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5	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1496
6	6		January Session, 2025
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10	10		Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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13	13		Introduced by:
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18	19		AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF
19	20		ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RELATED
20	21		STATUTES.
21	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	23		Assembly convened:
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24		-	Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 22a-6 of the general statutes is 1
25		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
26		-	passage): 3
27		-	(a) The commissioner may: (1) Adopt, amend or repeal, in accordance 4
28		-	with the provisions of chapter 54, such environmental standards, 5
29		-	criteria and regulations, and such procedural regulations as are 6
30		-	necessary and proper to carry out the department's functions, powers 7
31		-	and duties; (2) enter into contracts with any person, firm, corporation or 8
32		-	association to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the 9
33		-	functions, powers and duties of the department; (3) initiate and receive 10
34		-	complaints as to any actual or suspected violation of any statute, 11
35		-	regulation, permit or order administered, adopted or issued by the 12
36		-	department. The commissioner shall have the power to hold hearings, 13
37		-	administer oaths, take testimony and subpoena witnesses and evidence, 14 Raised Bill No. 1496
	25	+	Section 1. Section 22a-6 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	26	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
	27	+	(a) The commissioner may: (1) Adopt, amend or repeal, in 3
	28	+	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, such environmental 4
	29	+	standards, criteria and regulations, and such procedural regulations as 5
	30	+	are necessary and proper to carry out the department's functions, 6
	31	+	powers and duties; (2) enter into contracts with any person, firm, 7
	32	+	corporation or association to do all things necessary or convenient to 8
	33	+	carry out the functions, powers and duties of the department; (3) 9
	34	+	initiate and receive complaints as to any actual or suspected violation 10
	35	+	of any statute, regulation, permit or order administered, adopted or 11
	36	+	issued by the department. The commissioner shall have the power to 12
	37	+	hold hearings, administer oaths, take testimony and subpoena 13
	38	+	witnesses and evidence, enter orders and institute legal proceedings 14
	39	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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42		-	enter orders and institute legal proceedings including, but not limited 15
43		-	to, suits for injunctions, for the enforcement of any statute, regulation, 16
44		-	order or permit administered, adopted or issued by the department; (4) 17
45		-	in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, require, 18
46		-	issue, renew, revoke, modify or deny permits, under such conditions as 19
47		-	the commissioner may prescribe, governing all sources of pollution in 20
48		-	Connecticut within the department's jurisdiction; (5) in accordance with 21
49		-	constitutional limitations, enter at all reasonable times, without liability, 22
50		-	upon any public or private property, except a private residence, for the 23
51		-	purpose of inspection and investigation to ascertain possible violations 24
52		-	of any statute, regulation, order or permit administered, adopted or 25
53		-	issued by the department and the owner, managing agent or occupant 26
54		-	of any such property shall permit such entry, and no action for trespass 27
55		-	shall lie against the commissioner for such entry, or the commissioner 28
56		-	may apply to any court having criminal jurisdiction for a warrant to 29
57		-	inspect such premises to determine compliance with any statute, 30
58		-	regulation, order or permit administered, adopted or enforced by the 31
59		-	department, provided any information relating to secret processes or 32
60		-	methods of manufacture or production ascertained by the commissioner 33
61		-	during, or as a result of, any inspection, investigation, hearing or 34
62		-	otherwise shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed except 35
63		-	that, notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (b) 36
64		-	of section 1-210, such information may be disclosed by the 37
65		-	commissioner to the United States Environmental Protection Agency 38
66		-	and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to the federal 39
67		-	Freedom of Information Act of 1976, (5 USC 552) and regulations 40
68		-	adopted thereunder or, if such information is submitted after June 4, 41
69		-	1986, to any person pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC 42
70		-	1251 et seq.); (6) undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or analyses 43
71		-	the commissioner may deem relevant, through the personnel of the 44
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	45	+	including, but not limited to, suits for injunctions, for the enforcement 15
	46	+	of any statute, regulation, order or permit administered, adopted or 16
	47	+	issued by the department; (4) in accordance with regulations adopted 17
	48	+	by the department, require, issue, renew, revoke, modify or deny 18
	49	+	permits, under such conditions as the commissioner may prescribe, 19
	50	+	governing all sources of pollution in Connecticut within the 20
	51	+	department's jurisdiction; (5) in accordance with constitutional 21
	52	+	limitations, enter at all reasonable times, without liability, upon any 22
	53	+	public or private property, except a private residence, for the purpose 23
	54	+	of inspection and investigation to ascertain possible violations of any 24
	55	+	statute, regulation, order or permit administered, adopted or issued by 25
	56	+	the department and the owner, managing agent or occupant of any 26
	57	+	such property shall permit such entry, and no action for trespass shall 27
	58	+	lie against the commissioner for such entry, or the commissioner may 28
	59	+	apply to any court having criminal jurisdiction for a warrant to inspect 29
	60	+	such premises to determine compliance with any statute, regulation, 30
	61	+	order or permit administered, adopted or enforced by the department, 31
	62	+	provided any information relating to secret processes or methods of 32
	63	+	manufacture or production ascertained by the commissioner during, or 33
	64	+	as a result of, any inspection, investigation, hearing or otherwise shall 34
	65	+	be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed except that, 35
	66	+	notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of 36
	67	+	section 1-210, such information may be disclosed by the commissioner 37
	68	+	to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear 38
	69	+	Regulatory Commission pursuant to the federal Freedom of 39
	70	+	Information Act of 1976, (5 USC 552) and regulations adopted 40
	71	+	thereunder or, if such information is submitted after June 4, 1986, to 41
	72	+	any person pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et 42
	73	+	seq.); (6) undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or analyses the 43
	74	+	commissioner may deem relevant, through the personnel of the 44
72	75		department or in cooperation with any public or private agency, to 45
73	76		accomplish the functions, powers and duties of the commissioner; (7) 46
74	77		require the posting of sufficient performance bond or other security to 47
75	78		assure compliance with any permit or order; (8) provide by notice 48
76		-	~~printed on any form that any false statement made thereon or pursuant 49~~ Raised Bill No. 1496
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81		-	thereto is punishable as a criminal offense under section 53a-157b; (9) 50
82		-	construct or repair or contract for the construction or repair of any [dam 51
83		-	or flood and erosion control system] service road, trail, greenway, 52
84		-	bridge, dam, flood prevention, climate resilience and erosion control 53
85		-	system, as defined in section 25-85, or other civil or natural resource 54
86		-	infrastructure under the department's control and management; [,] (10) 55
87		-	make or contract for the making of any alteration, repair or addition to 56
88		-	any other real asset under the department's control and management, 57
89		-	including rented or leased premises, involving an expenditure of [five 58
90		-	hundred thousand] one million dollars or less, [and,] provided, not later 59
91		-	than July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of 60
92		-	Administrative Services shall adjust such threshold expenditures by the 61
93		-	percentage change in the Producer Price Index by Commodity; 62
94		-	Construction (Partial) (WPU80), not seasonally adjusted, or its successor 63
95		-	index, as calculated by the United States Department of Labor, over the 64
96		-	preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest multiple of one 65
97		-	hundred dollars, and shall post such adjusted dollar amounts on the 66
98		-	Internet web site of the Department of Administrative Services; (11) 67
99		-	with prior approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, 68
100		-	make or contract for the making of any alteration, repair or addition to 69
101		-	such other real asset under the department's control and management 70
102		-	involving an expenditure of more than [five hundred thousand] one 71
103		-	million dollars but not more than [one] three million dollars, [; (10)] 72
104		-	provided, not later than July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the 73
105		-	Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adjust such threshold 74
106		-	expenditures by the percentage change in the Producer Price Index by 75
107		-	Commodity; Construction (Partial) (WPU80), not seasonally adjusted, 76
108		-	or its successor index, as calculated by the United States Department of 77
109		-	Labor, over the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest 78
110		-	multiple of one hundred dollars, and shall post such adjusted dollar 79
111		-	amounts on the Internet web site of the Department of Administrative 80
112		-	Services; (12) in consultation with affected town and watershed 81
113		-	organizations, enter into a lease agreement with a private entity owning 82
114		-	a facility to allow the private entity to generate hydroelectricity 83
115		-	provided the project meets the certification standards of the Low Impact 84 Raised Bill No. 1496
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	85	+	printed on any form that any false statement made thereon or 49
	86	+	pursuant thereto is punishable as a criminal offense under section 53a-50
	87	+	157b; (9) construct or repair or contract for the construction or repair of 51
	88	+	any [dam or flood and erosion control system] service road, trail, 52
	89	+	greenway, bridge, dam, flood prevention, climate resilience and 53
	90	+	erosion control system, as defined in section 25-85, or other civil or 54
	91	+	natural resource infrastructure under the department's control and 55
