Sec. 22a-188. Small business stationary source assistance program: Definitions. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 22a-188. Small business stationary source assistance program: Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section and section 22a-188a, the term "small business stationary source" means a stationary source of air pollution that:

      (1) Is owned or operated by a person who employs one hundred or fewer individuals;

      (2) Is a small business concern as defined in the federal Small Business Act;

      (3) Is not a major stationary source as defined in the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990;

      (4) Emits less than fifty tons per year of any pollutant regulated pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; and

      (5) Emits less than seventy-five tons per year of all such pollutants.

      (b) Upon petition by a person who owns or operates a stationary source of air pollution, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection may, after notice and opportunity for public comment, include as a small business stationary source for purposes of this section any stationary source which does not meet the criteria of subsection (a) of this section but which emits less than one hundred tons per year of pollutants regulated pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act.

      (P.A. 93-428, S. 37, 39.)

      History: P.A. 93-428 effective July 1, 1993.