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7 | 7 | | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6499 |
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8 | 8 | | January Session, 2021 |
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14 | 14 | | AN ACT CONCERNING RA DIATION SECURITY. |
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15 | 15 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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16 | 16 | | Assembly convened: |
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18 | 18 | | Section 1. Section 22a-151 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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19 | 19 | | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 2 |
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20 | 20 | | As used in sections 22a-151 to 22a-158, inclusive: 3 |
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21 | 21 | | (1) "By-product material" [means radioactive material as defined in 4 |
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22 | 22 | | Section 11e of Public Law 85-256 (Act of September 2, 1957) and Public 5 |
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23 | 23 | | Law 89-645 (Act of October 13, 1966), as amended or as interpreted or 6 |
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24 | 24 | | modified by duly promulgated regulations of the United States Atomic 7 |
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25 | 25 | | Energy Commission pursuant thereto] has the same meaning as 8 |
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26 | 26 | | provided in 42 USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 9 |
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27 | 27 | | (2) "Ionizing radiation" means gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta 10 |
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28 | 28 | | particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons and other nuclear 11 |
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29 | 29 | | particles, but not sound or radio waves, or visible, infrared or ultra 12 |
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30 | 30 | | violet light. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 13 |
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31 | 31 | | shall be empowered to make regulations amending or modifying this 14 |
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32 | 32 | | definition; 15 |
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33 | 33 | | (3) "General license" means a license effective pursuant to regulations 16 |
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34 | 34 | | promulgated by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 17 Substitute Bill No. 6499 |
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41 | 41 | | Protection without the filing of an application for, or issuance of a 18 |
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42 | 42 | | licensing document for, the transfer, transport, acquisition, ownership, 19 |
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43 | 43 | | possession or use of quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing by-20 |
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44 | 44 | | product, source, special nuclear materials or other radioactive material 21 |
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45 | 45 | | occurring naturally or produced artificially; 22 |
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46 | 46 | | (4) "Specific license" means a license, issued after application, to use, 23 |
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47 | 47 | | manufacture, produce, transfer, transport, receive, acquire, own, or 24 |
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48 | 48 | | possess quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing by-product, 25 |
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49 | 49 | | source, special nuclear materials or other radioactive material occurring 26 |
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50 | 50 | | naturally or produced artificially; 27 |
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51 | 51 | | (5) "Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability 28 |
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52 | 52 | | company, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private 29 |
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53 | 53 | | institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, any other 30 |
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54 | 54 | | state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, 31 |
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55 | 55 | | representative, agent or agency of any of the foregoing, other than the 32 |
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56 | 56 | | United States [Atomic Energy] Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any 33 |
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57 | 57 | | successor thereto, and other than agencies of the government of the 34 |
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58 | 58 | | United States licensed by the United States [Atomic Energy] Nuclear 35 |
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59 | 59 | | Regulatory Commission or any successor thereto; 36 |
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60 | 60 | | (6) "Registration" means registration in conformance with the 37 |
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61 | 61 | | requirements of section 22a-148, as amended by this act. The issuance of 38 |
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62 | 62 | | a specific license pursuant to sections 22a-151 to 22a-158, inclusive, shall 39 |
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63 | 63 | | be deemed to satisfy fully any registration requirements set forth in said 40 |
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64 | 64 | | section; 41 |
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65 | 65 | | (7) "Source material" [means material as defined in Section 11z of 42 |
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66 | 66 | | Public Law 85-256 (Act of September 2, 1957) and Public Law 89-645 43 |
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67 | 67 | | (Act of October 13, 1966), as amended or as interpreted or modified by 44 |
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68 | 68 | | duly promulgated regulations of the United States Atomic Energy 45 |
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69 | 69 | | Commission pursuant thereto] has the same meaning as provided in 42 46 |
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70 | 70 | | USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 47 |
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71 | 71 | | (8) "Special nuclear material" [means material as defined in Section 48 Substitute Bill No. 6499 |
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78 | 78 | | 11aa of Public Law 85-256 (Act of September 2, 1957) and Public Law 89-49 |
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79 | 79 | | 645 (Act of October 13, 1966), as amended or as interpreted or modified 50 |
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80 | 80 | | by duly promulgated regulations of the United States Atomic Energy 51 |
