Sec. 22a-450. (Formerly Sec. 25-54dd). Report of discharge, spill, loss, seepage or filtration.
Sec. 22a-450. (Formerly Sec. 25-54dd). Report of discharge, spill, loss, seepage
or filtration. The master of any ship, boat, barge or other vessel, or the person in charge
of any terminal for the loading or unloading of any oil or petroleum or chemical liquids
or solid, liquid or gaseous products, or hazardous wastes, or the person in charge of any
establishment, or the operator of any vehicle, trailer or other machine which by accident,
negligence or otherwise causes the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or
filtration of oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or solid, liquid or gaseous products, or
hazardous wastes which poses a potential threat to human health or the environment,
shall immediately report to the commissioner such facts as the commissioner by regulation may require. Any such report shall include, but not be limited to, the location, the
quantity and the type of substance, material or waste, the date and the cause of the
discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration, the name and address of the
owner of the ship, boat, barge or other vessel, terminal, establishment, vehicle, trailer
or machine, and the name and address of the person making the report and his relationship
to the owner. Any person who fails to make a report required by this section may be
fined not more than one thousand dollars and the employer of such person may be fined
not more than five thousand dollars, except that any person who fails to make a report
relating to the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration of gasoline
shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and the employer of such person may
be fined not more than ten thousand dollars.
(1969, P.A. 765, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 103; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 79-605, S.
4, 17; P.A. 94-108, S. 1; P.A. 95-218, S. 16; P.A. 00-175, S. 3, 4.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to water resources commission with references to environmental protection
commissioner; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 made state police department a division within the department of public
safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-605 clarified provisions by adding specific reference to "solid, liquid or gaseous"
products, "hazardous wastes", etc., deleted provision setting forth when reports must be made to U.S. Coast Guard and
replaced previous penalty of $1,000 minimum to $5,000 maximum fine for failure to report under Secs. 25-54bb to 25-54hh with $1,000 maximum fine for failure to report under this section and $5,000 maximum fine levied against the
employer of any person who fails to make the required report; Sec. 25-54dd transferred to Sec. 22a-450 in 1983; P.A. 94-108
deleted a requirement that spills be reported to the state police and required reporting to the commissioner of environmental
protection; P.A. 95-218 added a provision specifying that spills required to be reported under this section are those which
pose a potential threat to human health or the environment; P.A. 00-175 added provisions re penalties for failing to make
a report relating to the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration of gasoline, effective July 1, 2000.