AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RELATED STATUTES.

SB 1496 updates financial thresholds for construction and repair projects managed by Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). It raises the threshold for minor projects from $500,000 to $1 million and sets a new $3 million cap for larger projects. The bill requires these thresholds to be adjusted annually based on construction cost changes (using the U.S. Department of Labor's construction price index) and posted online by the Department of Administrative Services. This change directly affects DEEP's management of infrastructure projects like dams, flood control systems, and climate resilience structures.