2013 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22a - Environmental Protection
Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management
Section 22a-221 - (Formerly Sec. 19-524o). Contracts with regard to solid waste management.

(a) The state, any municipality or any municipal or regional authority may make contracts for the exercise of its corporate or municipal powers with respect to the collection, transportation, separation, volume reduction, processing, storage and disposal of its solid wastes for a period not exceeding thirty years and may pledge its full faith and credit for the payment of obligations under such contracts. Said thirty-year limitation shall not apply to the extension of any such contract that was in force as of December 31, 2008, and that was approved by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of section 22a-213.

(b) Any municipality or two or more municipalities may enter into a contract for the long-term provision of solid waste disposal services. The contract may include, but not be limited to, (1) the furnishing of municipal solid waste for disposal and (2) payment of a fee or other charge based on a per cent of actual or projected tonnage of solid waste delivered at a solid waste facility. The contract may require payments to be made if services are not provided, except that no payment shall be made after all debt issued by any of the parties for development and construction of a solid waste facility has been provided for or paid. The contract shall be binding on a municipality for the full term of such contract and a municipality shall be obligated to annually appropriate funds or levy taxes to pay its obligations under such contract.

(c) Any such contract may authorize the creation of a committee consisting of representatives of any municipality that is a party to the contract. Such contract shall set forth the method of appointment and duties of members of the committee.

(d) The obligation of a municipality to make payments under a contract shall not constitute bonded indebtedness for the purposes of subsection (b) of section 7-374 or under any charter provision limiting the amount of indebtedness of the municipality or the manner in which such indebtedness is authorized. Any such contract shall be valid, binding and enforceable against the municipality if it is approved by the legislative body of the municipality, as defined in subsection (m) of section 1-1. A referendum shall not be required except as provided by section 7-7.

(e) Any such contract may require or authorize the payment by a municipality of the obligation of another municipality failing to make a payment. The municipality making such payment may bring an action against the defaulting municipality to recover the amounts paid and expenses and costs incurred in such action.

(1971, P.A. 845, S. 15; P.A. 84-95, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-143, S. 2, 3; P.A. 13-285, S. 11.)

History: Sec. 19-524o transferred to Sec. 22a-221 in 1983; P.A. 84-95 increased the maximum duration of contracts from 20 to 30 years; P.A. 85-143 amended prior provisions to authorize municipalities to make contracts re solid waste management, adding references to separation, processing and storage of wastes, and added Subsecs. (b) to (e) detailing types and contents of contracts and municipalities’ responsibilities; P.A. 13-285 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re thirty-year limitation not to apply to any contract in force as of December 31, 2008, that was approved by the commissioner pursuant to Sec. 22a-213(a), effective July 12, 2013.