Category | Bill No. | Bill Title | Bill Description | Current Position | Committee of Origin |
Enforcement | 120 | AA AUTHORIZING REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S GUIDANCE STATEMENTS AND POLICIES BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S REGULATION REVIEW COMMITTEE.
| Addresses permitting, enforcement and water quality concerns raised in bills 174, 338, 453, and 5208 | Support | GAE |
Water/Wetlands | (was 123) | AAC PRESERVING NATURAL VEGETATION NEAR WETLANDS AND WATERCOURSES. | To protect natural vegetation in areas near wetlands and watercourses, and to strengthen the state's commitment to protection of upland wetlands and waters. Provisions of 123 may be appended to another bill.
| Support | EN |
Energy | 493
(former 463) | AAC FINANCING OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. | Provides for New CT Energy and Technology Authority to have both a regulatory Division of Public Utility Control (akin to today's DPUC) and a new policy division, Division of Research, Energy and Technology. The policy division will oversee the Clean Energy Fund and Energy Efficiency Fund, and CT Energy Advisory Board. Also covers: New energy saving appliance standards Comprehensive Solar Power legislation- very similar to the solar bill from last year. Discounted rate for limited income customers (60% of median income or less) tied with information about home energy efficiency programs Property Assessed Clean Energy language which enables municipalities to help property owners install renewable energy and energy efficiency at no upfront cost. Regulation of competitive electricity suppliers- require full disclosure of rates, bans deceptive marketing practices, requires disclosure for renewable energy, only allow green claims for renewable energy not already required by law, allows for fines, penalties and revocation of licenses for electric suppliers for failure to comply with the law. Financing help for energy efficient boilers, furnaces and combined heat and power units. No cuts or impacts to the state Class I Renewable Portfolio Standard.
| Support | Emergency Certification |
Recycling | 5120 | AAC PRIVATE AND MUNICIPAL RECYCLING, ZONING ORDINANCES AND SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CONTRACTS. | To expand municipal reports concerning recycling, expand the list of designated recyclable items, prohibit zoning laws that prohibit the use of recycling receptacles, expand curbside recycling, require recycling at certain gathering venues and require solid waste collection contracts to provide for recycling.
| Support | EN |
Recycling | 5122 | AAC A PAINT-STEWARDSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. | To establish a paint stewardship pilot program to keep toxins out of the waste stream.
| Support | EN |
Toxics/Public Health | 5126 | AA ESTABLISHING A CHEMICAL INNOVATIONS INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT. | To establish a Chemical Innovations Institute at The University of Connecticut Health Center. To help monitor and remove toxins from the environment.
| Support | EN |
| Permitting & Enforcement | 5208 | | Addresses permitting, enforcement and water quality concerns raised in bills 174, 338, 453, and 5208 | Support | |
Open Space and Forestry | 5417 | AN ACT CONCERNING AN OPEN SPACE REGISTRY, THE IDENTIFICATION OF OPEN SPACE FOR ACQUISITION AND THE RECORDING OF CERTAIN OPEN SPACE RESTRICTIONS. | This bill was completely changed in the Environment Committee to delete a much needed Community Green Fund initiative and delete controversial ATV provisions. Currently centers on a "conservation land registration" provision. The bill provides substantial improvements in the process and oversight for identifying and acquiring land to meet the State’s open space goals. It creates a state map of all known protected public and private land, analyzes the usefulness of these lands for protecting species of conservation concern, identifies and prioritizes lands that need to be acquired in order to protect habitats of greatest conservation need, establishes an independent review board to help develop acquisition priorities and to oversee activities and progress, and creates a funding plan.
| SUPPORT | EN |
Toxics/Public Health | 5418 | AAC INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. | Original bill would require towns to adopt IPM plans, possibly rolling back pesticide bans applying to schools and discouraging extension of such bans to other public places. IPM aims for conservative use of pesticides and herbicide, but imposes few if any enforceable restrictions in the field. Bill significantly modified in Environment Committee.
| Oppose | EN |
Agriculture/Farms | 5419 | AAC FARMS, FOOD AND JOBS | To encourage job growth and expansion in the agriculture sector. Humane and healthy treatment of animals amendment was rejected in the Environment Committee.
| Support | EN |
Open Space and Forestry | 5420 | AAC THE TRANSITION FROM THE TEN MIL PROGRAM IN 2011 | To enable the continued preservation via favorable tax treatment of certain forest land. | Support | EN |
Green Jobs | 5465 | AAC THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN JOBS | To implement the Speakers recommendations of the Green Jobs Working Group.
| Support | ET |
Open Space | 5520 | AAC CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF STATE LAND | This annual land conveyance bill appears to contain a widely opposed land transfer in Haddam (Goodspeed property). | Oppose | GAE |
MAY 5, 2010: All bills listed are currently out of their committees. Both good and bad initiatives may reappear as parts of other bills. As of this date, these bills are on our current watch list. As always, contact CTLCV at 860-236-5442 if you have questions or comments about this list.