Title 22a — Title 22a: Environmental Protection
26 chapters · 1,058 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27e Litter control in parking areas.
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Sec. 22a-27e. Litter control in parking areas. Section 22a-27e is repealed. (P.A. 75-448; P.A. 78-319, S. 14, 15.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27f Specifications of fuels. Report to commissioner.
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Sec. 22a-27f. Specifications of fuels. Report to commissioner. Any person who imports fuels or causes fuels to be imported into this state for sale or produces or manufactures fuels within this state shall keep records of specifications of fuels delivered to Connecticut. Such rec…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27g Environmental Quality Fund. Environmental quality account. Covered electronic recycler reimbursement account. Electronic device recycling program account.
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Sec. 22a-27g. Environmental Quality Fund. Environmental quality account. Covered electronic recycler reimbursement account. Electronic device recycling program account. Section 22a-27g is repealed, effective October 1, 2009. (P.A. 90-231, S. 24, 28; P.A. 91-369, S. 5, 36; P.A. 94…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27h Conservation Fund. Maintenance, repair and improvement account.
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Sec. 22a-27h. Conservation Fund. Maintenance, repair and improvement account. Section 22a-27h is repealed, effective October 1, 2009. (P.A. 90-231, S. 25, 28; P.A. 91-369, S. 6, 36; P.A. 94-130, S. 8; P.A. 96-143, S. 1, 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3,…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27i Fees. Exemption of municipalities.
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Sec. 22a-27i. Fees. Exemption of municipalities. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 22a-6, 22a-6d, 22a-26g, 22a-26h, 22a-134e, 22a-135, 22a-148, 22a-150, 22a-174, 22a-208a, 22a-342, 22a-363c, 22a-372, 22a-379, 22a-409, 22a-430, 22a-449, 22a-454 to 22a-454c, inclusive, and…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27j Additional fee for municipal planning, zoning, wetlands and coastal management applications. Noncompliance.
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Sec. 22a-27j. Additional fee for municipal planning, zoning, wetlands and coastal management applications. Noncompliance. (a) Any person, firm or corporation, other than a municipality, making an application for any approval required by chapters 124, 126, 440 and 444 or by regula…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27k Long Island Sound account.
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Sec. 22a-27k. Long Island Sound account. Section 22a-27k is repealed, effective October 1, 2009. (P.A. 92-133, S. 5, 9; P.A. 94-130, S. 7; 94-227, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 513.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27l Endangered species, natural area preserve and watchable wildlife account. Regulations.
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Sec. 22a-27l. Endangered species, natural area preserve and watchable wildlife account. Regulations. (a) There is established an endangered species, natural area preserves and watchable wildlife account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Any mo…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-27m to 22a-27o Air emissions permit operating fee account. Connecticut lighthouse preservation account. Greenways account.
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Secs. 22a-27m to 22a-27o. Air emissions permit operating fee account. Connecticut lighthouse preservation account. Greenways account. Sections 22a-27m to 22a-27o, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 2009. (P.A. 94-130, S. 12; P.A. 97-221, S. 1; 97-236, S. 19, 27; June 3…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27p Private funds authorized for renovation of historical structures on state land.
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Sec. 22a-27p. Private funds authorized for renovation of historical structures on state land. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may accept and use private donations for the renovation of historical structures on state land. (P.A. 97-221, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S.…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27q Hazard mitigation and floodplain management account.
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Sec. 22a-27q. Hazard mitigation and floodplain management account. Section 22a-27q is repealed, effective October 1, 2009. (P.A. 04-144, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 513.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27r Invasive species detection and control account.
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Sec. 22a-27r. Invasive species detection and control account. There is established an account known as the invasive species detection and control account, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the Conservation Fund. Said account shall contain any moneys required by…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27s Face of Connecticut Steering Committee: Membership, chairperson.
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Sec. 22a-27s. Face of Connecticut Steering Committee: Membership, chairperson. (a) There is established the Face of Connecticut Steering Committee, which shall be within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for administrative purposes only. Such committee shall d…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27t Face of Connecticut account.
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Sec. 22a-27t. Face of Connecticut account. There is established an account to be known as the “Face of Connecticut account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27u Air emissions permit operating fee account.
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Sec. 22a-27u. Air emissions permit operating fee account. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “air emissions permit operating fee account”. Said account shall be established by the Comptroller as a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Any money…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27v Long Island Sound account. Habitat restoration matching subaccount.
