(a) All contracts made after July 1, 1971, by any city, town, borough or regional authority with any person, another municipality or regional authority to provide for processing, storage or disposal outside of its boundaries of solid wastes generated within its boundaries, shall be reviewed and have the approval of the commissioner as conforming to recognized standards of public health and safety before they can be implemented. The municipality shall be responsible for providing a copy of said solid waste disposal contract to the commissioner.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22a-213

  • another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • commissioner: means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or his or her designated agent. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, nonstock corporation, limited liability company, municipality, agency or political or administrative subdivision of the state, or other legal entity of any kind. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-2

(b) The commissioner shall not approve any such contract unless he finds that the facility to which the waste is to be transported for processing, storage and disposal has been issued a solid waste permit to operate the facility and has the necessary capacity to accommodate the terms of the contract.

(c) All contracts made after June 6, 1990, by any municipality with the operator of a solid waste facility shall be in writing.

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