LCO No. 2231 1 of 1 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.