Connecticut Law
Title 16 Public Service Companies


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Connecticut Laws | Title 16 Public Service Companies

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CHAPTER 277* DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL. OFFICE OF CONSUMER COUNSEL. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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Sec. 16-1. Definitions.

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Sec. 16-1a. Reference to Public Utilities Commission deemed to mean Public Utilities Control Authority.

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Sec. 16-1b. Department of Public Utility Control. Department head.

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Sec. 16-2. Public Utilities Control Authority. Members, appointment, term, qualifications. Executive director. Staff. Ethics.

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Sec. 16-2a. Office of Consumer Counsel.

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Sec. 16-2b. Term "Office of Consumer Counsel" deemed to mean Division of Consumer Counsel within the Department of Business Regulation.

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Sec. 16-2c. Division of Adjudication.

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Sec. 16-3. Vacancy.

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Sec. 16-3a. Appointment of initial members. Transfer of business between commission and authority.

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Sec. 16-4. Employees of public service companies, certified telecommunications providers and electric suppliers ineligible to serve on authority or in department.

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Sec. 16-5. Removal.

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Sec. 16-6. Office and records.

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Sec. 16-6a. Participation in proceedings before federal agencies and federal courts. Expenses.

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Sec. 16-6b. Regulations.

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Sec. 16-6c. Power to delay implementation of electric suppliers' generation portfolio standards.

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Sec. 16-7. Right of entry. Penalty.

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Sec. 16-8. Examination of witnesses and documents. Hearing examiners. Management audits.

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Sec. 16-8a. Protection of employee of public service company, contractor or Nuclear Regulatory Commission from retaliation. Procedures. Regulations.

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Sec. 16-8b. Labor disputes at public service companies. Determination of unreasonable profits during dispute. Refunds.

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Sec. 16-8c. Examination of witnesses and documents. Audits. Relationship between public service companies and subsidiaries.

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Sec. 16-8d. Recovery of costs, expenses, judgments or attorney's fees for an action brought under section 16-8a.

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Sec. 16-9. Orders.

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Sec. 16-9a. Party status in proceedings before department.

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Sec. 16-10. Enforcement of statutes and orders.

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Sec. 16-10a. Revocation of franchises. Procedure. Reassignment.

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Sec. 16-11. Safety of public and employees. Powers.

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Sec. 16-11a. Nuclear Energy Advisory Council; composition; duties.

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Sec. 16-12. Complaints as to dangerous conditions.

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Sec. 16-13. Procedure upon complaint.

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Sec. 16-14. Powers concerning electrolysis or escape of electricity.

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Sec. 16-15. Compliance with orders. Penalty.

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Sec. 16-16. Report of accidents.

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Sec. 16-17. Duties as to accidents.

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Sec. 16-18. Powers concerning poles and wires.

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Sec. 16-18a. Consultants: Retention, expenses, findings and recommendations.

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Sec. 16-19. Amendment of rate schedule; investigations and findings by department; hearings; deferral of municipal rate increases; refunds; notice of application for rate amendment, interim rate amendment and reopening of rate proceeding.

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Sec. 16-19a. Periodic review re gas, electric and electric distribution companies' rates, services and performance. Approval of performance-based incentives.

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Sec. 16-19b. Purchased gas adjustment clauses, energy adjustment clauses and transmission rate adjustment clauses.

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Sec. 16-19c. Investigation of fuel cost adjustment and purchased gas adjustment charges.

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Sec. 16-19d. Advertising not to be deemed an operating expense for purposes of rate-making. Disclosure of source of payment for advertising.

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Sec. 16-19e. Guidelines for transfer of assets and franchises, plant expansion, internal utility management and rate structures. Public hearing. Policy coordination among state agencies. Parties to rate proceeding.

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Sec. 16-19f. Rate design standards for electric utilities. Determination of appropriateness. Implementation.

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Sec. 16-19g. Penalty for failure to report nuclear incident not an operating expense.

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Sec. 16-19h. Reopening of water company rate proceedings.

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Sec. 16-19i. Electric company residential customer service charge indicated on bill.

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Sec. 16-19j. Portion of department staff to be made party to certain rate proceedings.

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Sec. 16-19k. Costs of educational materials or information on water conservation included as operating costs.

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Sec. 16-19l.

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Sec. 16-19m. Decommissioning of nuclear power generating facilities. Definitions.

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Sec. 16-19n. Decommissioning financing plan. Contents.

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Sec. 16-19o. Decommissioning financing plan. Updates. Hearing approval.

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Sec. 16-19p. Review of plan. Changes.

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Sec. 16-19q. Decommissioning costs. Liability.

