Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-13 (2026)

Citizen complaints

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The council is empowered to receive and investigate citizen complaints alleging violation of any statute or regulation in respect to environmental quality. When the chairman of the council determines that matters alleged in a citizen complaint cannot be resolved by referring the complaint to another appropriate regulatory agency, he shall so inform the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection who may hold a hearing concerning such complaint, having given appropriate written notice and opportunity to be heard to all interested parties, and shall proceed thereon in accordance with the provisions of this title or the applicable provisions of those chapters or sections referred to in section 22a-6.

(1971, P.A. 872, S. 439; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.

Cited. 192 C. 591; 204 C. 38; Id., 212; 238 C. 216.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1978–2008 · leading case: Napoletano v. CIGNA Healthcare of Connecticut, Inc., 680 A.2d 127 (Conn. 1996).

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Napoletano v. CIGNA Healthcare of Connecticut, Inc., 680 A.2d 127 (Conn. 1996). · cites it 2× “Connecticut Environmental Protection Act (General Statutes § 22a-13 provides that council on environmental quality is empowered to receive citizen grievances alleging violation of any statute regarding environmental quality).”

State v. Cote, 945 A.2d 412 (Conn. 2008). “A building inspector similarly lacks authority to issue, approve or waive the documentation required under § 22a-13 la (a)—applications, manifests, records, etc.”

Housatonic River v. Gen. Elec. Co., 462 F. Supp. 710 (D. Conn. 1978). · cites it 2× “C.G.S. § 22a-13. Under IWWCA, the Commissioner is directed to, among other things, inventory the state’s wetlands and watercourses; encourage, participate in, or conduct studies; retain and employ consultants and assistants; and promulgate such regulations as are necessary to…”

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