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77 General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6397
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1414 AN ACT CONCERNING ZERO -CARBON EMISSIONS.
1515 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1616 Assembly convened:
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1818 Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The state of Connecticut 1
1919 hereby declares a climate emergency to increase access to federal funds 2
2020 and demonstrate the urgency for enacting meaningful climate 3
2121 legislation. Such emergency threatens the resilience and, in some cases, 4
2222 the existence of communities in this state, including multiple aspects of 5
2323 the state's environment, economy and the quality of life for younger 6
2424 generations of state residents. Accordingly, the state declares climate 7
2525 change as a public health and environmental justice emergency and 8
26-recognizes the urgency to significantly and rapidly increase community 9
27-coping capacities to handle the impacts of climate extremes and climate 10
28-refugees. The state recognizes the need and urgency to mitigate climate 11
29-impacts and prepare for and manage disaster risk from climate 12
30-extremes. Such declaration shall not authorize the Governor to utilize 13
31-the provisions of this subsection to operate the government of the state 14
32-through executive order. 15
26+recognizes the urgency to significantly and rapidly increase 9
27+community coping capacities to handle the impacts of climate 10
28+extremes and climate refugees. The state recognizes the need and 11
29+urgency to mitigate climate impacts and prepare for and manage 12
30+disaster risk from climate extremes. Such declaration shall not 13
31+authorize the Governor to utilize the provisions of this subsection to 14
32+operate the government of the state through executive order. 15
3333 (b) The state, acting through the Governor and other state-wide 16
3434 elected officials, shall increase federal funding requests for climate-17
3535 related actions related to such climate emergency. The state shall seek 18
36-federal funds to achieve state-wide affordable zero-carbon electricity 19 Substitute Bill No. 6397
36+federal funds to achieve state-wide affordable zero-carbon electricity 19
37+generation, including solar, wind, geothermal and battery storage 20 Substitute Bill No. 6397
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43-generation, including solar, wind, geothermal and battery storage 20
4444 installation, community climate resilience and environmental justice 21
4545 opportunities and training for clean energy sector jobs and fossil fuel-22
4646 to-clean-energy business transitions. 23
4747 (c) The declaration of a climate emergency by the state pursuant to 24
4848 subsection (a) of this section shall serve to invoke the National 25
4949 Emergencies Act for the declaration of a national climate emergency by 26
5050 the President of the United States. 27
5151 (d) Not later than July 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Energy and 28
5252 Environmental Protection shall, within available appropriations, 29
5353 produce a comprehensive Connecticut Decarbonization Roadmap to 30
5454 achieve emissions reduction targets specified in section 22a-200a of the 31
5555 general statutes. 32
56-(e) The Department of Economic and Community Development shall 33
57-collaborate with economic development agencies in municipalities in 34
58-the state to secure funding for local businesses to access renewable 35
59-energy supplies and consume decreased levels of fossil fuels. 36
60-(f) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 37
61-engage in efforts to gain federal funds to develop programs for local 38
62-communities throughout the state, including, but not limited to, 39
63-underserved communities, that mitigate the impacts from climate 40
64-change, fossil fuel use, waste disposal incineration, landfills and other 41
65-municipal functions that historically impact underserved communities 42
66-in a disproportionate manner. 43
67-(g) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the 44
68-Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall develop strategies for energy 45
69-infrastructure development that are focused on renewable energy 46
70-systems, including, but not limited to, battery storage and working with 47
71-northeastern states and regional independent system operators to 48
72-implement such strategies. 49
73-(h) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 50 Substitute Bill No. 6397
56+(e) The Department of Economic and Community Development 33
57+shall collaborate with economic development agencie s in 34
58+municipalities in the state to secure funding for local businesses to 35
59+access renewable energy supplies and consume decreased levels of 36
60+fossil fuels. 37
61+(f) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 38
62+engage in efforts to gain federal funds to develop programs for local 39
63+communities throughout the state, including, but not limited to, 40
64+underserved communities, that mitigate the impacts from climate 41
65+change, fossil fuel use, waste disposal incineration, landfills and other 42
66+municipal functions that historically impact underserved communities 43
67+in a disproportionate manner. 44
68+(g) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and 45
69+the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall develop strategies for 46
70+energy infrastructure development that are focused on renewable 47
71+energy systems, including, but not limited to, battery storage and 48
72+working with northeastern states and regional independent system 49
73+operators to implement such strategies. 50
74+(h) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 51 Substitute Bill No. 6397
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80-establish the Citizens Oversight Working Group to: (1) Provide the 51
81-public with oversight of the state's adherence to the Global Warming 52
82-Solutions Act, (2) ensure relevant timelines and deadlines of such act are 53
83-met by the state and assist in developing tangible actions to meet the 54
84-requirement of a forty-five per cent reduction in greenhouse gas 55
85-emissions below 2001 levels by 2030, and eighty per cent below 2001 56
86-levels by 2050, (3) meet the goals of the Connecticut Integrated 57
87-Resources Plan of 2021 to commit to a fully zero-carbon electric sector 58
88-by 2040, and (4) ensure the state complies with all executive orders 59
89-concerning climate change. 60
90-(i) The Departments of Energy and Environmental Protection and 61
91-Administrative Services shall assist residents of the state and 62
92-municipalities to obtain federal funding to install renewable energy, 63
93-zero-carbon emissions clean all-electric energy systems in all newly 64
94-constructed commercial and residential buildings. Such efforts shall 65
95-include, but need not be limited to, behind-the-meter grid-adapted solar 66
96-and wind systems and battery storage systems. Such departments shall 67
97-work with energy supply companies to develop equitable cost-favorable 68
98-clean energy solutions for retail end users. 69
99-(j) The Department of Economic and Community Development and 70
100-the Office of Workforce Strategy shall work with all industries in the 71
101-state impacted by the transition away from the use of fossil fuels and 72
102-develop job retraining plans for such industries not later than October 73
103-1, 2023. 74
81+shall establish the Citizens Oversight Working Group to: (1) Provide 52
82+the public with oversight of the state's adherence to the Global 53
83+Warming Solutions Act, (2) ensure relevant timelines and deadlines of 54
84+such act are met by the state and assist in developing tangible actions 55
85+to meet the requirement of a forty-five per cent reduction in 56
86+greenhouse gas emissions below 2001 levels by 2030, and eighty per 57
87+cent below 2001 levels by 2050, (3) meet the goals of the Connecticut 58
88+Integrated Resources Plan of 2021 to commit to a fully zero-carbon 59
89+electric sector by 2040, and (4) ensure the state complies with all 60
90+executive orders concerning climate change. 61
91+(i) The Departments of Energy and Environmental Protection and 62
92+Administrative Services shall assist residents of the state and 63
93+municipalities to obtain federal funding to install renewable energy, 64
94+zero-carbon emissions clean all-electric energy systems in all newly 65
95+constructed commercial and residential buildings. Such efforts shall 66
96+include, but need not be limited to, behind-the-meter grid-adapted 67
97+solar and wind systems and battery storage systems. Such 68
98+departments shall work with energy supply companies to develop 69
99+equitable cost-favorable clean energy solutions for retail end users. 70
100+(j) The Department of Economic and Community Development and 71
101+the Office of Workforce Strategy shall work with all industries in the 72
102+state impacted by the transition away from the use of fossil fuels and 73
103+develop job retraining plans for such industries not later than October 74
104+1, 2023. 75
104105 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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