CT SB00343

Repeals and replaces Section 22a-19 of the general statutes, effective October 1, 2012, to clarify intervention rights in administrative, licensing, and judicial review proceedings.

Allows the Attorney General, political subdivisions, state agencies, and any person or legal entity to intervene as a party by filing a verified pleading alleging that conduct will unreasonably pollute, impair, or destroy public trust in air, water, or natural resources.

Requires verified pleadings to state with specificity the nature of alleged pollution or impairment, include names of all persons and entities filing, and disclose funding sources if the intervening party's business or commercial interests are at issue.

Mandates that agencies consider alleged unreasonable pollution or impairment in administrative proceedings and prohibit approval of conduct that causes or is likely to cause such effects unless a feasible and prudent alternative exists consistent with public health, safety, and welfare.