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Secs. 16-19r to 16-19t. Three Mile Island nuclear power generating facility damage costs prohibited from being placed in rate base or included as operating expenses. Revenues associated with construction of electric company facilities and Millstone 3 and Seabrook 1 nuclear power generating facilities; rate treatment; proceedings on economic viability of Seabrook 1; low power startup decontamination costs of Seabrook 1 not included in rates. Excess construction costs of Millstone 3 nuclear power generating facility not included in rates.

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Sec. 16-19u. Monthly reports from nuclear power generating facility licensees re construction costs and progress.

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Sec. 16-19v. Excess construction costs of Seabrook 1 nuclear power generating facility not included in rates.

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Sec. 16-19w. Prohibition on inclusion of certain costs associated with construction of Seabrook 2 nuclear power generating facility in rates.

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Sec. 16-19x. Phase-in of costs of certain large electric generating facilities.

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Sec. 16-19y. Rate treatment of enhanced 9-1-1 service costs.

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Sec. 16-19z. Rate treatment of land purchased, owned or retained by water companies for water supply protection or future water supply use.

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Sec. 16-19aa. Excess generating capacity. Exclusion of costs associated with. Return on and depreciation of unrecovered investment in generating facilities.

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Sec. 16-19bb. Application or refund of electric or electric distribution company rate moderation funds.

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Sec. 16-19cc. Semiannual reports from nuclear generating facility licensees re: Maintenance, refueling and shutdown schedules. Penalty for shutdown for a significant period of time.

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Sec. 16-19dd. Moratorium on changing agricultural rates.

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Sec. 16-19ee. Reports from electric or electric distribution companies concerning electrical outages from power surges.

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Sec. 16-19ff. Submetering allowed at recreational campgrounds, individual slips at marinas and other locations. Regulations.

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Sec. 16-19gg. Factors to be considered during a rate proceeding.

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Sec. 16-19hh. Implementation of flexible pricing and rates. Special contracts for electric service. Exemption from competitive transition assessment. Regulations.

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Sec. 16-19ii. Use of electric resistance space heating. Differential rates.

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Sec. 16-19jj. Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

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Sec. 16-19kk. Finding re conservation and load management programs. Department's investigation into a company's earnings and volume of sales. Rates of return for conservation and load management programs and programs promoting the state's economic development. Considerations in establishing company's authorized return. Performance-based incentives. Consumer Counsel authorized to retain experts. Regulations.

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Sec. 16-19ll. Submittal of legislation re encouraging conservation and load management programs, etc.

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Sec. 16-19mm. Consideration of external costs and benefits.

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Sec. 16-19nn. Encouragement of specific end uses of electricity and gas.

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Sec. 16-19oo. Approval of rate amendments for conservation and load management programs or programs promoting the state's economic development in proceedings other than rate proceedings.

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Sec. 16-19pp. Uncontested proceedings before the department. Participating parties.

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Sec. 16-19qq. Outages of nuclear power generating facilities; rate proceedings; rebuttable presumption of imprudent management.

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Sec. 16-19rr. Rates charged by electric and electric distribution companies and electric utilities to veterans' organizations.

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Sec. 16-19ss. Solicitations for the provision of temporary electric generation facilities.

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Sec. 16-19tt. Gas and electric distribution companies' distribution revenue decoupling.

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Sec. 16-19uu. Adjustments to competitive transition assessment with respect to economic recovery revenue bonds.

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Sec. 16-19vv. Public service companies' customer deposits.

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Sec. 16-20. Inadequate service or unreasonable rates; petition to department.

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Sec. 16-21. Change of rates fixed pursuant to charter or contract.

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Sec. 16-22. Rates; transfer of assets or franchise; burden of proof.

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Sec. 16-23. Regulations and service prescribed by department deemed reasonable.

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Sec. 16-24. Classification of service.

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Sec. 16-25. Time and place of hearings. Notice.

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Sec. 16-25a. Hearings on Office of Consumer Counsel petitions.

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Sec. 16-26. Public hearing to be held in locality affected.

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Sec. 16-27. Returns from public service companies. Reports from community antenna television companies. Penalty. Form 8-K reports.

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Sec. 16-28. Correction of returns and reports.

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Sec. 16-29. Returns from municipalities.

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Sec. 16-30. Returns from motor bus companies. Penalty.

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Sec. 16-31. Remission of forfeitures by the Attorney General.

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Sec. 16-32. Annual audit report.

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Sec. 16-32a. Filing re procurement practices. Public hearing. Regulations re competitive bidding.

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Sec. 16-32b. Regional water authority or water district to submit annual report.

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Sec. 16-32c. Water company rate adjustments. Application. Notice to customers.

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Sec. 16-32d.

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Sec. 16-32e. Emergency plans to be filed by public service companies, telecommunications companies and municipal utilities. Hearings. Revisions.

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Sec. 16-32f. Gas company supply and demand forecast reports and conservation plans.

