Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05998 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/23/2019

                             
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5998  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 1884 
 
 
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. BUTLER, 72nd Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF AIR AND 
WATER DISCHARGE PERMITS IN THE SAME ZIP CODE, CITY OR 
TOWN. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of 1 
Energy and Environmental Protection to consider the cumulative 2 
effects of air and waste discharge permits that are authorized in the 3 
same zip code, city or town. 4 
Statement of Purpose:   
To have the cumulative effects of discharge permits in a zip code, city 
or town considered by the Department of Energy and Environmental 
Protection.