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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 16-333i. - Procedures for restoring interrupted service and improving substandard service.

(a) Each community antenna television company, as defined in section 16-1, for the purpose of restoring interrupted service and improving substandard service, have on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, one or more persons qualified to repair community antenna television systems, as defined in section 16-1, and facilities and equipment owned by the company and located on a subscriber's premises, including but not limited to, community antenna television receiving equipment and directly associated equipment.
(b) Each such company shall restore interrupted service not later than twenty-four hours after being notified by a subscriber that service has been interrupted, unless (1) service cannot be restored until another public service company, as defined in section 16-1, repairs facilities owned by such public service company and leased to, or required for the operation of, the community antenna television company, (2) the interruption was caused by an act of God, or (3) the community antenna television company is unable to restore service within twenty-four hours due to extenuating circumstances. In the event of such extenuating circumstances, the company shall restore service as soon as feasible and then submit a written notice to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority indicating that service has been restored and explaining the nature of the extenuating circumstances.
(c) As used in this section, “interrupted service” means the loss of premium or basic monthly community antenna service or any portion of such service.
(d) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, not later than November 1, 1984, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, defining “substandard service” for the purposes of this section.
(P.A. 84-240, S. 1, 4; P.A. 85-509, S. 9, 11; P.A. 88-202, S. 6; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 85-509, in Subsec. (a), substituted definitional reference to Sec. 16-330 with reference to Sec. 16-1; P.A. 88-202 deleted the provision in Subsec. (a) which limited applicability to community antenna television companies with more than ten thousand customers; 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 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-333j. - Community access support. Investigation. Standards. Monitoring by advisory councils.

Section 16-333j is repealed, effective October 1, 1998.
(P.A. 84-466, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-292, S. 2; P.A. 98-121, S. 14.)
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 16-333k. - Office operating requirements. Office hours. Complaint or dispute procedures.

Each community antenna television system shall: (1) Operate a business office in the franchise area or in an immediately adjacent franchise area if approved by the authority that shall be open during normal business hours, (2) operate sufficient telephone lines, including a toll-free number or any other free calling option, as approved by the authority, staffed by a company customer service representative during normal business hours for any community antenna television system, having less than thirty thousand customers, and from 9 o'clock a.m. until 11 o'clock p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 o'clock a.m. until 1 o'clock p.m. Saturday for any community antenna television system, having more than thirty thousand customers, to receive subscriber inquiries, complaints, repair requests, requests for billing adjustments and other service-related requests, (3) connect each such call to a company customer service representative within two minutes during normal business hours, unless there is an emergency in which case the customer should receive a recorded message describing the problem and offering assistance, (4) provide for an answering service to receive such inquiries, complaints, and requests during such times when the company is not required to staff a toll-free number or any other free calling option, as approved by the authority, (5) have sufficient personnel on duty as required by subdivision (2) of this section to receive subscriber inquiries, complaints, repair requests, requests for billing adjustments and other service-related requests and to respond to all such inquiries, complaints and requests not later than the close of the next business day after receipt thereof, except as provided by section 16-333i, (6) keep adequate records of all complaints and their final disposition, which shall be in such form as the authority prescribes, and (7) follow the written procedures for resolving subscriber complaints and billing disputes, in accordance with subsection (d) of section 16-333l and such additional requirements as the authority shall prescribe, and provide a copy of such procedures to each subscriber at the time of the initial subscription and at least annually thereafter.
(P.A. 88-202, S. 3; P.A. 13-5, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 13-5 replaced “department” with “authority” and made technical changes, effective May 8, 2013.
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 16-333m. - Limitations on charges for disconnection or downgrade of service.

No charge may be imposed by any such company in any case where a subscriber requests a total disconnection of service. No charge that exceeds the cost to the company may be imposed by any such company in any case in which the subscriber requests a downgrade of service. The subscriber, after the date of his request for disconnection or downgrade, shall not be required to pay for any service in the case of a total disconnection or any service option requested to be eliminated, unless the subscriber prevents the company from disconnecting service within a reasonable time.
(P.A. 88-202, S. 8; P.A. 98-121, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 98-121 deleted former Subsec. (a) concerning notification, removed Subsec. (b) designator and added prohibition on charging amount that exceeds costs for downgrading service.
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 16-333n. - Penalty for reduction of community antenna television service without notice.

