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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 969
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 3423
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE ASSESSMENT OF CER TAIN CHARGES
AND REQUIRING APPROV AL FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WATE R
LINES AND HYDRANTS B Y WATER COMPANIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Notwithstanding any 1
provision of the general statutes, no water company shall assess to a 2
municipality (1) a fire protection charge for a (A) water line that is not 3
connected to a hydrant, or (B) water line or hydrant that is not owned 4
and maintained by such company, or (2) a linear foot charge for a water 5
line located on private property. 6
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no water 7
company shall install a water line or hydrant without first obtaining 8
approval for such installation from the chief administrative officer of the 9
municipality and local fire marshal of the municipality or jurisdiction in 10
which such line or hydrant is to be located. 11
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit water companies from assessing certain charges to
municipalities and require them to obtain approval prior to the
installation of water lines and hydrants.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]