Title 22a — Title 22a: Environmental Protection

Sec. 22a-256bb. Annual reports. Exemption. (a) On or before March 1, 1996, and annually thereafter, each directory publisher shall submit a report to the commissioner. The report shall indicate the percentage of recycled fiber used in the preceding calendar year, along with any i…

Sec. 22a-256c. Recycling of mercuric oxide batteries. Notice by retailers. Disposal. Program for the collection of mercuric oxide batteries at senior citizen centers. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Retailer” means a person who engages in the sale of mercuric oxide batteries to…

Sec. 22a-256cc. Deposit of revenue into General Fund. Any revenue collected under the provisions of section 22a-256aa shall be deposited in the General Fund. (P.A. 90-281, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 415.) History: (Revisor's note: In 1995 references to “municipal solid wa…

Sec. 22a-256d. Sale of alkaline manganese batteries. No person may sell or offer for sale an alkaline manganese battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1992, containing mercury in a concentration in excess of twenty-five one-thousandths of one per cent by weight of such batte…

Sec. 22a-256dd. Inclusion of expenses when determining rates. If the revenues generated by a directory publisher are included by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in determining the rates which may be charged by a telephone company defined in section 16-1 for telephone se…

Sec. 22a-256e. Sale of zinc-carbon batteries. No person may sell or offer for sale a zinc-carbon battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1993, containing mercury in a concentration in excess of one part per million by weight of such battery. (P.A. 91-377, S. 4, 6; 91-407, S. …

Sec. 22a-256ee. Directory publishers: Recycling goals. Any directory publisher who publishes a directory which does not meet the recycled content standard provided for in section 22a-256z shall file a plan with the commissioner not later than ninety days after such publication wh…

Sec. 22a-256f. Definitions. For purposes of sections 22a-256f to 22a-256i, inclusive: (1) “Battery” means a lead acid battery or a motor vehicle battery; (2) “Retailer” means a person who engages in the sale of batteries to a consumer; (3) “Wholesaler” means a person who engages …

Sec. 22a-256g. Batteries. Disposal. Penalties. (a) No person may place a used battery in mixed municipal solid waste or discard or otherwise dispose of such a used battery except by delivery to (1) a retailer or wholesaler, (2) a recycling facility as defined in section 22a-207, …

Sec. 22a-256h. Deposit for batteries. Refunds. Disposal by retailer. Written notice. Penalty. (a) Each person who purchases a battery shall return a used battery to the retailer or pay a deposit of five dollars for each new battery purchased. Any person paying a deposit pursuant …

Sec. 22a-256i. Acceptance of batteries by wholesalers. Inspections. Warnings and citations. A wholesaler shall not refuse to accept at the point of transfer, in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, used batteries from retailers or consumers. Any who…

Sec. 22a-256j. Tire tax. Section 22a-256j is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (P.A. 93-74, S. 47, 67; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4, S. 82, 85; P.A. 95-160, S. 64, 69; 95-359, S. 13, 19.)

Secs. 22a-256k and 22a-256l. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 22a-256m. Definitions. As used in sections 22a-256m to 22a-256u, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. (2) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. (3) “Newsprint” means that class or kin…

Sec. 22a-256n. Publishers: Use of newsprint with recycled content. Schedule. On a state-wide basis, the percentage of recycled fiber contained in newsprint used by all publishers shall be in accordance with the following schedule: For the year ending December 31, 1992, eleven per…

Sec. 22a-256o. Publishers: Failure to achieve percentages. Penalty. If the percentages specified in section 22a-256n are not achieved by publishers as a group on the dates specified, as shown by reports submitted to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in accor…

Sec. 22a-256p. Printers: Use of newsprint with recycled content. Schedule. On a state-wide basis, the percentage of recycled fiber contained in newsprint used by all printers shall be in accordance with the following schedule: For the year ending December 31, 1992, eleven per cen…

Sec. 22a-256q. Printers: Failure to achieve percentages. Penalty. If the percentages specified in section 22a-256p are not achieved by printers as a group on the dates specified, as shown by reports submitted to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in accordanc…

Sec. 22a-256r. Annual reports. Exemption. (a) On or before March 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, each newsprint user shall submit a report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. The report shall indicate the percentage of recycled fiber used in the precedin…

Sec. 22a-256s. Report by commissioner. Section 22a-256s is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 90-224, S. 7; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)

Sec. 22a-256t. Deposit of revenue into General Fund. Any revenue collected under the provisions of sections 22a-256o and 22a-256q shall be deposited in the General Fund. (P.A. 90-224, S. 8; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 414.) History: (Revisor's note: In 1995 references to “munici…

Sec. 22a-256u. Regulations. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of sections 22a-256m to 22a-256t, inclusive. (P.A. 90-224, S. 9.)

