reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-267. - Temporary use of property pending condemnation.

When at any stage of condemnation proceedings brought under sections 16-263 to 16-269, inclusive, it appears to the court or judge before whom such proceedings are pending that the public interests will be prejudiced by delay, said court or judge may direct that such corporation be permitted to enter immediately upon the property to be taken and devote it temporarily to the public use specified in such petition upon the deposit with said court of a sum to be fixed by said court or judge, upon notice to the parties of not less than ten days, and such sum when so fixed and paid shall be applied so far as it may be necessary for the purpose of the payment of any award of damages which may be made, with interest thereon from the date of such entry upon such property, and the remainder if any returned to such corporation. If such petition is dismissed or no award of damages is made or the proceedings are abandoned by such corporation, said court or judge shall direct that the money so deposited, so far as it may be necessary, shall be applied to the payment of any damages that the owner of such property or other parties in interest may have sustained by such entry upon and use of such property, and the costs and expenses of such proceedings, such damages to be ascertained by said court or judge or a committee to be appointed for that purpose, and if the sum so deposited is insufficient to pay such damages and all costs and expenses so awarded, judgment shall be entered against such corporation for the deficiency to be enforced and collected in the same manner as a judgment in the Superior Court; and the possession of such property shall be restored to the owner or owners thereof.
(March, 1950, S. 2621d.)
Cited. 138 C. 370. Act held constitutional; taking of temporary interest in land is authorized. Id., 582. No abuse of discretion in order terminating stay of execution. 139 C. 36. Depreciation in value due to failure to leave premises within confines of easement and adjoining it in as good condition as they were in prior to the construction is proper element of damages in condemnation proceeding. 144 C. 509.
Where pipeline company obtains right of immediate entry, only damage which committee could allow is damage which could have been allowed under Sec. 16-266, except where proceedings are dismissed or abandoned prior to final award. 19 CS 15. Right to damages where pipeline company obtained right to immediate entry under a certificate of public convenience and necessity which was later nullified. 20 CS 52. Proceedings are pending before the court from the time the case is returned to the court even though the return day has not arrived. 25 CS 450.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-268. - Duties of corporation.

Any such pipeline shall be laid at least twenty-four inches below the surface of the soil and the soil above such pipelines shall be graded to the level of the adjacent land and left in good working condition unless otherwise agreed to between such corporation and the owner or owners of such property. Such corporation shall pay any damages for growing crops caused by the construction, operation, maintenance, repair or reconstruction of any such pipeline. In the construction, maintenance, repair and reconstruction of any such pipeline, driveways, drains, water pipes and other service pipes or wires located on any land on which such pipeline is constructed shall be left in as good condition as they were prior to such construction, maintenance, repair or reconstruction, except when otherwise agreed to between such corporation and the owner or owners of such property. No driveway or right-of-way over the land on which any such pipeline is located shall, except during such construction, maintenance, repair or reconstruction of such pipeline, be closed for passage except by agreement between such corporation and the owner or owners of such property or such right-of-way. Any building erected by any such corporation shall conform in its method of construction with the building laws or regulations in force and effect in the location in which the same is erected, and the exterior design of any such building shall conform to the extent that is possible with the general architectural standards of buildings in the locality in which such building is erected.
(March, 1950, S. 2622d.)
Cited. 138 C. 370. Act held constitutional; taking of temporary interest in land is authorized. Id., 582. Depreciation in value due to failure to leave premises in as good condition as they were in prior to construction is proper element of damages in condemnation proceeding. 144 C. 509.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-269. - Franchise area. Restricted sale.

Within the franchise area of any person, firm, corporation or municipality which is chartered or authorized by the state of Connecticut to transmit or sell gas within such franchise area, no corporation described in section 16-263 shall supply or sell natural, mixed or manufactured gas to any person, firm, corporation or municipality except a person, firm, corporation or municipality authorized to transmit or sell gas within such franchise area without the prior approval of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority after notice and hearing. In determining whether to grant such approval, the authority shall consider, without limitation, the impact of such supply or sale on gas companies and their customers.
(March, 1950, S. 2623d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 119, 348; P.A. 87-29, S. 1, 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 87-29 deleted language permitting gas sales by pipeline companies in gas franchise areas upon consent of the franchise holders, required prior approval of the department of public utility control for all such sales, and directed the department to consider the impact on gas companies and their customers prior to granting such approval; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-270. - Transportation of natural gas; declaration of public interest.