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Sec. 16-32g. Electric wire maintenance plans. Regulations.

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Sec. 16-33. Obstructing department; false entries and returns to; penalty.

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Sec. 16-34. Annual reports to Governor.

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Sec. 16-35. Appeals to Superior Court.

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Secs. 16-36 to 16-39. Venue. Procedure on appeal. Notice when parties are numerous. Supersedeas.

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Sec. 16-40. Rights and duties of trustees and receivers.

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Sec. 16-41. Imposition of civil penalties by the department.

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Sec. 16-42. Not to affect labor contracts.

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Sec. 16-43. Merger or sale of public service companies. Issuance and approval of securities. Net proceeds from sale of water company land. Allocation of economic benefits of sale of water company land.

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Sec. 16-43a. Validity of securities issued pursuant to order of department.

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Sec. 16-43b. Definitions applicable to apportionment of land sales benefits.

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Sec. 16-43c. Sale of water company land to certain municipal corporations for construction of a school.

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Sec. 16-43d. Sale of existing electric generation plants.

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Sec. 16-44. Notice of formation, consolidation or discontinuance of public service companies; change of name. Penalty.

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Sec. 16-44a. Disclosure of salaries of directors and officers of public service companies.

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Sec. 16-45. Increase or reduction of capital stock by public service companies.

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Sec. 16-46. Dissolution or termination of public service company. Cessation of public service operations.

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Sec. 16-47. Holding companies. Approval of department re exercise of control. Investigation and hearing. Annual reports. Injunctive relief.

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Sec. 16-47a. Code of conduct for gas company transactions with affiliates.

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Sec. 16-48. Electricity and gas; transmission between this state and other states.

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Sec. 16-48a. Consumer Counsel and Public Utility Control Fund established.

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Sec. 16-49. Expenses of Department of Public Utility Control and Office of Consumer Counsel. Assessment of regulated companies.

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Secs. 16-49a to 16-49c. Appropriation. Council on water company lands established. Moratorium on sale of water company lands; duties of council.

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Sec. 16-49d. Applications for sales of water company lands submitted prior to June 25, 1975.

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Sec. 16-49e. Public service company may request identification from person opening an account. Telecommunications company may request identification prior to providing service.

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Sec. 16-50. Employees. Consultants.

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Sec. 16-50a. Local filing of maps on acquisition of property.

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Sec. 16-50b. Declaration of policy.

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Sec. 16-50c. Notification of intent to dispose of unimproved real property. Approval or disapproval by department. Hearing.

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Sec. 16-50d. Action to acquire property.

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Sec. 16-50e. Notices to town clerk.

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Sec. 16-50f. Solicitation of insurance applications from employees of public service companies. Payroll deductions.

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CHAPTER 277a* PUBLIC UTILITY ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ACT

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Sec. 16-50g. Legislative finding and purpose.

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Sec. 16-50h. Short title.

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Sec. 16-50i. Definitions.

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Sec. 16-50j. Connecticut Siting Council. Membership. Regulations. Consultation with state agencies.

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Sec. 16-50k. Certificate of environmental compatibility and public need. Transfer. Amendment. Excepted matters. Waiver.

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Sec. 16-50l. Application for certificate. Notice. Application or resolution for amendment of certificate.

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Sec. 16-50m. Public hearing. Notice.

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Sec. 16-50n. Parties to a certification or amendment proceeding or a declaratory ruling. Grouping of parties. Intervenors. Counsel and consultant to council. Limited appearances.

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Sec. 16-50o. Record of hearing. Rights of parties. Administrative notice re electromagnetic fields.

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Sec. 16-50p. Certification proceeding decisions: Timing, opinion, factors considered. Telecommunications and community antenna television facilities: Additional factors considered, conditions. Modification of location. Amendment proceeding decisions. Service and notice. "Public need" defined.

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Sec. 16-50q. Judicial review.

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Sec. 16-50r. Report of forecast of loads and resources. Confidential information. Regulations. Investigation of life-cycle costs for overhead and underground transmission lines: Scope, hearings, consultants, assessment.

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Sec. 16-50s. Expenditures by utilities as consideration in proceedings.

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Sec. 16-50t. Regulations and standards. Hearing. Certain expenditures excluded in computation of fair net return.

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Sec. 16-50u. Enforcement of certificate and standards requirements.

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Sec. 16-50v. Administration expenses. Assessments. Fees. Staff. Consultants. Late fees.

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Sec. 16-50w. Conflicting provisions.

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Sec. 16-50x. Exclusive jurisdiction of council; exception. Eminent domain after certification. Municipal regulation of proposed location.

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Sec. 16-50y. Location application for electric generating facilities.

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Sec. 16-50z. Acquisition of real property for transmission facility. Regulations. Public service company acquisition of residential real property by condemnation.