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81 | 81 | | Commission pursuant thereto.] has the same meaning as provided in 52 |
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82 | 82 | | section 42 USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 53 |
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83 | 83 | | (9) "Radioactive materials" means any solid, liquid or gas that emits 54 |
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84 | 84 | | ionizing radiation spontaneously; 55 |
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85 | 85 | | (10) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 56 |
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86 | 86 | | Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee or agent. 57 |
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87 | 87 | | Sec. 2. Section 22a-153 of the general statutes is repealed and the 58 |
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88 | 88 | | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 59 |
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89 | 89 | | (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 60 |
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90 | 90 | | supervise and regulate in the interest of the public health and safety the 61 |
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91 | 91 | | use of ionizing radiation within the state. 62 |
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92 | 92 | | (b) Said commissioner may employ, subject to the provisions of 63 |
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93 | 93 | | chapter 67, and prescribe the powers and duties of such persons as may 64 |
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94 | 94 | | be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-151 to 22a-158, 65 |
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95 | 95 | | inclusive, as amended by this act. 66 |
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96 | 96 | | (c) Said commissioner shall [make such regulations as may be 67 |
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97 | 97 | | necessary to carry out the provisions of said sections] adopt regulations, 68 |
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98 | 98 | | in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning sources of 69 |
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99 | 99 | | ionizing radiation and radioactive materials, including, but not limited 70 |
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100 | 100 | | to, regulations: 71 |
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101 | 101 | | (1) Necessary to secure agreement state status from the United States 72 |
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102 | 102 | | Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to section 274 of the Atomic 73 |
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103 | 103 | | Energy Act of 1954, 42 USC 2021, as amended from time to time; 74 |
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104 | 104 | | (2) Relating to the construction, operation, control, tracking, security 75 |
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105 | 105 | | or decommissioning of sources of ionizing radiation, including, but not 76 |
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106 | 106 | | limited to, any modification or alteration of such sources; 77 Substitute Bill No. 6499 |
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113 | 113 | | (3) Relating to the production, transportation, use, storage, 78 |
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114 | 114 | | possession, management, treatment, disposal or remediation of 79 |
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115 | 115 | | radioactive materials; 80 |
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116 | 116 | | (4) Relating to planning for and responding to terrorist or other 81 |
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117 | 117 | | emergency events, or the potential for such events, that involve or may 82 |
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118 | 118 | | include radioactive materials; 83 |
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119 | 119 | | (5) Necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-151 to 22a-84 |
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120 | 120 | | 158, inclusive, as amended by this act; 85 |
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121 | 121 | | (6) Establishing fees for the licensure of sources of ionizing radiation, 86 |
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122 | 122 | | that, in conjunction with the fees collected pursuant to section 22a-148, 87 |
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123 | 123 | | as amended by this act, shall be sufficient for the administration, 88 |
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124 | 124 | | implementation and enforcement of an ionizing radiation program; and 89 |
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125 | 125 | | (7) To reciprocate in the recognition of specific licenses issued by the 90 |
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126 | 126 | | United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or another state 91 |
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127 | 127 | | that has reached agreement with the NRC pursuant to 42 USC 2021(b), 92 |
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128 | 128 | | as amended from time to time. 93 |
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129 | 129 | | (d) The Governor, or the commissioner, is authorized to employ such 94 |
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130 | 130 | | consultants, experts and technicians as [he shall deem] are necessary for 95 |
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131 | 131 | | the purpose of conducting investigations and reporting [to him] on 96 |
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132 | 132 | | matters connected with the implementation of the provisions of [said] 97 |
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133 | 133 | | sections 22a-148 to 22a-158, inclusive, as amended by this act. 98 |
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134 | 134 | | (e) Any fees collected in accordance with section 22a-148, as amended 99 |
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135 | 135 | | by this act, or 22a-150, or any regulations adopted pursuant to 100 |
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136 | 136 | | subsection (c) of this section, shall be deposited in the General Fund. 101 |
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137 | 137 | | (f) The commissioner may establish radiation exposure guidelines for 102 |
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138 | 138 | | emergency responders and the public for the management of 103 |
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139 | 139 | | emergencies involving radioactive materials. Any such guidelines may 104 |
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140 | 140 | | be based upon the recommendations of the federal government and the 105 |
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141 | 141 | | National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. 106 Substitute Bill No. 6499 |
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148 | 148 | | Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 22a-154 of the general statutes is 107 |
