Title 22a — Title 22a: Environmental Protection

Sec. 22a-152. (Formerly Sec. 19-25c). Agreements with federal government. The Governor, on behalf of this state, is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission providing for discontinuance of certain of the programs of the government o…

Sec. 22a-153. (Formerly Sec. 19-25d). Duties of Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Regulations. Consultants to Governor. Deposit of fees into General Fund. Radiation exposure guidelines for emergency responders and the public. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and …

Sec. 22a-154. (Formerly Sec. 19-25e). Licensing of sources of ionizing radiation. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, for the general or specific licensing of sources of ionizing rad…

Sec. 22a-155. (Formerly Sec. 19-25f). Issuance, modification or revocation of orders re radiation and radioactive materials. Service of orders. Hearing request. Modification or extension of order. Appeal. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may issue, modi…

Sec. 22a-156. (Formerly Sec. 19-25g). Injunctions against violations. Orders. Section 22a-156 is repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (1967, P.A. 550, S. 6; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 420; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-205, S. 14.)

Sec. 22a-157. (Formerly Sec. 19-25h). Prohibited acts. No person shall construct, operate, use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, decommission, own or possess any source of ionizing radiation, unless such activity is in compliance with all requirements …

Sec. 22a-157a. Hazards from radioactive materials. Commissioner authority to investigate, mitigate and contain. Liability of responsible party. Reimbursement of costs for abatement, containment, mitigation or removal of exposure hazard. Attorney General civil action for costs of …

Sec. 22a-158. (Formerly Sec. 19-25i). Records. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall require each person who possesses or uses a source of ionizing radiation to maintain records relating to its receipt, storage, transfer or disposal, as well as such ot…

Sec. 22a-158a. Cease and desist orders. Suspension or revocation of registration. Hearing. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may issue a cease and desist order in accordance with section 22a-7 for any violation of sections 22a-148 to 22a-158, inclusive, and …

Sec. 22a-158b. Action to enjoin act, practice or omission that constitutes violation. (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 act, practice or omission that constitutes, or wi…

Sec. 22a-158c. Criminally negligent violations. Knowingly making false statements. Fines. Imprisonment. Subsequent convictions. (a) Any person who, with criminal negligence, violates any provision of this chapter, including, but not limited to, any regulation, license or order ad…

Sec. 22a-159. (Formerly Sec. 19-25j). New England Compact on Radiological Health Protection. Article I. Enactment. This compact shall become effective when enacted into law by any two or more of the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Verm…

Sec. 22a-160. (Formerly Sec. 19-25k). Formulation and maintenance of radiation incident plan. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, who shall be the compact administrator for the state, shall formulate and keep current a radiation incident plan for this state, …

Sec. 22a-161. Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact. ARTICLE I. POLICY AND PURPOSE Sec. 1.1. There is hereby created the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact. The party states recognize that the Congress has declared th…

Sec. 22a-161a. Commission membership. The Governor shall appoint one member to the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-2, S. 2.)

Sec. 22a-161b. Governor's powers. The Governor shall have all powers necessary or incidental to implement the provisions of the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-2, S. 3.)

Sec. 22a-161c. Storage, treatment and disposal of radioactive waste. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22a-137 or any other law or regulation to the contrary, section 22a-161 shall govern the storage, treatment and disposal of low-level radioactive waste. (June Sp. Sess. …

Sec. 22a-161d. Municipal approval required for disposal of waste generated outside Compact. The Connecticut commissioner of the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact shall not take any action which accepts for disposal any low-level radioactive waste which was …

Sec. 22a-162. Standards for the operation of sources of nonionizing radiation. (a) For the purpose of preventing possible harmful effects in human beings from exposure to electromagnetic fields in the radio frequency range, as defined in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992, “IEEE standards for …

Sec. 22a-162a. Compliance with standards. On and after the effective date of the standards adopted in accordance with section 22a-162, no person shall operate a new source of nonionizing radiation in the radio frequency spectrum in excess of the standards. Any source of nonionizi…

Secs. 22a-163 to 22a-165h. Connecticut Hazardous Waste Management Service: Low-level radioactive waste. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Fund. Sections 22a-163 to 22a-165h, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 2006. (P.A. 87-540, S. 1–21, 25, 26; P.A. 88-230, S. 1,…

Secs. 22a-166 and 22a-167. (Formerly Secs. 19-523 and 19-524). Compact. Any court of competent jurisdiction defined. Sections 22a-166 and 22a-167 are repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (1967, P.A. 554, S. 1, 2; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 109; P.A. 76-436, S. 395, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 5…

Secs. 22a-168 and 22a-169. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 22a-170. (Formerly Sec. 19-505). Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Air pollution” means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more air pollutants or any combination thereof in such quantities and of such charac…

Sec. 22a-171. (Formerly Sec. 19-507). Duties of Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. The commissioner shall (1) initiate and supervise programs for the purposes of determining the causes, effect and hazards of air pollution; (2) initiate and supervise state-wide p…

Sec. 22a-172. (Formerly Sec. 19-507a). Consultation by commissioner with other state officials. The Commissioner of Transportation and the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall consult with the commissioner on plans for the location of highways and for industri…

Sec. 22a-173. (Formerly Sec. 19-507c). Insured mortgage payments on new equipment used for air pollution control. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated may, upon application of the proposed mortgagee, insure and make advance commitments to insure mortgage payments required by a f…

Sec. 22a-174. (Formerly Sec. 19-508). Powers of the commissioner. Regulations. Fees. Exemptions. General permits. Appeal of commissioner's action re permit applications. (a) The commissioner, in the manner provided in subdivision (1) of section 22a-6, shall have the power to form…

Sec. 22a-174a. Annual fee. Schedule. Regulations. Section 22a-174a is repealed, effective May 21, 2004. (P.A. 90-231, S. 21, 28; P.A. 91-369, S. 25, 36; P.A. 93-235, S. 1; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 126; P.A. 04-151, S. 18.)