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Sec. 16-50aa. Tower sharing: Policy, requests, feasibility proceeding, compensation, expenses.

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Sec. 16-50bb. Municipal participation account.

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Sec. 16-50cc. Reconfiguration or burial of electric transmission facility.

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Sec. 16-50dd. State-wide telecommunications coverage data base.

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Sec. 16-50ee. State-wide telecommunications coverage plan.

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Sec. 16-50ff. Local telecommunications coverage assessments.

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Sec. 16-50gg. Municipal location preferences.

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Sec. 16-50hh. Restoration and revegetation of the right-of-way.

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CHAPTER 278 RAILROADS AND RAILWAYS

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Secs. 16-51 to 16-71.

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Sec. 16-72. Sunday laws not applicable to electric cars or motor buses.

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Secs. 16-73 to 16-75i.

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CHAPTER 279 RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND LOCATION

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Secs. 16-76 to 16-139a.

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CHAPTER 280 RAILROAD OPERATIONS

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Secs. 16-140 to 16-180.

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Sec. 16-181. Sunday trains. Freight. Forfeiture.

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Secs. 16-182 to 16-190.

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CHAPTER 281 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL: STREET RAILWAY OPERATIONS

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Secs. 16-191 to 16-203. Location in highway; payment for certain repairs. Failure to repair or pay costs. Agreements for repairs. Company liable for defects. Notice to commissioner of repairs on highway. Apportionment of expense of repair of highway. Appeal. Liability of railroad companies not affected. Location of tracks and equipment. Company to pay cost of bridge maintenance over amount required for highway traffic. Relocation on private way. Supervision of construction and equipment. Orders on company's application.

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Secs. 16-204 and 16-205. Right of certain companies to lay tracks to cease. Failure to operate railway.

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Sec. 16-206. Appeal by adjoining owner.

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Secs. 16-207 and 16-208. May operate motor buses and discontinue cars. Street railway company operating motor buses may change capital structure.

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Sec. 16-209. Directors to be residents of state.

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Secs. 16-210 to 16-215. Rights of trustees and others after foreclosure. Court may order sale. Rights and liabilities of reorganized corporation. Certificate of reorganization to be filed. Sale of mortgaged property when electrical operation abandoned and buses substituted. Mortgage of bus lines.

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CHAPTER 282 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL: RAILROAD AND RAILWAY BONDS AND MORTGAGES

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Sec. 16-216. Issuance of bonds.

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Sec. 16-217. Securing of bonds by mortgage.

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Sec. 16-218. Property subsequently acquired covered by mortgage; foreclosure.

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Sec. 16-219. Surrender of road to mortgage trustee.

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Sec. 16-220. Liability of trustee limited.

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Sec. 16-221. Inventory.

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Sec. 16-222. Accounts. Trustee may complete foreclosure.

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Sec. 16-223. Court may remove trustee and appoint successor.

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Sec. 16-224. Prior encumbrancers not affected.

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Sec. 16-225. Trustee to have same powers as company.

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Sec. 16-226. Administration expenses.

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Sec. 16-227. Purchasers under foreclosure may reorganize corporation. Certificate.

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CHAPTER 283* DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL: TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE, ILLUMINATING, POWER AND WATER COMPANIES

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Sec. 16-228. Telegraph and telephone lines.

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Sec. 16-229. Excavation in highway.

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Sec. 16-230. Bond requirement.

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Sec. 16-231. Appeal.

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Sec. 16-232. Rights of companies organized under general law.

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Sec. 16-233. Municipal and state signal wires.

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Sec. 16-234. Rights of adjoining proprietors.

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Sec. 16-235. Control by local authorities. Orders. Appeals.

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Sec. 16-236. Appraisal of damages; costs.

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Sec. 16-237. No prescriptive right.

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Sec. 16-238. Wires may be cut; notice.

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Sec. 16-239. Dispatches transmitted in order. Exceptions.

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Sec. 16-240. Delivery of messages.

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Sec. 16-241. Mortgage by telegraph company.

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Sec. 16-242. Telephone service to telegraph companies.

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Sec. 16-243. Jurisdiction of department over electricity transmission lines.

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Sec. 16-243a. Private power producers. Purchase and sale of electricity. Avoided costs. Small renewable power projects. Interconnectivity standards.

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Sec. 16-243b. Definitions. Jurisdiction.

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Sec. 16-243c. Electricity transmission and distribution services for electric cooperatives utilizing cogeneration technology and renewable energy resources.

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Sec. 16-243d. Project by private power producer deemed "industrial project".

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Sec. 16-243e. Electric company purchase of electricity generated by municipal resources recovery facilities.

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Sec. 16-243f. Private power providers. Regulations concerning the purchase and sale of electricity.

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Sec. 16-243g. Assignment of electricity purchase agreements.

