Title 22a — Title 22a: Environmental Protection

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-184 (Formerly Sec. 19-519a). Causing of air pollution prohibited. Permits for air contaminant sources.
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Sec. 22a-184. (Formerly Sec. 19-519a). Causing of air pollution prohibited. Permits for air contaminant sources. No person shall cause air pollution in violation of any provisions of this chapter or section 14-164c or of the regulations adopted hereunder; no person shall construc…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-185 (Formerly Sec. 19-520a). Municipal districts for control of air pollution.
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Sec. 22a-185. (Formerly Sec. 19-520a). Municipal districts for control of air pollution. Upon approval of the commissioner, any municipality, pursuant to ordinance, may join with any other municipality or combination thereof, in the formation of a district for the control of air …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-185a Assistance with establishing municipal air quality baseline and effect of Cricket Valley Energy Center.
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Sec. 22a-185a. Assistance with establishing municipal air quality baseline and effect of Cricket Valley Energy Center. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall provide technical assistance and support to any municipality that purchases, leases or is provided th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-186 Permit for the construction and operation of an air contaminant source.
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Sec. 22a-186. Permit for the construction and operation of an air contaminant source. No person required by the provisions of section 22a-174 to obtain a permit for the construction and operation of an air contaminant source, including, but not limited to, a fume incinerator, sha…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-186a Considerations in issuance of permit.
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Sec. 22a-186a. Considerations in issuance of permit. No permit under section 22a-174 or 22a-183, except a permit for the burning of brush under subsection (f) of said section 22a-174, shall be granted, renewed or modified unless the commissioner considers air pollution emitted fr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-186b Written notification of application for permit.
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Sec. 22a-186b. Written notification of application for permit. Section 22a-186b is repealed. (P.A. 89-225, S. 2; P.A. 90-247, S. 9; P.A. 91-151; P.A. 94-85, S. 4.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-187 and 22a-187a Hazardous Air Pollutant Advisory Panel. Recommendations; annual report.
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Secs. 22a-187 and 22a-187a. Hazardous Air Pollutant Advisory Panel. Recommendations; annual report. Sections 22a-187 and 22a-187a are repealed, effective June 6, 1997. (P.A. 85-590, S. 2, 3, 7; P.A. 97-124, S. 15, 16.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-188 Small business stationary source assistance program: Definitions.
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Sec. 22a-188. Small business stationary source assistance program: Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section and section 22a-188a, the term “small business stationary source” means a stationary source of air pollution that: (1) Is owned or operated by a person who employs one…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-188a Small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance program.
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Sec. 22a-188a. Small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance program. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish a small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance program to assist, within available appr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-189 22a-189
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Sec. 22a-189. Reserved for future use.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-190 Definitions.
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Sec. 22a-190. Definitions. As used in sections 22a-191, 22a-193 and 22a-231 “resources recovery facility” means a facility utilizing processes aimed at reclaiming the material or energy values from municipal solid wastes, “dioxin and furan emissions” means tetrachlorodibenzodioxi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-191 Air quality standard for dioxin and furan emissions.
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Sec. 22a-191. Air quality standard for dioxin and furan emissions. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, except that notice…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-191a Mercury emissions testing program. Sewage sludge incinerator stack testing.
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Sec. 22a-191a. Mercury emissions testing program. Sewage sludge incinerator stack testing. (a) On or before February 1, 1994, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the dioxin testing program established under section 22a-191 and within avail…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-192 Evaluation of health risks.
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Sec. 22a-192. Evaluation of health risks. The Commissioner of Public Health shall evaluate the health risks of dioxins and furans. The evaluation shall be considered by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in adopting standards for dioxin and furan emissions fr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-193 Reporting required for exceeding or deviating from permitted emissions limits.
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Sec. 22a-193. Reporting required for exceeding or deviating from permitted emissions limits. On and after July 1, 1996, the owner or operator of a resources recovery facility shall notify the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection within twelve hours of any exceeding…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-194 Definition of controlled substance.
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Sec. 22a-194. Definition of controlled substance. As used in sections 22a-194a to 22a-194g, inclusive, “controlled substance” means a controlled substance under Annex A, Group 1 of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, signed September 16, 1987, as may…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-194a Sale of new products manufactured using any controlled substance. Certification of compliance.
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Sec. 22a-194a. Sale of new products manufactured using any controlled substance. Certification of compliance. (a) On and after July 1, 1992, no person may sell or offer to sell in this state in the ordinary course of business any new product packaged in or composed in whole or in…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-194b Standards for emissions of controlled substances from various sources.
