OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-855
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DECOUPLING OF THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 9182)
Senate Calendar No.: 79
Primary Analyst: AN 5/27/21
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
There is no fiscal impact resulting from the bill as amended, which
requires that the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) conduct a
study to determine how to decouple the Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities Regulatory
Authority. It is anticipated that OPM has the existing staff and
expertise to conduct the study.
Senate "A" struck the underlying bill and results in no fiscal impact.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly,
solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the
General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety
of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.