	92	+	management; [,] (10) make or contract for the making of any alteration, 56
	93	+	repair or addition to any other real asset under the department's 57
	94	+	control and management, including rented or leased premises, 58
	95	+	involving an expenditure of [five hundred thousand] one million 59
	96	+	dollars or less, [and,] provided, not later than July 1, 2028, and 60
	97	+	annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall 61
	98	+	adjust such threshold expenditures by the percentage change in the 62
	99	+	Producer Price Index by Commodity; Construction (Partial) (WPU80), 63
	100	+	not seasonally adjusted, or its successor index, as calculated by the 64
	101	+	United State Department of Labor, over the preceding calendar year, 65
	102	+	rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars, and shall post 66
	103	+	such adjusted dollar amounts on the Internet web site of the 67
	104	+	Department of Administrative Services; (11) with prior approval of the 68
	105	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services, make or contract for the 69
	106	+	making of any alteration, repair or addition to such other real asset 70
	107	+	under the department's control and management involving an 71
	108	+	expenditure of more than [five hundred thousand] one million dollars 72
	109	+	but not more than [one] three million dollars, [; (10)] provided, not 73
	110	+	later than July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of 74
	111	+	Administrative Services shall adjust such threshold expenditures by 75
	112	+	the percentage change in the Producer Price Index by Commodity; 76
	113	+	Construction (Partial) (WPU80), not seasonally adjusted, or its 77
	114	+	successor index, as calculated by the United State Department of 78
	115	+	Labor, over the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest 79
	116	+	multiple of one hundred dollars, and shall post such adjusted dollar 80
	117	+	amounts on the Internet web site of the Department of Administrative 81
	118	+	Services; (12) in consultation with affected town and watershed 82
	119	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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120		-	Hydropower Institute; [(11)] (13) by regulations adopted in accordance 85
121		-	with the provisions of chapter 54, require the payment of a fee sufficient 86
122		-	to cover the reasonable cost of the search, duplication and review of 87
123		-	records requested under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in 88
124		-	section 1-200, and the reasonable cost of reviewing and acting upon an 89
125		-	application for and monitoring compliance with the terms and 90
126		-	conditions of any state or federal permit, license, registration, order, 91
127		-	certificate or approval required pursuant to subsection (i) of section 22a-92
128		-	39, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-96, subsections (h), (i) and (k) 93
129		-	of section 22a-424, and sections 22a-6d, 22a-32, 22a-134a, 22a-134e, 22a-94
130		-	135, 22a-148, 22a-150, 22a-174, 22a-208, 22a-208a, 22a-209, 22a-342, 22a-95
131		-	345, 22a-354i, 22a-361, 22a-363c, 22a-368, 22a-372, 22a-379, 22a-403, 22a-96
132		-	409, 22a-416, 22a-428 to 22a-432, inclusive, 22a-449 and 22a-454 to 22a-97
133		-	454c, inclusive, and Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act, (33 USC 98
134		-	1341). Such costs may include, but are not limited to the costs of (A) 99
135		-	public notice, (B) reviews, inspections and testing incidental to the 100
136		-	issuance of and monitoring of compliance with such permits, licenses, 101
137		-	orders, certificates and approvals, and (C) surveying and staking 102
138		-	boundary lines. The applicant shall pay the fee established in 103
139		-	accordance with the provisions of this section prior to the final decision 104
140		-	of the commissioner on the application. The commissioner may 105
141		-	postpone review of an application until receipt of the payment. Payment 106
142		-	of a fee for monitoring compliance with the terms or conditions of a 107
143		-	permit shall be at such time as the commissioner deems necessary and 108
144		-	is required for an approval to remain valid; and [(12)] (14) by regulations 109
145		-	adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, require the 110
146		-	payment of a fee sufficient to cover the reasonable cost of responding to 111
147		-	requests for information concerning the status of real estate with regard 112
148		-	to compliance with environmental statutes, regulations, permits or 113
149		-	orders. Such fee shall be paid by the person requesting such information 114
150		-	at the time of the request. Funds not exceeding two hundred thousand 115
151		-	dollars received by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (g) of 116
152		-	section 22a-174, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, shall be 117
153		-	deposited in the General Fund and credited to the appropriations of the 118
154		-	Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in accordance 119 Raised Bill No. 1496
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	125	+	organizations, enter into a lease agreement with a private entity 83
	126	+	owning a facility to allow the private entity to generate 84
	127	+	hydroelectricity provided the project meets the certification standards 85
	128	+	of the Low Impact Hydropower Institute; [(11)] (13) by regulations 86
	129	+	adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, require the 87
	130	+	payment of a fee sufficient to cover the reasonable cost of the search, 88
	131	+	duplication and review of records requested under the Freedom of 89
	132	+	Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, and the reasonable cost of 90
	133	+	reviewing and acting upon an application for and monitoring 91
	134	+	compliance with the terms and conditions of any state or federal 92
	135	+	permit, license, registration, order, certificate or approval required 93
	136	+	pursuant to subsection (i) of section 22a-39, subsections (c) and (d) of 94
	137	+	section 22a-96, subsections (h), (i) and (k) of section 22a-424, and 95
	138	+	sections 22a-6d, 22a-32, 22a-134a, 22a-134e, 22a-135, 22a-148, 22a-150, 96
	139	+	22a-174, 22a-208, 22a-208a, 22a-209, 22a-342, 22a-345, 22a-354i, 22a-361, 97
	140	+	22a-363c, 22a-368, 22a-372, 22a-379, 22a-403, 22a-409, 22a-416, 22a-428 98
	141	+	to 22a-432, inclusive, 22a-449 and 22a-454 to 22a-454c, inclusive, and 99
	142	+	Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act, (33 USC 1341). Such costs 100
	143	+	may include, but are not limited to the costs of (A) public notice, (B) 101
	144	+	reviews, inspections and testing incidental to the issuance of and 102
	145	+	monitoring of compliance with such permits, licenses, orders, 103
	146	+	certificates and approvals, and (C) surveying and staking boundary 104
	147	+	lines. The applicant shall pay the fee established in accordance with the 105
	148	+	provisions of this section prior to the final decision of the 106
	149	+	commissioner on the application. The commissioner may postpone 107
	150	+	review of an application until receipt of the payment. Payment of a fee 108
	151	+	for monitoring compliance with the terms or conditions of a permit 109
	152	+	shall be at such time as the commissioner deems necessary and is 110
	153	+	required for an approval to remain valid; and [(12)] (14) by regulations 111
	154	+	adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, require the 112
	155	+	payment of a fee sufficient to cover the reasonable cost of responding 113
	156	+	to requests for information concerning the status of real estate with 114
	157	+	regard to compliance with environmental statutes, regulations, permits 115
	158	+	or orders. Such fee shall be paid by the person requesting such 116
	159	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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159		-	with the provisions of section 4-86, and such funds shall not lapse until 120
160		-	June 30, 1986. In any action brought against any employee of the 121
161		-	department acting within the scope of delegated authority in 122
162		-	performing any of the above-listed duties, the employee shall be 123
163		-	represented by the Attorney General. 124
164		-	Sec. 2. Section 16a-101 of the general statutes is repealed and the 125
165		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 126
166		-	As used in this chapter: 127
167		-	(1) "Atomic energy" has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 128
168		-	2014, as amended from time to time; 129
169		-	(2) "By-product material" means each of the following: (A) Any 130
170		-	radioactive material, other than special nuclear material, that is yielded 131
171		-	in or made radioactive by exposure to radiation which is incidental to 132
172		-	the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material; (B) the 133
173		-	tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of 134
174		-	uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source 135
175		-	material content, including discrete surface wastes resulting from 136
176		-	uranium solution extraction processes but excluding any underground 137
177		-	ore bodies depleted by such solution extraction processes; (C) any 138
178		-	discrete source of radium-226 that is produced, extracted or converted 139
179		-	after extraction for use for a commercial, medical or research activity; 140
180		-	(D) any material that (i) was made radioactive by use of a particle 141
181		-	accelerator, including by use of a fusion machine, and [that] (ii) if made 142
182		-	radioactive by use of a particle accelerator that is not a fusion machine, 143
183		-	is produced, extracted or converted after extraction for use for a 144
184		-	commercial, medical or research activity; and (E) any discrete source of 145
185		-	naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source material, 146
186		-	that is extracted or converted after extraction for use in a commercial, 147
187		-	medical or research activity, if the United States Nuclear Regulatory 148
188		-	Commission determines that the source would pose a threat similar to 149
189		-	the threat posed by a discrete source of radium-226 to the public health 150
190		-	and safety; 151 Raised Bill No. 1496
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	165	+	information at the time of the request. Funds not exceeding two 117
	166	+	hundred thousand dollars received by the commissioner pursuant to 118
	167	+	subsection (g) of section 22a-174, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 119
	168	+	1985, shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to the 120
	169	+	appropriations of the Department of Energy and Environmental 121
	170	+	Protection in accordance with the provisions of section 4-86, and such 122
	171	+	funds shall not lapse until June 30, 1986. In any action brought against 123
	172	+	any employee of the department acting within the scope of delegated 124
	173	+	authority in performing any of the above-listed duties, the employee 125
	174	+	shall be represented by the Attorney General. 126
	175	+	Sec. 2. Section 16a-101 of the general statutes is repealed and the 127
	176	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 128
	177	+	As used in this chapter: 129
	178	+	(1) "Atomic energy" has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 130