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Sec. 22a-27v. Long Island Sound account. Habitat restoration matching subaccount. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “Long Island Sound account”. The Long Island Sound account shall be a separate, nonlapsing account of the General Fund. Any moneys required by …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27w Lease or other authorization to facilitate the preservation of lighthouses.
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Sec. 22a-27w. Lease or other authorization to facilitate the preservation of lighthouses. The state of Connecticut, acting through the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, is authorized to grant a lease or other appropriate authorization to allow for the occupancy…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27x Batterson Park. Memorandum of agreement.
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Sec. 22a-27x. Batterson Park. Memorandum of agreement. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the city of Hartford and Riverfront Recapture shall enter into a memorandum of agreement for the care, maintenance and operation of Batterson Park by Riverfront Recapture…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27y Thames River Heritage Park water taxi boat and tour operations. Memorandum of agreement.
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Sec. 22a-27y. Thames River Heritage Park water taxi boat and tour operations. Memorandum of agreement. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Thames River Heritage Park Foundation for the funding of the operations…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-2a Delegation of inspection and enforcement authority. Regulations.
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Sec. 22a-2a. Delegation of inspection and enforcement authority. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may designate as his agent any state or regional agency, municipality, or public water utility operated by a municipality or other political s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-2b “Criminal negligence” defined.
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Sec. 22a-2b. “Criminal negligence” defined. For purposes of this title, “criminal negligence” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (14) of section 53a-3. (P.A. 90-247, S. 7; P.A. 14-122, S. 131.) History: P.A. 14-122 made technical changes.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-2c Office of Business Ombudsman.
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Sec. 22a-2c. Office of Business Ombudsman. There is established within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection the Office of Business Ombudsman. Such office shall provide information to businesses on environmental programs and requirements, including information on …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-2d Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Jurisdiction. Goals. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Commissioner. Bureaus. Successor department.
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Sec. 22a-2d. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Jurisdiction. Goals. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Commissioner. Bureaus. Successor department. (a) There is established a Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, which shall have jurisdiction rel…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-3 Divisions. Deputy commissioners.
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Sec. 22a-3. Divisions. Deputy commissioners. Section 22a-3 is repealed. (1971, P.A. 872, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-4 Agents, assistants, employees, consultants.
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Sec. 22a-4. Agents, assistants, employees, consultants. The commissioner may, subject to the provisions of chapter 67, employ such agents, assistants and employees as he deems necessary to carry out his duties and responsibilities. He may retain and employ other consultants and a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-5 Duties and powers of commissioner.
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Sec. 22a-5. Duties and powers of commissioner. The commissioner shall carry out the energy and environmental policies of the state and shall have all powers necessary and convenient to faithfully discharge this duty. In addition to and consistent with the environment policy of th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-5a Orders. Authority of commissioner to investigate.
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Sec. 22a-5a. Orders. Authority of commissioner to investigate. Except as otherwise provided, whenever any section in this title authorizes the commissioner to order a person to abate, correct or remedy any violation, condition, pollution or potential source of pollution, such ord…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-5b Special funds and accounts administered by the department. Report required.
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Sec. 22a-5b. Special funds and accounts administered by the department. Report required. On or before February fifteenth, annually, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cogniza…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-5c Filing of orders on land records. Fifteen-year limit for certain orders. Discharge of lien. Procedure.
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Sec. 22a-5c. Filing of orders on land records. Fifteen-year limit for certain orders. Discharge of lien. Procedure. (a) When an order issued by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to any person pursuant to section 22a-6, 22a-6b, 22a-7, 22a-108 or 22a-363f to c…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-5d Improvements upon real property donated to the department. Standard of maintenance. Economic impracticability.
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Sec. 22a-5d. Improvements upon real property donated to the department. Standard of maintenance. Economic impracticability. Any improvement upon real property that is donated to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be maintained by the department in a safe,…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6 Commissioner to establish environmental standards, regulations and fees, to make contracts and studies and to issue permits. Complaints. Hearings. Bonds. Notice of contested cases. Fee waivers. Public notices on department's Internet web site.
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Sec. 22a-6. Commissioner to establish environmental standards, regulations and fees, to make contracts and studies and to issue permits. Complaints. Hearings. Bonds. Notice of contested cases. Fee waivers. Public notices on department's Internet web site. (a) The commissioner may…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6a Violators liable to state for costs and expenses. Statutory remedy not exclusive of others.
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Sec. 22a-6a. Violators liable to state for costs and expenses. Statutory remedy not exclusive of others. (a) Any person who knowingly or negligently violates any provision of section 14-100b or 14-164c, subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 15-121, section 15-171, 15-172, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6aa Permit extensions.
