Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06164 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/28/2021

                             
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6164  
January Session, 2021  
LCO No. 2231 
 
 
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. DEVLIN, 134th Dist. 
SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist. 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT REQUIRING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY 
AUTHORITY TO ADOPT REGULATIONS FOR NATURAL BARRIER 
PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE BY UTILITY COMPANIES. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to require the Public Utilities 1 
Regulatory Authority to adopt regulations governing the standards and 2 
procedures for a utility company to maintain and preserve natural 3 
barriers, including trees or other vegetation, between such company's 4 
facilities and any residential neighbors to such facility. 5 
Statement of Purpose:   
To require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to adopt regulations 
requiring a utility company to preserve and maintain natural barriers 
between such company's facility and residential neighbors to such 
facility.