Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05442 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/14/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5442
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 814
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5442 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 814

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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 

Introduced by:

REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FEES FOR WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require privately owned waste-to-energy facilities to pay a host fee to the municipality in which such facility is located, provided such fee shall be four per cent or more of the per-ton tipping fee for solid waste received by such facility.

Statement of Purpose: 

To ensure a fair allocation of fees to municipalities wherein waste-to- energy facilities are located.