CT SB00818

Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall suspend civil penalties assessed against business entities for first violations of departmental regulations if the entity remedies the violation within six months and requests suspension within 30 days of penalty assessment.

Suspension does not apply to willful or grossly negligent violations, violations causing harm to human health or the environment, or penalties required under federal law or as conditions for federal funding.

If the business entity fails to remedy the violation within the six-month period, the commissioner shall assess the suspended penalty.

Business entities may appeal commissioner denials of penalty suspension requests to Superior Court under section 4-183 of the general statutes.

Effective October 1, 2017, and applicable to penalties imposed on or after that date.