Sec. 16a-32a. Plan to include goal for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Reports detailing net amount of carbon dioxide emitted annually within state. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 16a-32a. Plan to include goal for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Reports detailing net amount of carbon dioxide emitted annually within state. The Office of Policy and Management shall amend the state plan of conservation and development adopted pursuant to this chapter to include therein a goal for reducing carbon dioxide emissions within this state. Said office, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall submit a report to the General Assembly on or before the thirtieth day following May 22, 1995, on or before May 1, 1996, and annually thereafter, which details the net amount of carbon dioxide emitted annually within this state. Subsequent to the May 1, 2000, submittal, said report shall be submitted every three years with the first such report due May 1, 2003.

      (P.A. 91-395, S. 10, 11; P.A. 95-55, S. 1, 2; P.A. 01-204, S. 3, 29; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 73, 131.)

      History: P.A. 91-395 effective July 1, 1991; P.A. 95-55 changed the report date from "January 1, 1993" to "the thirtieth day following the effective date of this act, on or before May 1, 1996", effective May 22, 1995; P.A. 01-204 deleted reference to "this act" and substituted reference to "public act 95-55" and added provision that subsequent to the May 1, 2000, submittal, the report shall be submitted every three years with the first such report due May 1, 2003, effective July 11, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 revised the effective date of P.A. 01-204 but without affecting this section.