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Committee advances SEPA‑appeals limit amid sharp objections from environmental advocates
Summary
House Bill 6249, proposing a prima facie showing and shortened timeline for certain appeals under the Connecticut Environmental Protection Act (SEPA), was advanced to the floor after lengthy debate over access to judicial review and potential erosion of environmental protections.
The Environment Committee moved House Bill 6249 (LCO 6800) to the floor after extensive debate about whether the bill would unduly restrict residents’ ability to appeal projects that they believe will cause environmental harm under the Connecticut Environmental Protection Act (commonly known as SEPA).
Representative Mashinsky, an outspoken critic, said the bill “weakens a very important law that we’ve…
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