Bill Text: CT SB00211 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Municipalities And Solid Waste Management.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-24 - Public Hearing 03/02 [SB00211 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-SB00211-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 211
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 1116
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Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
(ENV)

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPALITIES AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

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

Section 1. Section 22a-208a of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (k) as follows (Effective from passage):

(NEW) (k) Nothing in this chapter or in chapter 446e shall be construed to limit the right of a municipality to regulate land use and solid waste disposal, including, but not limited to, the right of a municipality to approve or deny certain solid waste management practices or sites.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	22a-208a

Statement of Purpose:

To allow municipalities to regulate solid waste disposal within their borders.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]