Connecticut General Statutes 22a-127 – Local project review committee. Technical assistance for review of application
(a) In each municipality where a hazardous waste facility is proposed to be located, there may be established a local project review committee consisting of not less than four and not more than nine members, all but one of whom shall be electors from the municipality where the facility is proposed to be located. The remaining member shall be an elector from the municipality likely to be most affected by the proposed facility which municipality shall be named by the council after the receipt of an application for a certificate. The commissioner shall notify the council and the chief elected official of the municipality where the facility is proposed to be located upon receipt of an application for licenses, permits or approvals necessary to establish a hazardous waste facility. The council shall send to the chief elected official a copy of the provisions of the general statutes for the establishment of a local project review committee along with a copy of the notification sent by the commissioner. After notification, the chief elected official may appoint members to such committee. All members shall be appointed by the chief elected official of the municipality that they represent.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22a-127
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
- Council: means the Connecticut Siting Council established under §. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
- Hazardous waste: means any waste material which may pose a present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly disposed of, treated, stored, transported, or otherwise managed, including (A) hazardous waste identified in accordance with Section 3001 of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 USC 6901 et seq. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
- Hazardous waste facility: means land and appurtenances thereon or structures used for the disposal, treatment, storage or recovery of hazardous waste. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
- Municipality: means a city, town or borough of the state. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
(b) Upon filing of an application with the council, the applicant shall deposit with the council a sum determined by the council but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars to be disbursed by the council to the local project review committee for the sole use of obtaining technical and professional assistance for such committee’s review of the proposed hazardous waste facility. Such assistance may include environmental, scientific, economic, financial and legal assistance.