CT SB01404

Transitions Connecticut's environmental cleanup framework from a property transfer-based system to a release-based program, requiring persons who create or maintain pollution releases to report and remediate according to new regulations under section 22a-134tt

Clarifies that "transfer of establishment" requirements apply only to transactions occurring on or before the effective date of new release-based cleanup regulations, with extensive exemptions for foreclosures, family transfers, leases under 99 years, and municipal/brownfield acquisitions

Limits existing spill reporting requirements (section 22a-6u) to releases not covered by the new release-based cleanup program once regulations take effect on October 1, 2025

Creates a voluntary parcel-wide remediation program allowing licensed environmental professionals to conduct comprehensive site assessments and group multiple releases together for cleanup tier assignment, with a one-year deadline extension for remediation

Requires tier characterization investigations to be completed within two years of initiating parcel-wide assessments, with commissioner authority to audit submissions and specify additional investigation schedules