Connecticut SB 418: AN ACT CONCERNING STREAMLINING CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PERMITTING PROCESSES.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 418
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2736

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE

Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING STREAMLINING CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PERMITTING
PROCESSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Energy and 1
Environmental Protection shall (1) develop a framework for allowing 2
third-party qualified professionals to conduct permit review and make 3
permit decision recommendations to the Department of Energy and 4
Environmental Protection, including, but not limited to, eligibility 5
criteria, certification standards and oversight mechanisms, and (2) 6
conduct a review of all permits that are within the commissioner's 7
jurisdiction for the purpose of determining which permits may be 8
lawfully delegated to third-party qualified professionals for purposes of 9
permit review and to make permit decision recommendations to the 10
department. The commissioner shall, not later than December 31, 2027, 11
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 12
statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 13
having cognizance of matters relating to commerce and the 14
environment regarding such framework and review. 15

Raised Bill No. 418

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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection
to (1) develop a framework for allowing third-party qualified
professionals to conduct permit review and make permit decision
recommendations to the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection, and (2) conduct a review of all permits that are within the
commissioner's jurisdiction.

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