LCO 3161 \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2021SB-00855-R01- SB.docx 1 of 2 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 855 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 3161 Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY Introduced by: (ET) AN ACT CONCERNING TH E DECOUPLING OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND THE D EPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONME NTAL PROTECTION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than October 1, 1 2021, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 2 begin the decoupling process of the Public Utilities Regulatory 3 Authority and the Department of Energy and Environmental 4 Protection. 5 (b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Energy and 6 Environmental Protection shall submit a report, and any 7 recommendations for legislation, detailing an implementation plan for 8 such decoupling and any progress made to date on such decoupling to 9 the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 10 cognizance of matters relating to energy, in accordance with the 11 provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 12 Raised Bill No. 855 LCO 3161 {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2021SB-00855- R01-SB.docx } 2 of 2 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section ET Joint Favorable