Connecticut § 22a-200 Greenhouse gas: Definitions.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 22a-200 — Greenhouse gas: Definitions.

Connecticut·Title 22a Environmental Protection·Ch. 446c Air Pollution Control

As used in sections 22a-200 to 22a-200b, inclusive, 22a-200d and 4a-67h:

(1)“Direct emissions” means emissions from sources that are owned or operated, in whole or in part, by an entity or facility, including, but not limited to, emissions from factory stacks, manufacturing processes and vents, and company owned or leased motor vehicles;

(2)“Entity” means a person, as defined in section 22a-2 , that owns or operates, in whole or in part, a source of greenhouse gas emissions from a generator of electricity or a commercial or industrial site, which source may include, but not be limited to, a transportation fleet;

(3)“Facility” means a building, structure or installation located on any one or more contiguous or adjacent properties of an entity;

(4)“Greenhouse gas” means any chemical or p

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As used in sections 22a-200 to 22a-200b, inclusive, 22a-200d and 4a-67h: (1) “Direct emissions” means emissions from sources that are owned or operated, in whole or in part, by an entity or facility, including, but not limited to, emissions from factory stacks, manufacturing processes and vents, and company owned or leased motor vehicles; (2) “Entity” means a person, as defined in section 22a-2 , that owns or operates, in whole or in part, a source of greenhouse gas emissions from a generator of electricity or a commercial or industrial site, which source may include, but not be limited to, a transportation fleet; (3) “Facility” means a building, structure or installation located on any one or more contiguous or adjacent properties of an entity; (4) “Greenhouse gas” means any chemical or physical substance that is emitted into the air and that the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may reasonably anticipate will cause or contribute to climate change, including, but not limited to, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride; (5) “Indirect emissions” means emissions associated with the consumption of purchased electricity, steam and heating or cooling by an entity or facility.

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Legislative History

(P.A. 04-252, S. 1; P.A. 05-288, S. 102; P.A. 08-98, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.) History: P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subdiv. (4), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 08-98 applied definitions to Sec. 22a-200d; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subdiv. (4), effective July 1, 2011.