If a community antenna television company, as defined in section 16-1, reduces the programming selection of a basic or premium service package, without providing notice to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, as required in section 16-333f, it shall provide customers with a credit for failing to provide the cable programming package or selection as advertised or represented to the customer. Such credit shall be equal to the pro rata cost to the subscriber of the programming removed from the basic or premium package and the amount of such credit shall be submitted to and approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and shall continue until such time as the company complies with statutory notice requirements.
(P.A. 89-182, S. 4; P.A. 98-121, S. 13; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 98-121 made a technical change; 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 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-333o. - Rate regulation of community antenna television systems.

Upon the enactment of federal legislation authorizing rate regulation of community antenna television companies, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall proceed to implement such rate regulation as soon as practicable. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall develop a schedule and plan to implement such rate regulation and shall submit them to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public utilities within ninety days of enactment of the federal legislation.
(P.A. 92-137, S. 6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 8, 121; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 made a technical change, effective June 24, 1998; 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 289 - Broadband Internet Access Service Providers, Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers › Section 16-333p. - Broadcast television station markets. Request to Federal Communications Commission.

On or before July 1, 1993, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall submit in writing to the Federal Communications Commission a request that each Connecticut community located in a broadcast television station market outside of Connecticut be included as an additional community within a Connecticut broadcast television station market, in accordance with the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, P.L. 102-385.
(P.A. 93-53, S. 2, 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 93-53, S. 2 effective May 12, 1993; 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 290 - Connecticut Transportation Authority › Section 16-334 to 16-337a. - Declaration of policy. “Person” defined. Transportation authority: Powers and duties. Acquisition of property for rail services.

Sections 16-334 to 16-337a, inclusive, are repealed.
(1963, P.A. 639, S. 1
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5; February, 1965, P.A. 6, S. 1, 3; 487, S. 1, 2; 1967, P.A. 320; 423, S. 1
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4; 1969, P.A. 1, S. 1; 127, S. 1
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6; 768, S. 263.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 291 - Tri-State Regional Planning Compact (Repealed) › Section 16-339 to 16-341. - Tri-State Regional Planning Compact.

Sections 16-339 to 16-341, inclusive, are repealed.
(February, 1965, P.A. 413, S. 1
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3; 1967, P.A. 539; 1969, P.A. 39, S. 1; 768, S. 245; 1971, P.A. 450, S. 1; P.A. 73-679, S. 37, 43; P.A. 74-338, S. 31, 94; P.A. 75-537, S. 50, 55; P.A. 76-112; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 78-174, S. 1
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3; P.A. 79-31, S. 15, 17; 79-399, S. 1
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6; P.A. 81-463, S. 9, 10.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 291 - Tri-State Regional Planning Compact (Repealed) › Section 16-341a. - Revocation of membership on the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission and participation in the Tri-State Regional Planning Compact.

Section 16-341a is repealed.
(P.A. 81-463, S. 6, 8, 10; P.A. 95-217, S. 9.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 292 - Connecticut-New York Railroad Passenger Transportation Compact › Section 16-344. - Exemption from state regulation and state and local tax.

(a) Mass transportation and railroad service operated pursuant to this compact shall be exempt from state regulation.
(b) During such time as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a state agency of the state of New York, or any subsidiary corporation of said authority shall operate the New Haven commuter railroad service under and by virtue of an interstate compact between the state of Connecticut and the state of New York, none of the authority's activities conducted within the boundaries of the state of Connecticut for or in connection with the operation, maintenance, repair or improvement of such service or of the agency's facilities shall be subject to any state or local tax, nor shall any state or local tax be imposed upon the possession, sale, storage, acceptance, consumption or other use of tangible personal property, including but not limited to motor fuels, by said authority or upon the rendering of services to said authority, for such operation, maintenance, repair or improvement. The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall provide exemption certificates, prepared by him, to the authority enabling it to avail itself of the benefits of this provision, but such benefits shall not be conditioned upon the preparation, issuance or acceptance of any such certificate.
(1969, P.A. 46, S. 2; P.A. 88-134, S. 2, 3.)
History: P.A. 88-134 added Subsec. (b) re exemption of any of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's activities conducted in the state from any state or local tax, effective May 6, 1988, and applicable to assessment year commencing October 1, 1988, and thereafter.
Since section specifically refers to “state regulation”, it is controlling as an exception to the Environmental Protection Act, which is general in its terms. 166 C. 337.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-346. - Compliance with chapter required prior to excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition.

