The provisions of Chapter 103B, §§ 7-273aa
to 7-273oo, of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended by the
provisions of Public Act 85-478, are hereby adopted.
A public body politic and corporate of the state,
to be known as the "Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority" (hereinafter
referred to as the "Authority"), constituting a political subdivision
of the State of Connecticut established and created for the performance
of an essential public and governmental function, is hereby created
for the purposes, charged with the duties and granted the powers provided
in Chapter 103B, §§ 7-273aa to 7-273oo, of the Connecticut
General Statutes, as amended by Public Act 85-478, and Chapters 446d
and 446e of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, which Authority
is hereby designated as the Regional Resources Recovery Authority
for the Town of Newtown. The Authority shall be the Regional Resources
Recovery Authority for the Town of Newtown and for such other member
municipalities as shall, by ordinance concurrent herewith, adopt the
provisions of Chapter 103B of the Connecticut General Statutes, as
amended, create the Authority and designate the Authority as the Regional
Resources Recovery Authority, and such other municipalities as shall,
by ordinance and upon such terms and conditions as the Authority may
determine, hereafter become member municipalities of the Authority.
The Authority is established and created for
the purpose of providing solid waste management and disposal services
within the region of the Authority, which shall be the region within
the jurisdiction of all of the member municipalities of the Authority
and which purpose includes providing for the disposal of residential
and commercial solid waste, and the financing, construction and operation
of one or more solid waste disposal facilities for such purpose, and
the delivery of solid waste thereto, including facilities for incineration
of solid waste and production of steam, electricity and other by-products
for sale to public utilities and others.
Members of the Authority shall serve without
compensation but may be reimbursed by the Authority for their necessary
expenses.
Member municipalities may withdraw from the
Authority only after agreeing, in writing, to comply with the terms
and conditions contained in any contracts between such municipality
and the Authority, or the holders of any bonds of the Authority. No
such withdrawal shall relieve such municipality of any liability,
responsibility or obligation incurred by it as a member of the Authority
or as a user of any of the Authority's projects.
This chapter shall be deemed to be concurrent
with such ordinance as shall be enacted by the City of Danbury and
the Towns of Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford,
Redding and Ridgefield, which ordinances are not inconsistent in any
material respect with the provisions of this chapter. Said ordinance
shall be deemed concurrent even though said ordinances are not adopted
simultaneously by said municipalities and even though one or more
of said municipalities shall fail to adopt said ordinance.