Sec. 22a-117. Construction or modification of hazardous waste facility. When certificate required. Transfer of certificate. Polychlorinated biphenyls.
Sec. 22a-117. Construction or modification of hazardous waste facility. When
certificate required. Transfer of certificate. Polychlorinated biphenyls. (a) No person shall commence construction or modification of a hazardous waste facility unless
such person has been issued a certificate of public safety and necessity by the council,
except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The permanent members of the
council shall determine if any change in the approved design, capacity, process or operation of a hazardous waste facility is a modification as defined by section 22a-115. Any
facility for which such a certificate is required shall thereafter be built, maintained and
operated in conformity with such certificate, including all terms, limitations or conditions contained therein.
(b) Sections 22a-114 to 22a-130, inclusive, shall apply to the construction of any
hazardous waste facility except existing facilities and to the construction or modification
of any hazardous waste facility except: (1) Any facility whose primary business is not
disposal, treatment or recovery of hazardous waste but which treats or recovers hazardous waste on site as an integral part of an industrial process as determined by the commissioner; (2) any facility approved by the commissioner designed and operated by or for
municipalities pursuant to their obligations under section 22a-220 to provide for solid
waste disposal; (3) any facility used only for the short-term storage of hazardous waste;
and (4) any facility requiring a permit pursuant to section 22a-454 which the council
determines, after consultation with the commissioner, does not pose a significant threat
to public safety, human health or the environment.
(c) No certificate may be transferred without the approval of the permanent members of the council. Any transferee shall comply with the terms, limitations and conditions contained in the certificate. The permanent members of the Siting Council shall
not approve any such transfer if they find that such transfer was contemplated at or prior
to the time the certificate was issued and such fact was not adequately disclosed during
the certification proceeding, or if they find that the transferee lacks the financial, technical or management capabilities to comply fully with the terms, limitations or conditions
of the certificate.
(d) A certificate may be amended as provided in this chapter.
(e) Any application for a permit to store or dispose of polychlorinated biphenyls,
for a fee or other consideration, pursuant to sections 22a-454 and 22a-467, pending as
of May 28, 1981, or filed prior to July 1, 1981, shall not be acted on by the commissioner
but shall be transferred on July 1, 1981, to the council.
(f) The storage or disposal for a fee or other consideration, in excess of the amount
stored or disposed of in the normal operation of any facility as of May 28, 1981, is
prohibited until regulations concerning the storage or disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls are adopted by the commissioner and such regulations are exempted from preemption by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Toxic
Substance Control Act of 1976, (15 USC 2601 et seq.). This subsection prohibits and
otherwise regulates the manner and method of disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls
within the meaning of said federal act. Upon adoption of such regulations and exemption
from preemption by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the storage
or disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls for a fee or other consideration shall not be
allowed except in accordance with a certificate of public safety and necessity issued
under the provisions of this chapter.
(P.A. 80-472, S. 4, 14; P.A. 81-221, S. 1, 2; 81-369, S. 5, 20; 81-472, S. 137, 159; P.A. 83-235, S. 2, 3, 6; P.A. 94-89,
S. 6.)
History: P.A. 80-472 effective July 1, 1981, with respect to this section; P.A. 81-221 added Subsecs. (e) and (f) which
prohibit the storage and disposal of PCBs until the commissioner adopts regulations on such storage and disposal; P.A.
81-369 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize the permanent council to determine if a facility has been modified, amended
Subsec. (b) to clarify facilities to which chapter applies and amended Subsec. (c) to make permanent council members,
rather than the predecessor board, responsible for approval of transfers; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 83-235
replaced previously existing Subsec. (b) re applicable types of hazardous waste facilities with new provisions and amended
Subsec. (e) by changing the word "board" to "council" to conform to previous statutory changes; P.A. 94-89 added exemption for certain facilities requiring permit under Sec. 22-454.
Secs. 22a-114-22a-130 cited. 207 C. 706.
Subsec. (b):
Subdiv. (3) cited. 207 C. 706.