No person, public agency or public utility shall engage in excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition without having first ascertained the location of all underground facilities of public utilities in the area of such excavation, discharge or demolition in the manner prescribed in this chapter and in such regulations as the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall adopt pursuant to section 16-357.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 2; P.A. 87-71, S. 2; P.A. 13-5, S. 23; P.A. 14-94, S. 39.)
History: P.A. 87-71 made technical changes and added reference to Sec. 16-357; P.A. 13-5 replaced “department” with “authority”, effective May 8, 2013; P.A. 14-94 added reference to demolition, deleted provision limiting scope to areas at or near location of a public utility underground facility and made technical changes, effective October 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-347. - Public utilities to register with central clearinghouse.

A public utility shall register with the central clearinghouse the geographic areas in which it owns or operates underground facilities, by reference to a standard mapping system, to be established by the central clearinghouse, and the title, address and telephone number of its representative designated to receive the notice required by section 16-349.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 3; 77-614, S. 162, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 164, 348; P.A. 81-146, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-94, S. 40.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 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. 81-146 exempted storm sewers from filing requirements; 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; P.A. 14-94 replaced provision re filing with Public Utilities Regulatory Authority with provision re registering with central clearinghouse, deleted exception re facilities for storm sewers and made technical changes, effective October 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-348. - Central clearinghouse. Apportionment of costs.

The public utilities of the state shall, under the direction of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, organize and operate a central clearinghouse within the state for receiving and giving the notices required by section 16-349. The authority shall apportion the cost of this service equitably among the public utilities, except a city, town or borough that owns or operates only a sanitary sewer or water facilities.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 4; 77-614, S. 162, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 165, 348; P.A. 81-146, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-94, S. 41.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 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. 81-146 exempted sanitary sewer and water facilities owned or operated by a city, town or borough from being apportioned and limited apportionment generally to those facilities registered with department under Sec. 16-347; 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. 14-94 deleted provision re underground facilities registered as provided in Sec. 16-347 and reworded provision re exception for sanitary sewer or water facilities owned or operated by a city, town or borough, effective October 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-349. - Notice of proposed excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition.

Except as provided in section 16-352, a person, public agency or public utility responsible for excavating, discharging explosives or demolishing shall notify the central clearinghouse of such proposed excavation, discharge or demolition in the manner prescribed by regulations adopted pursuant to section 16-357. Such notice shall include the name, address and telephone number of the person, public agency or public utility performing the excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition and the date, location and type of excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives. The central clearinghouse shall immediately transmit such information to the public utilities whose facilities may be affected. In the event the proposed excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives has not been completed within the allotted time frame prescribed by regulation of such notification, or the excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives will be expanded outside of the location originally specified in such notification, the person, public agency or public utility responsible for such excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives shall again notify the central clearinghouse in the manner prescribed by regulations adopted pursuant to section 16-357.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 5; 77-614, S. 162, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 166, 348; P.A. 87-71, S. 3, 13; P.A. 14-94, S. 42.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 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. 87-71 made technical changes, eliminated the option of providing notice of excavation or demolition to the department of public utility control, and required additional notice if the excavation or demolition has not commenced within 30 days of the original notice or will expand outside the location originally specified; P.A. 14-94 deleted provisions re excavating or discharging explosives at or near the location of public utility facilities and re demolishing a structure containing a public utility facility, replaced provisions re notice with references to regulations adopted pursuant to Sec. 16-357, replaced provision re commencement within 30 days with provision re completion within time frame prescribed by regulation, and made conforming changes, effective October 1, 2015.
See Sec. 16-356 re penalty for failure to give required notice.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-350. - Permits to require compliance with chapter. Evidence re.

Any permit issued by a public agency for excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives shall require compliance with this chapter. No such permit shall be issued by any public agency unless such public agency receives satisfactory evidence from the person, public agency or public utility seeking such permit that the requirements of this chapter have been met. Such evidence shall be obtained from the central clearinghouse and shall be in such form as the authority may prescribe by regulations pursuant to section 16-357.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 6; P.A. 87-71, S. 4; P.A. 13-5, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 87-71 required evidence of compliance with chapter 293 to be obtained from the central clearinghouse and furnished to the appropriate public agency prior to the issuance of any permit for excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives; P.A. 13-5 replaced “department” with “authority”, effective May 8, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-351. - Information and assistance re location of underground facilities.

