Sec. 22a-240a. Studies of dioxin levels in area of proposed resources recovery facilities.
Sec. 22a-240a. Studies of dioxin levels in area of proposed resources recovery
facilities. (a) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the
Commissioner of Public Health, shall conduct a study of dioxin levels in the area of any
existing or proposed resources recovery facilities and report the findings of any such
study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
matters relating to the environment and to the chief elected official of the town in which
such facility is located. Any study shall include (1) measurement and evaluation of
dioxin levels in the food chain, including cow's milk, and in soil, (2) appropriate environmental monitoring tests to determine dioxin levels both before and after the resources
recovery facility has begun operating and (3) appropriate biological monitoring tests
after operation. Any study may include appropriate biological monitoring tests before
operation. The costs of such tests shall be paid from the solid waste account in accordance
with the provisions of sections 22a-233 and 22a-233a. Any costs not paid from said
account shall be paid by the owner of the resources recovery facility.
(b) The commissioner shall reimburse the owner of a resources recovery facility
for any costs incurred for preoperational ambient air or ambient environmental monitoring tests required under subsection (a) of this section. Any reimbursement shall be from
the solid waste account established by section 22a-233.
(P.A. 86-332, S. 11, 20; 87-489, S. 4, 14; P.A. 89-386, S. 15, 24; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 87-489 required that study findings be reported to environment committee and to chief elected town
official, specified that biological monitoring tests before operation are not mandatory, authorized payment of test costs
from solid waste fund and added Subsec. (b) re reimbursement of facility owner for certain costs; P.A. 89-386 added
Subsec. (a)(1) re studies of dioxin levels in the food chain and designated the other studies as Subdivs. (2) and (3) and
added provision re payment of the cost of testing by the owner of the resources recovery facility; P.A. 93-381 replaced
commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A.
95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995 (Revisor's note: References to "Solid Waste Fund" were replaced editorially
by the Revisors with references to "solid waste account" to conform section with Sec. 22a-233).