damage caused thereby, its effect upon public health and comfort and relevant meteorological, climatological and topographical factors. For the accomplishment of the study, the commission shall have power to appoint and remove, and prescribe the duties of, such employees and staff as may be necessary, and to fix their compensation within the appropriations made available therefor by the states of New Jersey and New York.
(b) The state of Connecticut shall not be liable for any portion of the expenditures necessary for the undertaking or completion of such study and shall not be called upon to appropriate any funds for such purpose.
(November, 1955, S. N185; P.A. 86-143, S. 4, 7.)
History: Sec. 25-66 transferred to Sec. 22a-304 in 1983; P.A. 86-143 changed commission name from Interstate Sanitation Commission to Interstate Environmental Commission, effective upon enactment by the United States, New York and New Jersey of legislation having like effect, namely October 27, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446g - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact › Section 22a-308. (Formerly Sec. 25-67). - Appointment of commissioners.

There shall be three commissioners to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, appointed as herein provided. The Commissioner of Public Health and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or their representatives designated in writing shall also be members. On or before July first, annually, the Governor shall appoint a commissioner who shall hold office for a term of three years from such July first. If any vacancy occurs in the office of any appointive commissioner, the Governor shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid their actual expenses incurred in and incident to the performance of their duties.
(1949 Rev., S. 3557; 1957, P.A. 364, S. 7; 1963, P.A. 40; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 110; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1963 act allowed health commissioner and director of water resources commission to appoint “representatives in writing” to serve in their stead; 1971 act replaced director of water resources commission with environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 25-67 transferred to Sec. 22a-308 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446g - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact › Section 22a-310. (Formerly Sec. 25-68a). - Jurisdiction.

For the purposes of section 22a-309, Article XII, any court of competent jurisdiction shall be construed to be the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford.
(1969, P.A. 526, S. 2; P.A. 80-483, S. 164, 186; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6.)
History: P.A. 80-483 replaced “Hartford county” with “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain”; Sec. 25-68a transferred to Sec. 22a-310 in 1983; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-316. (Formerly Sec. 25-105). - Soil conservation equipment account.

There shall continue to be maintained from the income received in administering section 22a-314, an equipment account, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund, for the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. The commissioner may use said account for the purchase and maintenance of equipment, provided no single article of equipment shall be purchased from said account at a cost of more than one thousand dollars without the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may at his discretion make state equipment available to any soil and water conservation district.
(1949 Rev., S. 3064; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1963, P.A. 23; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 123; P.A. 74-325, S. 3, 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 86-312, S. 8, 21; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1963 act authorized commissioner to make state equipment available to soil and water conservation districts; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of environmental protection; P.A. 74-325 did not change section; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with secretary of the office of policy and management; Sec. 25-105 transferred to Sec. 22a-316 in 1983; P.A. 86-312 changed equipment “fund” from a revolving fund to a separate nonlapsing “account” within the general fund; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-317. (Formerly Sec. 25-105a). - State grants to county soil and water conservation districts.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may provide, within available appropriations, an annual grant to each of the eight county soil and water conservation districts and thereafter to the soil and water conservation districts established pursuant to section 22a-315 upon approval of regulations establishing such districts to assist in expansion of public services.
(1967, P.A. 579, S. 1; P.A. 74-325, S. 4, 5; P.A. 76-207, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-380, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-308, S. 1, 4; P.A. 86-299, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-10, S. 19, 20; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 74-325 added reference to payments made to soil and water conservation districts which are not “county” districts; P.A. 76-207 increased amount of payments from $1,000 to $6,000; P.A. 82-380 raised the annual appropriation for the county soil and water conservation districts from $6,000 to $9,000; Sec. 25-105a transferred to Sec. 22a-317 in 1983; P.A. 84-308 increased the amount of the grant from $9,000 to $12,000; P.A. 86-299 increased grant amount to $16,500; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-10 made grants under this section discretionary, replacing provision authorizing comptroller to draw $16,500 for each district annually; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-318. (Formerly Sec. 25-106). - Watershed soil conservation, flood prevention, conservation programs. Definitions.

