The funds possessed by the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, established pursuant to section 22a-260a, shall not constitute surplus revenues and shall be deemed necessary to provide support for the authority’s properties systems and facilities, including any environmental remediation of such properties, systems and facilities. Such funds shall not be distributed or redistributed to the users of the authority’s services. Users of the authority’s services shall be liable for the environmental remediation costs of the authority’s properties, systems and facilities if, and to the extent, any funds were distributed or redistributed by the authority to such users on or after January 1, 2023.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22a-284d

  • Authority: means the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority created and established pursuant to this chapter or any board, body, commission, department, officer, agency or other successor thereto. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-260
  • Costs: means the cost or fair market value, as determined by the authority, of construction, lands, property rights, utility extensions, disposal facilities, access roads, easements, franchises, financing charges, interest, engineering and legal services, plans, specifications, surveys, cost estimates, studies, transportation and other expenses necessary or incidental to the design, development, construction, financing, management and operation and maintenance of a waste management project, and such other costs or expenses of the authority, including administrative and operating costs, research and development, and operating capital, including fees, charges, loans, insurances, and the expense of purchasing real and personal property, including waste management projects. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-260
  • Recycling: means the processing of solid waste to reclaim material therefrom. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-260
  • Revenues: means moneys or income received by the authority in whatever form, including but not limited to fees, charges, lease payments, interest payments on investments, payments due and owing on account of any instrument, contract or agreement between the authority and any municipality, region, state agency or person, gifts, grants, bestowals or any other moneys or payments to which the authority is entitled under the provisions of this chapter or any other law, or of any agreement, contract or indenture of the authority. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-260