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

Plain English Breakdown

The exact amount of bonds that can be issued is left unspecified, which may require further clarification or amendment to the bill.

Act to Help Clean Up Waste in Fairfield

This act allows the state to issue bonds to fund cleanup efforts related to contaminated waste piles in Fairfield.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the State Bond Commission to authorize the issuance of bonds for up to a certain amount of money.
• Uses bond proceeds to provide grants-in-aid to the town of Fairfield.
• The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection uses these grants to remediate waste contamination from a specific pile in Fairfield.

Who It Names or Affects

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

Terms To Know

State Bond Commission

A group that decides if the state can issue bonds, which are like loans to raise money for projects.

Grant-in-aid

Money given by one government agency or level of government to another to help pay for a project or service.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact amount of bonds that can be issued is not specified in the bill.
• It does not specify how long it will take to clean up the waste contamination.

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.