As used in sections 22a-318 to 22a-322, inclusive, “works of improvement” means any undertaking for: (a) Flood prevention, including structural, nonstructural and land-treatment measures, (b) the conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water, including fish and wildlife or recreational developments, or (c) any multiple purpose or open space use and access thereto for any of the aforementioned uses, in watershed or subwatershed areas not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand acres and not including any single structure which provides more than five thousand acre-feet of flood water detention capacity, and more than twenty-five thousand acre-feet of total capacity. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection is authorized to act as a local organization, as that term is defined in Public Law 566, 83rd Congress, as amended, for the purpose of cooperating with the Secretary of Agriculture in planning and carrying out any of the works of improvement authorized by said Public Law 566, as amended.
(November, 1955, S. N172; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 79; 218, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1963, P.A. 365; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 124; P.A. 81-136, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act dropped “conservation” from commissioner's title; 1963 act made specific reference to conservation, use, etc. of fish, wildlife and to recreational developments and to “multiple purpose or open space land use”; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of environmental protection; P.A. 81-136 amended the definition of “works of improvement” to include nonstructural measures for flood prevention; Sec. 25-106 transferred to Sec. 22a-318 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-320. (Formerly Sec. 25-108). - Acquisition of land. State and federal assistance. Municipal participation.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may (a) acquire, by purchase, lease or gift, or by eminent domain in the manner provided by part I of chapter 835, such land, easements or rights-of-way as will be needed in connection with works of improvement under sections 22a-318 to 22a-322, inclusive, provided the power of eminent domain shall not extend to property owned or used by public service companies, as defined in section 16-1, (b) allocate funds as the state's share of the cost of such works of improvement, (c) make such agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture as are necessary to obtain federal assistance under said Public Law 566, as amended, and (d) borrow funds from the Secretary of Agriculture as provided for in said Public Law 566, as amended, to finance the local share of costs of carrying out works of improvement. The commissioner shall have charge of the construction, operation and maintenance of such works of improvement, and the state shall retain title to any structures erected as provided by sections 22a-318 to 22a-322, inclusive, with the exception of those lands or works of improvement for recreational or fish and wildlife development. The commissioner may enter into agreements with towns, cities or boroughs within the watershed area for the construction, operation and maintenance of works of improvement for recreational or fish and wildlife developments, and may convey title to any structure erected therefor.
(November, 1955, S. N174; 1957, P.A. 218, S. 3; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1963, P.A. 535, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 126; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act deleted “conservation” in commissioner's title; 1963 act excepted lands or works of improvement for recreational or fish and wildlife development from lands and structures to which state retains title and authorized commissioner to enter agreements with towns, cities or boroughs re recreational, fish and wildlife developments; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of environmental protection; Sec. 25-108 transferred to Sec. 22a-320 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.
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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-322. (Formerly Sec. 25-109). - Interstate agreements.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, with the approval of the Governor, negotiate and contract, in the name of the state, with any commission appointed by, or any soil and water conservation district located in, another state, or with any authorized agent thereof, concerning the planning, construction, maintenance and operation of works of improvement on streams or tributaries of streams without the state, which streams in their natural course flow through, into or across the state.
(1957, P.A. 218, S. 4; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 104, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 128; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 acts deleted “conservation” from commissioner's title and replaced soil conservation districts with soil and water conservation districts; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of environmental protection; Sec. 25-109 transferred to Sec. 22a-322 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-323. (Formerly Sec. 25-109a). - Use of flood water detention areas for park and recreation purposes.

Any town, city or borough may acquire, by purchase, lease or gift, land which has been fixed upon as a site for works of improvement as provided for in sections 22a-318 to 22a-322, inclusive, together with adjoining land for access, all of which land shall be used for municipal park and recreation purposes.
(1959, P.A. 287.)
History: Sec. 25-109a transferred to Sec. 22a-323 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-325. - Short title: Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act.