	179	+	2014, as amended from time to time; 131
	180	+	(2) "By-product material" means each of the following: (A) Any 132
	181	+	radioactive material, other than special nuclear material, that is yielded 133
	182	+	in or made radioactive by exposure to radiation which is incidental to 134
	183	+	the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material; (B) the 135
	184	+	tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of 136
	185	+	uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source 137
	186	+	material content, including discrete surface wastes resulting from 138
	187	+	uranium solution extraction processes but excluding any underground 139
	188	+	ore bodies depleted by such solution extraction processes; (C) any 140
	189	+	discrete source of radium-226 that is produced, extracted or converted 141
	190	+	after extraction for use for a commercial, medical or research activity; 142
	191	+	(D) any material that (i) was made radioactive by use of a particle 143
	192	+	accelerator, including by use of a fusion machine, and [that] (ii) if 144
	193	+	made radioactive by use of a particle accelerator that is not a fusion 145
	194	+	machine, is produced, extracted or converted after extraction for use 146
	195	+	for a commercial, medical or research activity; and (E) any discrete 147
	196	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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195		-	(3) "Production facility" has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 152
196		-	2014, as amended from time to time; 153
197		-	(4) "Special nuclear material" means: (A) Plutonium, uranium 233, 154
198		-	uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other 155
199		-	material if the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 156
200		-	determines the material to be such special nuclear material, but does not 157
201		-	include source material; or (B) any material artificially enriched by any 158
202		-	elements, isotopes or materials listed in subparagraph (A) of this 159
203		-	subdivision not including source materials; 160
204		-	(5) "Utilization facility" has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 161
205		-	2014, as amended from time to time; 162
206		-	(6) "Radioactive material" means any solid, liquid or gas that emits 163
207		-	ionizing radiation spontaneously; 164
208		-	(7) "Source material" means each of the following: (A) Uranium, 165
209		-	thorium or any combination of said elements, in any physical or 166
210		-	chemical form; (B) any other material if the United States Nuclear 167
211		-	Regulatory Commission determines the material to be source material; 168
212		-	and (C) ores that contain uranium, thorium or any combination of said 169
213		-	elements in a concentration by weight of 0.05 per cent or more, or in 170
214		-	such lower concentration if the United States Nuclear Regulatory 171
215		-	Commission determines the material in such concentration to be source 172
216		-	material; 173
217		-	(8) "Naturally occurring radioactive material" means material that 174
218		-	contains radionuclides that are naturally present in the environment in 175
219		-	materials, including, but not limited to, rocks, soil, minerals, natural gas, 176
220		-	petroleum and ground or surface water; 177
221		-	(9) "Discrete source" means a radionuclide that was processed such 178
222		-	that its concentration within a material was purposely increased for use 179
223		-	for commercial, medical or research activities; and 180
224		-	(10) "Fusion machine" has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 181 Raised Bill No. 1496
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	202	+	source of naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source 148
	203	+	material, that is extracted or converted after extraction for use in a 149
	204	+	commercial, medical or research activity, if the United States Nuclear 150
	205	+	Regulatory Commission determines that the source would pose a 151
	206	+	threat similar to the threat posed by a discrete source of radium-226 to 152
	207	+	the public health and safety; 153
	208	+	(3) "Production facility" has the same meaning as provided in 42 154
	209	+	USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 155
	210	+	(4) "Special nuclear material" means: (A) Plutonium, uranium 233, 156
	211	+	uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any 157
	212	+	other material if the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 158
	213	+	determines the material to be such special nuclear material, but does 159
	214	+	not include source material; or (B) any material artificially enriched by 160
	215	+	any elements, isotopes or materials listed in subparagraph (A) of this 161
	216	+	subdivision not including source materials; 162
	217	+	(5) "Utilization facility" has the same meaning as provided in 42 163
	218	+	USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 164
	219	+	(6) "Radioactive material" means any solid, liquid or gas that emits 165
	220	+	ionizing radiation spontaneously; 166
	221	+	(7) "Source material" means each of the following: (A) Uranium, 167
	222	+	thorium or any combination of said elements, in any physical or 168
	223	+	chemical form; (B) any other material if the United States Nuclear 169
	224	+	Regulatory Commission determines the material to be source material; 170
	225	+	and (C) ores that contain uranium, thorium or any combination of said 171
	226	+	elements in a concentration by weight of 0.05 per cent or more, or in 172
	227	+	such lower concentration if the United States Nuclear Regulatory 173
	228	+	Commission determines the material in such concentration to be 174
	229	+	source material; 175
	230	+	(8) "Naturally occurring radioactive material" means material that 176
	231	+	contains radionuclides that are naturally present in the environment in 177
	232	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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229		-	2014, as amended from time to time. 182
230		-	Sec. 3. Section 22a-151 of the general statutes is repealed and the 183
231		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 184
232		-	As used in sections 22a-151 to 22a-158, inclusive, as amended by this 185
233		-	act: 186
234		-	(1) "By-product material" means each of the following: (A) Any 187
235		-	radioactive material, other than special nuclear material, that is yielded 188
236		-	in or made radioactive by exposure to radiation which is incidental to 189
237		-	the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material; (B) the 190
238		-	tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of 191
239		-	uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source 192
240		-	material content, including discrete surface wastes resulting from 193
241		-	uranium solution extraction processes but excluding any underground 194
242		-	ore bodies depleted by such solution extraction processes; (C) any 195
243		-	discrete source of radium-226 that is produced, extracted or converted 196
244		-	after extraction for use for a commercial, medical or research activity; 197
245		-	(D) any material that (i) was made radioactive by use of a particle 198
246		-	accelerator, including by use of a fusion machine, and [that] (ii) if made 199
247		-	radioactive by use of an accelerator that is not a fusion machine, is 200
248		-	produced, extracted or converted after extraction for use for a 201
249		-	commercial, medical or research activity; and (E) any discrete source of 202
250		-	naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source material, 203
251		-	that is extracted or converted after extraction for use in a commercial, 204
252		-	medical or research activity, if the United States Nuclear Regulatory 205
253		-	Commission determines that the source would pose a threat similar to 206
254		-	the threat posed by a discrete source of radium-226 to the public health 207
255		-	and safety; 208
256		-	(2) "Ionizing radiation" means gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta 209
257		-	particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons and other nuclear 210
258		-	particles, but not sound or radio waves, or visible, infrared or ultra 211
259		-	violet light. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 212
260		-	shall be empowered to make regulations amending or modifying this 213 Raised Bill No. 1496
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	237	+
	238	+	materials, including, but not limited to, rocks, soil, minerals, natural 178
	239	+	gas, petroleum and ground or surface water; 179
	240	+	(9) "Discrete source" means a radionuclide that was processed such 180
	241	+	that its concentration within a material was purposely increased for 181
	242	+	use for commercial, medical or research activities; and 182
	243	+	(10) "Fusion machine" has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 183
	244	+	2014, as amended from time to time. 184
	245	+	Sec. 3. Section 22a-151 of the general statutes is repealed and the 185
	246	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 186
	247	+	As used in sections 22a-151 to 22a-158, inclusive, as amended by this 187
	248	+	act: 188
	249	+	(1) "By-product material" means each of the following: (A) Any 189
	250	+	radioactive material, other than special nuclear material, that is yielded 190
	251	+	in or made radioactive by exposure to radiation which is incidental to 191
	252	+	the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material; (B) the 192
	253	+	tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of 193
	254	+	uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source 194
	255	+	material content, including discrete surface wastes resulting from 195
	256	+	uranium solution extraction processes but excluding any underground 196
	257	+	ore bodies depleted by such solution extraction processes; (C) any 197
	258	+	discrete source of radium-226 that is produced, extracted or converted 198
	259	+	after extraction for use for a commercial, medical or research activity; 199
	260	+	(D) any material that (i) was made radioactive by use of a particle 200
	261	+	accelerator, including by use of a fusion machine, and [that] (ii) if 201
	262	+	made radioactive by use of an accelerator that is not a fusion machine 202
	263	+	is produced, extracted or converted after extraction for use for a 203
	264	+	commercial, medical or research activity; and (E) any discrete source of 204
	265	+	naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source material, 205
	266	+	that is extracted or converted after extraction for use in a commercial, 206
	267	+	medical or research activity, if the United States Nuclear Regulatory 207
	268	+	Commission determines that the source would pose a threat similar to 208
	269	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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265		-	definition; 214
266		-	(3) "General license" means a license effective pursuant to regulations 215
267		-	promulgated by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 216
268		-	Protection without the filing of an application for, or issuance of a 217
269		-	licensing document for, the transfer, transport, acquisition, ownership, 218
270		-	possession or use of quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing by-219
271		-	product, source, special nuclear materials or other radioactive material 220
272		-	occurring naturally or produced artificially; 221