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Sec. 16-243h. Credit to residential customers who generate electricity; metering.

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Sec. 16-243i. Awards to retail end use electric customers and electric distribution companies re customer-side distributed resources.

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Sec. 16-243j. Long-term financing for customer-side distributed resources and advanced power monitoring and metering equipment.

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Sec. 16-243k. Assessment of customer-side and grid-side distributed resources, effectiveness of award program.

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Sec. 16-243l. Rebate for customer-side distributed resource projects that use natural gas.

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Sec. 16-243m. Measures to reduce federally mandated congestion charges.

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Sec. 16-243n. Time-of-use, mandatory peak, shoulder, off-peak and seasonal rates. Optional interruptible or load response rates.

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Sec. 16-243o. Waiver of back-up power rates.

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Sec. 16-243p. Recovery of costs and investments by an electric distribution company.

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Sec. 16-243q. Class III renewable energy portfolio standards.

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Sec. 16-243r. Customer-side distributed resources and grid-side distributed resources. Qualifications for applicability of certain provisions.

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Sec. 16-243s. Awards to electric distribution companies for programs for load curtailment, demand reduction and retrofit conservation.

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Sec. 16-243t. Class III credits.

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Sec. 16-243u. Plan to build peaking generation.

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Sec. 16-243v. Connecticut electric efficiency partner program.

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Sec. 16-243w. Advanced metering system plan and deployment.

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Sec. 16-244. Electric deregulation; findings and declarations.

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Sec. 16-244a. Rate freeze for electric service.

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Sec. 16-244b. Electric customers to choose electric suppliers. Phase-in of electric deregulation.

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Sec. 16-244c. Standard offer. Transitional standard offer. Standard service. Alternative transitional standard offer and standard service. Supplier of last resort. Back-up generation service. Participating electric suppliers.

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Sec. 16-244d. Education outreach program for electric deregulation. Consumer Education Advisory Council established. Determination of environmental costs and benefits of energy sources.

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Sec. 16-244e. Unbundling by electric companies of generation functions from transmission and distribution functions. Plan.

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Sec. 16-244f. Divestiture of nonnuclear electric generation facilities. Plan. Approval of sale by department.

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Sec. 16-244g. Divestiture of nuclear electric generation facilities. Plan. Approval of sale by department.

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Sec. 16-244i. Duties of electric distribution companies.

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Sec. 16-244j. Electric transmission lines from Bethel to Norwalk. Moratorium. Working group and comprehensive assessment.

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Sec. 16-244k. Allocation of the proceeds of the retail adder.

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Sec. 16-244l. Modification of fuel cell electricity purchase agreements.

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Sec. 16-245. Licensing of electric suppliers. Procedures. Penalties. Registration of electric aggregators. Procedures. Penalties.

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Sec. 16-245a. Renewable energy portfolio standards.

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Sec. 16-245b. Municipalities and regional water authorities acting as electric aggregators; registration with department.

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Sec. 16-245c. Municipal electric utilities participating in deregulated environment. Authority to provide generation services outside service area.

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Sec. 16-245d. Billing of electric service; standard format; contents.

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Sec. 16-245e. Stranded costs of electric companies. Definitions. Calculation by department, procedures, adjustments. Mitigation. Defeasance or purchase of rate reduction bonds.

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Sec. 16-245f. Funding of certain disbursements to the General Fund. Funding of stranded costs through rate reduction bonds. Funding of economic recovery transfer through economic recovery revenue bonds. Assessment.

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Sec. 16-245g. Competitive transition assessment. Determination by department of amount and how applied to electric customers. Duration.

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Sec. 16-245h. Transition property. Surplus competitive transition assessment. Restrictions on use of transition property by electric or electric distribution companies.

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Sec. 16-245i. Financing orders re the economic recovery transfer, the Energy Conservation and Load Management Fund, the Renewable Energy Investment Fund and stranded costs.

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Sec. 16-245j. Rate reduction bonds and economic recovery revenue bonds; terms.

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Sec. 16-245k. Security interest in transition property described; creation; perfection. Transferring transition property. Duration of department's authority to issue financing orders.

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Sec. 16-245l. Systems benefits charge. Determination by department of amount and how applied to customers.

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Sec. 16-245m. Assessment for conservation and load management programs. Disbursement of funds raised pursuant to financing orders. Establishment of Energy Conservation and Load Management Fund. Energy Conservation Management Board.

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Sec. 16-245n. Renewable Energy Investment Fund created; charge assessed against electric customers to fund Investment Fund; purpose.

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Sec. 16-245o. Restrictions on use of customer information for marketing. Promotional inserts in electric bills prohibited. Procedures for entering and terminating service contracts. Penalties.

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Sec. 16-245p. Information re electric supplier and electric distribution company to be provided to customers.