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149 | 149 | | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 108 |
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150 | 150 | | 1, 2021): 109 |
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151 | 151 | | (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection [may 110 |
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152 | 152 | | provide by regulation for] shall adopt regulations, in accordance with 111 |
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153 | 153 | | the provisions of chapter 54, for the general or specific licensing of [by-112 |
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154 | 154 | | product, source, special nuclear materials and other] sources of ionizing 113 |
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155 | 155 | | radiation. [, or devices or equipment utilizing such materials, and for 114 |
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156 | 156 | | amendment, suspension, or revocation of licenses issued pursuant 115 |
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157 | 157 | | thereto] The commissioner may issue, deny, renew, modify, suspend or 116 |
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158 | 158 | | revoke such licenses and may include such terms and conditions in such 117 |
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159 | 159 | | licenses that the commissioner deems necessary. 118 |
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160 | 160 | | Sec. 4. Section 22a-157 of the general statutes is repealed and the 119 |
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161 | 161 | | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 120 |
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162 | 162 | | No person shall construct, operate, use, manufacture, produce, 121 |
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163 | 163 | | transport, transfer, receive, acquire, decommission, own or possess any 122 |
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164 | 164 | | source of ionizing radiation, unless [exempt, licensed or registered in 123 |
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165 | 165 | | accordance with the provisions of sections 22a-148 to 22a-158, inclusive] 124 |
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166 | 166 | | such activity is in compliance with all requirements of this chapter, 125 |
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167 | 167 | | including any regulation adopted, or registration or license issued 126 |
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168 | 168 | | pursuant to this chapter. No person shall produce, transport, store, 127 |
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169 | 169 | | possess, manage, treat, remediate, distribute, sell, install, repair or 128 |
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170 | 170 | | dispose of any radioactive materials, unless such activity is in 129 |
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171 | 171 | | compliance with all requirements of this chapter, including any 130 |
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172 | 172 | | regulation adopted, or registration or license issued pursuant to this 131 |
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173 | 173 | | chapter. No person shall fail to register a source of ionizing radiation 132 |
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174 | 174 | | required to be registered under this chapter, including as required by 133 |
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175 | 175 | | any regulation adopted, or registration or license issued pursuant to this 134 |
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176 | 176 | | chapter. 135 |
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177 | 177 | | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) The Commissioner of 136 |
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178 | 178 | | Energy and Environmental Protection may take steps that the 137 |
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179 | 179 | | commissioner deems necessary to protect human health and the 138 Substitute Bill No. 6499 |
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186 | 186 | | environment, including, but not limited to, investigating, monitoring, 139 |
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187 | 187 | | abating, containing, mitigating or removing any hazard, potential 140 |
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188 | 188 | | hazard, pollution, contamination or potential pollution or 141 |
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189 | 189 | | contamination if: (1) Any person causes or is responsible for any 142 |
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190 | 190 | | exposure hazard or potential exposure hazard from radioactive 143 |
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191 | 191 | | materials, radioactive waste or a source of ionizing radiation, or causes 144 |
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192 | 192 | | or is responsible for pollution, contamination or potential pollution or 145 |
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193 | 193 | | contamination of any land, water, air or other natural resource of the 146 |
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194 | 194 | | state through a discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, release, leakage, 147 |
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195 | 195 | | seepage or filtration of radioactive material or radioactive waste, and 148 |
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196 | 196 | | does not act immediately to prevent, abate, contain, mitigate or remove 149 |
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197 | 197 | | such hazard, potential hazard, pollution, contamination, or potential 150 |
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198 | 198 | | pollution or contamination, to the satisfaction of the commissioner, or 151 |
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199 | 199 | | (2) the person responsible is unknown, and such hazard, potential 152 |
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200 | 200 | | hazard, pollution, contamination, or potential pollution or 153 |
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201 | 201 | | contamination, is not being prevented, abated, contained, mitigated or 154 |
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202 | 202 | | removed by the federal government, any state agency, any municipality 155 |
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203 | 203 | | or any regional or interstate authority. The commissioner may enter into 156 |
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204 | 204 | | a contract with any person for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 157 |
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205 | 205 | | of this subsection. 158 |
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206 | 206 | | (b) Any person who causes or is responsible for any exposure hazard 159 |
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207 | 207 | | or potential exposure hazard from radioactive materials, radioactive 160 |
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208 | 208 | | waste or a source of ionizing radiation or who causes or is responsible 161 |
