Connecticut § 22a-133l Grants to clean up landfills where hazardous waste was disposed of.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 22a-133l — Grants to clean up landfills where hazardous waste was disposed of.

Connecticut § 22a-133l

Title 22aEnvironmental Protection

Ch. 445Hazardous Waste

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-133l (2026).

Text

(a)The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may establish, within available appropriations, a program of grants to municipalities and regional refuse disposal districts for the clean up of landfills where wastes were disposed of and later determined to be hazardous waste, as defined in section 22a-115. Any grant made under this section may be used for costs incurred in the following:

(1)Investigation and monitoring of soils and groundwater at or near such landfills, (2) removal of hazardous waste for disposal at another location, (3) closure of the landfill, and (4) compliance with state or federal hazardous waste regulations.

(b)The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the

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(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may establish, within available appropriations, a program of grants to municipalities and regional refuse disposal districts for the clean up of landfills where wastes were disposed of and later determined to be hazardous waste, as defined in section 22a-115. Any grant made under this section may be used for costs incurred in the following: (1) Investigation and monitoring of soils and groundwater at or near such landfills, (2) removal of hazardous waste for disposal at another location, (3) closure of the landfill, and (4) compliance with state or federal hazardous waste regulations. (b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section.

Legislative History

(P.A. 89-365, S. 3, 9; P.A. 92-162, S. 4, 25; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.) History: P.A. 92-162 amended Subsec. (b) to make regulations under this section discretionary rather than mandatory; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.