2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 8-415. Residential subsurface sewage disposal system repair program established.
Sec. 8-415. Residential subsurface sewage disposal system repair program established. (a) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall
develop a program of loans to homeowners for costs incurred in the repair, replacement
or enlargement of subsurface sewage disposal systems that have been determined to be
a nuisance in accordance with the Public Health Code. As used in this section, "costs"
include technical and installation expenses and stabilization of topsoil but does not
include landscaping. Any loan provided pursuant to this section shall bear interest at a
rate to be determined in accordance with subsection (t) of section 3-20. Repayment of
any loan made to a person who is handicapped or sixty-two years of age may be deferred
until such person transfers the property.
(c) Each applicant shall submit to the commissioner on a form prescribed by him the following: (1) Certification from the district or local director of health that the repair, replacement or enlargement is required pursuant to the Public Health Code and is feasible and that the cost is consistent with the cost of similar repairs, replacements or enlargements in the district or municipality, (2) two itemized estimates of the cost prepared by a subsurface sewage disposal system installer licensed under section 20-341f or a registered professional engineer, and (3) certification by a lending institution regulated by the laws of this state that a loan for the repair, replacement or enlargement of the system has been denied.
(P.A. 88-343, S. 27, 32; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