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209 | 209 | | for pollution, contamination, or potential pollution or contamination of 162 |
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210 | 210 | | any land, water, air or other natural resource of the state through a 163 |
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211 | 211 | | discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, release, leakage, seepage or 164 |
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212 | 212 | | filtration of radioactive material or radioactive waste shall be liable for 165 |
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213 | 213 | | all costs and expenses incurred by the commissioner in accordance with 166 |
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214 | 214 | | subsection (a) of this section, including all costs and expenses to restore 167 |
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215 | 215 | | the air, water, land and other natural resources of the state, and shall be 168 |
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216 | 216 | | liable for all attorneys' fees, court costs and any other legal expenses 169 |
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217 | 217 | | incurred by the state regarding the recovery of such costs. Nothing in 170 |
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218 | 218 | | this subsection shall preclude the commissioner from seeking additional 171 |
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219 | 219 | | compensation or such other relief that a court may award, including 172 Substitute Bill No. 6499 |
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226 | 226 | | punitive damages. When such hazard, potential hazard, pollution, 173 |
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227 | 227 | | contamination or potential pollution or contamination results from the 174 |
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228 | 228 | | action or inaction of more than one person, each person shall be held 175 |
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229 | 229 | | jointly and severally liable for such costs. Upon request of the 176 |
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230 | 230 | | commissioner, the Attorney General shall bring a civil action to recover 177 |
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231 | 231 | | all such costs and expenses from the person who caused or is 178 |
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232 | 232 | | responsible for any such hazard, potential hazard, pollution, 179 |
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233 | 233 | | contamination or potential pollution or contamination. 180 |
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234 | 234 | | (c) Any person who prevents, abates, contains, removes or mitigates 181 |
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235 | 235 | | any (1) exposure hazard or potential exposure hazard from radioactive 182 |
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236 | 236 | | materials, radioactive waste or a source of ionizing radiation that is not 183 |
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237 | 237 | | authorized by a provision of the general statutes, any regulation, 184 |
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238 | 238 | | registration or license, or (2) any pollution or contamination or potential 185 |
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239 | 239 | | pollution or contamination of any land, water, air or other natural 186 |
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240 | 240 | | resources of the state through a discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, 187 |
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241 | 241 | | release, leakage, seepage or filtration of radioactive material or 188 |
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242 | 242 | | radioactive waste that is not authorized by a provision of the general 189 |
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243 | 243 | | statutes, any regulation, registration or license, shall be entitled to 190 |
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244 | 244 | | reimbursement of the reasonable costs incurred or expended for such 191 |
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245 | 245 | | abatement, containment, removal or mitigation from any person whose 192 |
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246 | 246 | | negligent, reckless, knowing or intentional action or inaction caused 193 |
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247 | 247 | | such hazard, potential hazard, pollution, contamination or potential 194 |
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248 | 248 | | pollution or contamination. When such hazard, potential hazard, 195 |
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249 | 249 | | pollution, contamination or potential pollution or contamination results 196 |
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250 | 250 | | from the action or inaction of more than one person, each such person 197 |
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251 | 251 | | shall be held jointly and severally liable for such costs. 198 |
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252 | 252 | | (d) Whenever the commissioner incurs contractual obligations in 199 |
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253 | 253 | | carrying out the authority vested in the commissioner pursuant to 200 |
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254 | 254 | | subsection (a) of this section and the person who causes or is responsible 201 |
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255 | 255 | | for the hazard, potential hazard, pollution, contamination or potential 202 |
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256 | 256 | | pollution or contamination does not assume the tasks and 203 |
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257 | 257 | | responsibilities that are the subject of such contractual obligations, the 204 |
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258 | 258 | | commissioner shall request the Attorney General to bring a civil action, 205 Substitute Bill No. 6499 |
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265 | 265 | | pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, to recover the costs and 206 |
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266 | 266 | | expenses of such contractual obligations and other costs and expenses 207 |
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267 | 267 | | provided for in subsection (b) of this section. If the person responsible 208 |
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268 | 268 | | is unknown, the commissioner shall request the federal government to 209 |
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269 | 269 | | assume such contractual obligations to the extent provided for by 210 |
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270 | 270 | | federal law. 211 |
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271 | 271 | | Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 22a-6a of the general statutes is 212 |
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272 | 272 | | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 213 |
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273 | 273 | | 1, 2021): 214 |
