HB 5241 — AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE JUSTICE.

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7105241 FebruarySpecial Session,Act 2026 Substitute House Bill No.

524126-13 HouseAN ofACT Representatives,CONCERNING AprilA 21,STUDY 2026OF TheTRIPLE CommitteeBOTTOM onLINE AppropriationsJUSTICE. reported through REP.

WALKER of the 93rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE JUSTICE DEMONSTRATION PILOT PROGRAM.

(NEW) (Effective Octoberfrom 1,passage) 2026) (a) As used in this section:

(2) "Environmental"Brownfields andto climateHealthfields" stressors" means physical, chemical, biological or climate-related"B2H" conditionsmeans in the externalTBLJ environmentmethodology thatfor adverselycommunity-led impactbrownfield humanredevelopment physicalin andareas mentalwithpollution,disease, health,povertyandviolencetotransformcontaminated including,properties butinto notreuses limitedthat to,strengthen air,children, landfamily and watercommunity pollution,physical extremeand heatmental andhealth, severeresiliency, weatherequity events.and vitality.

(3)(b) "BrownfieldsThe Commissioner of Public Health shall convene a working group to Healthfields"discuss ora "B2H"Triple meansBottom theLine TBLJJustice methodologydemonstration forprogram community-ledrelating brownfieldto redevelopmentB2H inthat areasadvances sHB5241healthy, /safe Fileand No.vibrant communities.

710Such 1working sHB5241group Fileshall No.include, but need not be limited to, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and representatives of a school of public health.

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(b)Not5241 laterthanJanuaryof 1,2027,theCommissionerthe ofPublicHealth,working group, in collaborationaccordance with the Commissionerprovisions of Energysection and11- Environmental4a Protection,ofthegeneralstatutes, shalltothejointstanding establishcommitteesoftheGeneral aAssembly Triplehaving Bottomcognizance Lineofmattersrelating Justice demonstration pilot program to servepublichealth asandthe aenvironment. proof-of-concept for TBLJ programming relating to B2H that advances healthy, safe and vibrant communities.

TheGovernor's commissionerAction: shall establish such program in a city with a population of more than one hundred forty-eight thousand, as determined in accordance with the most recent decennial United States census and contract with an existing community-led redevelopment organization located in such city to administer the program.

(c)Approved TheJune goal4, of2026 theSpecial programAct shallNo. be to:

(1)26-13 Delineate2 theof methodology2 and outcomes for environmental remediation achieved through B2H to produce educational curriculum and programming for application to communities in the state;

and (2) delineate the integrated environmental, health and economic benefits of B2H that strengthen children, family and community resiliency, equity and vitality and the potential cost savings to the state generated by federal and state brownfields funding.

(d)NotlaterthanJanuary1,2028,theCommissionerofPublicHealth, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall issue a final report, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, the environment and insurance regarding the findings and recommendations of the pilot program.

The pilot program shall terminate on the date the commissioner issues such report or January 1, 2028, whichever is later.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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710 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Public Health, Dept.

GF - Cost 178,200 149,300 State Comptroller - Fringe GF - Cost 31,000 20,600 Benefits1 Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to establish a Triple Bottom Line Justice (TBLJ) pilot program, resulting in a total estimated General Fund cost of $209,200 in FY 27 and $169,900 in FY 28.

It is anticipated that DPH will hire one durational State Program Manager, at a cost of $74,000 (with $31,000 fringe benefits) in FY 27 and $49,300 in FY 28 (with $20,600 fringe benefits), to coordinate the pilot program and manage community contracts until its termination on January 1, 2028.

Other Expenses costs to DPH are anticipated to total $104,200 in FY and $100,000 in FY 28.

An estimated cost of $100,000 in both FY 27 and FY 28 is required to contract with a community-led redevelopment organization to lead local remediation elements of the pilot.

Additionally, in FY 27 only, there is cost of $4,200 to supply the new The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts administered by the Comptroller.

The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost associated with most personnel changes is 41.82% of payroll in FY 27.

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710 position with a personal laptop, software, and office supplies.

The Out Years There is no cost in the out years due to the pilot's termination during FY 28.