General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5308
February Session, 2014 LCO No. 1401
*01401_______ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5308
February Session, 2014
LCO No. 1401
*01401_______ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FRACKING WASTE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 22a-449 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (j) as follows (Effective from passage):
(NEW) (j) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall regulate as a hazardous waste any solid waste identified in 40 CFR Part 261.4(b)(5), in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner for the management of hazardous waste, pursuant to chapter 445 of the general statutes. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect any person's obligation to comply with any federal or state law, rule or regulation that applies to any solid waste identified in 40 CFR Part 261.4(b)(5).
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 22a-449
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
22a-449
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to regulate, as hazardous waste, certain materials that are produced as a result of fracking activities.
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