A public utility receiving notice pursuant to section 16-349 shall inform the person, public agency or public utility proposing to excavate, discharge explosives or demolish of the approximate location of its underground facilities in the area in such manner as will enable such person, public agency or public utility to establish the actual location of the underground facilities, and shall provide such other assistance in establishing the actual location of the underground facilities as the authority may require by regulations adopted pursuant to section 16-357. Such person, public agency or public utility shall designate the area of the proposed excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives as the authority may prescribe by regulations adopted pursuant to section 16-357. The public utility receiving notice shall mark the approximate location of its underground facilities in such manner and using such methods, including color coding, as the authority may prescribe by regulations adopted pursuant to section 16-357. If the actual location of the underground facilities cannot be established, the person, public agency or public utility shall so notify the public utility whose facilities may be affected, which shall provide such further assistance as may be needed to determine the actual location of the underground facilities in advance of the proposed excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 7; 77-614, S. 162, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 167, 348; P.A. 87-71, S. 5; 87-589, S. 61, 87; P.A. 13-5, S. 25; P.A. 14-94, S. 43.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 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. 87-71 made technical changes and revised provisions concerning the marking of the location of underground utility facilities; P.A. 87-589 added “as the department may prescribe by regulation”; P.A. 13-5 replaced “department” with “authority”, effective May 8, 2013; P.A. 14-94 replaced “precise location” with “actual location” and made technical changes, effective October 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-352. - Emergency excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives.

(a) In case of emergency involving danger to life, health or property or which requires immediate correction to continue the operation of a major industrial plant, or to assure the continuity of public utility service, excavation or demolition without explosives may be made without notice required by section 16-349 provided notice thereof is given as soon as reasonably possible.
(b) In case of an emergency involving an immediate and substantial danger of death or serious personal injury, explosives may be discharged if notice thereof is given at any time before discharge.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 8; P.A. 14-94, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 14-94 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re two-day notice and provision re notice provided by telephone, effective October 1, 2015.
See Sec. 16-356 re penalty for failure to give required notice.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-353. - Relation of chapter to permits and other laws.

Except as provided in section 16-350 this chapter shall not be construed to affect or impair local ordinances, charters or other provisions of law requiring permits to be obtained before excavating in a public highway or to demolish structures on private property, nor shall it be construed to grant to any person or public agency any rights not specifically provided by this chapter. A permit from a public agency shall not relieve any person from responsibility for complying with the provisions of this chapter. The failure of any person who has been granted a permit to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to impose any liability upon the public agency issuing the permit.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 9.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-354. - Care to be exercised near underground facilities. Notification and abatement of hazards. Power to stop work re.

A person, public agency or public utility responsible for excavating, discharging explosives or demolition shall exercise reasonable care when working in proximity to the underground facilities of any public utility and shall comply with such safety standards and other requirements as the authority shall prescribe by regulations adopted pursuant to section 16-357. If the facilities are likely to be exposed, such support shall be provided as may be reasonably necessary for protection of the facilities. If excavation is within the approximate location of facilities containing combustible or hazardous fluids or gases, only hand digging or soft digging shall be employed. As used in this section, “soft digging” means a nonmechanical and nondestructive process used to excavate and evacuate soils at a controlled rate, using high pressure water or air jet to break up the soil, often in conjunction with a high power vacuum unit to extract the soil without damaging the facilities. In the event that an immediate life-threatening hazard resulting from a wilful violation of this chapter, or of such regulations adopted pursuant to section 16-357, is identified, the utility commissioners, as defined in section 16-1, or their designees, shall immediately notify the person, public agency or public utility responsible for excavating, discharging explosives or demolition of said hazard and violation. Upon receipt of such notification, the person, public agency or public utility responsible for excavating, discharging explosives or demolition shall promptly abate said hazard and violation. In the event that said hazard and violation is not abated in a reasonable time frame, the utility commissioners, or their designees, shall have the authority to cause the excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition to cease immediately until said hazard and violation have been abated.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 10; P.A. 87-71, S. 6; P.A. 13-5, S. 26; P.A. 14-94, S. 45; P.A. 22-20, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 87-71 required persons, public agencies and public utilities to comply with department of public utility control safety standards and requirements for working near underground utility facilities; P.A. 13-5 replaced “department” with “authority”, effective May 8, 2013; P.A. 14-94 deleted provision re support to be provided for protection of exposed facilities, replaced provision re gas facilities likely to be exposed with provision re excavation within approximate location of facilities containing combustible or hazardous fluids or gases, added reference to and defined “soft digging”, and made a technical change, effective October 1, 2015; P.A. 22-20 added provisions re notification by the utility commissioners or their designees of certain hazards, mandatory abatement of the hazards, and the utility commissioners' or designees' authority to stop work if the hazards are not abated in a reasonable time frame.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-355. - Procedure when contact is made with or damage is suspected or done to underground facilities.

