Sec. 22a-901. Permanent placement, disposal or storage of certain asbestos-containing material. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 445, no person or government agency shall permanently place, deposit, dispose of or store more than one
thousand cubic yards of soil consisting of asbestos-containing material (1) from another
site to a site that abuts or adjoins residential property, and (2) at a height of more than four
feet above the existing grade of the land without the approval of a two-thirds majority of
the legislative body of the municipality in which such property is located. For the purpose
of this section "asbestos-containing material" shall have the same meaning as in section
19a-332.
(P.A. 08-94, S. 2.)
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Sec. 22a-902. Participation of commissioner in an interstate clearinghouse
concerning chemicals. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may, within
available appropriations, participate in an interstate clearinghouse to (1) classify chemicals existing in commercial goods into one of the following four categories: (A) High
concern, (B) moderate concern, (C) low concern, or (D) unknown concern; (2) organize
and manage available data on chemicals, including, but not limited to, information on
uses, hazards and environmental concerns associated with chemicals; (3) produce and
inventory information on safer alternatives for specific uses of chemicals and model
policies and programs related to such alternatives; (4) provide technical assistance to
businesses and consumers relating to safer chemicals; and (5) other activities related to
this section.
(P.A. 08-106, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 08-106 effective June 2, 2008.
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Sec. 22a-903. Chemical Innovations Institute. Established. Duties. Board of
directors. Report. Funding. (a) There is established a Chemical Innovations Institute
within The University of Connecticut Health Center that shall (1) foster green job growth
and safer workplaces through encouraging clean technology innovation and utilization
of green chemistry, and (2) provide assistance to businesses, state agencies and nonprofit
organizations that seek to utilize alternatives to chemicals that are harmful to public
health and the environment.
(b) The institute shall be overseen by a board of directors. The board of directors
shall consist of (1) a member appointed by The University of Connecticut Health Center
who shall be an ex-officio member of the board and shall serve as the executive director
of the institute, and (2) seven members appointed as follows: (A) One by the Governor,
who represents a large Connecticut manufacturer that participates in an international
marketplace and that has successfully implemented or is in the process of implementing
green chemistry into its manufacturing process; (B) one by the president pro tempore
of the Senate, who represents a small Connecticut manufacturer; (C) one by the speaker
of the House of Representatives, who represents a state-wide occupational health and
safety organization or union health and safety committee; (D) one by the majority leader
of the Senate, who has expertise working with businesses to implement sustainable
business practices; (E) one by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who
represents a state-wide environmental health nonprofit organization; (F) one by the
minority leader of the Senate, who is a health professional or scientist with expertise
regarding the health effects of prenatal exposure to chemicals of concern or occupational
environmental health; and (G) one by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who has green chemistry training and expertise.
(c) Initial appointments to the board shall be made on or before August 15, 2010.
In the event that an appointing authority fails to appoint an initial board member by
August 31, 2010, the president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the House
of Representatives shall jointly appoint a board member who meets the applicable qualifications for such appointment and such board member shall serve a full term. The term
for the initial board member appointed by the Governor shall be two years. The term
for the initial board members appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and
the speaker of the House of Representatives shall be three years. The term for the initial
board member appointed by the majority and the minority leaders of the Senate and the
House of Representatives shall be four years. Any person appointed to the board after
such initial appointments shall serve a term of four years.
(d) The board shall appoint two members to serve as the cochairpersons of the board.
The board shall meet at the discretion of the cochairpersons provided it shall meet not
less than once per year. A quorum of the members of the board shall be required to
conduct any business. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
(e) The institute shall work with businesses, state agencies, nonprofit organizations,
workers, and community groups as a resource for information about chemicals that are
of concern to public health and the environment, safe alternatives to such chemicals and
emerging state and federal chemical regulations. The institute shall: (1) Research and
identify chemicals that are important to the state economy, (2) provide research and
technical assistance concerning chemicals that are of concern to the environment and
public health, as well as alternatives to such chemicals, (3) coordinate and share information with institutes in other states and the interstate chemicals clearinghouse, as described
in section 22a-902, concerning alternative chemicals and the impact of such alternative
chemicals on public health and the environment, (4) offer trainings for businesses regarding chemical regulations and such alternative chemicals, and (5) assist businesses
in identifying funding to be used for the implementation of sustainable, chemical-related
processes by such businesses.
(f) The board shall review progress in meeting the duties described in subsection
(e) of this section. The board shall work to identify potential funding sources that may
be utilized to establish and administer the institute.
(g) Not later than January fifteenth of each year and in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, the board shall submit a report to the joint standing committee
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on
the activities of the past year that were performed by the institute in furtherance of the
institute's duties. Such report shall include recommendations on options to fund the
institute.
(h) The board and The University of Connecticut Health Center shall seek federal
funds for the administration of the institute. In addition, the board and The University
of Connecticut Health Center may seek funding for the institute from nongovernmental
foundations, including, but not limited to, nongovernmental health access foundations,
private citizens, corporations and other government entities. In the event that the board
determines that adequate funds exist, the institute may establish technical assistance
grants to businesses and nonprofit organizations to assist such businesses and nonprofit
organizations in transitioning to the use of safer chemical alternatives.
(i) The University of Connecticut Health Center shall not be required to develop,
implement and promote the institute described in this section, if federal, state and private
funds, as described in subsection (h) of this section, in the aggregate, are insufficient to
pay for the initial and ongoing expenses of such institute.
(P.A. 10-164, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 10-164 effective June 8, 2010.
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