The provisions of Chapter 103b, Sections 7-273aa to 7-273oo,
as amended by the provisions of Public Act 85-478, are hereby adopted.
A public body politic and corporate of the state, known as the
"Housatonic Regional 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
on essential public and governmental function was heretofore created
for the purposes, charged with the duties and granted the powers provided
in Chapter 103b, Sections 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 Wilton. The Authority shall be the Regional Resources
Recovery Authority for the Town of Wilton and for such other member
municipalities as shall by ordinance adopt the provisions of Chapter
103b of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, and designate
the Authority as their 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 was 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, 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 byproducts for
sale to public utilities and others.
The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Wilton shall appoint the
Wilton member and alternate to the Authority. The Board of Selectmen
shall fill any vacancy which occurs and may remove said member or
alternate for cause. No person shall be eligible for appointment as
a Wilton member or alternate to the Authority unless at the time of
his appointment he is an elector of the Town. Any such person who
ceases to be an elector of the Town shall thereupon cease to hold
said office.
Members of the Authority shall serve without compensation but
shall be reimbursed 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.