{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-20b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-20b","heading":"Denial of permit under environmental justice statute. Town referendum to approve such denied permit.","body":"Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any special act, municipal charter or ordinance, in any municipality having a population of ten thousand persons or fewer, any elector or voter of such municipality may petition for a town referendum, in accordance with the applicable provisions of sections 7-7 and 7-9, any denial of a permit by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-20a, that is based on the considerations required by subsection (g) of said section. An affirmative vote of such electorate shall constitute the approval of such permit notwithstanding such denial by the commissioner.","path":["TITLE 22a. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 439*. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. STATE POLICY","PART II*. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_439.htm#sec_22a-20b","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:07Z","sha256":"832c162b7a8942a96287f2a6b72d031ee086e03497b5d7105be97f98620b7911","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-20a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}