When any contact is made with or any damage is suspected or done to any underground facility of a public utility, the person, public agency or public utility responsible for the operations causing the contact, suspected damage or damage shall immediately notify the public utility whose facilities have been affected, which shall dispatch its own personnel as soon as reasonably possible to inspect the underground facility and, if necessary, effect temporary or permanent repairs. If a serious electrical short is occurring or if dangerous fluids or gas are escaping from a broken line, the person, public agency or public utility responsible for the operations causing the damage shall alert all persons within the danger area and take all feasible steps to insure the public safety pending the arrival of repair personnel. As used in this section, “contact” includes, without limitation, the striking, scraping or denting, however slight, of any underground utility facility, including any underground utility facility protective coating, housing or other protective device. “Contact” does not include damage, as defined in section 16-345.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 11; P.A. 87-71, S. 7, 13; P.A. 14-94, S. 46.)
History: P.A. 87-71 required immediate notice to public utilities of any contact with or suspected damage to their underground facilities, required such public utilities to inspect such facilities as soon as possible, and defined the term “contact”; P.A. 14-94 redefined “contact” by deleting inclusion of structural or lateral support of an underground utility line, replacing “utility line” with “utility facility” and adding damage exclusion, effective October 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-356. - Civil penalty. Application for hearing.

Any person, public agency or public utility which the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing as provided in section 16-41, to have failed to comply with any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted under section 16-357 shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty of not more than forty thousand dollars, provided any violation involving the failure of a public utility to mark any approximate location of an underground utility facility correctly or within the time frames prescribed by regulation, which violation did not result in any property damage or personal injury and was not the result of an act of gross negligence on the part of the public utility, shall not result in a civil penalty of more than one thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in subsection (d) of section 16-41, the person, public agency or public utility receiving a notice of violation pursuant to subsection (c) of section 16-41 shall have thirty days from the date of receipt of the notice in which to deliver to the authority a written application for a hearing.
(P.A. 81-146, S. 3; P.A. 87-71, S. 8; P.A. 90-221, S. 9, 15; P.A. 04-43, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-94, S. 47.)
History: P.A. 87-71 added references to Sec. 16-41 and provided for a thirty-day period to request a hearing after receiving notice of violation; P.A. 90-221 made technical change in section; P.A. 04-43 changed maximum penalty from $10,000 to $40,000 and specified a maximum penalty of $1,000 for failure to mark the approximate location in cases where no property damage, personal injury or gross negligence occurred; 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; P.A. 14-94 replaced “underground facilities” with “underground utility facility” and made technical changes, effective October 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-357. - Regulations.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter. Such regulations shall be designed to protect the public safety and shall prescribe (1) the duties and responsibilities of persons, public agencies and public utilities with respect to excavating, discharging explosives or demolition in proximity to any public utility underground facility, and (2) a schedule establishing the amounts which may be assessed as civil penalties for violations of this chapter, as provided in section 16-356, based upon the nature and severity of the violation and the number of past violations, but not to exceed the maximum penalty contained in said section. The authority shall revise the regulations adopted pursuant to this section regarding a graduated schedule of civil penalties assessed pursuant to section 16-356 and the criteria by which the authority determines the amount of such civil penalties.
(P.A. 87-71, S. 9, 13; P.A. 04-43, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 04-43 added provision requiring department to revise regulations re civil penalties; 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 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives › Section 16-358 and 16-359. - Underground gas facilities report. Requirements re. Compliance and enforcement report.

Sections 16-358 and 16-359 are repealed, effective October 1, 2022.
(P.A. 87-71, S. 10–13; P.A. 96-46, S. 4, 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 9, 10, 121; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-247, S. 312; P.A. 22-20, S. 13.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › Chapter 295 - Energy Planning › Section 16a-1. - Legislative findings and purpose.

