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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1454
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
PARTICIPATION IN BROWNFIELD PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN
MUNICIPALITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Economic and 1
Community Development shall conduct a study concerning the 2
feasibility and potential benefits of expanding the eligibility 3
requirements for participation in brownfield programs in the state, 4
including, but not limited to, the abandoned brownfield cleanup 5
program established pursuant to section 32-768 of the general statutes 6
and the brownfield remediation and revitalization program established 7
pursuant to section 32-769 of the general statutes, to municipalities that 8
have established or created a source of pollution at or on a property, 9
provided any such municipality has not established or created any 10
additional pollution at or on such property for a period of not less than 11
ten years. Not later than February 1, 2026, the commissioner shall 12
submit a report on the results of such study to the joint standing 13
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 14
relating to commerce, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 15
of the general statutes. 16
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Substitute Bill No. 1454
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Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In the first sentence of Section 1, "or the brownfield remediation and
revitalization program" was changed to "and the brownfield
remediation and revitalization program" for accuracy.
CE Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO