Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00857 Compare Versions

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66 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 857
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1111 Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
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2020 AN ACT CONCERNING EM ERGENCY BACKUP POWER FOR CELL
2121 TOWERS.
2222 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2323 Assembly convened:
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2525 Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) On or before October 1, 2022, 1
2626 each telecommunications company, as defined in section 16-1 of the 2
2727 general statutes, shall ensure that any free-standing telecommunications 3
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2929 a backup power source sufficient to provide twenty-four consecutive 5
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3131 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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3737 To require a telecommunications company to provide backup power for
3838 free-standing telecommunications towers or antennas. Raised Bill No. 857
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4444 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
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