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Sec. 16-245q. Changing electric suppliers.

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Sec. 16-245r. Discrimination by electric suppliers prohibited.

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Sec. 16-245s. Switching electric suppliers; procedures; penalties; regulations.

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Sec. 16-245t. Complaints to department re electric suppliers; procedures; remedies.

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Sec. 16-245u. Unfair and discriminatory conduct and unfair trade practices in electric market prohibited. Investigations.

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Sec. 16-245v. List of displaced electric utility employees to be provided to distribution companies and electric suppliers.

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Sec. 16-245w. Fee to be paid by self-generation facilities in lieu of certain assessments; study by department.

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Sec. 16-245x. Monitoring and reporting by department of electric rates of each customer class. Action to minimize rate differential.

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Sec. 16-245y. Annual reporting re status of electric deregulation.

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Sec. 16-245z. Internet links to Energy Star program.

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Sec. 16-245aa. Municipal renewable energy and efficient energy generation grant program.

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Sec. 16-245bb. Bond authorization.

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Sec. 16-245cc. Demand charge waiver for fuel cells.

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Sec. 16-245dd. Residential electric space heating tariff.

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Sec. 16-246. Other companies which may sell electricity.

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Sec. 16-246a. Definitions.

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Secs. 16-246b to 16-246d. Area within which domestic company may generate and transmit electric energy. Area within which foreign electric company may generate and transmit electric energy. Joint ownership of facility; waiver of right to petition.

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Sec. 16-246e. Procurement and sale by department of electric power capacity and power output from out-of-state producers. Approval by Governor.

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Sec. 16-246f. Electric company emergency assistance.

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Sec. 16-246g. Pilot program for electric generation.

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Sec. 16-247. Foreign telephone companies.

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Sec. 16-247a. Goals of the state. Definitions.

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Sec. 16-247b. Unbundling of telephone company's network, services and functions. Access to telephone company's telecommunications services, functions and unbundled network elements. Rates for competitive or emerging competitive service. Subsidization prohibited.

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Sec. 16-247c. Provision of intrastate telecommunications services. Civil penalty. Competition.

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Sec. 16-247d. Biennial reports on competition for intrastate interexchange telecommunications service. Plan for implementing competition. General Assembly approval required.

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Sec. 16-247e. Basic telecommunications services. Lifeline and telecommunications relay service programs. Universal service program.

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Sec. 16-247f. Regulation of telecommunications services: Initial classifications, reclassifications, tariffs.

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Sec. 16-247g. Certificate of public convenience and necessity for intrastate telecommunications services: Application, requirements, suspension, revocation. Fees. Obligation to serve.

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Sec. 16-247h. Use of public right-of-way for provision of intrastate telecommunications service.

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Sec. 16-247i. Telecommunications service and regulation status report.

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Sec. 16-247j. Regulations.

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Sec. 16-247k. Alternative forms of regulation for telephone companies: Plan requirements, monitoring period, modification.

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Sec. 16-247l. Access by certified telecommunications providers to occupied buildings: Service, wiring, compensation, regulations, civil penalty.

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Sec. 16-247m. Withdrawal by telephone company of retail telecommunications service. Applications.

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Sec. 16-247n. Certification of telephone company's operations support systems interface. Rates. Proceedings.

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Sec. 16-247o. Consultant to test operations support systems interface.

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Sec. 16-247p. Quality-of-service standards. Performance standards.

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Sec. 16-247q. Education outreach program for telecommunications competition, scope. Consumer Education Advisory Council established.

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Sec. 16-247r. Discrimination by telephone companies and certified telecommunications providers prohibited.

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Sec. 16-247s. Directory assistance database. Disclosure and distribution of cellular mobile telephone numbers.

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Sec. 16-247t. Customer inquiries and complaints regarding cellular mobile telephone service.

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Sec. 16-247u. Unauthorized procurement and sale of telephone records. Definitions. Exclusions. Telephone company protection of records. Penalties. Unfair trade practice.

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Sec. 16-248. Rights of telephone company in operation May 23, 1985.

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Sec. 16-249. Department to authorize extension of operations of telephone companies.

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Sec. 16-250. Determination of public convenience and necessity for extension.

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Sec. 16-250a. Reselling or sharing of line purchased or leased from telephone company.

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Sec. 16-250b. Cellular mobile telephone service. Department jurisdiction over. Regulations.

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Sec. 16-251. Bonds of telephone company.

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Sec. 16-252. Bonds may be secured by mortgage.

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Secs. 16-253 and 16-254. Amount of capital to be paid in. Subscriptions for cash.

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Sec. 16-255. General powers.

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Secs. 16-255a to 16-255i. Acquisition of control of domestic telephone companies limited; statement; expenses of department. Form of statement. Hearing re department approval of acquisition; standard of review. Nonvotable securities; injunctive relief. Regulations. Appeals. Remedial and penal provisions. Exemptions. Severability.