273		-	(4) "Specific license" means a license, issued after application, to use, 222
274		-	manufacture, produce, transfer, transport, receive, acquire, own, or 223
275		-	possess quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing by-product, 224
276		-	source, special nuclear materials or other radioactive material occurring 225
277		-	naturally or produced artificially; 226
278		-	(5) "Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability 227
279		-	company, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private 228
280		-	institution, group, agency, other than any federal agency, political 229
281		-	subdivision of this state, any other state or political subdivision or 230
282		-	agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent or agency 231
283		-	of any of the foregoing, other than the United States Nuclear Regulatory 232
284		-	Commission or any successor thereto, and other than agencies of the 233
285		-	government of the United States licensed by the United States Nuclear 234
286		-	Regulatory Commission or any successor thereto; 235
287		-	(6) "Registration" means registration in conformance with the 236
288		-	requirements of section 22a-148. The issuance of a specific license 237
289		-	pursuant to sections 22a-151 to 22a-158, inclusive, as amended by this 238
290		-	act, shall be deemed to satisfy fully any registration requirements set 239
291		-	forth in said section; 240
292		-	(7) "Source material" means each of the following: (A) Uranium, 241
293		-	thorium or any combination of said elements, in any physical or 242
294		-	chemical form; (B) any other material if the United States Nuclear 243
295		-	Regulatory Commission determines the material to be source material; 244
296		-	and (C) ores that contain uranium, thorium or any combination of said 245 Raised Bill No. 1496
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	274	+
	275	+	the threat posed by a discrete source of radium-226 to the public health 209
	276	+	and safety; 210
	277	+	(2) "Ionizing radiation" means gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and 211
	278	+	beta particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons and other 212
	279	+	nuclear particles, but not sound or radio waves, or visible, infrared or 213
	280	+	ultra violet light. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 214
	281	+	Protection shall be empowered to make regulations amending or 215
	282	+	modifying this definition; 216
	283	+	(3) "General license" means a license effective pursuant to 217
	284	+	regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Energy and 218
	285	+	Environmental Protection without the filing of an application for, or 219
	286	+	issuance of a licensing document for, the transfer, transport, 220
	287	+	acquisition, ownership, possession or use of quantities of, or devices or 221
	288	+	equipment utilizing by-product, source, special nuclear materials or 222
	289	+	other radioactive material occurring naturally or produced artificially; 223
	290	+	(4) "Specific license" means a license, issued after application, to use, 224
	291	+	manufacture, produce, transfer, transport, receive, acquire, own, or 225
	292	+	possess quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing by-product, 226
	293	+	source, special nuclear materials or other radioactive material 227
	294	+	occurring naturally or produced artificially; 228
	295	+	(5) "Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability 229
	296	+	company, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private 230
	297	+	institution, group, agency, other than any federal agency, political 231
	298	+	subdivision of this state, any other state or political subdivision or 232
	299	+	agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent or 233
	300	+	agency of any of the foregoing, other than the United States Nuclear 234
	301	+	Regulatory Commission or any successor thereto, and other than 235
	302	+	agencies of the government of the United States licensed by the United 236
	303	+	States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any successor thereto; 237
	304	+	(6) "Registration" means registration in conformance with the 238
	305	+	requirements of section 22a-148. The issuance of a specific license 239
	306	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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301		-	elements in a concentration by weight of 0.05 per cent or more, or in 246
302		-	such lower concentration if the United States Nuclear Regulatory 247
303		-	Commission determines the material in such concentration to be source 248
304		-	material; 249
305		-	(8) "Special nuclear material" means: 250
306		-	(A) Plutonium, uranium 233, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or 251
307		-	in the isotope 235 and any other material if the United States Nuclear 252
308		-	Regulatory Commission determines the material to be such special 253
309		-	nuclear material, but does not include source material; or (B) any 254
310		-	material artificially enriched by any elements, isotopes or materials 255
311		-	listed in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision not including source 256
312		-	materials; 257
313		-	(9) "Radioactive materials" means any solid, liquid or gas that emits 258
314		-	ionizing radiation spontaneously; 259
315		-	(10) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 260
316		-	Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee or agent; 261
317		-	(11) "Naturally occurring radioactive material" means material that 262
318		-	contains radionuclides that are naturally present in the environment in 263
319		-	materials, including, but not limited to, rocks, soil, minerals, natural gas, 264
320		-	petroleum and ground or surface water; 265
321		-	(12) "Discrete source" means a radionuclide that was processed such 266
322		-	that its concentration within a material was purposely increased for use 267
323		-	for commercial, medical or research activities; 268
324		-	(13) "Sources of ionizing radiation" means, collectively, radioactive 269
325		-	materials and radiation generating equipment; and 270
326		-	(14) "Fusion machine" has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 271
327		-	2014, as amended from time to time. 272
328		-	Sec. 4. Section 26-159a of the general statutes is repealed and the 273
329		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 274 Raised Bill No. 1496
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	312	+	pursuant to sections 22a-151 to 22a-158, inclusive, as amended by this 240
	313	+	act, shall be deemed to satisfy fully any registration requirements set 241
	314	+	forth in said section; 242
	315	+	(7) "Source material" means each of the following: (A) Uranium, 243
	316	+	thorium or any combination of said elements, in any physical or 244
	317	+	chemical form; (B) any other material if the United States Nuclear 245
	318	+	Regulatory Commission determines the material to be source material; 246
	319	+	and (C) ores that contain uranium, thorium or any combination of said 247
	320	+	elements in a concentration by weight of 0.05 per cent or more, or in 248
	321	+	such lower concentration if the United States Nuclear Regulatory 249
	322	+	Commission determines the material in such concentration to be 250
	323	+	source material; 251
	324	+	(8) "Special nuclear material" means: 252
	325	+	(A) Plutonium, uranium 233, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or 253
	326	+	in the isotope 235 and any other material if the United States Nuclear 254
	327	+	Regulatory Commission determines the material to be such special 255
	328	+	nuclear material, but does not include source material; or (B) any 256
	329	+	material artificially enriched by any elements, isotopes or materials 257
	330	+	listed in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision not including source 258
	331	+	materials; 259
	332	+	(9) "Radioactive materials" means any solid, liquid or gas that emits 260
	333	+	ionizing radiation spontaneously; 261
	334	+	(10) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 262
	335	+	Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee or agent; 263
	336	+	(11) "Naturally occurring radioactive material" means material that 264
	337	+	contains radionuclides that are naturally present in the environment in 265
	338	+	materials, including, but not limited to, rocks, soil, minerals, natural 266
	339	+	gas, petroleum and ground or surface water; 267
	340	+	(12) "Discrete source" means a radionuclide that was processed such 268
	341	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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334		-	To establish and manage populations of marine and anadromous 275
335		-	finfish and marine arthropods and to facilitate the establishment of 276
336		-	unified coast-wide regulations in accordance with the provisions of 277
337		-	fishery management plans developed pursuant to the Fishery 278
338		-	Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-265, as 279
339		-	amended) or other regional fishery management authorities, the 280
340		-	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt 281
341		-	regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 governing 282
342		-	possession of such species, sport fishing and commercial fishing by 283
343		-	persons fishing for such species in the waters of this state or landing 284
344		-	such species in this state, regardless of where such species were taken. 285
345		-	Such regulations may: (1) Establish the open and closed seasons; (2) 286
346		-	establish hours, days or periods during the open season when fishing 287
347		-	shall not be permitted in designated waters or areas for all or limited 288
348		-	species by all or limited methods; (3) establish legal lengths; (4) prescribe 289
349		-	the legal methods of sport fishing for all or limited species; (5) establish 290
350		-	for sport fishing the daily creel limit, the season creel limit and the 291
351		-	possession limit; (6) restrict sport fishing from boats and other floating 292
352		-	devices and sport fishing from designated areas; (7) determine the 293
353		-	species which may be taken by commercial fishing methods, provided 294
354		-	striped bass, Atlantic salmon, other anadromous salmon, brown trout, 295
355		-	rainbow trout and brook trout may only be taken by angling and, if 296
356		-	taken in the waters of this state, shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged 297
357		-	or offered for sale, barter or exchange; (8) prescribe the legal methods of 298
358		-	commercial fishing; (9) determine the specifications, materials and 299
359		-	dimensions of nets, seines, fykes, traps, pounds, trawls, trolling gear, 300
360		-	long lines, set lines and other commercial fishing gear used in the waters 301
361		-	of this state; (10) regulate the use and marking of commercial fishing 302
362		-	gear, including boats used to conduct activities authorized pursuant to 303
363		-	section 26-142a; (11) determine the number and size of finfish and 304
364		-	marine arthropods which may be taken by commercial fishermen; (12) 305
365		-	determine the total number and pounds of finfish and marine 306
366		-	arthropods, by species, which may be taken by commercial fishing 307
367		-	methods or for commercial purposes during a calendar year or lesser 308
