Sec. 22a-128. Payments of assessments or negotiated incentives to municipalities by operators of hazardous waste disposal facilities. Reports of negotiations to council. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 22a-128. Payments of assessments or negotiated incentives to municipalities by operators of hazardous waste disposal facilities. Reports of negotiations to council. (a) The owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility or an owner or operator who modifies an existing hazardous waste facility constructed and operated pursuant to this chapter shall pay an assessment pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or shall pay the costs of the incentives negotiated pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, provided the total amount paid shall not be more than the amount established in subsection (b) of this section. The legislative body of the municipality shall elect between payment of the assessment or the negotiated incentives prior to the commencement of negotiations. Any costs or assessments for a modification to a hazardous waste facility shall be based on the volume of waste or the gross receipts that the council determines are attributable to such modification.

      (b) If the legislative body of the municipality chooses to have payments made to the municipality in accordance with this subsection, within thirty days following the end of each calendar quarter, the owner or operator of a hazardous waste disposal facility shall report to the chief elected official of the municipality in which such facility is located and to the commissioner on a form furnished by said commissioner, the number of gallons or cubic yards of hazardous waste received by such facility in such calendar quarter, and the gross receipts of such facility in such calendar quarter. The owner or operator shall remit to the municipality, with such form (1) payment in an amount equal to five cents per gallon or three dollars and fifty cents per cubic yard for each gallon or cubic yard of hazardous waste received in such quarter or (2) payment in an amount determined in accordance with the following table at the percentage applicable to each level of quarterly gross receipts, whichever is greater:

Quarterly Gross Receipts   
OverNot
ExceedingPayment as Per Cent
Of Gross Receipts $              0$1,250,000    10%   1,250,000  2,500,000      5%   2,500,000 2 1/2%

If a hazardous waste disposal facility is located in more than one municipality, such owner or operator shall report to each such municipality and such payment shall be made pro rata, based on the number of gallons or cubic yards of hazardous waste disposed of in each such municipality.

      (c) The local project review committee is authorized to negotiate directly with the applicant concerning incentives for development including but not limited to: (1) Payment to abutting landowners for diminution of property values; (2) purchase of a greenbelt buffer around the proposed facility for safety and aesthetics; (3) development of open space and recreational facilities for the town; (4) payment for fire equipment which may be required because of the proposed facility; (5) payment of road repair costs resulting from increased use of local roads caused by the proposed facility; (6) access routes to the hazardous waste facility; or (7) direct financial payment. Any agreement reached through such negotiation shall be consistent with the interests and purposes of this chapter. Negotiations shall not begin until decisions are rendered by local bodies pursuant to subsection (b) of section 22a-124 and negotiations shall be completed within sixty days.

      (d) The applicant and the committee shall each file a report with the council before the conclusion of the council's public hearing stating the items of negotiation and points of agreement and disagreement. After the filing of such reports, the council may meet with the applicant and the committee to discuss the negotiations and reports. The council shall be the sole arbitrator of disputes arising from the negotiations. The council shall consider the negotiations and reports as part of the application. The council's decision shall state the negotiated items it has accepted and incorporated into any approval and those negotiated items it has rejected and the reasons therefor.

      (P.A. 81-369, S. 16, 20; P.A. 85-131, S. 1; P.A. 05-288, S. 99.)

      History: P.A. 85-131 amended Subsec. (a) by specifying that costs and assessments of a modified facility are limited to the volume of waste or gross receipts attributable to the modification; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective July 13, 2005.

      Secs. 22a-114-22a-130 cited. 207 C. 706.