LCO No. 3245 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 676 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 3245 Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY Introduced by: SEN. HARTLEY, 15th Dist. REP. D'AMELIO, 71st Dist. (By Request) AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT SITING COUNCIL HIRING A SPECIAL INSPECTOR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY MERCHANT ELECTRICAL GENERATING FACILITY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 277a of the general statutes is amended to require that 1 the Connecticut Siting Council hire a special inspector for the duration 2 of the construction of any merchant electrical generating facility in the 3 state and the cost of any such special inspector shall be paid by such 4 facility. 5 Statement of Purpose: To require that the Connecticut Siting Council hire a special inspector for the duration of the construction of any merchant electrical generating facility and the cost of any such special inspector shall be paid by such facility.