Title 22a, Title 22a: Environmental Protection

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 Section 22a-194b is repealed.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.)

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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 …

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…

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 …

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…

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,…

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,…

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…

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…

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'…

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…

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…

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) “…

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…

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 …

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…

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 …

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.)

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

Sec. 22a-208d. Written determination of need for resources recovery facility, composting facility or ash residue disposal area. (a) On and after July 1, 1989, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall not issue a permit under section 22a-208a to construct or e…

Sec. 22a-208e. Quarterly reports by owners or operators of resources recovery facilities and recycling facilities. Deliveries to out-of-state facilities. (a) The owner or operator of each resources recovery facility and each solid waste disposal area shall submit a report to the …

Sec. 22a-208f. Scrap metal processor exempt from permit requirement. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22a-208a, a scrap metal processor, as described in section 14-67w, shall not be required to obtain a permit under section 22a-208a if on or before July 31, 2014, and ann…

Sec. 22a-208g. Plan for disposal or recycling of ash residue generated by municipal solid waste incinerators or resources recovery facility. Regulations. The owner or operator of each municipal solid waste incinerator or resources recovery facility shall prepare and submit to the…

Sec. 22a-208h. Identification of solid waste facilities with capacity to accept municipal solid waste. Section 22a-208h is repealed, effective June 6, 2014. (P.A. 89-386, S. 11, 24; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-94, S. 82.)

Sec. 22a-208i. Composting of leaves or leaves with grass clippings. Regulations. Certain recycling facilities exempt from requirement of permit for solid waste facility. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, or chapter 446e or 446k, any facility where the sole busine…

Sec. 22a-208j. Moratorium on permits for wood-burning facilities. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall not issue a permit for a wood-burning facility under the provisions of section 22a-208a or 22a-174 until January 1, 1990. The provisions of this section…

Sec. 22a-208k. Demolition debris disposed of at wood-burning facilities. Any demolition debris disposed of at a wood-burning facility shall be limited to demolition debris generated in the state. (P.A. 89-386, S. 18, 24.)

Sec. 22a-208l. Wood-burning facility. Types of wood to be burned. Any wood-burning facility, as defined in subdivision (24) of section 22a-207 which holds a permit pursuant to the provisions of section 22a-208a or sections 22a-174, 22a-430 or 22a-368, shall only burn recycled woo…

Sec. 22a-208m. Regulations. Section 22a-208m is repealed, effective July 1, 1995. (P.A. 90-264, S. 4, 8; P.A. 92-162, S. 7, 25; P.A. 95-99, S. 4, 5.)

Sec. 22a-208n. Wood-burning facility. Ambient air quality sampling. Air emissions monitoring. Any wood-burning facility holding a permit pursuant to the provisions of section 22a-174 shall: (1) Conduct ambient air quality sampling prior to the commencement of construction unless …