There is established within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection the Office of Enforcement Policy and Coordination. Said office shall coordinate policy regarding enforcement of environmental protection laws, oversee enforcement practices, promote multimedia enforcement practices and serve as a liaison to the United States Environmental Protection Agency on matters relating to enforcement programs. On or before February 1, 2000, the commissioner shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment regarding the activities of said office, actions the office has undertaken to coordinate policy and any recommendations the office has made regarding how such coordination should be achieved in the future.
(P.A. 99-225, S. 29, 33; P.A. 00-26, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 99-225 effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 00-26 made a technical change; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.