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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5347
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 1814
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
(ET)
AN ACT CONCERNING A VOLUMETRIC SURCHARGE STUDY BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF EC ONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Economic 1
and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of 2
Energy and Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities 3
Regulatory Authority, shall conduct a study regarding current 4
nonbypassable surcharges, or combined public benefit charges, 5
including, but not limited to, the impact (1) such charges have on large 6
commercial and industrial customers, and (2) a surcharge cap would 7
have on small commercial and industrial customers. Such study may 8
include recommendations for a surcharge cap. 9
(b) On or before July 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Economic and 10
Community Development, in accordance with section 11-4a of the 11
general statutes, shall report the results of the study conducted pursuant 12
to subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committee of the 13
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require a study on current nonbypassable surcharges or combined
public benefit charges, and the impact such charges have on large
commercial and industrial customers and small commercial and
industrial customers.
[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.]