Connecticut General Statutes 22a-200 – Greenhouse gas: Definitions
As used in sections 22a-200 to 22a-200b, inclusive, 22a-200d and 4a-67h:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22a-200
- commissioner: means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or any member of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection or any local air pollution control official or agency authorized by him, acting singly or jointly, to whom he assigns any function arising under the provisions of this chapter or of any regulations adopted hereunder. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-170
- person: includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, limited liability company, municipality, agency or political or administrative subdivision of the state, and any other legal entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-170
(1) “Direct emissions” means emissions from sources that are owned or operated, in whole or in part, by an entity or facility, including, but not limited to, emissions from factory stacks, manufacturing processes and vents, and company owned or leased motor vehicles;
(2) “Entity” means a person, as defined in § 22a-2, that owns or operates, in whole or in part, a source of greenhouse gas emissions from a generator of electricity or a commercial or industrial site, which source may include, but not be limited to, a transportation fleet;
(3) “Facility” means a building, structure or installation located on any one or more contiguous or adjacent properties of an entity;
(4) “Greenhouse gas” means any chemical or physical substance that is emitted into the air and that the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may reasonably anticipate will cause or contribute to climate change, including, but not limited to, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride;
(5) “Indirect emissions” means emissions associated with the consumption of purchased electricity, steam and heating or cooling by an entity or facility.