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Sec. 16-256. Notice of offense in party line usage in telephone directory.

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Sec. 16-256a. Directory assistance charge prohibited.

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Sec. 16-256b. Special telecommunications equipment for deaf and hearing impaired persons. Fund. Amplification controls for coin and coinless telephones installed for public or semipublic use.

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Sec. 16-256c. Extended local calling criteria. Calling volume. Subscriber survey and vote. Petitions.

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Sec. 16-256d. Itemized telephone bills for business customers.

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Sec. 16-256e. Recorded telephone message devices prohibited.

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Sec. 16-256f. Blocking service available to customers.

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Sec. 16-256g. Proceeding to determine monthly subscriber fee. Assessment of subscribers for Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund.

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Sec. 16-256h. Business to residential pricing ratio for basic exchange service.

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Sec. 16-256i. Primary local or intrastate interexchange carrier orders. Unauthorized switching. Penalty.

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Sec. 16-256j. Billing for telecommunications services. Information re carriers, basic, local service and taxes.

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Sec. 16-256k. Disclosure for removal or change in telecommunications service. Disclosure for promotional offerings.

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Sec. 16-257. Recording of agreement of consolidation or merger of electric and gas companies.

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Sec. 16-258. Standards concerning electricity and gas.

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Sec. 16-258a. Registration of natural gas sellers. Procedures. Penalties.

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Sec. 16-258b. Registration of electric generating facilities.

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Sec. 16-258c. Dual-fuel capability requirements for electric generating facilities.

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Sec. 16-259. Inspection of meters.

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Sec. 16-259a. Inaccurate billing. Financial liability of customer. Payment plan.

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Sec. 16-260. Water meters may be required.

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Sec. 16-261. Extension of electric lines to unserved areas. Determination of rates.

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Sec. 16-261a. Interagency electric and magnetic fields task force; composition; study. Assessment of electric public service companies for specified expenses of task force.

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Sec. 16-262. Gas companies authorized to deal in natural gas.

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Sec. 16-262a. Water company to have area resident as director or advisory council of area residents.

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Sec. 16-262b. Notice of discharge of explosives or highway excavation to gas companies.

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Sec. 16-262c. Termination of utility service for nonpayment, when prohibited. Amortization agreements. Moneys allowed to be deducted from customers' accounts and moneys to be included in rates as an operating expense. Hardship cases. Notice. Regulations. Annual reports. Privacy of individual customer utility usage and billing information.

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Sec. 16-262d. Termination of residential utility service on account of nonpayment. Notice. Nontermination in event of illness during pendency of customer complaint or investigation. Amortization agreement. Appeal. Notice re credit rating information.

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Sec. 16-262f. Action for receivership of rents and common expenses by electric, electric distribution, gas and telephone companies; petition; hearing; appointment; duties; termination.

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Sec. 16-262g. Penalty.

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Sec. 16-262h. Nonexclusivity of remedy.

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Sec. 16-262i. Regulations.

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Sec. 16-262j. Refusal of residential utility service. Regulations. Refusal of telecommunications service to a candidate or committee. Interest on customer security deposits. Deposit index.

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Sec. 16-262k. Interconnection of public water supply systems to relieve site-specific water shortages.

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Sec. 16-262l. Receivership of water companies for failure to provide adequate service. Personal liability of directors, officers and managers.

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Sec. 16-262m. Construction specifications for water companies.

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Sec. 16-262n. Definition. Economic viability of water companies. Reviews. Failure to comply with orders. Hearings.

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Sec. 16-262o. Acquisition of water company ordered by department. Rates and charges. Recovery of acquisition costs.

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Sec. 16-262q. Compensation for acquisition of water company.

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Sec. 16-262r. Satellite management of water companies. Expedited rate proceedings.

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Sec. 16-262t. Action for receivership of rent and common expenses by water companies; petition; hearing; appointment; duties; termination.

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Sec. 16-262u. Replacement and repair of water service connections.

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Sec. 16-262w. Water company rate adjustment mechanisms.

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Sec. 16-262x. Termination of residential utility service. Requirements.

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CHAPTER 284* DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL: NATURAL GAS PIPELINES

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Sec. 16-263. Power to construct and operate natural gas pipeline.

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Sec. 16-264. Filing of certificate of public convenience. Eminent domain.

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Sec. 16-265. Certain property exempted from eminent domain.

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Sec. 16-267. Temporary use of property pending condemnation.

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Sec. 16-268. Duties of corporation.

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Sec. 16-269. Franchise area. Restricted sale.

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Sec. 16-270. Transportation of natural gas; declaration of public interest.

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Sec. 16-272. Authority of department as to corporation holding certificate under federal act.

