§ 22a-6gg — Maximization of federal funds for state climate change projects. Biennial report.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall maximize the state's receipt of any federal funds designated for state projects intended to increase resiliency to the effects of climate change, including, but not limited to, coastal resiliency projects. Such maximization shall include, but not be limited to, the identification of any such federal funds. Not later than January 1, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment that details the commissioner's efforts undertaken pursuant to this section, including any federal funds identified, any application or request for such funds that the commissioner submitted, any such funds received by the state and any resiliency project funded, in whole or in part, by such federal funds. Such report shall include any recommendations for the state to be able to maximize receipt of any such federal funds.

Legislative History

(P.A. 23-140, S. 3.) History: P.A. 23-140 effective June 27, 2023.