Sec. 22a-256v. Alternative standards for recycled newsprint. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt alternative standards for the specifications provided in sections 22a-256n and 22a-256p if he determines, upon receipt of documentation from the Northe…

Secs. 22a-256w and 22a-256x. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 22a-256y. Definitions. As used in sections 22a-256y to 22a-256ee, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection; (2) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; (3) “Directory publisher” means a pers…

Sec. 22a-256z. Directory publishers: Use of directory stock with recycled fiber. Schedule. On a state-wide basis, the percentage of recycled fiber contained in directory stock used by all directory publishers shall be in accordance with the following schedule: For the year ending…

Sec. 22a-257. (Formerly Sec. 19-524p). Short title: Connecticut Solid Waste Management Services Act. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Connecticut Solid Waste Management Services Act”. (P.A. 73-459, S. 1, 26.) History: Sec. 19-524p transferred to Sec. 22a-257 i…

Sec. 22a-258. (Formerly Sec. 19-524q). Legislative finding. It is found and declared that the people of the state of Connecticut have the right to a clean and wholesome environment; that prevailing solid waste disposal practices generally, throughout the state, result in unnecess…

Sec. 22a-259. (Formerly Sec. 19-524r). Declaration of state policy. The following are declared to be policies of the state of Connecticut: (1) That maximum resources recovery from solid waste and maximum recycling and reuse of such resources in order to protect, preserve and enha…

Sec. 22a-260. (Formerly Sec. 19-524s). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Definitions. The following terms, as used in this chapter and chapter 103b, have the indicated meanings unless the context in which they are used demands a different meaning and inten…

Sec. 22a-260a. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority. Successor to Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority. (a) There is established the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority. The Materials Innovation and Re…

Sec. 22a-261. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025). MIRA Dissolution Authority. Board of Directors. Authority termination. (a) There is hereby established and created a body politic and corporate, constituting a public instrumentality and political subdivision…

Sec. 22a-262. (Formerly Sec. 19-524u). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Purposes of authority. (a) The purposes of the authority shall be: (1) The planning, design, construction, financing, management, ownership, operation and maintenance of solid waste d…

Sec. 22a-263. (Formerly Sec. 19-524v). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Meetings. Records. Reports. Audits. The directors of the authority shall meet at least monthly at the call of the chairman and may meet more frequently if necessary and desirable. It …

Sec. 22a-263a. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Information to be made available to public through the Internet. The MIRA Dissolution Authority shall make the following information available to the public through the Internet, except for any such informat…

Sec. 22a-263b. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Copies of independent audits to be submitted to General Assembly. The board of directors of the MIRA Dissolution Authority shall submit to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizan…

Sec. 22a-264. (Formerly Sec. 19-524w). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Activities and operations. The activities of the authority in providing or contracting to provide solid waste management services shall be in conformity with applicable statutes and r…

Sec. 22a-265. (Formerly Sec. 19-524x). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Powers, generally. The authority shall have power to: (1) Employ a staff of not to exceed forty-five personnel, exclusive of the directors, and to fix their duties, qualifications and…

Sec. 22a-265a. Expenditures for outside consultants. Section 22a-265a is repealed, effective July 1, 2023. (P.A. 89-299, S. 2, 3; P.A. 90-179, S. 3, 9; P.A. 14-94, S. 8; P.A. 23-170, S. 24, 25.)

Sec. 22a-266. (Formerly Sec. 19-524y). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Particular powers; contract authorizations. (a) To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the authority shall have power to: (1) Own, manage and use real property or any interest th…

Sec. 22a-267. (Formerly Sec. 19-524z). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Powers, fiscal. The authority shall have the power to: (1) Accept gifts, grants or loans of funds, property or service from any source, public or private, and comply, subject to the p…

Sec. 22a-268. (Formerly Sec. 19-524aa). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Powers to contract with private sector. The authority shall utilize private industry, by contract, to carry out the business, design, operating, management, marketing, planning and r…

Sec. 22a-268a. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Written procedures. The board of directors of the MIRA Dissolution Authority shall adopt written procedures, in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121, for: (1) Adopting an annual budget and plan of…

Sec. 22a-268b. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Performance incentive plan for officers and employees of the authority. Any performance incentive plan for officers and employees of the MIRA Dissolution Authority that authorizes payments in addition to est…

Secs. 22a-268c to 22a-268f. Attorney General supervision over legal matters and claims from authority-Enron-Connecticut Light and Power Company transaction. Temporary borrowing from the state to support repayment of debt on behalf of Mid-Connecticut Project; financial mitigation …

Sec. 22a-268g. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Redevelopment of Connecticut Solid Waste System Project. Request for proposals. Feasiblity study. Report. Factors. On or before January 1, 2016, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in co…

Sec. 22a-268h. Solid waste materials management services for municipalities. Request for proposals. Agreement for solid waste management services. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, on behalf of one or more municipalities, municipal authorities or regional s…

Sec. 22a-268i. Solid waste processing systems. Request for information. Requirements. Report. Not later than October 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall issue a request for information to obtain information on systems for the processing of solid…

Sec. 22a-268j. Financing of solid waste facilities. Connecticut Green Bank bonds. For the purpose of financing any solid waste facility described in section 22a-268h, bonds may be issued by the Connecticut Green Bank as environmental infrastructure bonds pursuant to sections 16-2…

Sec. 22a-269. (Formerly Sec. 19-524bb). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Bonds of the authority. (a) Subject to the approval of the Treasurer of the state, and any other limitations of this chapter, the authority may borrow money and issue its bonds and n…