It is found and declared that a shortage of energy supplies and resources exists in the state and the United States and that a critical shortage may be imminent, that the existence of such shortage is inimical to the public health, safety and welfare of the people of the state, that there is a necessity to implement the federal mandatory allocation order and other federal directives and federal statutes, establish contingency rationing plans for fuel oil, gasoline and other energy supplies and restrict the use of energy and that the necessity of enacting the provisions of this chapter to provide for equitable distribution and conservation of energy is declared as a matter of legislative determination.
(P.A. 74-285, S. 1, 20.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › Chapter 295 - Energy Planning › Section 16a-3. - Connecticut Energy Advisory Board.

Section 16a-3 is repealed, effective June 6, 2014.
(P.A. 74-285, S. 3, 4, 20; P.A. 76-337; P.A. 77-614, S. 56, 162, 284, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 83-487, S. 8, 33; P.A. 86-187, S. 8, 10; P.A. 87-496, S. 73, 110; P.A. 95-250, S. 20, 42; 95-309, S. 11, 12; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 03-140, S. 16; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(h); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 07-242, S. 53; P.A. 11-80, S. 1, 37; P.A. 13-298, S. 19; P.A. 14-94, S. 82; 14-134, S. 18.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › Chapter 295 - Energy Planning › Section 16a-3c. - Electric distribution companies' plans to build electric generation facilities.

(a) On and after July 1, 2011, if the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority does not receive and approve proposals sufficient to reach the goal set by the Integrated Resources Plan, the authority may order an electric distribution company to submit for the authority's review in a contested case proceeding, in accordance with chapter 54, a proposal to build and operate an electric generation facility in the state. An electric distribution company shall be eligible to recover its prudently incurred costs consistent with the principles set forth in section 16-19e for any generation project approved pursuant to this section.
(b) On or before January 1, 2008, the authority shall initiate a contested case proceeding to determine the costs and benefits of the state serving as the builder of last resort for the shortfall of megawatts from said request for proposal process.
(P.A. 07-242, S. 117; P.A. 11-80, S. 1, 40; P.A. 13-298, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 07-242 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 11-80 amended Subsec. (a) to change date from on and after July 1, 2009, to on and after July 1, 2011, to change “Department of Public Utility Control” to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, to change reference to plan to reference to integrated resources plan and to change “department” to “authority” and amended Subsec. (b) to change “department” to “authority”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-298 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re requests for proposals processes pursuant to Sec. 16a-3b and to make a technical change, effective July 8, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › Chapter 295 - Energy Planning › Section 16a-3f. - Solicitation re Class I renewable energy sources.

On or after January 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the procurement manager identified in subsection (l) of section 16-2, the Office of Consumer Counsel and the Attorney General, shall, in coordination with other states in the region of the regional independent system operator, as defined in section 16-1, or on the commissioner's own, solicit proposals, in one solicitation or multiple solicitations, from providers of Class I renewable energy sources, as defined in section 16-1, constructed on or after January 1, 2013. If the commissioner finds such proposals to be in the interest of ratepayers including, but not limited to, the delivered price of such sources, and consistent with the requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with section 22a-200a, and in accordance with the policy goals outlined in the Comprehensive Energy Strategy, adopted pursuant to section 16a-3d, the commissioner may select proposals from such resources to meet up to four per cent of the load distributed by the state's electric distribution companies. The commissioner may direct the electric distribution companies to enter into power purchase agreements for energy, capacity and environmental attributes, or any combination thereof, for periods of not more than twenty years. Certificates issued by the New England Power Pool Generation Information System for any Class I renewable energy sources procured under this section shall be sold in the New England Power Pool Generation Information System renewable energy credit market to be used by any electric supplier or electric distribution company to meet the requirements of section 16-245a. Any such agreement shall be subject to review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, which review shall commence upon the filing of the signed power purchase agreement with the authority. The authority shall issue a decision on such agreement not later than thirty days after such filing. In the event the authority does not issue a decision within thirty days after such agreement is filed with the authority, the agreement shall be deemed approved. The net costs of any such agreement, including costs incurred by the electric distribution companies under the agreement and reasonable costs incurred by the electric distribution companies in connection with the agreement, shall be recovered through a fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers of electric distribution companies.
(P.A. 13-303, S. 6; P.A. 14-94, S. 32.)
History: P.A. 13-303 effective June 5, 2013; P.A. 14-94 changed “may” to “shall” re commissioner's solicitation of proposals from renewable energy sources providers and reworded provision re net costs recovered by electric distribution companies pursuant to power purchase agreements, effective June 6, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › Chapter 295 - Energy Planning › Section 16a-3k. - Definitions.