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Sec. 22a-194b. Standards for emissions of controlled substances from various sources. Section 22a-194b is repealed. (P.A. 89-227, S. 3; P.A. 94-89, S. 16.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-194c Exemption from compliance.
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Sec. 22a-194c. Exemption from compliance. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may exempt any person from compliance with the provisions of section 22a-194a or 22a-194g if he determines that no technological or economical alternative to the use of the controlle…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-194d Restriction on sale of containers of controlled substances.
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Sec. 22a-194d. Restriction on sale of containers of controlled substances. No person shall sell or offer for sale any container of a controlled substance unless the buyer is licensed under section 14-52 or is a person licensed under section 20-333 to perform work on air condition…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-194e Reuse or recycling of controlled substances used in automobile air conditioning systems.
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Sec. 22a-194e. Reuse or recycling of controlled substances used in automobile air conditioning systems. On and after January 1, 1991, each state agency owning or leasing a motor vehicle and each business entity located in this state owning or leasing ten or more motor vehicles sh…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-194f Plan to reduce controlled substances from stationary air contaminant sources.
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Sec. 22a-194f. Plan to reduce controlled substances from stationary air contaminant sources. On or before January 1, 1990, the owner or operator of each stationary air contaminant source emitting more than ten tons of any controlled substance yearly shall submit to the Commission…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-194g Restriction on purchase by state agencies or institutions of products manufactured using controlled substances.
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Sec. 22a-194g. Restriction on purchase by state agencies or institutions of products manufactured using controlled substances. On or after January 1, 1991, no state agency or institution shall purchase any new product packaged in or composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foa…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-195 22a-195
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Sec. 22a-195. Reserved for future use.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-196 Location of asphalt batching or continuous mix facility.
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Sec. 22a-196. Location of asphalt batching or continuous mix facility. (a) No asphalt batching or continuous mix facility shall be located in an area which is less than one-third of a mile in linear distance from any hospital, nursing home, school, area of critical environmental …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-197 Sulfur dioxide emission standards: Definitions.
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Sec. 22a-197. Sulfur dioxide emission standards: Definitions. For purposes of this section, section 22a-198 and subsection (a) of section 16-245l: (1) “Affected unit” means any emissions unit subject to the provisions of the Post-2002 Nitrogen Oxides Budget Program, as described …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-198 Title IV sulfur dioxide emission standards. Credit trading. Suspension of credit trading prohibition by the commissioner.
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Sec. 22a-198. Title IV sulfur dioxide emission standards. Credit trading. Suspension of credit trading prohibition by the commissioner. (a) On and after January 1, 2005, the owner or operator of a Title IV source that is also an affected unit or units shall: (1) Combust liquid fu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-199 Mercury emission standards: Definitions, requirements, alternative emissions limits, testing, regulations.
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Sec. 22a-199. Mercury emission standards: Definitions, requirements, alternative emissions limits, testing, regulations. (a) For purposes of subsections (b) and (c) of this section: (1) “Affected unit” means any emissions unit that generates electricity in the state and combusts …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-200 Greenhouse gas: Definitions.
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Sec. 22a-200. Greenhouse gas: Definitions. As used in sections 22a-200 to 22a-200b, inclusive, 22a-200d and 4a-67h: (1) “Direct emissions” means emissions from sources that are owned or operated, in whole or in part, by an entity or facility, including, but not limited to, emissi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-200a Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: Mandated levels. Reports.
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Sec. 22a-200a. Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: Mandated levels. Reports. (a) The state shall reduce the level of emissions of greenhouse gas: (1) Not later than January 1, 2020, to a level at least ten per cent below the level emitted in 1990; (2) Not later than January 1,…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-200b Greenhouse gas emissions: Inventory, modeling scenarios, recommendations, schedule. Regulations.
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Sec. 22a-200b. Greenhouse gas emissions: Inventory, modeling scenarios, recommendations, schedule. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, with the advice and assistance of a nonprofit association organized to provide scientific, technical,…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-200c Implementation of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Regional Greenhouse Gas account. Auctioning of allowances.
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Sec. 22a-200c. Implementation of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Regional Greenhouse Gas account. Auctioning of allowances. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the Regional Greenhouse…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-200d State action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Assessment of low-carbon fuel standards, transportation system, cap and trade programs.
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Sec. 22a-200d. State action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Assessment of low-carbon fuel standards, transportation system, cap and trade programs. In order to achieve the emission reduction requirements established in section 22a-200a, the state shall implement the following…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-200e Subcommittee of Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change. Report.
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Sec. 22a-200e. Subcommittee of Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change. Report. (a) Not later than January 1, 2009, the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change shall establish a subcommittee which may be composed of, but not be limited to, members of the Governor'…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-201 to 22a-201b Motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions; definitions. Greenhouse gas labeling program for new motor vehicles. Public education program.
