Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07246 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7246
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4652
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2424 AN ACT ESTABLISHING PARITY FOR OIL AND GAS LEAK REPAIRS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall require each propane gas dealer and each gas company in the state to respond to and remediate any gas leak for which such dealer or company is responsible not later than forty-eight hours after such dealer or company receives notice of such leak.
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3333 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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4646 To establish parity between gas companies and home heating oil dealers for response and remediation times when there is a leak of their respective products.
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4848 [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.]