General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6994 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4972 *04972_______ET_* Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY Introduced by: (ET) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6994 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4972 *04972_______ET_* Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY Introduced by: (ET) AN ACT CONCERNING SERVICE PIPES OF WATER COMPANIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) Upon application of a property owner to a water company, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes, to install a service pipe, as defined in section 16-262u of the general statutes, extending to such property owner's dwelling, the water company may approve such property owner's application if the service pipe (1) extends to not more than such property owner's dwelling, (2) is installed in a preexisting right-of-way that benefits either the water company, the property owner or both, and (3) complies with the water company's standards and specifications. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2015 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2015 New section Statement of Purpose: To allow property owners to install water service pipes to their dwelling. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]