Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05125 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5125
22 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 502
33 Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology
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55 REP. SHABAN, 135th Dist.
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99 Proposed Bill No. 5125
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1111 January Session, 2011
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1313 LCO No. 502
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1515 Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology
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1919 REP. SHABAN, 135th Dist.
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2121 AN ACT CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR ELECTRIC AND TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES.
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2323 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2525 That the general statutes be amended to (1) require the Siting Council to compare an applicant's proposed site for an electric distribution or telecommunications facility to alternate sites proposed by the municipality by evaluating the environmental impact, impact on the local viewshed and overall functionality of each proposed site, and (2) provide that such council shall accept the municipality's proposed alternate site unless the council finds that such site is substantially inferior to the site proposed by the applicant.
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2929 To require the acceptance of certain alternative sites for electric distribution and telecommunications facilities when such sites are proposed by municipalities.