It is hereby declared that the business of transporting natural gas within the state by interstate or intrastate natural gas pipeline companies is affected with the public interest and that the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the state require regulation in matters relating to the transportation of natural gas to the extent hereinafter provided.
(1951, S. 2624d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-271. - Powers of authority.

In order to effectuate the policies and provisions of sections 16-270 to 16-280, inclusive, and, when deemed necessary, to obtain uniformity in the formulation, administration and enforcement of any order, ruling or regulation issued thereunder, or promulgated by the duly constituted authority of the United States, pertaining to the regulating or handling of natural gas, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may confer, cooperate and enter into compacts with such United States authority; avail itself of records and facilities of, and make available records and facilities to, such United States authority; conduct joint investigations and hold joint hearings; issue orders, rulings and regulations jointly or concurrently with, or complementary to those issued by, such United States authority; and collaborate with such United States authority and others in the development and operation of measures for the increased safety of the transportation and distribution of natural gas within the state.
(1951, S. 2625d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 120, 348; P.A. 90-51, S. 2; P.A. 99-31, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 90-51 added new Subsec. (b) allowing adoption of regulations establishing intrastate gas pipeline safety standards and new Subsec. (c) authorizing department to issue waiver of federal safety standards; P.A. 99-31 made former Subsec. (a) the entire section and deleted former Subsecs. (b) and (c); pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-272. - Authority of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority as to corporation holding certificate under federal act.

Any corporation organized under the laws of this state or of any other state of the United States for the purposes of constructing or operating a natural gas pipeline, which corporation holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under the provisions of the federal Natural Gas Act, authorizing such corporation to construct or operate a natural gas pipeline or pipelines and appurtenant facilities within the state, shall be subject to the authority of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in respect to its pipeline, equipment and manner of operation as they relate to the safety of the public and of the employees of said corporation in the same manner as are Connecticut public service companies, provided the authority of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall not be inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of the federal Natural Gas Act, as amended, or any rules, orders, regulations or certificates of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant thereto.
(1951, S. 2626d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 121, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
Cited. 162 C. 51.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-273. - Complaints of defects in equipment.

Any person or any town, city or borough may make a complaint in writing to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority of any defects in any portion of the pipeline, plant or equipment of any natural gas pipeline company or concerning any manner of operating such gas pipeline by reason of which the public safety or the health or safety of employees is endangered; and if he or it so requests, the name of the complainant shall not be divulged, unless in the opinion of the authority the complaint is such that publicity is demanded.
(1951, S. 2627d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 122, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-274. - Hearing on complaint.

Upon receipt of such complaint, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall fix a time and place for hearing thereon and shall give notice thereof to all parties in interest and shall make such further investigation into the alleged conditions as it deems necessary. If upon such hearing the authority finds the conditions to be dangerous to public safety or to the safety of employees, it shall make such order as may be necessary to remedy the same and shall furnish a copy of such order to the complainant upon request. If the authority finds that the complaint is not justified, it shall so notify the complainant in writing, by registered or certified letter, specifying the reasons for such finding and shall file a copy of such notification in the office of the authority. Any such hearing and investigation or order entered pursuant thereto shall not be inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of the federal Natural Gas Act, as amended, or any rules, orders, regulations or certificates of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant thereto.
(1951, S. 2628d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 123, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-275. - Submission of plans to authority.

Not less than thirty days before the commencement of actual construction or installation, any such corporation shall submit to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority information concerning the engineering design of its pipeline and the standards of construction which it proposes to follow and any other such information as the authority deems necessary, so that it may determine whether the public safety and the safety of the employees of such company are being protected. If the authority finds as a result of its investigation that any part of the engineering design does not conform to the minimum standards of the American Standard Code for Pressure Piping, promulgated by the American Standards Association of New York, New York, or that the condition of any part of the equipment or the manner of operation thereof is such that it is dangerous to the public safety or the safety of the employees, it shall make such order as may be necessary to remedy the same and shall furnish a copy of such order to the company.
(1951, S. 2629d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 124, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-276. - Submission of map to authority.

