(a) Any person, firm or corporation, other than a municipality, making an application for any approval required by chapters 124, 126, 440 and 444 or by regulations adopted pursuant to said chapters shall pay a fee of twenty dollars, in addition to any other fee which may be required, to the municipal agency or legislative body which is authorized to approve the application. On and after October 1, 2009, the fee shall be sixty dollars. Such municipal agency or legislative body shall collect such fees, retaining two dollars of such fee for administrative costs, and shall pay the remainder of such fees quarterly to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the receipts shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(b) Not later than three months following the close of each fiscal year starting with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall identify those municipalities that are not in compliance with subsection (a) of this section for the previous fiscal year and shall provide the Office of Policy and Management with a list of such municipalities. The list shall be submitted annually and in such manner as the Office of Policy and Management may require. The Office of Policy and Management, when issuing the first payment from the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 3-55i, in the fiscal year during which said list is received, shall reduce said payment to a municipality by one thousand dollars for each quarter of the preceding fiscal year that the municipality has not been in compliance with subsection (a) of this section to a maximum of four thousand dollars in each fiscal year.
(c) Following the close of each fiscal year starting with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall certify to the Comptroller the amount of any funds withheld under subsection (b) of this section and the Comptroller shall cause such amount to be deposited into the General Fund.
(P.A. 92-235, S. 4, 6; P.A. 93-86; P.A. 00-102, S. 1, 2; 00-196, S. 61; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 108; P.A. 04-144, S. 6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 396; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-217, S. 45.)
History: P.A. 93-86 amended section to provide that funds and receipts shall be paid to environmental protection department and deposited into account of the state treasurer and credited to the environmental quality fund, replacing provision whereby fees were to be paid to state treasurer and deposited by him in conservation fund; P.A. 00-102 designated existing language as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re withholding of funds to municipalities not in compliance with section, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 00-196 deleted former Subsec. (b) and added new Subsec. (b), making technical changes and providing that list be submitted annually not later than three months following close of each fiscal year starting with fiscal year July 1, 2000; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (a) to increase application fee from $10 to $20, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-144 amended Subsec. (a) by applying fee to applications filed pursuant to regulations adopted under enumerated chapters, increasing fees from $20 to $30 and amount retained by municipalities from $1 to $2 and providing that $19 be used for funding environmental review teams program and $9 be deposited in hazard mitigation and floodplain management account and used for grants under Sec. 25-68k, and amended Subsec. (b) by increasing the reduction to municipalities not in compliance in the fiscal year the list is received from $500 to $1,000 and increasing the maximum reduction for the preceding fiscal year from $2,000 to $4,000, effective July 1, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing fee from $30 to $60 and by replacing former provisions re deposit and use of fees with provision requiring such fee be deposited in General Fund, and amended Subsec. (b) by deleting provision re transfer of funds to Environmental Quality Fund; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-217 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to fee on and after July 1, 2004, amended Subsec. (b) to make technical changes and added Subsec. (c) re certification and deposit of withheld funds, effective July 1, 2014.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22a - Environmental Protection
Chapter 439 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. State Policy
Section 22a-1. - Policy of the state.
Section 22a-1a. - Declaration of policy: Coordination of state plans and programs.
Section 22a-1c. - Actions which may significantly affect the environment. Definition.
Section 22a-1e. - Review and determination by Office of Policy and Management.
Section 22a-1g. - Regulations.
Section 22a-1h. - Environmental impact evaluations.
Section 22a-1i. - Environmental contamination risk assessment by Department of Public Health.
Section 22a-2a. - Delegation of inspection and enforcement authority. Regulations.
Section 22a-2b. - “Criminal negligence” defined.
Section 22a-2c. - Office of Business Ombudsman.
Section 22a-3. - Divisions. Deputy commissioners.
Section 22a-4. - Agents, assistants, employees, consultants.
Section 22a-5. - Duties and powers of commissioner.
Section 22a-5a. - Orders. Authority of commissioner to investigate.
Section 22a-5b. - Special funds and accounts administered by the department. Report required.
Section 22a-5c. - Filing of orders on land records. Fifteen-year limit for certain orders.
Section 22a-6aa. - Permit extensions.
Section 22a-6b. - Imposition of civil penalties by the commissioner.
Section 22a-6bb. - Petition for public hearing. Withdrawal of petition.
Section 22a-6c. - Hearing on orders concerning solid waste.
Section 22a-6cc. - Consulting services program.
