Connecticut HB 5146: AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE REMEDIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BROWNFIELDS IN THIS STATE.

Bill Text

Substitute House Bill No. 5146 
 
Special Act No. 26-7 
 
 
AN  ACT  CONCERNING  A  STUDY  OF  THE  REMEDIATION  AND 
DEVELOPMENT OF BROWNFIELDS IN THIS STATE. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The brownfields working group 
established   pursuant   to   section   32-770   of   the  general   statutes,   in 
consultation  with  the  Commissioner  of  Economic  and  Community 
Development  and  the  Commissioner  of  Energy  and  Environmental 
Protection,  shall  conduct  a  study  of  issues  relating  to  the  remediation 
and development of brownfields in this state, including, but not limited 
to, any such issues  caused by the implementation of the release-based 
cleanup  program  established  pursuant  to  chapter  445b  of  the  general 
statutes. 
(b)  The  working  group  may  request  any  data  or  other  information 
required  to  conduct  such  study  from  the  Commissioner  of  Economic 
and  Community  Development  and  the  Commissioner  of  Energy  and 
Environmental Protection. 
(c) Not later than January 1, 2027, the working group shall submit a 
report on the results of such study to the joint standing committees of 
the   General   Assembly   having   cognizance   of   matters   relating   to 
commerce  and  the  environment,  in  accordance  with  the provisions  of 

Substitute House Bill No. 5146 
 
Special Act No. 26-7 2 of 2 
 
section 11-4a of the general statutes. 
 
 
 
Governor's Action: 
Approved May 19, 2026