Any such company, as soon as it has definitely established a route, but in any event not less than ninety days before the commencement of actual construction or installation, shall submit to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and to the governing body of each town through which it is proposed that such route shall pass, for their information, a map approved as to form by the authority, clearly setting forth the proposed route to be followed.
(1951, S. 2630d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 125, 348; P.A. 87-578, S. 5, 6; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 87-578 changed submission deadline from 30 to 90 days; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-277. - Other applicable statutes.

The provisions of sections 16-7 to 16-10, inclusive, 16-17, 16-25, 16-35 to 16-40, inclusive, and 16-229 to 16-231, inclusive, shall apply to any company constructing or operating a natural gas pipeline.
(1951, S. 2631d; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 92.)
History: 1971 act deleted reference to repealed Sec. 53-124.
Cited. 143 C. 109; 162 C. 53.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-278. - Compliance with orders.

Any corporation subject to this chapter shall comply immediately with any order of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority made in accordance with section 16-271, 16-274 or 16-275 and any company failing to comply with any such order shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each offense and shall reimburse any person whose property is damaged as a result of such failure for the amount of such property damage and shall be liable in double damages for any injury resulting to any person from such failure.
(1951, S. 2632d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 126, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-279. - Interstate or foreign commerce not affected.

No provision of sections 16-270 to 16-280, inclusive, or of any order or regulation thereunder shall apply or be construed to apply to interstate or foreign commerce, except so far as such provision may be effective pursuant to the Constitution of the United States under the laws of the United States enacted thereunder.
(1951, S. 2633d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-280. - Copy of certificate issued under federal act to be filed with secretary.

Any corporation which intends to construct or operate any natural gas pipeline within this state shall file with the Secretary of the State a certified copy of the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to such corporation under the federal Natural Gas Act, such filing to be at least thirty days before the start of construction.
(1951, S. 2634d.)
See Sec. 16-264 re filing of certificate of public convenience and necessity.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-280a. - Definitions.

As used in sections 16-280a to 16-280f, inclusive:
(1) “Person” means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, municipality or cooperative association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof;
(2) “Gas” means natural gas, flammable gas or gas which is toxic or corrosive;
(3) “Transportation of gas” means the gathering, transmission or distribution of gas by pipeline or its storage;
(4) “Pipeline facilities” includes, without limitation, new and existing pipe rights-of-way and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation;
(5) “Municipality” means a city, county, or any other political subdivision of the state;
(6) “Authority” means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority;
(7) “Federal act” means 49 USC Chapter 601.
(1971, P.A. 429, S. 1; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 127, 348; P.A. 95-79, S. 52, 189; P.A. 99-31, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 95-79 redefined “person” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; P.A. 99-31 made technical changes in definitions of “department” and “federal act”; (Revisor's note: In 2005, a reference to Sec. “16-280g” in the introductory clause was changed editorially by the Revisors to “16-280f” to reflect the repeal of Sec. 16-280g by P.A. 04-103); pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, in Subdiv. (6) effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-280b. - Violation of federal safety standards prohibited. Regulations. Waiver of safety standards.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who engages in the transportation of gas or maintains pipeline facilities or owns any pipeline facilities within the state to violate any of the safety standards established by the Secretary of Transportation of the United States for the transportation of gas and pipeline facilities pursuant to the provisions of the federal act or any regulations adopted by the authority pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section.
(b) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, establishing intrastate gas pipeline safety standards, which may be more specific than federal standards where appropriate in relation to local circumstances or conditions and consistent with public safety, provided such standards recognize alternative instrumentalities and methodologies for achieving federal safety objectives and do not foreclose utilization of alternative instrumentalities and methodologies that conform to national engineering standards or industry practices.
(c) The authority may issue a waiver of any federal safety standards or any regulations adopted by the authority pursuant to subsection (b) of this section in individual cases where warranted by local circumstances or conditions, consistent with public safety and authorized under the federal act.
(1971, P.A. 429, S. 2; P.A. 99-31, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 22-20, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 99-31 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and made technical changes therein, inserted new Subsec. (b) re adoption of intrastate gas pipeline safety standards and inserted new Subsec. (c) re waiver of standards; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 22-20 amended Subsec. (c) by adding “any” before “federal safety standards” and adding reference to regulations adopted by the authority.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-280c. - Federal safety standards adopted as state standards.