368		-	period; (13) prohibit the landing of protected species; (14) for a fishing 309 Raised Bill No. 1496
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	346	+
	347	+	that its concentration within a material was purposely increased for 269
	348	+	use for commercial, medical or research activities; 270
	349	+	(13) "Sources of ionizing radiation" means, collectively, radioactive 271
	350	+	materials and radiation generating equipment; and 272
	351	+	(14) "Fusion machine" has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 273
	352	+	2014, as amended from time to time. 274
	353	+	Sec. 4. Section 26-159a of the general statutes is repealed and the 275
	354	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 276
	355	+	To establish and manage populations of marine and anadromous 277
	356	+	finfish and marine arthropods and to facilitate the establishment of 278
	357	+	unified coast-wide regulations in accordance with the provisions of 279
	358	+	fishery management plans developed pursuant to the Fishery 280
	359	+	Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-265, as 281
	360	+	amended) or other regional fishery management authorities, the 282
	361	+	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt 283
	362	+	regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 governing 284
	363	+	possession of such species, sport fishing and commercial fishing by 285
	364	+	persons fishing for such species in the waters of this state or landing 286
	365	+	such species in this state, regardless of where such species were taken. 287
	366	+	Such regulations may: (1) Establish the open and closed seasons; (2) 288
	367	+	establish hours, days or periods during the open season when fishing 289
	368	+	shall not be permitted in designated waters or areas for all or limited 290
	369	+	species by all or limited methods; (3) establish legal lengths; (4) 291
	370	+	prescribe the legal methods of sport fishing for all or limited species; 292
	371	+	(5) establish for sport fishing the daily creel limit, the season creel limit 293
	372	+	and the possession limit; (6) restrict sport fishing from boats and other 294
	373	+	floating devices and sport fishing from designated areas; (7) determine 295
	374	+	the species which may be taken by commercial fishing methods, 296
	375	+	provided striped bass, Atlantic salmon, other anadromous salmon, 297
	376	+	brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout may only be taken by 298
	377	+	angling and, if taken in the waters of this state, shall not be sold, 299
	378	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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373		-	derby or tournament, require that such activity be registered and that 310
374		-	an accurate report of all fish tagged, marked and taken, time spent on 311
375		-	an area and any other data required by the commissioner for 312
376		-	management purposes be returned within a specified period of time. 313
377		-	Any person who violates any regulation concerning sport fishing 314
378		-	adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 and this section 315
379		-	shall have committed an infraction and may pay the fine by mail or 316
380		-	plead not guilty under the provisions of section 51-164n. Any 317
381		-	declaration related to interstate fishery management plans that is made 318
382		-	pursuant to a regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall remain 319
383		-	in effect until a new declaration is made or such regulation is amended. 320
384		-	Sec. 5. Section 26-142b of the general statutes is repealed and the 321
385		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 322
386		-	(a) For the purposes of this section, "active" with regard to a principal 323
387		-	commercial fishing license, general commercial fishing license or 324
388		-	commercial lobster pot fishing license means that the license has been 325
389		-	renewed in the current year, and "temporary incapacitation" means a 326
390		-	reported physical or mental illness or injury that will affect a person for 327
391		-	a limited period of time. 328
392		-	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner 329
393		-	of Energy and Environmental Protection may reissue an active principal 330
394		-	commercial fishing license, general commercial fishing license or 331
395		-	commercial lobster pot fishing license in the event the license holder is 332
396		-	temporarily incapacitated and unable to operate a vessel or perform 333
397		-	other necessary functions associated with commercial fishing or in the 334
398		-	event a license holder is unable to conduct commercial fishing due to 335
399		-	exigencies related to medical care of an immediate family member. The 336
400		-	license holder shall submit a written request for such reissuance to the 337
401		-	commissioner and include in such submission either a medical note 338
402		-	from a treating practitioner that confirms such temporary incapacitation 339
403		-	of the license holder, or a note from a treating practitioner of the 340
404		-	immediate family member who requires medical care, as applicable. 341
405		-	Such temporary license may only be issued to a member of such license 342 Raised Bill No. 1496
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	384	+	bartered, exchanged or offered for sale, barter or exchange; (8) 300
	385	+	prescribe the legal methods of commercial fishing; (9) determine the 301
	386	+	specifications, materials and dimensions of nets, seines, fykes, traps, 302
	387	+	pounds, trawls, trolling gear, long lines, set lines and other commercial 303
	388	+	fishing gear used in the waters of this state; (10) regulate the use and 304
	389	+	marking of commercial fishing gear, including boats used to conduct 305
	390	+	activities authorized pursuant to section 26-142a; (11) determine the 306
	391	+	number and size of finfish and marine arthropods which may be taken 307
	392	+	by commercial fishermen; (12) determine the total number and pounds 308
	393	+	of finfish and marine arthropods, by species, which may be taken by 309
	394	+	commercial fishing methods or for commercial purposes during a 310
	395	+	calendar year or lesser period; (13) prohibit the landing of protected 311
	396	+	species; (14) for a fishing derby or tournament, require that such 312
	397	+	activity be registered and that an accurate report of all fish tagged, 313
	398	+	marked and taken, time spent on an area and any other data required 314
	399	+	by the commissioner for management purposes be returned within a 315
	400	+	specified period of time. Any person who violates any regulation 316
	401	+	concerning sport fishing adopted in accordance with the provisions of 317
	402	+	chapter 54 and this section shall have committed an infraction and may 318
	403	+	pay the fine by mail or plead not guilty under the provisions of section 319
	404	+	51-164n. Any declaration related to interstate fishery management 320
	405	+	plans that is made pursuant to a regulation adopted pursuant to this 321
	406	+	section shall remain in effect until a new declaration is made or such 322
	407	+	regulation is amended. 323
	408	+	Sec. 5. Section 26-142b of the general statutes is repealed and the 324
	409	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 325
	410	+	(a) For the purposes of this section, "active" with regard to a 326
	411	+	principal commercial fishing license, general commercial fishing 327
	412	+	license or commercial lobster pot fishing license means that the license 328
	413	+	has been renewed in the current year, and "temporary incapacitation" 329
	414	+	means a reported physical or mental illness or injury that will affect a 330
	415	+	person for a limited period of time. 331
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410		-	holder's immediate family or to a member of such license holder's crew, 343
411		-	as designated by such license holder, for the [duration of such license 344
412		-	holder's incapacity or exigencies related to medical care of an immediate 345
413		-	family member of such license holder] remainder of the calendar year 346
414		-	in which the temporary license is issued. The license holder may renew 347
415		-	such license and reapply for such a temporary transfer license in the 348
416		-	event such temporary incapacity or need for medical care of an 349
417		-	immediate family member continues. Such temporary license shall be 350
418		-	subject to the provisions of section 26-142a. Landings during the period 351
419		-	of such temporary license reissue may be used to satisfy the 352
420		-	requirements for license transfer in subsection (c) of this section, 353
421		-	provided the licensee met all such requirements for transfer at the time 354
422		-	of such temporary reissue. 355
423		-	(c) The commissioner may authorize the transfer of an active 356
424		-	principal commercial fishing license, general commercial fishing license 357
425		-	or commercial lobster pot fishing license, issued pursuant to subsection 358
426		-	(f) of section 26-142a, provided: (1) For purposes of an active resident-359
427		-	held principal or general commercial fishing license or commercial 360
428		-	lobster pot fishing license: (A) The person receiving the license in such 361
429		-	transfer is a resident of this state, and (B) the person transferring the 362
430		-	license held the license and landed regulated species or owned a vessel 363
431		-	that landed regulated species under the privilege of a quota-managed 364
432		-	species endorsement associated with the license in at least five of the 365
433		-	eight calendar years preceding the transfer request and such license-366
434		-	specific landings were reported to the commissioner, pursuant to 367
435		-	section 26-157b, for not less than thirty fishing days in each year, or (2) 368
436		-	for purposes of an active nonresident-held principal or general 369
437		-	commercial fishing license or commercial lobster pot fishing license: The 370
438		-	person transferring the license held the license and landed regulated 371
439		-	species or owned a vessel that landed regulated species under the 372
440		-	privilege of a quota-managed species endorsement associated with the 373
441		-	license in at least five of the eight calendar years preceding the transfer 374
442		-	request and such landings were reported to the commissioner, pursuant 375
443		-	to section 26-157b, for not less than thirty fishing days in each year. Such 376 Raised Bill No. 1496
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	422	+	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner 332
	423	+	of Energy and Environmental Protection may reissue an active 333
	424	+	principal commercial fishing license, general commercial fishing 334
	425	+	license or commercial lobster pot fishing license in the event the license 335
	426	+	holder is temporarily incapacitated and unable to operate a vessel or 336
	427	+	perform other necessary functions associated with commercial fishing 337
	428	+	or in the event a license holder is unable to conduct commercial fishing 338
	429	+	due to exigencies related to medical care of an immediate family 339
	430	+	member. The license holder shall submit a written request for such 340
	431	+	reissuance to the commissioner and include in such submission either 341
	432	+	a medical note from a treating practitioner that confirms such 342
	433	+	temporary incapacitation of the license holder, or a note from a 343
