Sec. 22a-259. (Formerly Sec. 19-524r). Declaration of state policy.
Sec. 22a-259. (Formerly Sec. 19-524r). Declaration of state policy. The following are declared to be policies of the state of Connecticut: (1) That maximum resources
recovery from solid waste and maximum recycling and reuse of such resources in order
to protect, preserve and enhance the environment of the state shall be considered environmental goals of the state; (2) that solid waste disposal and resources recovery facilities
and projects are to be implemented either by the state of Connecticut or under state
auspices, in furtherance of these goals; (3) that appropriate governmental structure,
processes and support are to be provided so that effective state systems and facilities
for solid waste management and large-scale resources recovery may be developed, financed, planned, designed, constructed and operated for the benefit of the people and
municipalities of the state; (4) that private industry is to be utilized to the maximum
extent feasible to perform planning, design, management, construction, operation, manufacturing and marketing functions related to solid waste disposal and resources recovery and to assist in the development of industrial enterprise based upon resources recovery, recycling and reuse; (5) that long-term negotiated contracts between the state and
private persons and industries may be utilized as an incentive for the development of
industrial and commercial enterprise based on resources recovery within the state; (6)
that solid waste disposal services shall be provided for municipal and regional authorities
and private persons in the state, at reasonable cost, by state systems and facilities where
such services are considered necessary and desirable in accordance with the state-wide
solid waste management plan and that any revenues received from the payment of the
costs of such services otherwise from the operation of state systems and facilities shall
be redistributed to the users of such services provided that the authority has determined
that all contractual obligations related to such systems and facilities have been met and
that such revenues are surplus and not needed to provide necessary support for such
systems and facilities; (7) that provision shall be made for planning, research and development, and appropriate innovation in the design, management and operation of the
state's systems and facilities for solid waste management, in order to permit continuing
improvement and provide adequate incentives and processes for lowering operating
and other costs; (8) that the authority established pursuant to this chapter shall have
responsibility for implementing solid waste disposal and resources recovery systems
and facilities and solid waste management services where necessary and desirable
throughout the state in accordance with the state solid waste management plan and
applicable statutes and regulations; (9) that actions and activities performed or carried
out by the authority or its contractors in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
shall be in conformity with the state solid waste management plan and with other applicable policies and regulations of the state, as promulgated from time to time in law and by
action of the Department of Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Development
Authority; (10) that it being to the best interest of the state, municipalities, individual
citizens and the environment to minimize the quantity of materials entering the waste
stream that would require collection, transportation, processing, or disposal by any level
of government, it is the intent of this legislation to promote the presegregation of recoverable or recyclable materials before they become mixed and included in the waste stream;
and that this intent shall be reflected in the policy of the resources recovery authority
and that no provision of this chapter or action of this authority shall either discourage
or prohibit either voluntary or locally ordained solid waste segregation programs or the
sale of such segregated materials to private persons, unless the authority has determined
based upon a feasibility report filed with the applicable municipal authority that the
reduced user fees charged to it should result in its total cost of solid waste management
including user fees paid to the authority to be less without presegregation than with it,
and (11) that these policies and purposes are hereby declared to be in the public interest
and the provisions of this chapter to be necessary and for the public benefit, as a matter
of legislative determination.
(P.A. 73-459, S. 3, 26; P.A. 74-338, S. 69, 94.)
History: P.A. 74-338 replaced Connecticut development commission with Connecticut development authority; Sec.
19-524r transferred to Sec. 22a-259 in 1983.
Cited. 20 CA 474.
Subdiv. (2):
Cited. 193 C. 506. Cited. 201 C. 700.