The federal safety standards applicable to the transportation of gas established under the provisions of the federal act, contained in 49 CFR 191 to 49 CFR 193, inclusive, and 49 CFR 199, as the same are, from time to time, made effective, or any regulation adopted by the authority pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 16-280b shall be the standards of the state.
(1971, P.A. 429, S. 3; P.A. 99-31, S. 4; P.A. 13-5, S. 20; P.A. 22-20, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 99-31 added reference to any regulation adopted by department and made a technical change; P.A. 13-5 replaced “department” with “authority”, effective May 8, 2013; P.A. 22-20 deleted reference to pipeline facilities, added references to 49 CFR 191 to 49 CFR 193 and 49 CFR 199 and made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-280d. - Records, reports and inspection.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall require any person that owns any pipeline facilities or that engages in the transportation of gas or maintains pipeline facilities within the state to maintain such records, make such reports and provide such inspections as are required by the federal act or by any regulation adopted by the authority pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 16-280b. If the authority investigates an accident involving such a pipeline facility, the operator of the facility shall make available to the authority all records and information that pertain to the accident, including, but not limited to, integrity management plans or test results, and shall afford all reasonable assistance to the authority in the investigation of the accident. The authority may require the filing of such information as is necessary to determine compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
(1971, P.A. 429, S. 4; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 128, 348; P.A. 99-31, S. 5; P.A. 00-53, S. 7; P.A. 01-49, S. 11; P.A. 04-103, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 99-31 made technical changes, added reference to any regulation adopted by the department, and authorized department to require filing of information as necessary to determine compliance; P.A. 00-53 made technical changes; P.A. 01-49 made a technical change; P.A. 04-103 added provision requiring operator to make available records and to offer assistance during an investigation of an accident by the department; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-280e. - Penalties.

(a) Any person that violates any provision of the federal act, any regulation issued under the federal act, any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the authority pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 16-280b, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed the higher of the maximum civil penalty provided under 49 USC 60122(a), as amended, or 49 CFR 190.223(a), as amended from time to time.
(b) Any such civil penalty may be compromised by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. In determining the amount of such penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the authority shall consider the criteria set forth in 49 USC 60122(b), as amended.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the penalties available under section 16-33.
(1971, P.A. 429, S. 5; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 129, 348; P.A. 90-51, S. 3; P.A. 99-31, S. 6; P.A. 00-53, S. 8; P.A. 04-103, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 22-20, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 90-51 increased penalty for violations of federal act from $1,000 to $10,000 per day with the maximum penalty increased from $200,000 to $500,000; P.A. 99-31 amended Subsec. (a) by changing civil penalty from $10,000 to $25,000 and adding reference to any regulation adopted by the department, and amended Subsec. (b) by deleting former penalty considerations and requiring department to consider criteria set forth in federal act when determining penalty; P.A. 00-53 made a technical change in Subsec. (a); P.A. 04-103 amended Subsec. (a) to replace maximum $25,000 per day civil penalty and maximum $500,000 civil penalty with maximum civil penalty provided under federal law, and added Subsec. (c) re penalties available under Sec. 16-33; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 22-20 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to 49 CFR 190.233(a) and by changing the maximum penalty to the higher of the two identified federal penalties.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-280f. - Injunction. Enforcement of standards.