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Secs. 22a-201 to 22a-201b. Motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions; definitions. Greenhouse gas labeling program for new motor vehicles. Public education program. Sections 22a-201 to 22a-201b, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (P.A. 06-161, S. 1, 3, 4; P.A. 07-16…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-201c Greenhouse gas reduction fee.
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Sec. 22a-201c. Greenhouse gas reduction fee. (a) For each registration of a new motor vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to chapter 246, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars, in addition to any other fees…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-201d Zero-emission school buses and alternative fuel school buses. Grant program for the purchase or lease of zero-emission school buses. Provision of administrative and technical assistance regarding use of zero-emission school buses.
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Sec. 22a-201d. Zero-emission school buses and alternative fuel school buses. Grant program for the purchase or lease of zero-emission school buses. Provision of administrative and technical assistance regarding use of zero-emission school buses. (a) As used in this section, (1) “…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-201e Voucher program to support deployment of certain vehicles and school buses equipped with zero-emission technology and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
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Sec. 22a-201e. Voucher program to support deployment of certain vehicles and school buses equipped with zero-emission technology and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. On and after January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-202 Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program.
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Sec. 22a-202. Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program. (a) As used in this section, (1) “environmental justice community” has the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 22a-20a, (2) “battery electric vehicle”, “electric vehicle”, “fuel …
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-203 to 22a-206 22a-203 to 22a-206
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Secs. 22a-203 to 22a-206. Reserved for future use.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-207 (Formerly Sec. 19-524a). Definitions.
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Sec. 22a-207. (Formerly Sec. 19-524a). Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 103b: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or his authorized agent; (2) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Prote…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-207a Definitions applicable to sections 22a-208d and 22a-228(b). Definition applicable to chapter.
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Sec. 22a-207a. Definitions applicable to sections 22a-208d and 22a-228(b). Definition applicable to chapter. (a) As used in section 22a-208d, and subsection (b) of section 22a-228: (1) “Composting” means a process of accelerated biological decomposition of organic material under …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-207b Solid waste disposal areas and transfer stations, permit required.
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Sec. 22a-207b. Solid waste disposal areas and transfer stations, permit required. Section 22a-207b is repealed, effective October 1, 2006. (P.A. 92-249, S. 5; P.A. 06-76, S. 31.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208 (Formerly Sec. 19-524b). Powers and duties of commissioner re solid waste management.
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Sec. 22a-208. (Formerly Sec. 19-524b). Powers and duties of commissioner re solid waste management. (a) The commissioner shall administer and enforce the planning and implementation requirements of this chapter. He shall examine all existing or proposed solid waste facilities and…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208a Permit for construction, alteration or operation of solid waste facility. Application, fee. Unpermitted solid waste disposal areas. Modified permits. Hearing. General permits: Procedures, regulations. Approval for demonstration project.
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Sec. 22a-208a. Permit for construction, alteration or operation of solid waste facility. Application, fee. Unpermitted solid waste disposal areas. Modified permits. Hearing. General permits: Procedures, regulations. Approval for demonstration project. (a) The Commissioner of Ener…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208aa Issuance of permit for solid waste facility located near housing development.
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Sec. 22a-208aa. Issuance of permit for solid waste facility located near housing development. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall not issue a permit for the construction or operation of a solid waste facility located or proposed to be constructed on a pa…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208b Zoning approval of disposal areas. Municipal authority re land usage for solid waste facilities. Limitations.
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Sec. 22a-208b. Zoning approval of disposal areas. Municipal authority re land usage for solid waste facilities. Limitations. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may issue a permit to construct a facility for the land disposal of solid waste pursuant to sec…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208bb Determination of need for ash residue disposal area operated by state quasi-public agencies. Timing. Submission of information.
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Sec. 22a-208bb. Determination of need for ash residue disposal area operated by state quasi-public agencies. Timing. Submission of information. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22a-208d, prior to the physical inspection or evaluation of any parcel of land for use as …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208c Restriction on receiving, disposing of, processing or transporting solid waste.
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Sec. 22a-208c. Restriction on receiving, disposing of, processing or transporting solid waste. No person shall receive, dispose of, or process solid waste or transport solid waste for disposal or processing at any solid waste facility, volume reduction plant, solid waste disposal…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208cc Certain anaerobic digestion facilities operating without certain permits. Regulations.
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Sec. 22a-208cc. Certain anaerobic digestion facilities operating without certain permits. Regulations. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Farm-generated organic waste” means waste associated with animal feeding operations including, but not limited to, animal bedding, man…