PA 07-45—SB 1358

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES

SUMMARY: By law, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) commissioner may adopt regulations regarding activities for which there are federal standards or procedures. When proposing these regulations, prior law required DEP to clearly distinguish, either in the regulation or through supplemental documentation, those provisions that differed from the applicable federal standards or procedures. This act requires DEP to clearly distinguish these proposed regulatory provisions from any federal standards or procedures, not just those that are applicable. It is not clear what legal effect this has.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2007

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