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CT SB00060

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Heather Bond Somers

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Origin

Senate

2025 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to mandate PFAS testing for any waste-to-energy facility applying for expansion

  • Amends Connecticut general statutes to add this testing requirement as a condition of expansion applications

  • Targets waste-to-energy plants, which incinerate municipal waste to generate electricity and may release PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) through emissions or ash

Legislative Description

An Act Requiring The Testing For Pfas Whenever A Waste-to-energy Plant Applies For Expansion.

Last Action

Referred to Joint Committee on Environment

1/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Environment1/8/2025

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