	434	+	treating practitioner of the immediate family member who requires 344
	435	+	medical care, as applicable. Such temporary license may only be issued 345
	436	+	to a member of such license holder's immediate family or to a member 346
	437	+	of such license holder's crew, as designated by such license holder, for 347
	438	+	the [duration of such license holder's incapacity or exigencies related 348
	439	+	to medical care of an immediate family member of such license holder] 349
	440	+	remainder of the calendar year in which the temporary license is 350
	441	+	issued. The license holder may renew such license and reapply for 351
	442	+	such a temporary transfer license in the event such temporary 352
	443	+	incapacity or need for medical care of an immediate family member 353
	444	+	continues. Such temporary license shall be subject to the provisions of 354
	445	+	section 26-142a. Landings during the period of such temporary license 355
	446	+	reissue may be used to satisfy the requirements for license transfer in 356
	447	+	subsection (c) of this section, provided the licensee met all such 357
	448	+	requirements for transfer at the time of such temporary reissue. 358
	449	+	(c) The commissioner may authorize the transfer of an active 359
	450	+	principal commercial fishing license, general commercial fishing 360
	451	+	license or commercial lobster pot fishing license, issued pursuant to 361
	452	+	subsection (f) of section 26-142a, provided: (1) For purposes of an 362
	453	+	active resident-held principal or general commercial fishing license or 363
	454	+	commercial lobster pot fishing license: (A) The person receiving the 364
	455	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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445	457
446		-	LCO 5248 13 of 19
447	458
448		-	license-specific landings shall be verified by seafood dealer reports 377
449		-	submitted pursuant to section 26-157b. The recipient of a transferred 378
450		-	commercial lobster pot fishing license or principal commercial fishing 379
451		-	license shall be limited to the number of lobster pots allocated to such 380
452		-	license, except a transferee who currently holds a commercial lobster pot 381
453		-	fishing license, issued pursuant to subsection (f) of section 26-142a, shall 382
454		-	be limited to the number of pots allocated to such person's currently 383
455		-	held commercial lobster pot fishing license or principal commercial 384
456		-	fishing license or to the transferred license, whichever is greater. The 385
457		-	length of any commercial fishing vessel used by the recipient of a 386
458		-	transferred license to fish with a trawl net in the waters of this state shall 387
459		-	be not more than twenty per cent greater than the length of the largest 388
460		-	vessel used by the person transferring the license during such qualifying 389
461		-	period. 390
462		-	(d) (1) In the event of the death of the holder of an active principal 391
463		-	commercial fishing license, general commercial fishing license or 392
464		-	commercial lobster pot fishing license, the commissioner may authorize 393
465		-	the transfer of such license pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, for 394
466		-	a period of two years from the date of death of such license holder. 395
467		-	(2) If the deceased license holder held such license for a period of less 396
468		-	than five complete calendar years, the commissioner may authorize the 397
469		-	transfer of such license (A) subject to the provisions of this section, and 398
470		-	(B) provided the deceased license holder landed regulated species or 399
471		-	owned a vessel that landed regulated species under the privilege of a 400
472		-	quota-managed species endorsement associated with the license in each 401
473		-	calendar year during which the deceased license holder held the license 402
474		-	for six months or longer, and (C) provided such landings were reported 403
475		-	to the commissioner by the deceased license holder, pursuant to section 404
476		-	26-157b, for not less than thirty fishing days in each year. 405
477		-	(e) Upon transfer of a license, the original license holder shall become 406
478		-	ineligible to obtain a renewal of that license. Such original license holder 407
479		-	may acquire a new license through a subsequent license transfer. 408 Raised Bill No. 1496
	459	+	LCO No. 5248 13 of 20
	460	+
	461	+	license in such transfer is a resident of this state, and (B) the person 365
	462	+	transferring the license held the license and landed regulated species 366
	463	+	or owned a vessel that landed regulated species under the privilege of 367
	464	+	a quota-managed species endorsement associated with the license in at 368
	465	+	least five of the eight calendar years preceding the transfer request and 369
	466	+	such license specific landings were reported to the commissioner, 370
	467	+	pursuant to section 26-157b, for not less than thirty fishing days in each 371
	468	+	year, or (2) for purposes of an active nonresident-held principal or 372
	469	+	general commercial fishing license or commercial lobster pot fishing 373
	470	+	license: The person transferring the license held the license and landed 374
	471	+	regulated species or owned a vessel that landed regulated species 375
	472	+	under the privilege of a quota-managed species endorsement 376
	473	+	associated with the license in at least five of the eight calendar years 377
	474	+	preceding the transfer request and such landings were reported to the 378
	475	+	commissioner, pursuant to section 26-157b, for not less than thirty 379
	476	+	fishing days in each year. Such license specific landings shall be 380
	477	+	verified by seafood dealer reports submitted pursuant to section 26-381
	478	+	157b. The recipient of a transferred commercial lobster pot fishing 382
	479	+	license or principal commercial fishing license shall be limited to the 383
	480	+	number of lobster pots allocated to such license, except a transferee 384
	481	+	who currently holds a commercial lobster pot fishing license, issued 385
	482	+	pursuant to subsection (f) of section 26-142a, shall be limited to the 386
	483	+	number of pots allocated to such person's currently held commercial 387
	484	+	lobster pot fishing license or principal commercial fishing license or to 388
	485	+	the transferred license, whichever is greater. The length of any 389
	486	+	commercial fishing vessel used by the recipient of a transferred license 390
	487	+	to fish with a trawl net in the waters of this state shall be not more than 391
	488	+	twenty per cent greater than the length of the largest vessel used by the 392
	489	+	person transferring the license during such qualifying period. 393
	490	+	(d) (1) In the event of the death of the holder of an active principal 394
	491	+	commercial fishing license, general commercial fishing license or 395
	492	+	commercial lobster pot fishing license, the commissioner may 396
	493	+	authorize the transfer of such license pursuant to subsection (c) of this 397
	494	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
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481	496
482		-	LCO 5248 14 of 19
483	497
484		-	~~(f) A transfer~~ of ~~a license under this section shall not be made while a 409~~
485		-	~~commercial fishery license, registration or vessel permit held by the 410~~
486		-	~~transferor or transferee is under suspension and~~ a ~~transfer shall not be 411~~
487		-	~~authorized for any transferee who has had a commercial fishery license, 412~~
488		-	~~registration or vessel permit revoked or suspended within~~ the ~~preceding 413~~
489		-	~~twelve months.~~ ~~414~~
490		-	~~Sec. 6.~~ ~~Subsection (d)~~ of ~~section 22a-202~~ of ~~the general statutes is 415~~
491		-	~~repealed~~ and the ~~following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 416~~
492		-	~~passage): 417~~
493		-	~~(d) On and after July 1, 2022,~~ the ~~Commissioner~~ of ~~Energy and 418~~
494		-	~~Environmental Protection shall establish and administer a program to 419~~
495		-	~~provide rebates~~ or ~~vouchers to residents~~, ~~municipalities, businesses,~~ ~~420~~
496		-	~~nonprofit organizations and tribal entities located in this state when 421~~
497		-	~~such residents~~, ~~municipalities~~, ~~businesses, organizations or tribal 422~~
498		-	~~entities purchase or lease a new or used battery electric vehicle, plug-~~in ~~423~~
499		-	~~hybrid electric vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle.~~ The ~~commissioner, in 424~~
500		-	~~consultation with the advisory board,~~ ~~shall establish and revise,~~ ~~as 425~~
501		-	~~necessary, appropriate rebate levels,~~ ~~voucher amounts and maximum 426~~
502		-	~~income eligibility for [such] prioritized rebates or vouchers~~. ~~The 427~~
503		-	~~commissioner~~ shall ~~prioritize the granting of rebates or vouchers to 428~~
504		-	~~residents [of~~ ~~environmental justice communities~~, ~~residents having]~~ ~~(1) 429~~
505		-	~~with household incomes at~~ or ~~below three hundred per cent of the 430~~
506		-	~~federal poverty level,~~ ~~[and residents] or (2)~~ who ~~participate in state and 431~~
507		-	~~federal assistance programs~~, ~~including, but not limited to,~~ the ~~state-432~~
508		-	~~administered federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 433~~
509		-	~~state-administered federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance 434~~
510		-	~~Program, a Head Start program established pursuant to section 10-16n~~ ~~435~~
511		-	~~or assistance provided by Operation Fuel, Incorporated. Any such 436~~
512		-	~~rebate or voucher awarded to [a~~ ~~resident~~ of ~~an environmental justice 437~~
513		-	~~community] income-qualified residents~~ shall ~~be in an amount not less 438~~
514		-	~~than two hundred per cent [more than] of the standard rebate level~~ or ~~439~~
515		-	~~voucher amount.~~ ~~After prioritizing income-qualified~~ ~~residents, the 440~~
516		-	~~commissioner may prioritize the granting of rebates~~ or ~~vouchers to 441~~
517		-	~~residents of environmental justice communities provided such vouchers 442~~ Raised Bill No. 1496
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	499	+
	500	+	section, for a period of two years from the date of death of such license 398
	501	+	holder. 399
	502	+	(2) If the deceased license holder held such license for a period of 400
	503	+	less than five complete calendar years, the commissioner may 401
	504	+	authorize the transfer of such license (A) subject to the provisions of 402
	505	+	this section, and (B) provided the deceased license holder landed 403
	506	+	regulated species or owned a vessel that landed regulated species 404
	507	+	under the privilege of a quota-managed species endorsement 405
	508	+	associated with the license in each calendar year during which the 406
	509	+	deceased license holder held the license for six months or longer, and 407
	510	+	(C) provided such landings were reported to the commissioner by the 408
	511	+	deceased license holder, pursuant to section 26-157b, for not less than 409
	512	+	thirty fishing days in each year. 410
	513	+	(e) Upon transfer of a license, the original license holder shall 411
	514	+	become ineligible to obtain a renewal of that license. Such original 412
	515	+	license holder may acquire a new license through a subsequent license 413
	516	+	transfer. 414