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274 | 274 | | (a) Any person who knowingly or negligently violates any provision 215 |
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275 | 275 | | of section 14-100b or 14-164c, subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 216 |
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276 | 276 | | 15-121, section 15-171, 15-172, 15-175, 22a-5, 22a-6 or 22a-7, chapter 440, 217 |
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277 | 277 | | chapter 441, section 22a-69 or 22a-74, subsection (b) of section 22a-134p, 218 |
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278 | 278 | | sections 22a-148 to 22a-150, inclusive, as amended by this act, section 219 |
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279 | 279 | | 22a-153, as amended by this act, 22a-154, as amended by this act, section 220 |
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280 | 280 | | 22a-157, as amended by this act, section 22a-158, section 22a-162, 22a-221 |
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281 | 281 | | 171, 22a-174, 22a-175, 22a-177, 22a-178, 22a-181, 22a-183, 22a-184, 22a-222 |
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282 | 282 | | 190, 22a-208, 22a-208a, 22a-209, 22a-213, 22a-220, 22a-225, 22a-231, 22a-223 |
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283 | 283 | | 336, 22a-342, 22a-345, 22a-346, 22a-347, 22a-349a, 22a-358, 22a-359, 22a-224 |
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284 | 284 | | 361, 22a-362, 22a-365 to 22a-379, inclusive, 22a-401 to 22a-411, inclusive, 225 |
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285 | 285 | | 22a-416, 22a-417, 22a-424 to 22a-433, inclusive, 22a-447, 22a-449, 22a-450, 226 |
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286 | 286 | | 22a-451, 22a-454, 22a-458, 22a-461, 22a-462 or 22a-471, or any regulation, 227 |
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287 | 287 | | order or permit adopted or issued thereunder by the Commissioner of 228 |
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288 | 288 | | Energy and Environmental Protection shall be liable to the state for the 229 |
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289 | 289 | | reasonable costs and expenses of the state in detecting, investigating, 230 |
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290 | 290 | | controlling and abating such violation. Such person shall also be liable 231 |
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291 | 291 | | to the state for the reasonable costs and expenses of the state in restoring 232 |
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292 | 292 | | the air, waters, lands and other natural resources of the state, including 233 |
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293 | 293 | | plant, wild animal and aquatic life to their former condition insofar as 234 |
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294 | 294 | | practicable and reasonable, or, if restoration is not practicable or 235 |
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295 | 295 | | reasonable, for any damage, temporary or permanent, caused by such 236 |
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296 | 296 | | violation to the air, waters, lands or other natural resources of the state, 237 |
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304 | 304 | | therein. Institution of a suit to recover for such damage, costs and 239 |
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305 | 305 | | expenses shall not preclude the application of any other remedies. 240 |
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306 | 306 | | Sec. 7. Section 16a-101 of the general statutes is repealed and the 241 |
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307 | 307 | | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 242 |
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308 | 308 | | As used in this chapter: 243 |
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309 | 309 | | (1) "Atomic energy" [means all forms of energy released in the course 244 |
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310 | 310 | | of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation] has the same meaning as 245 |
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311 | 311 | | provided in 42 USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 246 |
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312 | 312 | | (2) "By-product material" [means any radioactive materials, except 247 |
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313 | 313 | | special nuclear materials, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to 248 |
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314 | 314 | | the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special 249 |
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315 | 315 | | nuclear materials] has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 2014, as 250 |
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316 | 316 | | amended from time to time; 251 |
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317 | 317 | | (3) "Production facility" [means (A) any equipment or device capable 252 |
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318 | 318 | | of the production of special nuclear material in such quantity as to be of 253 |
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319 | 319 | | significance to the common defense and security, or in such manner as 254 |
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320 | 320 | | to affect the health and safety of the public; or (B) any important 255 |
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321 | 321 | | component part especially designed for such equipment or device] has 256 |
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322 | 322 | | the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 2014, as amended from time 257 |
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323 | 323 | | to time; 258 |
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324 | 324 | | (4) "Special nuclear material" [means (A) plutonium and uranium 259 |
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325 | 325 | | enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material 260 |
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326 | 326 | | which the Governor declares by order to be special nuclear material 261 |
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327 | 327 | | after the United States Atomic Energy Commission has determined the 262 |
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328 | 328 | | material to be such; or (B) any material artificially enriched by any of the 263 |
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329 | 329 | | foregoing] has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 2014, as 264 |
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330 | 330 | | amended from time to time; 265 |
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331 | 331 | | (5) "Utilization facility" [means (A) any equipment or device, except 266 |
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332 | 332 | | an atomic weapon, capable of making use of special nuclear materials 267 |
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340 | 340 | | security, or in such manner as to affect the health and safety of the 269 |