Sections 22a-325 to 22a-329, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the “Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act”.
(P.A. 83-388, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-326. - Legislative finding; policy of the state.

The General Assembly finds that soil erosion on land being developed is a serious problem in Connecticut, that sediment is a source of pollution, that rapid changes in land use from agricultural and rural to nonagricultural and urban and the construction of residential, industrial and commercial development and land-disturbing activities associated with development have accelerated soil erosion and sediment deposition resulting in water pollution and damage to residential, agricultural, industrial and recreational land uses, to fish and wildlife and to other resources. It is, therefore, declared to be the policy of the state to strengthen and extend its erosion and sediment control activities and programs and to establish and implement, through the Council on Soil and Water Conservation, soil and water conservation districts, the municipalities and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, a state-wide coordinated erosion and sediment control program which shall reduce the danger from storm water runoff, minimize nonpoint sediment pollution from land being developed and conserve and protect the land, water, air and other environmental resources of the state.
(P.A. 83-388, S. 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”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-327. - Definitions.

As used in sections 22a-325 to 22a-329, inclusive:
(1) “Council” means the Council on Soil and Water Conservation established under subsection (c) of section 22a-315;
(2) “Disturbed area” means an area where the cover is destroyed or removed leaving the land subject to accelerated erosion;
(3) “Erosion” means the detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice and gravity;
(4) “Inspection” means the periodic review of sediment and erosion control measures shown on the certified plan;
(5) “Soil erosion and sediment control plan” means a scheme that minimizes soil erosion and sedimentation and includes, but is not limited to, a map and narrative. The map shall show topography, cleared and graded areas, proposed area alterations and the location of and detailed information concerning erosion and sediment measures and facilities. The narrative shall describe the project, the schedule of major activities on the land, the application of conservation practices, design criteria, construction details and the maintenance program for any erosion and sediment control facilities that are installed;
(6) “Regulations” mean any regulations adopted by a municipality pursuant to sections 8-2 and 8-25;
(7) “Sediment” means solid material, either mineral or organic, that is in suspension, is transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by erosion;
(8) “Soil” means any unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
(P.A. 83-388, S. 3; P.A. 85-409, S. 4, 8.)
History: P.A. 85-409 removed reference to Sec. 8-13d in Subdiv. (6), that section having been repealed by the same act.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-328. - Guidelines for soil erosion and sediment control.

The council shall develop guidelines for soil erosion and sediment control on land being developed and improving and preserving soil health. The guidelines shall outline methods and techniques for minimizing erosion and sedimentation based on the best currently available technology. Such guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, model regulations that may be used by municipalities to comply with the provisions of sections 22a-325 to 22a-329, inclusive. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and the soil and water conservation districts shall make the guidelines available to the public.
(P.A. 83-388, S. 4; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 21-88, S. 4.)
History: 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. 21-88 added reference re soil health.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation › Section 22a-329. - Municipal land use. Regulations.