Section 22a-6d. - Payment of costs associated with hearing and transcript.
Section 22a-6dd. - Consent orders for remediation of land. Modification.
Section 22a-6e. - Imposition of civil penalties by the commissioner for water pollution violations.
Section 22a-6ee. - Ninety-day permit application final determinations.
Section 22a-6f. - Fees. Due dates. Late payments. Application. Waiver.
Section 22a-6ff. - Permit preapplication meetings.
Section 22a-6g. - Notice of application for permit. Exemptions.
Section 22a-6i. - Information re time frames for issuance of permits.
Section 22a-6j. - Renewal of permits.
Section 22a-6l. - Posting of public notice of permit applications.
Section 22a-6m. - Compliance history of permit applicants. Criminal history records checks.
Section 22a-6n. - Notice of commissioner's determination regarding certain regulated activities.
Section 22a-6o. - Transfer of licenses.
Section 22a-6p. - Time frames for issuance of permits. Regulations.
Section 22a-6q. - Alternative time frame for action on permit.
Section 22a-6s. - Minor violations of environmental protection laws.
Section 22a-6v. - Report on protected open space acquisition.
Section 22a-6w. - Notice to municipality of commissioner's enforcement action.
Section 22a-6x. - Office of Enforcement Policy and Coordination.
Section 22a-6y. - Exemplary environmental management systems.
Section 22a-7. - Cease and desist orders. Service. Hearings. Injunctions.
Section 22a-7a. - Bond on appeal from final decision.
Section 22a-8. - State-wide environmental plan. Advisory board. Annual conference.
Section 22a-8a. - Commissioner to inventory hazardous waste disposal sites.
Section 22a-9. - Commissioner as agent of state and political subdivisions.
Section 22a-10. - Payment of refunds.
Section 22a-11. - Council on Environmental Quality.
Section 22a-13. - Citizen complaints.
Section 22a-14. - Short title: Environmental Protection Act of 1971.
Section 22a-15. - Declaration of policy.
Section 22a-16. - Action for declaratory and equitable relief against unreasonable pollution.
Section 22a-17. - Defense. Appointment of master or referee.
Section 22a-18. - Powers of court.
Section 22a-19. - Administrative proceedings.
Section 22a-19a. - Historic structures and landmarks. When court costs assessed against plaintiff.
Section 22a-19b. - Exception for certain property listed on the state register of historic places.
Section 22a-20. - Procedure supplementary to other procedures. Intervening party.
Section 22a-21a. - State assistance related to recreation and park services.
Section 22a-21b. - Connecticut Conservation Corps.
Section 22a-21c. - Connecticut Service Corps: Definitions.
Section 22a-21d. - Connecticut Service Corps established. Project sponsors. Grants.
Section 22a-21e. - Grant application.
Section 22a-21f. - Rating system for grant applications.
Section 22a-21g. - Project eligibility; exceptions.
Section 22a-21h. - Annual reports by project sponsor and commissioner.
Section 22a-21i. - Grants for operating costs of Beardsley Zoological Gardens, Bridgeport.
Section 22a-21j. - School bus emissions reduction program.
Section 22a-21k. - School bus emissions reduction account.
Section 22a-22. (Formerly Sec. 22-7b). - Federal aid and agreements.
Section 22a-23. (Formerly Sec. 22-7c). - Federal funds to be held in separate account.
Section 22a-24. (Formerly Sec. 22-7d). - Powers additional to those under other statutes.
Section 22a-25. (Formerly Sec. 22-7e). - Acquisition of land and waters.
Section 22a-26a. - State-owned properties providing public access to Long Island Sound.
Section 22a-27e. - Litter control in parking areas.
Section 22a-27f. - Specifications of fuels. Report to commissioner.
Section 22a-27h. - Conservation Fund. Maintenance, repair and improvement account.
Section 22a-27i. - Fees. Exemption of municipalities.
Section 22a-27k. - Long Island Sound account.
Section 22a-27p. - Private funds authorized for renovation of historical structures on state land.
Section 22a-27q. - Hazard mitigation and floodplain management account.
Section 22a-27r. - Invasive species detection and control account.
Section 22a-27s. - Face of Connecticut Steering Committee: Membership, chairperson.
Section 22a-27t. - Face of Connecticut account.
Section 22a-27u. - Air emissions permit operating fee account.
Section 22a-27v. - Long Island Sound account. Habitat restoration matching subaccount.
Section 22a-27w. - Lease or other authorization to facilitate the preservation of lighthouses.