	517	+	(f) A transfer of a license under this section shall not be made while 415
	518	+	a commercial fishery license, registration or vessel permit held by the 416
	519	+	transferor or transferee is under suspension and a transfer shall not be 417
	520	+	authorized for any transferee who has had a commercial fishery 418
	521	+	license, registration or vessel permit revoked or suspended within the 419
	522	+	preceding twelve months. 420
	523	+	Sec. 6. Subsection (d) of section 22a-202 of the general statutes is 421
	524	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 422
	525	+	passage): 423
	526	+	(d) On and after July 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Energy and 424
	527	+	Environmental Protection shall establish and administer a program to 425
	528	+	provide rebates or vouchers to residents, municipalities, businesses, 426
	529	+	nonprofit organizations and tribal entities located in this state when 427
	530	+	such residents, municipalities, businesses, organizations or tribal 428
	531	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
518	532
519	533
520		-	LCO 5248 15 of 19
521	534
522		-	or rebates shall be at a level lower than that provided to income-443
523		-	qualified residents. An eligible municipality, business, nonprofit 444
524		-	organization or tribal entity may receive not more than ten rebates or 445
525		-	vouchers a year, within available funds, and not more than a total of 446
526		-	twenty rebates or vouchers, except the commissioner may issue 447
527		-	additional rebates or vouchers to an eligible business or nonprofit 448
528		-	organization that operates a fleet of motor vehicles exclusively in an 449
529		-	environmental justice community. On and after July 1, 2022, and until 450
530		-	June 30, 2027, inclusive, a battery electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric 451
531		-	vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle that is eligible for a rebate or voucher 452
532		-	under the program shall have a base manufacturer's suggested retail 453
533		-	price of not more than fifty thousand dollars. 454
534		-	Sec. 7. Section 23-5c of the general statutes is repealed and the 455
535		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 456
536		-	The commissioner shall establish a system of natural area preserves 457
537		-	and shall have responsibility for selection, care, control, supervision and 458
538		-	management of all natural area preserves within the system to the extent 459
539		-	of the interest held by the state, and shall maintain such preserves in as 460
540		-	natural and wild a state as is consistent with the preservation and 461
541		-	enhancement of protected resources and educational, scientific, 462
542		-	biological, geological, paleontological and scenic purposes. In 463
543		-	establishing such system, the commissioner shall consider as a priority 464
544		-	the acquisition of areas identified as essential habitats of endangered 465
545		-	and threatened species pursuant to the program established under 466
546		-	section 26-305. The commissioner, alone or in cooperation with 467
547		-	individuals or other public bodies, including the federal government, 468
548		-	may conduct inventories of areas within the state that may prove 469
549		-	worthy of inclusion within a system of natural area preserves, and may 470
550		-	gather and disseminate information concerning inventoried areas, or 471
551		-	natural area preserves under his control. Information collected in such 472
552		-	inventories shall become part of the natural diversity database of the 473
553		-	Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The 474
554		-	commissioner shall ensure the use of natural area preserves for research 475
555		-	consistent with purposes of sections 23-5a to 23-53, inclusive. [, and 476 Raised Bill No. 1496
	535	+	LCO No. 5248 15 of 20
	536	+
	537	+	entities purchase or lease a new or used battery electric vehicle, plug-in 429
	538	+	hybrid electric vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle. The commissioner, in 430
	539	+	consultation with the advisory board, shall establish and revise, as 431
	540	+	necessary, appropriate rebate levels, voucher amounts and maximum 432
	541	+	income eligibility for [such] prioritized rebates or vouchers. The 433
	542	+	commissioner shall prioritize the granting of rebates or vouchers to 434
	543	+	residents [of environmental justice communities, residents having] (1) 435
	544	+	with household incomes at or below three hundred per cent of the 436
	545	+	federal poverty level, [and residents] or (2) who participate in state and 437
	546	+	federal assistance programs, including, but not limited to, the state-438
	547	+	administered federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 439
	548	+	state-administered federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance 440
	549	+	Program, a Head Start program established pursuant to section 10-16n 441
	550	+	or assistance provided by Operation Fuel, Incorporated. Any such 442
	551	+	rebate or voucher awarded to [a resident of an environmental justice 443
	552	+	community] income-qualified residents shall be in an amount not less 444
	553	+	than two hundred per cent [more than] of the standard rebate level or 445
	554	+	voucher amount. After prioritizing income-qualified residents, the 446
	555	+	commissioner may prioritize the granting of rebates or vouchers to 447
	556	+	residents of environmental justice communities provided such 448
	557	+	vouchers or rebates shall be at a level lower than that provided to 449
	558	+	income-qualified residents. An eligible municipality, business, 450
	559	+	nonprofit organization or tribal entity may receive not more than ten 451
	560	+	rebates or vouchers a year, within available funds, and not more than a 452
	561	+	total of twenty rebates or vouchers, except the commissioner may issue 453
	562	+	additional rebates or vouchers to an eligible business or nonprofit 454
	563	+	organization that operates a fleet of motor vehicles exclusively in an 455
	564	+	environmental justice community. On and after July 1, 2022, and until 456
	565	+	June 30, 2027, inclusive, a battery electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid 457
	566	+	electric vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle that is eligible for a rebate or 458
	567	+	voucher under the program shall have a base manufacturer's 459
	568	+	suggested retail price of not more than fifty thousand dollars. 460
	569	+	Sec. 7. Section 23-5c of the general statutes is repealed and the 461
	570	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
556	571
557	572
558		-	LCO 5248 16 of 19
559	573
560		-	26-314.] The commissioner may adopt regulations under the provisions 477
561		-	of section 23-4 for managing the natural area preserves system 478
562		-	including, but not limited to, procedures for the adoption and revision 479
563		-	of a management plan for each designated natural area preserve. A 480
564		-	management plan may permit recreational activities which do not 481
565		-	adversely impact the protected resources of the natural area preserve. 482
566		-	The commissioner may use funds available under section 23-79 for the 483
567		-	development and implementation of such management plans. 484
568		-	Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 32-1s of the general statutes is 485
569		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 486
570		-	passage): 487
571		-	(b) Any order or regulation of the Connecticut Commission on 488
572		-	Culture and Tourism, which is in force on July 1, 2011, shall continue in 489
573		-	force and effect as an order or regulation of the Department of Economic 490
574		-	and Community Development until amended, repealed or superseded 491
575		-	pursuant to law. Where any order or regulation of said commission or 492
576		-	said department conflicts, the Commissioner of Economic and 493
577		-	Community Development may implement policies and procedures 494
578		-	consistent with the provisions of this section and sections 3-110f, 3-110h, 495
579		-	3-110i, 4-9a, 4-66aa, 4-89, 4b-53, 4b-60, 4b-64, 4b-66a, 5-198, 7-147a, 7-496
580		-	147b, 7-147c, 7-147j, 7-147p, 7-147q, 7-147y, 8-37lll, 10-382, 10-384, 10-385, 497
581		-	10-386, 10-387, 10-388, 10-389, 10-391, 10-392, 10-394, 10-395, 10-396, 10-498
582		-	397, 10-397a, 10-399, 10-400, 10-401, 10-402, 10-403, 10-404, 10-405, 10-499
583		-	406, 10-408, 10-409, 10-410, 10-411, 10-412, 10-413, 10-414, 10-415, 10-416, 500
584		-	10-416a, 10-416b, 10a-111a, 10a-112, 10a-112b, 10a-112g, 11-6a, 12-376d, 501
585		-	13a-252, 19a-315b, 19a-315c, 22a-1d, 22a-19b, [22a-27s,] 29-259, 32-11a 502
586		-	and 32-35 while in the process of adopting the policy or procedure in 503
587		-	regulation form, provided notice of intention to adopt regulations is 504
588		-	printed in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after 505
589		-	implementation. The policy or procedure shall be valid until the time 506
590		-	final regulations are effective. 507
591		-	Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 22a-208i of the general statutes is 508
592		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 509 Raised Bill No. 1496
	574	+	LCO No. 5248 16 of 20
	575	+
	576	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 462
	577	+	The commissioner shall establish a system of natural area preserves 463
	578	+	and shall have responsibility for selection, care, control, supervision 464
	579	+	and management of all natural area preserves within the system to the 465
	580	+	extent of the interest held by the state, and shall maintain such 466
	581	+	preserves in as natural and wild a state as is consistent with the 467
	582	+	preservation and enhancement of protected resources and educational, 468
	583	+	scientific, biological, geological, paleontological and scenic purposes. 469
	584	+	In establishing such system, the commissioner shall consider as a 470
	585	+	priority the acquisition of areas identified as essential habitats of 471
	586	+	endangered and threatened species pursuant to the program 472
	587	+	established under section 26-305. The commissioner, alone or in 473
	588	+	cooperation with individuals or other public bodies, including the 474
	589	+	federal government, may conduct inventories of areas within the state 475
	590	+	that may prove worthy of inclusion within a system of natural area 476
	591	+	preserves, and may gather and disseminate information concerning 477
	592	+	inventoried areas, or natural area preserves under his control. 478
	593	+	Information collected in such inventories shall become part of the 479
	594	+	natural diversity database of the Department of Energy and 480
	595	+	Environmental Protection. The commissioner shall ensure the use of 481
	596	+	natural area preserves for research consistent with purposes of sections 482
	597	+	23-5a to 23-53, inclusive. [, and 26-314.] The commissioner may adopt 483
	598	+	regulations under the provisions of section 23-4 for managing the 484
	599	+	natural area preserves system including, but not limited to, procedures 485
	600	+	for the adoption and revision of a management plan for each 486
	601	+	designated natural area preserve. A management plan may permit 487
	602	+	recreational activities which do not adversely impact the protected 488
	603	+	resources of the natural area preserve. The commissioner may use 489