Sec. 22a-174b. Internal performance evaluation program. Section 22a-174b is repealed. (P.A. 90-150, S. 2; P.A. 95-218, S. 23.)

Sec. 22a-174c. Modification, revocation and suspension of permits. Grounds. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, upon a showing of cause, modify, revoke or suspend any permit issued under this chapter in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Gr…

Sec. 22a-174d. Planting of trees or turf grass as condition of permit. Regulations. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may require as a condition of a permit issued under section 22a-174 or 22a-183 that the applicant provide for the planting of trees or turf …

Sec. 22a-174e. Decommissioning of stage II vapor recovery systems. Pressure decay test of stage I vapor recovery systems. Placement of disabling device. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Decommission” means to render inoperable an operational stage II vapor recovery system by (A)…

Sec. 22a-174f. Market-based programs to achieve air quality standards. Regulations. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to provide for market-based programs to achieve attainment of the Na…

Sec. 22a-174g. California motor vehicle emissions standards. (a) On or before December 31, 2004, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the light duty motor vehicle emission st…

Sec. 22a-174h. High-emissions motor vehicles scrappage program. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may develop a program to acquire from Connecticut residents, and to remove from highway use, motor vehicles which are not in compliance with state motor vehicle…

Sec. 22a-174i. Mobile emissions reduction credit programs for vehicle conversions. Any program adopted by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection providing for mobile emissions reduction credits shall allow credit for emission reductions achieved by vehicle conver…

Sec. 22a-174j. Emissions performance standards applicable to emissions caused by electricity generation. Regulations. Not later than May 1, 2006, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall complete an investigation of the potential impact on electric reliability and electric…

Sec. 22a-174k. Outdoor wood-burning furnaces. (a) For purposes of this section, “outdoor wood-burning furnace” means an accessory structure or appliance designed to be located outside living space ordinarily used for human habitation and designed to transfer or provide heat, via …

Secs. 22a-174l and 22a-174m. Emergency engines and distributed generation resources. Sale of allowances from the combined heat and power long-term power purchase agreement set-aside account; sale dates and price. Sections 22a-174l and 22a-174m are repealed, effective October 1, 2…

Sec. 22a-175. (Formerly Sec. 19-508a). Penalties for violations. Penalties for false statements. (a) Any person who knowingly or with criminal negligence violates any provision of this chapter, or any regulation, order or permit adopted or issued thereunder except for a violation…

Sec. 22a-176. (Formerly Sec. 19-510). Consideration in making regulations and issuing orders. The commissioner in making regulations and issuing orders and in enforcing the provisions of this chapter shall take into consideration all of the facts and circumstances bearing on the …

Sec. 22a-177. (Formerly Sec. 19-513a). Enforcement of regulations. Complaints. The commissioner shall enforce all regulations adopted by him. The commissioner, in the case of any written complaint or upon his own initiative, shall have the power to enter and inspect any building …

Sec. 22a-178. (Formerly Sec. 19-514). Orders to correct violations. Hearings. Modification and extension. Orders to owners. Joint and several liability. Filing of certified copy or notice on land records. Orders to investigate. (a) If the commissioner finds that any person has vi…

Sec. 22a-179. (Formerly Sec. 19-515). Application of Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Whenever the commissioner issues an order to any person to correct a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any regulation, order or permit adopted or issued thereunder, the provisions of chap…

Sec. 22a-180. (Formerly Sec. 19-516). Penalty for violations of orders. Injunctions. Joint and several liability. (a) In addition to those penalties provided by section 22a-175, any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any regulation, order or permit adopted or i…

Sec. 22a-181. (Formerly Sec. 19-517). Emergency action. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other provisions of law, if the commissioner finds that an air pollution emergency exists caused by adverse meteorological conditions, such as an inversion or a stagnant …

Sec. 22a-182. (Formerly Sec. 19-518). Appeals. Exceptions. Section 22a-182 is repealed. (1967, P.A. 754, S. 13; 1969, P.A. 758, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 53; 872, S. 26; 1972, P.A. 103, S. 5; P.A. 73-665, S. 6, 17; P.A. 74-183, S. 235, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 204, 681; P.A. 77-603, …

Sec. 22a-182a. Appeals from decisions in contested cases. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-183, any appeal by a person aggrieved by a final decision of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection made in a contested case under the provisions of this chapter…

Sec. 22a-183. (Formerly Sec. 19-519). Permit for exemption from regulations. (a) Any person who owns or is in control of any plant, building, structure, process or equipment may apply to the commissioner for a permit granting an exemption or partial exemption from regulations iss…