The best way to protect Connecticut's environment and help our economy grow is through a state regulatory climate that is reasonable and consistent.

Accomplishing that means increasing the efficiency of the Department of Environmental Protection and making the agency easier to do business with.

This year in the legislature:

Several bills that would have harmed Connecticut's business climate were stopped before coming to a vote. Passed, however, were measures promoting the beneficial reuse of certain waste materials, streamlining the development of mill properties, facilitating development of a green building code for Connecticut, and helping redevelop more brownfield properties. Two other major bills were approved, defining "smart growth" and "smart-growth principles" and designed to help the state implement the principles into state policies.

Businesses help stop several harmful measures

CBIA's 2009 Summary of Business Legislation (PDF file)