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DEEP outlines capital requests for parks, hazardous waste cleanup, PFAS response and energy upgrades
Summary
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials described the agency's capital priorities, including $70 million for state parks, allocations for hazardous waste and industrial-site remediation, PFAS response funding and $10 million for energy efficiency in state buildings.
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials told the Environment Subcommittee that the agency's capital priorities in the governor's proposed budget include large investments in state parks, hazardous waste cleanup, industrial-site remediation and programs to address PFAS contamination and energy efficiency.
The governor's capital proposal recommends $70,000,000 over the biennium for alterations, renovations and new construction at state parks and recreation facilities, $25,000,000 to address hazardous waste disposal sites, $24,000,000 for industrial site remediation in urban areas and $10,000,000 for PFAS contamination response through the potable water grant program,…
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