For purposes of this section and sections 16-50k and 16a-3l: (1) “Core forest” means unfragmented forest land that is three hundred feet or greater from the boundary between forest land and nonforest land, as determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection; and (2) “prime farmland” means land that meets the criteria for prime farmland as described in 7 CFR 657, as amended from time to time.
(P.A. 17-218, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 17-218 effective July 1, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › Chapter 295 - Energy Planning › Section 16a-3l. - Solicitations re Class I renewable energy sources. Consideration of environmental impacts. Impacts to prime farmland and core forests. Reuse of brownfields and landfills.

In any solicitation issued under section 16a-3f, 16a-3g, 16a-3h or 16a-3j after July 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall consider the environmental impacts of any proposal located in the state that is received in response to such solicitation, including, but not limited to, the impacts to prime farmland and core forests and the reuse of sites with limited development opportunities such as brownfields and landfills, as identified by the commissioner.
(P.A. 17-218, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 17-218 effective July 1, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › Chapter 295 - Energy Planning › Section 16a-3o. - Study of the value of distributed energy resources.

On or before July 1, 2019, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate a proceeding to jointly study the value of distributed energy resources. On or before July 1, 2020, the department and the authority shall jointly report the findings of such study, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy.
(P.A. 19-35, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 19-35 effective June 28, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › Chapter 295 - Energy Planning › Section 16a-4. - Office of Policy and Management. Staff. Regulations.

The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall employ, subject to the provisions of chapter 67, such staff as is required for the proper discharge of duties of the office as set forth in this chapter and sections 4-5, 4-124l, 8-3b, 8-35a and 8-189, subsection (b) of section 8-206 and sections 16a-20, 16a-102, 22a-352 and 22a-353. The secretary may adopt, pursuant to chapter 54, such regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(P.A. 74-285, S. 5, 20; P.A. 75-537, S. 2, 55; P.A. 77-614, S. 42, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 89, 136; P.A. 81-330, S. 10, 13; P.A. 88-248, S. 2; P.A. 03-140, S. 20; P.A. 11-80, S. 41; P.A. 13-247, S. 314.)
History: P.A. 75-537 replaced Connecticut energy agency and its administrator with department and commissioner of planning and energy policy, deleted provisions re appointment by governor and exemption from classified service, and required that assistance be given the state planning council in Subsec. (a), restated Subsec. (b) and deleted Subsec. (c) which had provided for disposition of agency; P.A. 77-614 replaced department and commissioner of planning and energy policy with office of policy and management and its secretary, deleted references to state planning council and deleted Subsec. (b); P.A. 78-303 deleted references to repealed Secs. 4-60a and 4-60b; P.A. 81-330 deleted reference to Sec. 16a-19; P.A. 88-248 deleted reference to Sec. 2-73; (Revisor's note: In 1993 an obsolete reference to repealed Sec. 16-340 was deleted editorially by the Revisors); P.A. 03-140 deleted provision re providing the Connecticut Energy Advisory Board with assistance, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 11-80 deleted reference to Sec. 4-124p, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 deleted references to Secs. 8-32a and 8-33a, effective January 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › Chapter 295 - Energy Planning › Section 16a-4b. - Municipalities may petition for redesignation of planning region. Procedure.

Any town, city or borough which has been included in any planning region as designated or defined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his predecessor, under the provisions of subsection (4) of section 16a-4a, may petition, upon a vote of its legislative body, the secretary for a redefinition or redesignation as part of a different planning region. The secretary shall determine the time and place for a hearing upon such petition and shall give notice thereof. In determining the appropriateness of such redesignation, the secretary shall consider, among other factors, whether or not the services that such petitioner needs can be better or more logically provided by a planning region other than the one to which it has been previously assigned.
(P.A. 77-325; 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 83-164.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of planning and energy policy with secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 83-164 removed provision allowing petitioner to appeal to the state planning council.
See chapter 127 re regional council of governments.