(a) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to restrain violations of sections 16-280a to 16-280e, inclusive, or to enforce standards established under the federal act upon petition of the appropriate state's attorney, upon complaint of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Whenever practicable, the authority shall give notice to any person against whom an action for injunctive relief is contemplated and afford him an opportunity to present his views; and, except in the case of a knowing and wilful violation, the authority shall afford him reasonable opportunity to achieve compliance. However, the failure to give such notice and afford such opportunity shall not preclude the granting of appropriate relief.
(b) In any proceeding for criminal contempt for violation of an injunction or restraining order issued under this section, which violation also constitutes a violation of the federal act, trial shall be by the court.
(c) Actions under subsection (a) of this section may be brought in the judicial district wherein any act or transaction constituting the violation occurred, or in the judicial district wherein the defendant is found or is an inhabitant or transacts business.
(1971, P.A. 429, S. 6; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 80-482, S. 130, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; (Revisor's note: In 2005, a reference to “16-280g” in Subsec. (a) was changed editorially by the Revisors to “16-280e” to reflect the repeal of Sec. 16-280g by P.A. 04-103); pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-280g. - Facilities and transportation subject to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Section 16-280g is repealed, effective October 1, 2004.
(1971, P.A. 429, S. 7; P.A. 99-31, S. 7; P.A. 04-103, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines › Section 16-280h. - Filing of supply and transmission contracts or data with authority.

Each person, firm or corporation operating a natural gas pipeline, upon receipt of a written request from the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, shall file with the authority a copy of (1) each contract with a producer for the supply of natural gas for the state and each contract with a gas company, as defined in section 16-1, or any other person, firm or corporation for the transmission of natural gas to the state, or (2) the current data required to be filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concerning the cost of natural gas available for sale by the natural gas pipeline in the state, including the most recent purchased gas tariff adjustment. Each such contract or such data shall be filed with the authority not later than thirty days after receipt of such written request.
(P.A. 83-211, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-39, S. 1, 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 84-39 allowed filing of data in lieu of contracts and required filing to be made only upon request of department of public utility control; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 285 - Motor Carriers of Property for Hire (See Chapter 245c) › Section 16-281a. - Transfer of powers and duties.

Section 16-281a is repealed, effective June 6, 2014.
(P.A. 88-249, S. 2, 9; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-134, S. 130.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-330. - Definition.

Section 16-330 is repealed.
(1963, P.A. 425, S. 1; P.A. 85-292, S. 3; 85-509, S. 10, 11.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-330a. - Definitions.

As used in this section, section 16-49 and 16-330b to 16-330g, inclusive:
(1) “Broadband Internet access service” means a mass-market retail service by wire that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all Internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service, but excluding dial-up Internet access service;
(2) “Broadband Internet access service provider” means any person or entity that provides broadband Internet access service through facilities occupying public highways or streets authorized by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, including through a certificate of public convenience and necessity, a certificate of video franchise authority, a certificate of cable franchise authority, or as a certified telecommunications provider;
(3) “Digital equity” means a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for participation in society, democracy and the economy of the state;
(4) “Digital literacy” means the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills;
(5) “Distressed municipality” has the same meaning as provided in section 32-9p;
(6) “Shapefile” means a digital storage format containing geospatial or location-based data and attribute information (A) regarding the availability of broadband Internet access service, and (B) that can be viewed, edited, and mapped in geographic information system software; and
(7) “Unserved area” means an area, not larger than a United States census block, as determined in accordance with the most recent United States census, identified on the broadband map developed pursuant to section 16-330b, where broadband Internet access service with download speeds of at least twenty-five megabits per second and upload speeds of at least three megabits per second is not available from at least one broadband Internet access service provider.
(P.A. 21-159, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 21-159 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-330c. - Broadband Internet access service grant program. Report. Report to Governor.

