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CT Gen Stat § 16a-22i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296 - Operation of Fuel Supply Business|Section 16a-22i - Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection authorized to obtain information concerning petroleum products market.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes to the contrary, whenever the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection finds that conditions in the petroleum products market require additional sales, inventory or price information for a complete analysis of such market the commissioner may require any person, firm or corporation engaged in the sale or storage of petroleum products in the state to provide such information concerning the petroleum products market as he directs.(P.A. 90-304, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management” and “secretary” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “commissioner”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-22j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296 - Operation of Fuel Supply Business|Section 16a-22j - Report of sale, acquisition or change in current business practices.

 Each person, firm or corporation, registered pursuant to section 16a-22d, shall notify the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in writing, within thirty days of the sale or acquisition of another person, firm or corporation registered, pursuant to said section, or of a change in the current business practices of such person, firm or corporation. As used in this section, “current business practices” shall include the sale or acquisition of petroleum storage facilities, the withdrawal from or entry into a petroleum market or any activity which would alter the information provided in the registrants most recent registration.(P.A. 90-304, S. 4; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-22k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296 - Operation of Fuel Supply Business|Section 16a-22k - Unfair trade practices in the business of selling heating fuel. Fines.

 (a) No heating fuel dealer shall condition the availability of burner maintenance or repair service upon the agreement of any consumer to purchase heating fuel from such dealer, provided, any dealer may give priority for service to any consumer who has a heating fuel delivery contract with such dealer.(b) Any dealer who sells heating fuel and who has established a schedule of payments plan with a consumer shall, upon notice of termination of future heating fuel deliveries, return to such consumer, within ten days of receiving such notice, any moneys collected in excess of the retail price for heating fuel actually delivered, provided this subsection shall not apply to a schedule of payment plan in which a specific product unit price is agreed upon for the length of the plan.(c) Each heating fuel dealer who sells under a trade name heating fuel or who provides service for heating fuel burners shall disclose to any consumer or potential consumer on any communication and invoice and in any advertising, the name of the person or entity which has filed a certificate to use such a trade name, as required by and pursuant to section 35-1.(d) Any violation of subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under section 42-110b.(e) Any heating fuel dealer who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for the first offense, not more than seven hundred fifty dollars for a second offense occurring not more than three years after a prior offense and not more than one thousand five hundred dollars for a third or subsequent offense occurring not more than three years after a prior offense.(P.A. 90-304, S. 3; P.A. 07-217, S. 67; P.A. 12-76, S. 4.)History: P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subsec. (d), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 12-76 made existing provisions applicable to heating fuel dealers and consumers and added Subsec. (e) re fines, effective July 1, 2013.Cited. 231 C. 707.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-22l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296 - Operation of Fuel Supply Business|Section 16a-22l - Fuel oil conservation and energy efficiency programs. Fuel Oil Conservation Board. Fuel oil conservation plan.

 Section 16a-22l is repealed, effective May 4, 2011.(P.A. 07-242, S. 116; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 131; June 11 Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-2, S. 7; P.A. 11-6, S. 165.)
CT Gen Stat § 16a-22m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296 - Operation of Fuel Supply Business|Section 16a-22m - Residential propane service termination.

 (a) No propane supplier shall terminate service for nonpayment to any eligible residential propane customer living at a location served by ten or more vapor meters for central heating purposes (1) on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, the day before a legal holiday, or less than one hour before such propane supplier's offices close for the day, (2) without fourteen days' written notice of such pending termination, including the date of termination and steps a customer can take to reinstate service, to the resident customer and the owner of record, and (3) for customers who provide documentation that they have applied for energy assistance, between November first and May first. A propane supplier may collect finance charges on past due balances not to exceed one and one-half per cent per month. If a propane supplier determines that a dangerous condition exists, such propane supplier may terminate any service at any time without notice.(b) As used in this section, (1) “eligible residential propane customer” means a residential propane customer (A) who receives local, state or federal public assistance, (B) whose sole source of financial support is Social Security, United States Department of Veterans Affairs or unemployment compensation benefits, (C) who is head of the household and is unemployed, and the household income is less than three hundred per cent of the poverty level determined by the federal government, (D) who is seriously ill or who has a household member who is seriously ill, (E) whose income falls below two hundred per cent of the poverty level determined by the federal government, or (F) whose circumstances threaten a deprivation of food and the necessities of life for himself or dependent children if payment of a delinquent bill is required; and (2) “household income” means the combined income over a twelve-month period of the customer and all adults, except children of the customer, who are and have been members of the household for six months, or more.(P.A. 09-218, S. 3; P.A. 18-72, S. 28.)History: P.A. 09-218 effective July 8, 2009; P.A. 18-72 amended Subsec. (b)(1)(B) to replace “Veterans' Administration” with “United States Department of Veterans Affairs”.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-23 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296 - Operation of Fuel Supply Business|Section 16a-23 - Gasoline supplied to franchised and independent distributors. Equal treatment. Enforcement.