(a) The regulations adopted by a municipality pursuant to sections 8-2 and 8-25, on and after July 1, 1985, shall require that: (1) Proper provision be made for soil erosion and sediment control; (2) a soil erosion and sediment control plan be submitted with any application for development when the disturbed area of such development is more than one-half acre; and (3) the municipality or the soil and water conservation district shall certify that the plan complies with regulations adopted pursuant to said sections. Prior to certification, any plan submitted to a municipality may be reviewed by the soil and water conservation districts which may make recommendations concerning such plan, provided such review shall be completed within thirty days of the receipt of such plan. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for certification of a plan and inspection of measures being installed pursuant to such plan. A single-family dwelling that is not a part of a subdivision of land shall be exempt from such regulations. The soil and water conservation districts shall assist municipalities which so request in developing regulations to comply with this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed as extending the time limits for the approval of any application under chapter 124 or 126.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the council may grant an extension of time for the adoption of the regulations on soil and sediment control required under sections 8-2 and 8-25, but not beyond June 30, 1986, to any municipality which makes application to the council before July 1, 1985.
(P.A. 83-388, S. 5, 9; P.A. 85-91, S. 1, 5; 85-409, S. 5, 8.)
History: P.A. 83-388, S. 5, effective July 1, 1985; P.A. 85-91 added Subsec. (b) re time extension for adoption of regulations and made a corresponding technical change to prior provisions, designated as Subsec. (a); P.A. 85-409 removed reference to Sec. 8-13d and chapter 124a which were repealed by the same act.
Cited. 19 CA 334.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants › Section 22a-336. (Formerly Sec. 25-2). - Cooperation with other agencies. Right of entry in performance of duty.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may make use of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and the facilities of said station, and may cooperate with any other public or private agency in carrying out the provisions of this title. The commissioner, either deputy commissioner, or any assistant or employee of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection may, at any reasonable time, enter any premises while engaged in the performance of duty under the provisions of this title.
(1949 Rev., S. 4041; 1957, P.A. 364, S. 12; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 39; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced water resources commission with commissioner and department of environmental protection and deleted obsolete provision re chairman, director, deputy director and staff of abolished commission; Sec. 25-2 transferred to Sec. 22a-336 in 1983; 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, effective July 1, 2011.
See Sec. 22-6 re powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture.
See Sec. 22a-21 re commissioner's authority to prepare a plan for development of outdoor recreation and other natural resources.
Annotations to former section 25-2:
Cited. 120 C. 438; 148 C. 586.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants › Section 22a-338 and 22a-339. (Formerly Secs. 25-3b and 25-3c). - Algae abatement and control program. Reimbursement of towns and lake authorities for algae and aquatic weed control programs.

Sections 22a-338 and 22a-339 are repealed.
(1963, P.A. 632; February, 1965, P.A. 239, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 545, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 41, 42; P.A. 77-164; 77-166; P.A. 79-108; P.A. 87-492, S. 6, 8.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants › Section 22a-339a. - Grants to improve water quality of lakes used for public recreation.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may make a grant to any municipality or lake association for a project to improve the water quality of a lake used for public recreation. As used in sections 22a-339a to 22a-339e, inclusive, (1) “project” means any diagnostic feasibility study associated with eutrophication abatement, lake management activities or watershed management or any implementation measure designed to improve or restore water quality, and (2) “lake association” means a district established by special act or pursuant to section 7-325, authorized to make appropriations, levy taxes and perform lake management functions.
(P.A. 87-492, S. 1, 8; 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”, effective July 1, 2011.
Cited. 215 C. 616.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants › Section 22a-339b. - Criteria for grants. Public benefit.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall evaluate the eligibility of a project for a grant and shall award such grant based on lake priorities established by said commissioner pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.) and the benefit to the public from the project. Such benefit shall be determined by an assessment of (1) state-owned public access, (2) the impact of the project on the water quality and aquatic resources of the lake, and (3) existing and proposed watershed management practices.
(P.A. 87-492, S. 2, 8; 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”, effective July 1, 2011.
Cited. 215 C. 616.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants › Section 22a-339c. - Grant conditions.

The grants made under section 22a-339b shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) No grant shall be made for any study, report, plan or restoration measure except if such study, report, plan or restoration measure is in accordance with a priority system established by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in accordance with the provisions of the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.), (2) no grant shall be made until a municipality or lake association has agreed to pay that part of the total cost that is in excess of the applicable state grant, and (3) the grant to each municipality or lake association shall equal seventy-five per cent of the cost of a diagnostic feasibility study and fifty per cent of the cost of implementation measures. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, (A) if federal funds are available in the amount of seventy per cent of the cost of a diagnostic study, the state grant shall not exceed thirty per cent of the cost of the study, and (B) if federal funds are available in the amount of fifty per cent of the cost of implementation measures, the state grant shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the cost of the measures. The commissioner may require the recipient of a grant implementing restoration measures to establish watershed management practices to prevent the reoccurrence of a water quality problem.
(P.A. 87-492, S. 3, 8; 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”, effective July 1, 2011.
Cited. 215 C. 616.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants › Section 22a-339d. - Regulations.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of sections 22a-339a to 22a-339c, inclusive. Such regulations shall include provisions for reviewing the water quality of lakes to determine the eligibility for grants made pursuant to section 22a-339a. The regulations shall be consistent with the provisions of the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.) and shall qualify the state for the maximum amount of funds available under said act.
(P.A. 87-492, S. 4, 8; 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”, effective July 1, 2011.
Cited. 215 C. 616.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants › Section 22a-339e. - Municipal assessment for costs of lake management implementation measures.

