CT HB05600

Establishes fee structure for Connecticut's mattress stewardship program that covers plan development, program operations, municipality compensation, and financial reserves, effective January 1, 2017

Requires annual compensation to municipalities hosting mattress recycling facilities at twenty-five cents per capita based on the most recent federal decennial census

Allows the council to propose mattress stewardship fee changes more frequently than every two years if needed to avoid funding shortfalls or excesses

Requires an auditor to review proposed fees within sixty days to ensure compliance with fee structure restrictions established in the statute

Auditor opinion determines fee implementation timeline, with Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection making final approval decision if auditor finds the fee unreasonable