	604	+	funds available under section 23-79 for the development and 490
	605	+	implementation of such management plans. 491
	606	+	Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 32-1s of the general statutes is 492
	607	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 493
	608	+	passage): 494
	609	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
593	610
594	611
595		-	LCO 5248 17 of 19
596	612
597		-	passage): 510
598		-	(b) The commissioner may, by regulations adopted in accordance 511
599		-	with chapter 54, exempt categories or classes of recycling facilities from 512
600		-	the requirements of said section 22a-208a or 22a-430 provided such 513
601		-	exemption would not adversely affect the environment and would 514
602		-	advance the objectives of the solid waste management plan adopted and 515
603		-	revised under sections 22a-228 and 22a-241a. [and the municipal solid 516
604		-	waste recycling plan adopted under section 22a-241.] No person or 517
605		-	municipality may operate or continue to operate a recycling facility 518
606		-	without permits issued under said section 22a-208a or 22a-430 unless 519
607		-	such person or municipality first files with the commissioner a written 520
608		-	request for exemption under the regulations adopted under this section. 521
609		-	Sec. 10. Subsection (c) of section 22a-241g of the general statutes is 522
610		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 523
611		-	passage): 524
612		-	(c) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to exempt a 525
613		-	municipality from the requirements of sections [22a-241] 22a-241a to 526
614		-	22a-241b, inclusive, 22a-241e and 22a-241g, as amended by this act. 527
615		-	Sec. 11. Section 22a-241h of the general statutes is repealed and the 528
616		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 529
617		-	Notwithstanding the provisions of the recycling strategy of the state-530
618		-	wide solid waste management plan adopted pursuant to section 22a-531
619		-	227, any single municipality, or any regional solid waste authority or 532
620		-	regional solid waste operating committee comprised of at least five 533
621		-	municipalities, may apply for and receive any funds made available by 534
622		-	the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. [In making 535
623		-	a grant under section 22a-241 to any such regional solid waste authority 536
624		-	or regional solid waste operating committee, the commissioner shall 537
625		-	develop a plan for the use of the grant in consultation with such 538
626		-	authority or operating committee.] 539
627		-	Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 22a-260a of the general statutes is 540 Raised Bill No. 1496
	613	+	LCO No. 5248 17 of 20
	614	+
	615	+	(b) Any order or regulation of the Connecticut Commission on 495
	616	+	Culture and Tourism, which is in force on July 1, 2011, shall continue 496
	617	+	in force and effect as an order or regulation of the Department of 497
	618	+	Economic and Community Development until amended, repealed or 498
	619	+	superseded pursuant to law. Where any order or regulation of said 499
	620	+	commission or said department conflicts, the Commissioner of 500
	621	+	Economic and Community Development may implement policies and 501
	622	+	procedures consistent with the provisions of this section and sections 502
	623	+	3-110f, 3-110h, 3-110i, 4-9a, 4-66aa, 4-89, 4b-53, 4b-60, 4b-64, 4b-66a, 5-503
	624	+	198, 7-147a, 7-147b, 7-147c, 7-147j, 7-147p, 7-147q, 7-147y, 8-37lll, 10-504
	625	+	382, 10-384, 10-385, 10-386, 10-387, 10-388, 10-389, 10-391, 10-392,10-394, 505
	626	+	10-395, 10-396, 10-397, 10-397a, 10-399, 10-400, 10-401, 10-402, 10-403, 506
	627	+	10-404, 10-405, 10-406, 10-408, 10-409, 10-410, 10-411, 10-412, 10-413, 10-507
	628	+	414, 10-415, 10-416, 10-416a, 10-416b,10a-111a, 10a-112, 10a-112b, 10a-508
	629	+	112g, 11-6a, 12-376d, 13a-252, 19a-315b, 19a-315c, 22a-1d, 22a-19b, [22a-509
	630	+	27s,] 29-259,32-11a and 32-35 while in the process of adopting the 510
	631	+	policy or procedure in regulation form, provided notice of intention to 511
	632	+	adopt regulations is printed in the Connecticut Law Journal not later 512
	633	+	than twenty days after implementation. The policy or procedure shall 513
	634	+	be valid until the time final regulations are effective. 514
	635	+	Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 22a-208i of the general statutes is 515
	636	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 516
	637	+	passage): 517
	638	+	(b) The commissioner may, by regulations adopted in accordance 518
	639	+	with chapter 54, exempt categories or classes of recycling facilities 519
	640	+	from the requirements of said section 22a-208a or 22a-430 provided 520
	641	+	such exemption would not adversely affect the environment and 521
	642	+	would advance the objectives of the solid waste management plan 522
	643	+	adopted and revised under sections 22a-228 and 22a-241a. [and the 523
	644	+	municipal solid waste recycling plan adopted under section 22a-241.] 524
	645	+	No person or municipality may operate or continue to operate a 525
	646	+	recycling facility without permits issued under said section 22a-208a or 526
	647	+	22a-430 unless such person or municipality first files with the 527
	648	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
628	649
629	650
630		-	LCO 5248 18 of 19
631	651
632		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 541
633		-	passage): 542
634		-	(b) Wherever the words "Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority" 543
635		-	are used in any public or special act of 2014 or in the following sections 544
636		-	of the general statutes, the words "Materials Innovation and Recycling 545
637		-	Authority" shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 1-79, 1-120, 1-124, 1-125, 546
638		-	7-329a, 12-412, 12-459, 16-1, 16-245, 16-245b, 22a-208a, 22a-208v, 22a-547
639		-	209h, 22a-219b, 22a-220, [22a-241,] 22a-260, 22a-261, 22a-263a, 22a-263b, 548
640		-	22a-268a, 22a-268b, 22a-270a, 22a-272a, 22a-282, 22a-283, 22a-284, 32-1e 549
641		-	and 32-658. 550
642		-	Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 22a-284a of the general statutes is 551
643		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 552
644		-	passage): 553
645		-	(b) Wherever the words "Materials Innovation and Recycling 554
646		-	Authority" are used in any public or special act of 2023 or in the 555
647		-	following sections, the words "MIRA Dissolution Authority" shall be 556
648		-	substituted in lieu thereof: 1-79, 1-120, 1-124, 1-125, 7-329a, 12-412, 12-557
649		-	459, 16-1, 16-245, 16-245b, 22a-208a, 22a-208v, 22a-209h, 22a-219b, 22a-558
650		-	220, [22a-241,] 22a-260, 22a-263a, 22a-263b, 22a-268a, 22a-268b, 22a-268g, 559
651		-	22a-270a, 22a-272a, 22a-282, 22a-283, 22a-284, 32-1e and 32-658. 560
652		-	Sec. 14. Sections 22a-27s, 22a-27t, 22a-241, 26-157f and 26-314 of the 561
653		-	general statutes are repealed. (Effective from passage) 562
	652	+	LCO No. 5248 18 of 20
	653	+
	654	+	commissioner a written request for exemption under the regulations 528
	655	+	adopted under this section. 529
	656	+	Sec. 10. Subsection (c) of section 22a-241g of the general statutes is 530
	657	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 531
	658	+	passage): 532
	659	+	(c) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to exempt a 533
	660	+	municipality from the requirements of sections [22a-241] 22a-241a to 534
	661	+	22a-241b, inclusive, 22a-241e and 22a-241g, as amended by this act. 535
	662	+	Sec. 11. Section 22a-241h of the general statutes is repealed and the 536
	663	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 537
	664	+	Notwithstanding the provisions of the recycling strategy of the 538
	665	+	state-wide solid waste management plan adopted pursuant to section 539
	666	+	22a-227, any single municipality, or any regional solid waste authority 540
	667	+	or regional solid waste operating committee comprised of at least five 541
	668	+	municipalities, may apply for and receive any funds made available by 542
	669	+	the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. [In 543
	670	+	making a grant under section 22a-241 to any such regional solid waste 544
	671	+	authority or regional solid waste operating committee, the 545
	672	+	commissioner shall develop a plan for the use of the grant in 546
	673	+	consultation with such authority or operating committee.] 547
	674	+	Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 22a-260a of the general statutes is 548
	675	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 549
	676	+	passage): 550
	677	+	(b) Wherever the words "Connecticut Resources Recovery 551
	678	+	Authority" are used in any public or special act of 2014 or in the 552
	679	+	following sections of the general statutes, the words "Materials 553
	680	+	Innovation and Recycling Authority" shall be substituted in lieu 554
	681	+	thereof: 1-79, 1-120, 1-124, 1-125, 7-329a, 12-412, 12-459, 16-1, 16-245, 16-555
	682	+	245b, 22a-208a, 22a-208v, 22a-209h, 22a-219b, 22a-220, [22a-241,] 22a-556
	683	+	260, 22a-261, 22a-263a, 22a-263b, 22a-268a, 22a-268b, 22a-270a, 22a-557
	684	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
	685	+
	686	+
	687	+
	688	+	LCO No. 5248 19 of 20
	689	+
	690	+	272a, 22a-282, 22a-283, 22a-284, 32-1e and 32-658. 558
	691	+	Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 22a-284a of the general statutes is 559
	692	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 560
	693	+	passage): 561
	694	+	(b) Wherever the words "Materials Innovation and Recycling 562
	695	+	Authority" are used in any public or special act of 2023 or in the 563
	696	+	following sections, the words "MIRA Dissolution Authority" shall be 564
	697	+	substituted in lieu thereof: 1-79, 1-120, 1-124, 1-125, 7-329a, 12-412, 12-565
	698	+	459, 16-1, 16-245, 16-245b, 22a-208a, 22a-208v, 22a-209h, 22a-219b, 22a-566
	699	+	220, [22a-241,] 22a-260, 22a-263a, 22a-263b, 22a-268a, 22a-268b, 22a-567
	700	+	268g, 22a-270a, 22a-272a, 22a-282, 22a-283, 22a-284, 32-1e and 32-658. 568
	701	+	Sec. 14. Sections 22a-27s, 22a-27t, 22a-241, 26-157f and 26-314 of the 569
	702	+	general statutes are repealed. (Effective from passage) 570
654	703		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
655	704		sections:
656	705
657		-	Section 1 from passage 22a-6~~(a)~~
	706	+	Section 1 from passage 22a-6
658	707		Sec. 2 from passage 16a-101
659	708		Sec. 3 from passage 22a-151
660	709		Sec. 4 from passage 26-159a
661	710		Sec. 5 from passage 26-142b
662	711		Sec. 6 from passage 22a-202(d)
663	712		Sec. 7 from passage 23-5c
664		-	Sec. 8 from passage 32-1s(b) Raised Bill No. 1496
665		-
666		-
667		-	LCO 5248 19 of 19
668		-
	713	+	Sec. 8 from passage 32-1s(b)
669	714		Sec. 9 from passage 22a-208i(b)
670	715		Sec. 10 from passage 22a-241g(c)
671	716		Sec. 11 from passage 22a-241h
672	717		Sec. 12 from passage 22a-260a(b)
673	718		Sec. 13 from passage 22a-284a(b)
674	719		Sec. 14 from passage Repealer section
675	720
676		-	ENV Joint Favorable
	721	+	Statement of Purpose:
	722	+	To make minor revisions to various programs of the Department of
	723	+	Energy and Environmental Protection.
	724	+	Raised Bill No. 1496
	725	+
	726	+
	727	+
	728	+	LCO No. 5248 20 of 20
	729	+
	730	+
	731	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	732	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	733	+	not underlined.]
677	734