(a) On or before January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish and administer a grant program, subject to the availability of federal funding, to support the deployment of broadband Internet access service. The commissioner shall establish criteria consistent with any requirement of federal law for the grants, including, but not limited to, (1) application requirements, (2) applicant eligibility, (3) addressing unserved areas in distressed municipalities, (4) broadband Internet access service speed, and (5) an applicant's commitment to pay at least twenty per cent of the costs for any project entered into pursuant to this section with such applicant's own funding, provided such funding does not derive from government grants, loans or subsidies to said applicant. In awarding such grants, the commissioner may give priority to applicants based on the percentage of said applicant's commitment to cost sharing. The commissioner may deny applications from broadband Internet access service providers that do not provide information to the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to subsection (c) of section 16-330b or to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection (b) of section 16-330d. The commissioner may employ outside consultants in developing and implementing said grant program.
(b) On or before January 1, 2023, and every year thereafter for a period of five years after receiving a grant pursuant to this section, the recipient of such grant shall submit a report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection concerning the status of such recipient's broadband Internet access service deployment and other information deemed relevant by the commissioner.
(c) On or before December 1, 2022, and every two years thereafter, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management, the Office of State Broadband, the Commission for Educational Technology and other state agencies deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall report to the Governor concerning (1) the grants awarded pursuant to this section, (2) the status and progress made toward a state-wide goal of attaining universal access to (A) broadband Internet download speeds of one gigabit per second; and (B) broadband Internet upload speeds of one hundred megabits per second, and (3) broadband Internet access service adoption rates, the price and nonprice barriers to broadband adoption and digital equity. Such report shall include recommendations to overcome any such barriers, including, but not limited to, addressing issues of digital literacy and affordability.
(P.A. 21-159, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 21-159 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-330d. - Federal funding opportunities for broadband Internet access service deployment. Notification.

(a) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall maintain, on the department's Internet web site, a public listing of federal funding opportunities to facilitate the deployment of broadband Internet access service in the state.
(b) Not later than ninety days after each such opportunity is listed, each broadband Internet access service provider shall notify the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, to the extent permittable under applicable federal law, rules or guidelines, whether such provider applied or intends to apply for such opportunity.
(1) If such provider applied or intends to apply for such opportunity, such provider shall notify the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, of the municipalities where broadband deployment would be facilitated. Each broadband Internet access service provider that applies for such funding shall, to the extent permittable under federal law, rules or guidelines, provide the department with a copy of the application. Any application provided by such provider pursuant to this subparagraph shall be deemed a trade secret and exempt from public disclosure pursuant to section 1-210.
(2) If such provider did not apply or does not intend to apply for such opportunity, such provider shall notify the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, of the reasons for such determination to the extent permittable under applicable federal law, rules or guidelines.
(P.A. 21-159, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 21-159 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-330e. - Access by broadband Internet service providers to occupied buildings.

Each broadband Internet access service provider shall have the same right of access to an occupied building, as defined in section 16-247l, as afforded to certified telecommunications service providers under section 16-247l.
(P.A. 21-159, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 21-159 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-330f. - State Building Code revisions. Minimum broadband Internet access service infrastructure requirements for new construction or major alterations of a commercial or multifamily building.

The State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee shall, in accordance with section 29-252b, revise the State Building Code to include provisions requiring buildings that qualify as a new construction or a major alteration of a commercial or multifamily building to include a minimum infrastructure requirement to support broadband Internet access service. The State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee shall define such minimum infrastructure requirements in such revisions.
(P.A. 21-159, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 21-159 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-331aa. - Imposition of civil penalties by authority.

A holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority, and the officers, agents and employees of such cable franchise authority, shall obey, observe and comply with sections 16-331q to 16-331aa, inclusive, and each applicable order made by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority pursuant to sections 16-331q to 16-331aa, inclusive. A holder of a cable franchise authority certificate that the authority finds has failed to obey or comply with sections 16-331q to 16-331aa, inclusive, or any applicable order made by the authority pursuant thereto may be fined, by order of the authority, not more than ten thousand dollars for each offense. Each distinct violation of any such order shall be a separate offense and, in the case of a continued violation, each day thereof shall be deemed a separate offense. The authority shall impose any such civil penalty in accordance with the procedure established in section 16-41. If such penalty is imposed, it shall be the sole remedy for such violation. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall also have the authority to revoke the certificate of cable franchise authority if the holder of the certificate is found, after an authority hearing with notice to all interested parties, to be in substantial noncompliance with the requirements of law or authority orders.
(P.A. 07-253, S. 24; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-331b. - Members of community antenna advisory councils to serve without compensation.

Members of community antenna advisory councils established pursuant to section 16-331 shall serve without compensation. For the purposes of this section compensation shall include the receipt of any free or discounted cable television service, either basic or premium.
(P.A. 89-182, S. 1.)