§ 22a-134pp Definitions
§ 22a-134qq Release to land and waters of the state. Prohibition. Violation
§ 22a-134rr Reporting and remediation of certain releases. Requirements. Internet database of reports and verifications
§ 22a-134ss Orders. Hearing. Violations. Action by Attorney General. Penalties. Cease and desist order
§ 22a-134tt Regulations. Working group. Regulation requirements. Remediation standards considerations. Audit requirements. Incorporation of other requirements
§ 22a-134uu Auditing of verifications. Report
§ 22a-134vv Covenants not to sue. Liability protections. Liability for release prior to ownership. Owner liability
§ 22a-134ww Liability protections of other provisions. Innocent landowner defense
§ 22a-134xx Commissioner authority
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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 445b - Release-Based Remediation of Hazardous Waste

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, nonstock corporation, limited liability company, municipality, agency or political or administrative subdivision of the state, or other legal entity of any kind. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-2
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.