A municipality may, by vote of its legislative body, impose an assessment of a proportion of the cost of lake management implementation measures upon the owners of property specially benefited by such measures, provided no such assessment shall be in excess of the special benefit to the property. The balance of the cost of the measure shall be paid from the general funds of the municipality. Any person aggrieved by an assessment may appeal in the manner provided for in section 7-250.
(P.A. 87-492, S. 5, 8.)
Cited. 215 C. 616.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants › Section 22a-339f. - Pilot program for lake preservation.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall:
(1) Designate a lake located in two or more municipalities and Bantam Lake in Morris and Litchfield to be the subject of a program of preservation which may serve as a pilot program for the preservation and enhancement of the historic, cultural, recreational, economic, scenic, public health and environmental value of lakes in this state;
(2) Encourage partnerships and agreements with municipalities which are contiguous to the lakes and, to the greatest extent practicable under law, direct programs, grants and technical assistance so as to provide environmental support to the lakes;
(3) Coordinate state and municipal activities and resources to preserve, protect and restore the lakes and their shorelines;
(4) Provide access to existing scientific data and information relating to the lakes, their shorelines and watershed areas to the municipalities in which they are located;
(5) Cooperate with such municipalities to promote and encourage public use and enjoyment of the resource for all lawful purposes consistent with achievement of the other goals set forth in this section;
(6) Provide, upon request of such municipalities, an agency representative to whom they may communicate goals and needs and who shall facilitate communication and interaction between such municipalities and the state; and
(7) Cooperate with the contiguous municipalities in any efforts to protect and preserve the character of the lakes designated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section.
(P.A. 99-135, S. 1, 10; P.A. 06-191, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 99-135 effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 06-191 added Bantam Lake in Morris and Litchfield in Subdiv. (1) and made technical changes in Subdivs. (2) to (4) and (7), effective June 9, 2006; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants › Section 22a-339g. - Control of nonnative invasive plant species.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall make recommendations and take appropriate actions for the control of nonnative invasive plant species; prepare information materials for distribution; conduct educational activities which address the effects of nonnative invasive plant species upon the state; and prepare and maintain a list of nonnative invasive plant species that will be distributed on an annual basis.
(P.A. 01-150, S. 17; 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”, effective July 1, 2011.
See Sec. 26-22 re commissioner's authority to use chemical, electrical or mechanical means to remove undesirable plants from waters of the state.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants › Section 22a-339h. - Lake Beseck. Water level draw downs.

On or before November 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall enter into an agreement with the town of Middlefield and the Lake Beseck Association regarding a schedule for annual water level draw downs of Lake Beseck. Water level draw downs shall be three feet during even-numbered years with completion achieved by December first of such year and maintained until March first of the following year. Water level draw downs shall be six feet during odd-numbered years achieved by November first of such year and maintained until January thirty-first of the following year; a three-foot water level draw down shall be maintained thereafter until March first of the following year. Such water level draw downs are designed to balance the various concerns of the lake community, including: Recreational needs, preservation of lakefront infrastructure, fisheries habitat and other natural resource concerns.
(P.A. 06-191, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 21-12, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 06-191 effective June 9, 2006; 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. 21-12 changed “November 1, 2006” to “November 1, 2021” and “December thirty-first of such year” to “January thirty-first of the following year”.