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341 | 341 | | public, or peculiarly adapted for making use of atomic energy in such 270 |
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342 | 342 | | quantity as to be of significance to the common defense and security, or 271 |
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343 | 343 | | in such manner as to affect the health and safety of the public; or (B) any 272 |
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344 | 344 | | important component part especially designed for such equipment or 273 |
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345 | 345 | | device.] has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 2014, as amended 274 |
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346 | 346 | | from time to time; 275 |
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347 | 347 | | (6) "Radioactive material" has the same meaning as provided in 42 276 |
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348 | 348 | | USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 277 |
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349 | 349 | | (7) "Source material" has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 278 |
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350 | 350 | | 2014, as amended from time to time. 279 |
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351 | 351 | | Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 22a-148 of the general statutes is 280 |
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352 | 352 | | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 281 |
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353 | 353 | | 1, 2021): 282 |
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354 | 354 | | (b) No person, firm, corporation, town, city or borough shall operate 283 |
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355 | 355 | | or cause to be operated any source of ionizing radiation or shall 284 |
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356 | 356 | | produce, transport, store, possess or dispose of radioactive materials 285 |
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357 | 357 | | except under conditions which comply with regulations or with orders 286 |
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358 | 358 | | imposed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 287 |
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359 | 359 | | for the protection of the public health and preservation of the 288 |
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360 | 360 | | environment. Such regulations or orders shall be based [to the extent 289 |
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361 | 361 | | deemed practicable by said department] on the regulations of the 290 |
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362 | 362 | | United States [Atomic Energy] Nuclear Regulatory Commission, issued 291 |
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363 | 363 | | under authority granted to said commission by the Atomic Energy Act 292 |
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364 | 364 | | of 1954, [and entitled "Standards for Protection against Radiation" or, if 293 |
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365 | 365 | | such regulations should be deemed inappropriate by the Commissioner 294 |
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366 | 366 | | of Energy and Environmental Protection, on the latest 295 |
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367 | 367 | | recommendations of the National Committee on Radiation, as 296 |
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368 | 368 | | published by the United States Department of Commerce, National 297 |
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369 | 369 | | Bureau of Standards] as codified in 42 USC 2014, as amended from time 298 |
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370 | 370 | | to time. No regulation pertaining to radiation sources and radioactive 299 |
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371 | 371 | | materials proposed to be issued by the commissioner shall become 300 Substitute Bill No. 6499 |
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378 | 378 | | effective until thirty days after it has been submitted to the Coordinator 301 |
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379 | 379 | | of Atomic Development Activities unless, upon a finding of emergency 302 |
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380 | 380 | | need, the governor by order waives all or any part of said thirty-day 303 |
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381 | 381 | | period. In no case shall any source of ionizing radiation be utilized 304 |
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382 | 382 | | otherwise than at the lowest practical level consistent with the best use 305 |
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383 | 383 | | of the radiation facilities or radioactive materials involved. 306 |
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384 | 384 | | Sec. 9. Section 22a-152 of the general statutes is repealed and the 307 |
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385 | 385 | | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 308 |
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386 | 386 | | The Governor, on behalf of this state, is authorized to enter into 309 |
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387 | 387 | | agreements with the government of the United States providing for 310 |
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388 | 388 | | [discontinuance] relinquishment of certain of the programs of the 311 |
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389 | 389 | | government of the United States with respect to sources of ionizing 312 |
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390 | 390 | | radiation and the assumption thereof by this state, as provided for in the 313 |
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391 | 391 | | Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. 314 |
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392 | 392 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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395 | 395 | | Section 1 October 1, 2021 22a-151 |
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396 | 396 | | Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 22a-153 |
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397 | 397 | | Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 22a-154(a) |
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398 | 398 | | Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 22a-157 |
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399 | 399 | | Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 New section |
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400 | 400 | | Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 22a-6a(a) |
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401 | 401 | | Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 16a-101 |
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402 | 402 | | Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 22a-148(b) |
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403 | 403 | | Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 22a-152 |
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