SB 277 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TRASH-TO-ENERGY WORKING GROUP.

Substitute Senate GeneralBill Assembly File No.

365277 FebruarySpecial Session,Act 2022 Substitute Senate Bill No.

27722-11 Senate,AN AprilACT 7,ESTABLISHING 2022A TheSOLID CommitteeWASTE onMANAGEMENT EnergyWORKING andGROUP. Technology reported through SEN.

NEEDLEMAN of the 33rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TRASH-TO-ENERGY WORKING GROUP.

(Effective from passage) (a) There is established a working group to study and make recommendations forrelated short-termto andsolid long-waste termmanagement solutionsin to the trashstate, problemincluding, inbut thenot statelimited resultingto, fromrecommending thea closingstrategic ofplan onefor ofboth theshort-term state'sand trash-to-energylong-term facilities.management and disposal of solid waste.

(1) AThe legislator, who shall be a cochairperson of the working group and shall be appointed by the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy;the environment;

(2) AThe mayorSenate orchairperson first selectman, who shall be a cochairperson of the working group and shallHouse bevice-chairperson appointed by the ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of sSB277matters /relating Fileto No.energy;

365(3) 1The sSB277ranking Filemembers No.of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment;

365(4) mattersThe relatingranking tomembers energy;of the joint standing committee of the Substitute Senate Bill No.

(3)277 OneGeneral appointedAssembly byhaving thecognizance speaker of thematters Houserelating ofto Representatives;energy;

(4)(5) OneThe appointedCommissioner byof theEnergy presidentand proEnvironmental temporeProtection, ofor the Senate;commissioner's designee;

(5)(6) OneThe appointedSecretary byof the majorityOffice leader of thePolicy Houseand ofManagement, Representatives;or the secretary's designee;

(6)(7) OneThe appointedchairperson byof the majorityPublic leaderUtilities ofRegulatory Authority, or the Senate;chairperson's designee;

(7)(8) OneA first selectman, mayor or town manager of a city or town that is a member of Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;

(8)(9) OneA appointedfirst selectman, mayor or town manager of a town that is a memberofConnecticutCouncilofSmallTowns,whoshallbeappointed by the minoritymajority leader of the Senate;

(9)(10) OneA representative of the farming industry,who shall be appointed by the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment;

(10)(11) OneAn owner or operator of an anaerobic food waste digester, who shall be appointed by the Governor;majority leader of the House of Representatives;

(11)(12) OneA director of the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, who shall be appointed by the Statepresident Treasurer;pro tempore of the Senate;

(12)(13) TheAn Commissioneroperator of Energya material recovery facility, who shall be appointed by the Senate chairperson and EnvironmentalHouse Protection,vice-chairperson orof the commissioner'scommittee designee;of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy;

(13)(14) TheAn Commissioneroperator of Transportation,a orMaterials theInnovation commissioner'sand designee;Recycling Authority Special Act No.

(14)22-11 A2 representative of the3 farmingSubstitute industry,whoSenate shallBill beNo. appointed by the chairpersons of the working group;

(15)277 Aregional representativetransfer ofstation, the recycling industry, who shall be appointed by the chairpersonsranking members of the workingcommittee group;of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy;

(16)(15) TheAn presidentoperator of thea Connecticuttrash-to-energy Councilfacility, ofwho Smallshall Towns,be orappointed by the president'sminority designee;leader of the Senate;

and (17)(16)A Themember presidentoftheNationalWaste ofandRecycling theAssociation,who Connecticutshall Conferencebe an active owner andoperator of Municipalities,awaste sSB277andrecycling /collection Filecompany No.and shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

365(c) 2All sSB277initial Fileappointments No.to the working group shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section.

365 or the president's designee.

(c) Any member of the working group appointed under subdivision (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) or (9) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.

(d) All initial appointments to the working group shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section.

(e)(d) The administrative staff of the joint standing committeecommittees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and energy shall serve as administrative staff of the working group.

(f)(e) Not later than January 1, 2023, the working group shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committeecommittees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and energy.

ThisApproved actMay shall24, take2022 effectSpecial asAct followsNo. and shall amend the following sections:

Section22-11 13 from passage New section Statement of Legislative3 Commissioners:

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(b)(1) and in Subsec.

(b)(2), "the cochairperson" was changed to "a cochairperson" for clarity and proper grammar.

In Subsec.

(b)(13), "The Commissioner of the Department of Transportation" was changed to "The Commissioner of Transportation" for consistency with standard drafting conventions.

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