 (a) No person engaged in the business of refining petroleum into gasoline and furnishing gasoline to retail distributors of gasoline for sale to the public in this state shall fail to furnish gasoline to independent retail distributors of gasoline in this state, whether or not franchised by such person, at wholesale prices in reasonable quantities as long as he continues to furnish gasoline to retail distributors of gasoline in this state which are wholly owned by him or operated under a franchise granted by him.(b) It shall constitute, prima facie, a violation of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section for any such person (1) during any calendar month beginning after July 1, 1973, to deliver to independent retail distributors of gasoline in this state a percentage of the total gallons of gasoline delivered by him to all retail distributors of gasoline in this state during that month which is lower than the percentage of the total gallons of gasoline delivered by him to all retail distributors of gasoline in this state during the period from July 1, 1971, to June 30, 1972, which was delivered by him to independent retail distributors of gasoline in this state during that period, or (2) to sell gasoline to independent retail distributors of gasoline in this state at a price during any such month which is greater than (A) the average price at which he sold gasoline to such distributors during the period from July 1, 1971, to June 30, 1972, increased by (B) a percentage equal to the percentage by which the average price for gasoline sold during that month to retail distributors of gasoline which are wholly owned by, or operated under a franchise granted by, that person exceeds the average price for gasoline sold to such distributors during the period from July 1, 1971, to June 30, 1972.(c) A violation of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section constitutes an unfair trade practice within the provisions of chapter 735a.(P.A. 73-637, S. 1, 2; 73-678, S. 11, 12.)History: P.A. 73-678 changed effective date of section from October 1, 1973, to July 1, 1973.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-23a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296 - Operation of Fuel Supply Business|Section 16a-23a - Sale of anthracite. Regulations. Enforcement.

 The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, (a) defining standard and substandard anthracite, based on specifications as to undersize and ash or slate and bone content, and (b) requiring any person, firm or corporation selling anthracite either (1) from out of state for resale within the state or (2) within the state only, to provide written notification to the purchaser as to whether such anthracite is standard or substandard, as defined in such regulations. Any violation of the regulations shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.(P.A. 82-439, S. 6, 7; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.Cited. 231 C. 707.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-23o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296a - Heating Fuel Sales|Section 16a-23o - Home heating oil and propane gas dealers offering plumbing or heating work service. Registration requirements. Display of license number.

 Any person, firm or corporation required to register as a home heating oil or propane gas dealer pursuant to section 16a-23m that offers plumbing or heating work service shall submit evidence, deemed satisfactory by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, when registering, that such person, firm or corporation subcontracts with or employs only persons licensed or registered pursuant to chapter 393 to perform such work. Such person, firm or corporation shall attest, when applying for registration as a dealer pursuant to section 16a-23m, that all plumbing or heating work service shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 393. Anyone registered under this section who offers such plumbing or heating services shall display the state license number of the subcontractor or employee performing such work for the registrant on all commercial vehicles used in their business and shall display such number in a conspicuous manner on all printed advertisements, bid proposals, contracts, invoices and stationery used in the business.(P.A. 01-46, S. 3, 7; 01-195, S. 178, 181; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 06-65, S. 4.)History: P.A. 01-46 effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 01-195 substituted “employee” for “employer”, effective July 11, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 06-65 applied provisions to propane gas dealers.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-23p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296a - Heating Fuel Sales|Section 16a-23p - Registration suspension or revocation. Subpoena.

 The Department of Consumer Protection may suspend or revoke any registration issued under section 16a-23m if the holder of such registration is grossly incompetent, engages in malpractice or unethical conduct or knowingly makes false, misleading or deceptive representations regarding such holder's work, violates any provision of section 16a-23n or 16a-23v, fails to comply with any subpoena issued pursuant to this section or violates any regulations adopted under section 16a-23q. Before any such registration is suspended or revoked, such holder shall be given notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in regulations adopted by said commissioner in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Said commissioner may compel by subpoena, at his or her discretion, the production of any documents from any heating fuel dealer or from any provider of futures or forwards contracts, physical supply contracts or other similar commitments or a surety bond, regarding compliance with the provisions of sections 16a-23m to 16a-23r, inclusive, or section 16a-23v.(P.A. 01-46, S. 4, 7; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 05-229, S. 3; P.A. 12-76, S. 7; P.A. 14-51, S. 4.)History: P.A. 01-46 effective July 1, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 05-229 included violation of Sec. 16a-23n as a basis for suspension or revocation of registration, effective July 8, 2005; P.A. 12-76 added provisions re subpoena and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-51 added references to Sec. 16a-23v, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-23q (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296a - Heating Fuel Sales|Section 16a-23q - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, adopt regulations to implement the provisions of sections 16a-23m to 16a-23r, inclusive.(P.A. 01-46, S. 5, 7; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: P.A. 01-46 effective July 1, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-23r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296a - Heating Fuel Sales|Section 16a-23r - Violations. Penalties. Reporting.

