AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE REMEDIATION OF FILL PILE WASTE CONTAMINATION IN THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text contains a blank space where the total dollar amount should be, meaning the funding limit is not yet defined in this version.

State Bonds to Clean Up Waste in Fairfield

This bill allows the State Bond Commission to issue bonds so the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection can give a grant-in-aid to the Town of Fairfield for cleaning up waste contamination at the fill pile.

What This Bill Does

• Empowers the State Bond Commission to authorize state bonds under section 3-20 of the general statutes.
• Sets aside bond proceeds specifically for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to provide a grant-in-aid to the Town of Fairfield.
• Designates funds for remediating waste contamination associated with the fill pile in the town of Fairfield.

Who It Names or Affects

• The State Bond Commission
• The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
• The Town of Fairfield

Terms To Know

Bonds

Money the state borrows by selling certificates to investors, which it must pay back later with interest.

Remediation

The process of cleaning up or fixing pollution and contamination in an area.

Grant-in-aid

Money given by a higher level of government to help pay for a specific project at the local level.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill text leaves the total dollar amount blank and does not state how much money will be raised.
• The official effective date is not listed in the provided source material.
• The specific timeline for when the cleanup work must start or finish is not included.

Official Summary Text

To provide funding for the remediation of waste contamination associated with the fill pile in the town of Fairfield.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 145 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 63
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 145

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE
REMEDIATION OF FILL PILE WASTE CONTAMINATION IN THE
TOWN OF FAIRFIELD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the 1
issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3 -20 of the 2
general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate 3
____ dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the Department of 4
Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of providing a 5
grant-in-aid to the town of Fairfield for the remediation of waste 6
contamination associated with the Fairfield fill pile. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for the remediation of waste contamination
associated with the fill pile in the town of Fairfield.