(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall conduct a study of dioxin levels in the area of any existing or proposed resources recovery facilities and report the findings of any such study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and to the chief elected official of the town in which such facility is located. Any study shall include (1) measurement and evaluation of dioxin levels in the food chain, including cow's milk, and in soil, (2) appropriate environmental monitoring tests to determine dioxin levels both before and after the resources recovery facility has begun operating, and (3) appropriate biological monitoring tests after operation. Any study may include appropriate biological monitoring tests before operation. The costs of such tests shall be paid from the General Fund. Any costs not paid by the state shall be paid by the owner of the resources recovery facility.

(b) The commissioner shall reimburse the owner of a resources recovery facility for any costs incurred for preoperational ambient air or ambient environmental monitoring tests required under subsection (a) of this section.

(P.A. 86-332, S. 11, 20; 87-489, S. 4, 14; P.A. 89-386, S. 15, 24; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 411; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 87-489 required that study findings be reported to environment committee and to chief elected town official, specified that biological monitoring tests before operation are not mandatory, authorized payment of test costs from solid waste fund and added Subsec. (b) re reimbursement of facility owner for certain costs; P.A. 89-386 added Subsec. (a)(1) re studies of dioxin levels in the food chain and designated the other studies as Subdivs. (2) and (3) and added provision re payment of the cost of testing by the owner of the resources recovery facility; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995 (Revisor's note: References to “Solid Waste Fund” were replaced editorially by the Revisors with references to “solid waste account” to conform section with Sec. 22a-233); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 deleted references to solid waste account, inserted reference to General Fund and made a conforming change; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.