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	5	+	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 293
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4		-	Substitute Senate Bill No. 293
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6		-	Public Act No. 24-2
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9		-	AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDEMPTION OF OUT -OF-STATE
10		-	BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
	10	+	AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
11	11		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	12		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. Section 22a-245 of the general statutes is amended by
15		-	adding subsections (g) and (h) as follows (Effective from passage):
16		-	(NEW) (g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) to (d),
17		-	inclusive, of this section, no person shall tender to a dealer, redemption
18		-	center, reverse vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator for the
19		-	purpose of obtaining a refund value or handling fee for any empty
20		-	beverage container that the person knows or has reason to know was
21		-	not originally sold in this state as a filled beverage container or that was
22		-	previously redeemed through a dealer, redemption center, reverse
23		-	vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator.
24		-	(NEW) (h) Each dealer, redemption center or reverse vending
25		-	machine operator shall post where empty containers are redeemed a
26		-	conspicuous "Redemption Warning" sign using at least a one-inch font
27		-	that states the following: "Returning empty beverage containers for
28		-	refund that were not purchased in Connecticut or that were previously
29		-	redeemed is illegal. Any person who returns empty beverage containers
30		-	that the person knows or has reason to know were not originally sold in Substitute Senate Bill No. 293
	14	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Department of Energy 1
	15	+	and Environmental Protection shall hire a consultant to conduct a waste 2
	16	+	characterization and needs assessment. Upon completion of such waste 3
	17	+	characterization and needs assessment, the department shall submit, in 4
	18	+	accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, a report to the joint 5
	19	+	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 6
	20	+	matters relating to the environment on the results of such 7
	21	+	characterization and assessment, including, but not limited to, a 8
	22	+	description of any changes from the most recent previous such 9
	23	+	characterization. The department shall utilize any funds made available 10
	24	+	by the General Assembly to fund such assessment, including, but not 11
	25	+	limited to, any funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 12
	26	+	117-2, as amended from time to time, made available to such agency for 13
	27	+	said purpose. 14
	28	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 14-267a of the general statutes is 15
	29	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 16
	30	+	passage): 17
	31	+	(b) The axle weight on any axle and the gross weight of any vehicle 18
	32	+	or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer or any 19
	33	+	other object, including its load, may not exceed the lesser of the 20 Substitute Bill No. 293
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32		-	Public Act No. 24-2 2 of 2
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34		-	this state as filled beverage containers or that were previously redeemed
35		-	shall be subject to fines and state enforcement action. Connecticut
36		-	General Statutes section 22a-245."
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	38	+	manufacturer's axle weight rating, the manufacturer's gross vehicle 21
	39	+	weight rating or the following axle and gross weight limits: (1) The 22
	40	+	weight on any single axle shall not exceed twenty-two thousand four 23
	41	+	hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, 24
	42	+	eighteen thousand pounds on each axle; (2) a two-axle vehicle shall 25
	43	+	comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this 26
	44	+	subsection, and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of 27
	45	+	thirty-six thousand pounds; (3) a three-axle vehicle shall comply with 28
	46	+	the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and 29
	47	+	shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of fifty-three 30
	48	+	thousand eight hundred pounds; (4) a three-axle combination of vehicle 31
	49	+	and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer shall comply with the axle 32
	50	+	requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not 33
	51	+	exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of fifty-eight thousand four 34
	52	+	hundred pounds; (5) a four-or-more-axle vehicle or combination of 35
	53	+	vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer shall comply with the axle 36
	54	+	requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not 37
	55	+	exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of sixty-seven thousand four 38
	56	+	hundred pounds; (6) a four-or-more-axle vehicle or combination of 39
	57	+	vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer where the distance between 40
	58	+	the first and last axle is not less than twenty-eight feet shall comply with 41
	59	+	the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and 42
	60	+	shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of seventy-three 43
	61	+	thousand pounds; (7) the gross vehicle weight of (A) a bulk milk pickup 44
	62	+	tanker, [or] (B) a vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle 45
	63	+	and semitrailer hauling agricultural commodities, or (C) a vehicle or 46
	64	+	combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer hauling 47
	65	+	solid waste, including recyclables, shall not exceed one hundred 48
	66	+	thousand pounds, provided the weight of the bulk milk pickup tanker 49
	67	+	or such vehicle or combination is permitted under the federal-aid 50
	68	+	highway amendments of 1974, 88 Stat. 2281, 23 USC 101 et seq., as 51
	69	+	amended from time to time; and (8) notwithstanding the provisions of 52
	70	+	this subsection and subsection (e) of this section, a vehicle or 53
	71	+	combination of vehicle and semitrailer may be operated on any highway 54
	72	+	or bridge without a written permit, provided it is in compliance with the 55 Substitute Bill No. 293
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	77	+	axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, and 56
	78	+	provided such vehicle or combination is in compliance with the federal-57
	79	+	aid highway amendments of 1974, 88 Stat. 2281, 23 USC 101 et seq., as 58
	80	+	amended from time to time, including the gross vehicle weight limit of 59
	81	+	eighty thousand pounds and the following weight distribution formula: 60
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	88	+	T2 W = 500 ─── + 12N + 36
	89	+	T3 N-1
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	91	+	Where W = overall gross weight on any group of two or more 61
	92	+	consecutive axles to the nearest five hundred pounds, L = distance in 62
	93	+	feet between the extreme of any group of two or more consecutive axles, 63
	94	+	and N = number of axles in group under consideration, except that two 64
	95	+	consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of sixty-eight 65
	96	+	thousand pounds, provided the overall distance between the first and 66
	97	+	last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles is thirty-six feet or 67
	98	+	more. As used in this subsection, "agricultural commodity" means 68
	99	+	inputs limited to feed, seed and fertilizer and products of agriculture, as 69
	100	+	described in subsection (q) of section 1-1. 70
	101	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	102	+	sections:
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	104	+	Section 1 from passage New section
	105	+	Sec. 2 from passage 14-267a(b)
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	107	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	108	+	In Section 2(b)(7)(C), "solid waste including recyclables" was changed to
	109	+	"solid waste, including recyclables," for clarity.
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	111	+	ENV Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
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