General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1079 January Session, 2011 *_____SB01079ET____032311____* General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1079 January Session, 2011 *_____SB01079ET____032311____* AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER FOR CERTAIN UTILITY CUSTOMERS AND THE EXAMINATION OF THE DECOUPLING OF DISTRIBUTION REVENUES BY GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-262f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): (a) (1) Upon default of the owner, agent, lessor or manager of a residential dwelling or nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521, who is billed directly by an electric, electric distribution, gas or telephone company or by a municipal utility for electric or gas utility service furnished to such building, such company or municipal utility or electric supplier providing electric generation services may petition the Superior Court or a judge thereof, for appointment of a receiver of the rents or payments for use and occupancy or common expenses, as defined in section 47-202, for any dwelling or nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521, for which the owner, agent, lessor or manager is in default. The court or judge shall forthwith issue an order to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed, which shall be served upon the owner, agent, lessor or manager or his agent in a manner most reasonably calculated to give notice to such owner, agent, lessor or manager as determined by such court or judge, including, but not limited to, a posting of such order on the premises in question. Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The Department of Public Utility Control shall initiate a docket to examine the decoupling of distribution revenues from the volume of natural gas or electricity sales by the state's gas and electric distribution companies. Such examination shall include, but not be limited to, assessing the effectiveness of the decoupling strategies provided in section 16-19tt of the general statutes. On or before February 1, 2012, the department shall report the findings of such docket to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2011 16-262f(a)(1) Sec. 2 from passage New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2011 16-262f(a)(1) Sec. 2 from passage New section ET Joint Favorable Subst. ET Joint Favorable Subst.