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House Bill No. 5506
Public Act No. 22-118 219 of 739
Sec. 166. Subsection (a) of section 16a-3i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): (a) During the calendar year commencing January 1, 2014, and continuing each calendar year thereafter, if alternative compliance payments pursuant to subsection [(j)] (h) of section 16-244c or subsection (k) of section 16-245 are made for failure to meet the renewable portfolio standards, there shall be a presumption for the calendar year the alternative compliance payments are made that there is an insufficient supply of Class I renewable energy sources, as defined in section 16-1, for electric suppliers or electric distribution companies to comply with the requirements of section 16-245a. Sec. 167. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) There is established an account to be known as the sustainable materials management account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain moneys collected by the alternative compliance payment for Class II renewable portfolio standards pursuant to subsection (h) of section 16-244c of the general statutes and subsection (k) of section 16-245 of the general statutes. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall expend moneys from the account for the purposes of the program established under this section. (b) On and after January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish and administer a sustainable materials management program to support solid waste reduction in the state through the provision of funding from the sustainable materials management account for purposes, including, but not limited to, grants, revolving loans, technical assistance, consulting services and waste characterization studies, to support programs and projects implemented by entities, including, but not limited to, municipalities, nonprofits and regional waste authorities. Such programs and projects