The proposed legislation, General Assembly Raised Bill No. 317, aims to amend Section 22a-232 of the general statutes concerning the Bristol Resource Recovery Facility. The bill introduces a temporary exemption from the solid waste processing fee for certain facilities in Hartford County. Specifically, it stipulates that the owner of a resource recovery facility will not be required to pay the fee of one dollar and fifty cents per ton of solid waste processed for a five-year period, starting from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2031, provided the facility is located in a town with a population exceeding sixty-one thousand but less than sixty-four thousand.

Additionally, the bill outlines the requirements for facility owners to submit quarterly returns to the Commissioner of Revenue Services, detailing the assessments due. It also establishes penalties for late payments and specifies that two million eight hundred thousand dollars from the assessments will be allocated to the General Fund, with any remaining funds directed to the sustainable materials management account. The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2026.

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