General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5467 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 824 *00824* Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY Introduced by: REP. SHABAN, 135th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5467 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 824 *00824* Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY Introduced by: REP. SHABAN, 135th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING EMERGENCY REPAIR OF UTILITY POLES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 16-246f of the general statutes be amended to require any qualified, first responding, domestic or foreign electric company to repair or replace a utility pole damaged as a result of an emergency, and to charge the utility pole owner fair market value for the materials used and the work performed. Statement of Purpose: To require the repair or replacement of utility poles damaged as a result of an emergency regardless of ownership.