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Sec. 22a-6aa. Permit extensions. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may continue in effect any general permit issued by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this title for a period of twelve months beyond the expiration date for such permit, provide…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6b Imposition of civil penalties by the commissioner.
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Sec. 22a-6b. Imposition of civil penalties by the commissioner. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish a schedule setting forth the amounts, or the ranges of amounts, or a …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6bb Petition for public hearing. Withdrawal of petition.
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Sec. 22a-6bb. Petition for public hearing. Withdrawal of petition. (a) Whenever the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection is required to hold a hearing prior to approving or denying an application upon receipt of a timely filed petition signed by at least twenty-fiv…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6c Hearing on orders concerning solid waste.
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Sec. 22a-6c. Hearing on orders concerning solid waste. Section 22a-6c is repealed. (P.A. 75-403, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-334, S. 7, 8.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6cc Consulting services program.
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Sec. 22a-6cc. Consulting services program. (a) For purposes of this section, “consulting services program” means a program within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection that is substantially similar to the consulting services program administered by the Labor Depar…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6d Payment of costs associated with hearing and transcript.
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Sec. 22a-6d. Payment of costs associated with hearing and transcript. In any pending or future proceeding on an application for any department license, (1) the applicant shall pay all costs of recording and transcribing the hearing if a transcript is required by law, and (2) any …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6dd Consent orders for remediation of land. Modification.
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Sec. 22a-6dd. Consent orders for remediation of land. Modification. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, whenever the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection enters a consent order with a party concerning one or more parcels of land and such consent or…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6e Imposition of civil penalties by the commissioner for water pollution violations.
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Sec. 22a-6e. Imposition of civil penalties by the commissioner for water pollution violations. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 22a-6b, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, not later than August 1, 1992, shall publish no…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6ee Ninety-day permit application final determinations.
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Sec. 22a-6ee. Ninety-day permit application final determinations. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, whether received before, on or after May 29, 2018, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall make best efforts to review and make a final det…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6f Fees. Due dates. Late payments. Application. Waiver.
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Sec. 22a-6f. Fees. Due dates. Late payments. Application. Waiver. (a) Each annual fee charged by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to the general statutes shall be due on or before July first of each year, unless otherwise specified in the general s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6ff Permit preapplication meetings.
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Sec. 22a-6ff. Permit preapplication meetings. (a) The Internet web site of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall include an electronic form to request a preapplication meeting with the department to discuss the application for any permit necessary for the in…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6g Notice of application for permit. Exemptions.
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Sec. 22a-6g. Notice of application for permit. Exemptions. (a) Any person who submits an application to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for any permit or other license pursuant to section 22a-32, 22a-39, 22a-174, 22a-208a, 22a-342, 22a-361, 22a-368, 22a-40…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6gg Maximization of federal funds for state climate change projects. Biennial report.
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Sec. 22a-6gg. Maximization of federal funds for state climate change projects. Biennial report. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall maximize the state's receipt of any federal funds designated for state projects intended to increase resiliency to the eff…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6h Notice of tentative determination re permit application. Request for hearing on federal Water Pollution Control Act application.
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Sec. 22a-6h. Notice of tentative determination re permit application. Request for hearing on federal Water Pollution Control Act application. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, at least thirty days before approving or denying an application under section…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6hh Bond authorization. Proceeds used to provide low interest loans for climate resiliency projects.
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Sec. 22a-6hh. Bond authorization. Proceeds used to provide low interest loans for climate resiliency projects. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6i Information re time frames for issuance of permits.
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Sec. 22a-6i. Information re time frames for issuance of permits. Between July 1, 1994, and October 1, 1996, inclusive, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall make available, in writing, to any person applying for any permit for any activity regulated under …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6ii Climate Resiliency Revolving Loan Fund. Program to provide low interest loans for infrastructure repairs and resiliency projects.
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Sec. 22a-6ii. Climate Resiliency Revolving Loan Fund. Program to provide low interest loans for infrastructure repairs and resiliency projects. (a) There is established a revolving loan fund to be known as the “Climate Resiliency Revolving Loan Fund”. The fund may be funded from …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6j Renewal of permits.
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Sec. 22a-6j. Renewal of permits. (a) On and after July 1, 1994, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, for any permit issued by the commissioner pursuant to any provision of this title, shall provide notice of the expiration date of such permit to any holder the…