General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5442

 

January Session, 2015

 

LCO No. 814

 

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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING FEES FOR WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require privately owned waste-to-energy facilities to pay a host fee to the municipality in which such facility is located, provided such fee shall be four per cent or more of the per-ton tipping fee for solid waste received by such facility.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure a fair allocation of fees to municipalities wherein waste-to- energy facilities are located.