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Sec. 16-273. Complaints of defects in equipment.

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Sec. 16-274. Hearing on complaint.

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Sec. 16-275. Submission of plans to department.

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Sec. 16-276. Submission of map to department.

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Sec. 16-277. Other applicable statutes.

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Sec. 16-278. Compliance with orders.

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Sec. 16-279. Interstate or foreign commerce not affected.

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Sec. 16-280. Copy of certificate issued under federal act to be filed with secretary.

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Sec. 16-280a. Definitions.

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Sec. 16-280b. Violation of federal safety standards prohibited. Regulations. Waiver of safety standards.

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Sec. 16-280g. Facilities and transportation subject to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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Sec. 16-280h. Filing of supply and transmission contracts or data with department.

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CHAPTER 285 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL: MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY FOR HIRE

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Sec. 16-281a. Powers and duties of Department of Public Utility Control under this chapter transferred to Department of Transportation.

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CHAPTER 286 MOTOR BUSES

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CHAPTER 287 TAXICABS

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CHAPTER 288 MOTOR VEHICLES IN LIVERY SERVICE

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CHAPTER 289* DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL: COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEMS AND COMPETITIVE VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDERS

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Sec. 16-330. Definition.

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Sec. 16-331. Certificate of public convenience and necessity. Advisory councils. Franchise terms. Regulations. Community needs assessment.

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Sec. 16-331b. Members of community antenna advisory councils to serve without compensation.

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Sec. 16-331c. Community antenna television companies' contribution to community antenna advisory councils.

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Sec. 16-331e. Certificate of video franchise authority.

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Sec. 16-331m. Video service providers' closed captioning and emergency broadcast systems.

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Sec. 16-331n. Free video service for libraries and schools.

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Sec. 16-331o. Imposition of civil penalties by the department.

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Sec. 16-331p. Certificate of cable franchise authority in franchise areas in which certified competitive video service providers are offering video service.

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Sec. 16-331q. Requirements for holders of certificates of cable franchise authority.

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Sec. 16-331r. Discrimination based on income prohibited.

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Sec. 16-331s. Holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority: Community access programming and operations.

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Sec. 16-331t. Holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority: Advisory council.

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Sec. 16-331u. Cable franchise authority companies' offerings, charges, privacy policy, billing and billing disputes.

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Sec. 16-331v. Cable franchise authority companies' programming and rate changes.

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Sec. 16-331w. Interrupted cable franchise authority service.

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Sec. 16-331x. Cable franchise authority companies' closed captioning and emergency broadcast systems.

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Sec. 16-331y. Free service for libraries and schools provided by holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority.

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Sec. 16-331z. Holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority subject to federal and state laws and regulations. Exceptions.

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Sec. 16-331aa. Imposition of civil penalties by the department.

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Sec. 16-331bb. Municipal video competition trust account.

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Sec. 16-331cc. Public, educational and governmental programming and education technology investment account. Tax. Penalty and interest. One-time transfer.

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Sec. 16-331gg. Funds for development of town-specific education and government community access programming. Distribution of funds. Report to Department of Public Utility Control re disbursement of funds.

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Sec. 16-332. Leases by public service companies of facilities for community antenna purposes.

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Sec. 16-333. Regulations: Safety of operations, facility construction, system installation, community access channel, personal privacy protections, carriage of television broadcast signals, subscriber inquiries and complaints.

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Sec. 16-333a. Multiunit residential buildings service and wiring. Right to use antenna. Regulations for owner compensation. Civil penalty.

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Sec. 16-333b. Service to franchise area. Underground service lines.

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Sec. 16-333c. Availability of equipment for deaf or hearing impaired subscribers.

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Sec. 16-333d. Discrimination among subscribers prohibited.

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Sec. 16-333e. Credit or refund for interrupted service.

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Sec. 16-333f. Programming and rate changes. Regulatory authority. Industry cooperation.

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Sec. 16-333g. Free basic service for libraries and schools.

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Sec. 16-333h. Extension of service to schools. Instructional channels.

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

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Sec. 16-333j. Community access support. Investigation. Standards. Monitoring by advisory councils.

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Sec. 16-333n. Penalty for reduction of community antenna television service without notice.

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CHAPTER 290 CONNECTICUT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

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CHAPTER 291 TRI-STATE REGIONAL PLANNING COMPACT

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CHAPTER 292 CONNECTICUT-NEW YORK RAILROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION COMPACT

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Sec. 16-346. Compliance with chapter required prior to excavation or discharge of explosives.

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Sec. 16-347. Public utilities to file with Department of Public Utility Control.

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Sec. 16-348. Central clearinghouse. Apportionment of costs.

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Sec. 16-349. Notice of proposed excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition.

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Sec. 16-352. Emergency excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives.

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