Within the Connecticut Legislature, there are three committees that address policy concerning energy and sustainability.
These three committees are:
The Energy and Technology Committee has cognizance of all matters relating to the Department of Public Utility Control and energy planning and activities.
The Environment Committee has cognizance of all matters relating to the Department of Environmental Protection, including conservation, recreation, pollution control, fisheries and game, state parks and forests, water resources and flood and erosion control; and all matters relating to the Department of Agriculture, including farming, dairy products and domestic animals.
The Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee has cognizance of all matters relating to public and independent colleges and universities, the Department of Higher Education including private occupational schools, the Board of Governors of Higher Education, post-secondary education and job training institutions and programs, apprenticeship training programs, adult job training programs offered to the public by any state agency or funded in whole or in part by the state, and the Office of Workforce Competitiveness.
This committee also deals with green collar workforce issues.
