General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5502
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3197
*03197HB05502ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 5502
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 3197
*03197HB05502ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO DECIDE COMMERCIAL PROJECT APPLICATIONS WITHIN NINETY DAYS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes, for each commercial project application, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, not later than ninety days after receipt of such application, either: (1) Issue a decision on such application, or (2) issue a status report to the commercial project applicant that includes the reasons why any additional time is required for a decision and an estimate of the date for decision on such application.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2017 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2017
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce the delay by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in the issuing of decisions on commercial project applications.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. SREDZINSKI, 112th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. SREDZINSKI, 112th Dist.
H.B. 5502