 (a) A violation of the provisions of section 16a-23m, 16a-23n, 16a-23o or 16a-23v constitutes an unfair trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.(b) In accordance with the provisions of section 53a-11, any heating fuel dealer who knowingly violates the provisions of subsection (d) of section 16a-23n shall have committed a class A misdemeanor. The commissioner shall report such violation to the office of the state's attorney for the judicial district in which such violation occurred.(c) Any person, firm or corporation who violates the provisions of section 16a-23m, 16a-23n, 16a-23o or 16a-23v shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for the first offense, not more than seven hundred fifty dollars for a second offense occurring not more than three years after a prior offense and not more than one thousand five hundred dollars for a third or subsequent offense occurring not more than three years after a prior offense.(P.A. 01-46, S. 6, 7; P.A. 05-229, S. 4; P.A. 12-76, S. 8; P.A. 14-51, S. 5.)History: P.A. 01-46 effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 05-229 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re violation of Sec. 16a-23n, effective July 8, 2005; P.A. 12-76 added Subsec. (c) re fines and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-51 added references to Sec. 16a-23v in Subsecs. (a) and (c) and added provision re report of violation in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-23s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296a - Heating Fuel Sales|Section 16a-23s - List of heating fuel dealers. List of heating fuel dealers offering prepaid guaranteed price plans to consumers.

 (a) The Department of Consumer Protection shall establish a list of all heating fuel dealers. The department shall make the list available to all wholesalers of heating fuel doing business in the state and such wholesalers shall only sell to the heating fuel dealers on said list.(b) The Department of Consumer Protection shall establish a list of all heating fuel dealers that have disclosed offerings of prepaid guaranteed price plans to consumers pursuant to subsection (f) of section 16a-23m. Such list shall be made available to the public on the department's Internet web site.(P.A. 04-194, S. 3; P.A. 06-65, S. 5; P.A. 14-51, S. 6; 14-191, S. 1.)History: (Revisor's note: In 2005, the Revisors editorially replaced a reference to “Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection” with “Department of Consumer Protection” to reflect the repeal of Sec. 146 of June Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, effective July 1, 2004, which would have merged separate Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection into one agency); P.A. 06-65 applied provisions to propane gas dealers; P.A. 14-51 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to substitute “heating fuel dealers” for “registered home heating oil and propane gas dealers” and added Subsec. (b) re establishment of list of all heating fuel dealers offering prepaid guaranteed price plans to consumers, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 14-191 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 16a-23m(c) with reference to Sec. 16a-23m(f), effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-23u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296a - Heating Fuel Sales|Section 16a-23u - Statutory provisions not to validate certain contract provisions or clauses.

 Nothing in sections 16a-17, 16a-21, 16a-22a, 16a-22k, 16a-23m, 16a-23n and 16a-23p shall validate a contract provision or clause that would otherwise be unenforceable pursuant to section 42-150u.(P.A. 12-76, S. 9.)History: P.A. 12-76 effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-23v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296a - Heating Fuel Sales|Section 16a-23v - Prepaid guaranteed price plan offering restrictions. Exception. Statement re payment by credit card.

 (a) On and after July 1, 2014, no heating fuel dealer shall offer a prepaid guaranteed price plan to a consumer during the period beginning on November first and ending on March thirty-first. The provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit the delivery of heating fuel by a heating fuel dealer to a consumer during said period if the consumer entered into a prepaid guaranteed price plan contract with the heating fuel dealer to provide for the delivery of heating fuel during said period and such contract was entered into prior to July 1, 2014, or outside of said period.(b) A heating fuel dealer shall, prior to entering into a prepaid guaranteed price plan contract with a consumer, provide the consumer with a conspicuous statement, printed in no less than twelve-point boldface type of uniform font, in substantially the following form:“DISCLOSURE NOTICE CONCERNING CREDIT CARD PAYMENT OPTION. If you pay by credit card for a prepaid guaranteed heating fuel price plan contract, you may be entitled to recovery payments pursuant to the federal Fair Credit Billing Act or your credit card company's terms and conditions if heating fuel is not delivered to you in accordance with the contract.”.(P.A. 14-51, S. 7.)History: P.A. 14-51 effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-23w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 296a - Heating Fuel Sales|Section 16a-23w - Outstanding state tax delinquencies owed by heating fuel dealers. Notification.

 Not later than June fifteenth each year, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall notify the Department of Consumer Protection of any outstanding tax delinquencies owed to the state by any heating fuel dealer, as defined in section 16a-23m.(P.A. 14-51, S. 8.)History: P.A. 14-51 effective May 28, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 16a-24 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy|Chapter 297 - Connecticut's Development and Future|Section 16a-24 - Plan of conservation and development. Legislative finding.

 The General Assembly hereby finds that a proposed plan of conservation and development was prepared in response to House Joint Resolution 40 of the 1971 regular session of the General Assembly and that on September 27, 1974, said plan became the official policy for the executive branch of government in matters pertaining to land and water resource conservation and development pursuant to Executive Order No. 28. It is further found that the General Assembly has not yet recognized this plan of conservation and development. Therefore the General Assembly finds and declares that the recognition of a plan of conservation and development can best be achieved through the establishment of a process for adoption and implementation of the state plan of conservation and development.(P.A. 76-130, S. 1, 11.)