Sec. 22a-200. Greenhouse gas: Definitions.
Sec. 22a-200. Greenhouse gas: Definitions. As used in sections 22a-200 to 22a-200b, inclusive, 22a-200d and 4a-67h:
(1) "Direct emissions" means emissions from sources that are owned or operated,
in whole or in part, by an entity or facility, including, but not limited to, emissions from
factory stacks, manufacturing processes and vents, and company owned or leased motor
vehicles;
(2) "Entity" means a person, as defined in section 22a-2, that owns or operates, in
whole or in part, a source of greenhouse gas emissions from a generator of electricity
or a commercial or industrial site, which source may include, but not be limited to, a
transportation fleet;
(3) "Facility" means a building, structure or installation located on any one or more
contiguous or adjacent properties of an entity;
(4) "Greenhouse gas" means any chemical or physical substance that is emitted
into the air and that the Commissioner of Environmental Protection may reasonably
anticipate will cause or contribute to climate change, including, but not limited to, carbon
dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride;
(5) "Indirect emissions" means emissions associated with the consumption of purchased electricity, steam and heating or cooling by an entity or facility.
(P.A. 04-252, S. 1; P.A. 05-288, S. 102; P.A. 08-98, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subdiv. (4), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 08-98 applied definitions
to Sec. 22a-200d.