"AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS. "

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"(3) All of the levels referenced in this subsection shall be determined by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection."

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"(b) On or before January 1, 2010, and biannually thereafter, the state agencies that are members of the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change shall submit a report to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. The report shall identify existing and proposed activities and improvements to the facilities of such agencies that are designed to meet state agency energy savings goals established by the Governor. The report shall also identify policies and regulations that could be adopted in the near future by such agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2012, and every three years thereafter, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change, report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, energy and transportation on the quantifiable emissions reductions achieved pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The report shall include a schedule of proposed regulations, policies and strategies designed to achieve the limits of greenhouse gas emissions imposed by said subsection, an assessment of the latest scientific information and relevant data regarding global climate change and the status of greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts in other states and countries."

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"Sec. 3. Section 22a-200b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2008):

[(a) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall work to establish a regional greenhouse gas registry for greenhouse gas emissions and a regional reporting system in conjunction with other states or a regional consortium.

(b) Not later than April 15, 2006, and annually thereafter, the owner or operator of any facility that is required to report air emissions data to the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Title V of the federal Clean Air Act and that has stationary emissions sources that emit greenhouse gases shall report to the regional registry direct stack emissions of greenhouse gases from such sources. The owner or operator shall report all greenhouse gas emissions in a type and format that the regional registry can accommodate.

(c) The commissioner shall consider, on an annual basis, requiring the expansion of reporting to the regional greenhouse gas registry to include, but not be limited to, other facilities or sectors, greenhouse gases, or direct and indirect emissions. A decision for or against an expansion of reporting and an explanation of such decision shall be included in the annual report required pursuant to subsection (d) of section 22a-200a.

(d) Not later than July 1, 2006, the commissioner shall provide for the voluntary reporting of emissions of greenhouse gas to the regional greenhouse gas registry by entities and facilities that are not required to submit information pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section but which do so on a voluntary basis. The greenhouse gas emissions reported shall be of a type and format that the regional greenhouse gas registry can accommodate.

(e) If a regional greenhouse gas registry is not developed and implemented by April 15, 2007, the commissioner shall evaluate the feasibility of establishing and administering a state-wide greenhouse gas registry for the collection of emissions data pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section. If a regional greenhouse gas registry is developed after the commissioner establishes a state-wide greenhouse gas registry, the reporting requirements in subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall revert to the regional greenhouse gas registry in accordance with said subsections (b) and (c).

(f) Not later than July 1, 2006, and triennially thereafter, the commissioner shall publish a state greenhouse gas emissions inventory that includes comprehensive estimates of the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions in the state for the last three years in which data is available. ]

(a) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall, with the advice and assistance of a nonprofit association organized to provide scientific, technical, analytical and policy support to the air quality and climate programs of northeastern states: (1) Not later than December 1, 2009, publish an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions to establish a baseline for such emissions for the state and publish a summary of greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies on the Department of Environmental Protection's Internet web site, (2) not later than July 1, 2010, publish results of various modeling scenarios concerning greenhouse gas emissions, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the potential economic and environmental benefits and opportunities for economic growth based on such scenarios, (3) not later than July 1, 2011, analyze greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies and, after an opportunity for public comment, make recommendations on which such strategies will achieve the greenhouse gas emission levels specified in section 22a-200a, as amended by this act, and (4) not later than July 1, 2012, and every three years thereafter, develop, with an opportunity for public comment, a schedule of recommended regulatory actions by relevant agencies, policies and other actions necessary to show reasonable further progress towards achieving the greenhouse gas emission levels specified in section 22a-200a, as amended by this act.

[(g)] (b) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. Nothing in section 4a-67h, 22a-200, as amended by this act, 22a-200a, as amended by this act, or this section shall limit a state agency from adopting any regulation within its authority in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. "

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"(1) (A) The Department of Environmental Protection shall monitor the development of low-carbon fuel standards in other states or jurisdictions, evaluate the potential of any such standard to achieve net carbon reductions, and assess whether the analytical framework used to determine the carbon benefit measures the full lifecycle of greenhouse gas emissions, including direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gas caused by changes in land use or other factors. Such assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the modeling tools developed by the California Air Resources Board and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The analytical framework used to measure actual lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions for fuel shall include all stages of fuel and feedstock production, delivery and use of the finished fuel to the ultimate consumer, and shall adjust the mass values for all greenhouse gas emissions relative to such emissions' relative global warming potential.

(B) If the Commissioner of Environmental Protection determines that such a framework exists, said commissioner may, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to establish a low-carbon fuel standard in the state. Any such regulations adopted pursuant to this subparagraph shall mandate the use of a sufficient analytical framework and establish a declining standard for greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2 equivalent grams per unit of fuel energy sold. To the extent that compliance with a low-carbon fuel standard requires a change in the composition of liquid transportation fuel, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall work with neighboring states before adopting any such standard to assure consistency with the states within this state's fuel distribution area. "

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"Sec. 501. Section 22a-201c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2008):

(a) On and after January 1, 2007, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall charge a fee of five dollars, in addition to any other fees required for such registration, for each new motor vehicle. Said fee may be identified as the "greenhouse gas reduction fee" on any registration form, or combined with the fee specified by subdivision (3) of subsection (k) of section 14-164c of the 2008 supplement to the general statutes. All receipts from the payment of such fee shall be deposited into the federal Clean Air Act account established pursuant to section 14-49b.

(b) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may draw upon not more than sixty per cent of the funds deposited into said account pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to implement the requirements of section 22a-174, as amended by this act, sections 22a-200a to 22a-200c, inclusive, as amended by this act, section 5 of this act, and sections 22a-201a and 22a-201b, and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may draw upon not more than forty per cent of the funds deposited into said account pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to implement the requirements of sections 22a-201a and 22a-201b.

Sec. 502. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2008) (a) Not later than January 1, 2009, the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change shall establish a subcommittee which may be composed of, but not be limited to, members of the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change. Such subcommittee shall (1) assess the impacts of climate change on state and local infrastructure, public health and natural resources and habitats in the state; (2) develop recommendations and plans that, if adopted, would enable state and local government to adapt to such impacts; and (3) provide technical assistance to implement such recommendations and plans.

(b) On or before December 31, 2009, the subcommittee shall report to the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change on its assessment of current state and private programs and research concerning the projected impact of climate change in the state on: (1) Infrastructure, including, but not limited to, buildings, roads, railroads, airports, dams, reservoirs, and sewage treatment and water filtration facilities; (2) natural resources and ecological habitats, including, but not limited to, coastal and inland wetlands, forests and rivers; (3) public health; and (4) agriculture. The subcommittee may conduct one or more public hearings regarding such assessment and regarding the recommendations for further assessments of impacts on the resources specified in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection.

(c) On or before July 1, 2010, the subcommittee shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, containing the results of its assessment in accordance with subsection (b) of this section concerning its recommendations for changes to existing state and municipal programs, laws or regulations to enable municipalities and natural habitats to adapt to harmful climate change impacts and to mitigate such impacts.

Sec. 503. Subsection (b) of section 22a-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(b) The commissioner shall have the power to [employ] (1) enter into contracts with technical consultants, including, but not limited to, nonprofit corporations created for the purpose of facilitating the state's implementation of multistate air pollution control programs, for special studies, advice and assistance; to consult with and advise and exchange information with other departments or agencies of the state; and (2) serve on the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation, including, but not limited to, a nonprofit corporation created for the purpose of facilitating the state's implementation of multistate air pollution control programs. "