General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1169 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4488 *_____SB01169ET____032311____* Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology Introduced by: (ET) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1169 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4488 *_____SB01169ET____032311____* Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology Introduced by: (ET) AN ACT CONCERNING ROAD CUTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) A public service company, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes, a municipal waterworks system established under chapter 102 of the general statutes, a district, metropolitan district, municipal district or special services district established under chapter 105 or 105a of the general statutes, any other general statute or any public or special act, which is authorized to supply water, or any other waterworks system owned, leased, maintained, operated, managed or controlled by any unit of local government under any general statute or any public or special act, that cuts a public highway in the course of repairs or installations shall send to the public works department of the municipality in which the cut was made (1) notice of any temporary and permanent patches made to repair the cut, and (2) the name of the contractor, if applicable, used to make such patches. Such notice shall include certification by the notice provider or contractor that any such patches meet generally accepted standards of repair. For one year after such notice is received by such department, the notice provider and the contractor, if applicable, shall share responsibility for any additional repairs needed as determined by such department. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section ET Joint Favorable ET Joint Favorable