Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00232 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2019

                     
 
LCO No. 1855   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 232  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 1855 
 
 
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT  
 
 
Introduced by:  
SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ALLOWABLE PERCENTAGE OF 
LEAKAGE FROM GAS PIPELINES. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to reduce the allowable 1 
percentage of methane leakage from gas pipelines to one per cent and 2 
to prohibit providers from charging customers for leaked gas. 3 
Statement of Purpose:   
To reduce methane emissions and certain charged to gas customers.