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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5453
February Session, 2024
LCO No. 2736
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP AND PROCESSES OF
THE CONNECTICUT SITING COUNCIL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 16-50j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 2
(a) There is established [a "Connecticut Siting Council"] the 3
Connecticut Siting Council, hereinafter referred to in this title as the 4
"council", which shall be within the Department of Energy and 5
Environmental Protection for administrative purposes only. 6
(b) [Except for proceedings under chapter 445, this subsection and 7
subsection (c) of this section, the] Except as provided in subsection (c) of 8
this section, the council shall consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Energy 9
and Environmental Protection, or [his] the commissioner's designee; (2) 10
the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, or the 11
chairperson's designee; (3) one designee of the speaker of the House and 12
one designee of the president pro tempore of the Senate; [and] (4) five 13
members of the public, to be appointed by the Governor, at least two of 14 Raised Bill No. 5453
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whom shall be experienced in the field of ecology [, and not more than 15
one of whom] and at least three of whom are experienced in the field of 16
engineering; and (5) four ad hoc members, appointed by the chief 17
elected official of the municipality they represent, three of whom are 18
electors from the municipality in which the proposed facility is to be 19
located and one of whom is an elector from a neighboring municipality 20
likely to be most affected by the proposed facility. Not more than three 21
of the members designated or appointed under subdivisions (3) to (5), 22
inclusive, of this subsection shall have affiliation, past or present, with 23
(A) any utility or governmental utility regulatory agency, including any 24
direct financial investment in any utility, other than a mutual fund, or 25
[with] (B) any person owning, operating, controlling, or presently 26
contracting with respect to a facility, a hazardous waste facility, as 27
defined in section 22a-115, or an ash residue disposal area. 28
(c) For proceedings under chapter 445, [subsection (b) of this section 29
and this subsection,] the council shall consist of (1) the Commissioners 30
of Public Health and Emergency Services and Public Protection or their 31
designated representatives; (2) the designees of the speaker of the House 32
of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate as 33
provided in subsection (b) of this section; (3) the five members of the 34
public as provided in subsection (b) of this section; and (4) four ad hoc 35
members [, three of whom shall be electors from the municipality in 36
which the proposed facility is to be located and one of whom shall be an 37
elector from a neighboring municipality likely to be most affected by the 38
proposed facility] as provided in subsection (b) of this section. 39
[The] (d) For the appointment of ad hoc members in accordance with 40
subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the municipality most affected by 41
the proposed facility shall be determined by the permanent members of 42
the council. If any one of the five members of the public or of the 43
designees of the speaker of the House of Representatives or the 44
president pro tempore of the Senate resides [(A)] (1) in the municipality 45
in which a hazardous waste facility is proposed to be located for a 46
proceeding concerning a hazardous waste facility or in which a low-47
level radioactive waste facility is proposed to be located for a proceeding 48 Raised Bill No. 5453
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concerning a low-level radioactive waste facility, or [(B)] (2) in the 49
neighboring municipality likely to be most affected by the proposed 50
facility, the appointing authority shall appoint a substitute member for 51
the proceedings on such proposal. If any appointee is unable to perform 52
[his] such appointee's duties on the council due to illness, or has a 53
substantial financial or employment interest which is in conflict with the 54
proper discharge of [his] the appointee's duties under this chapter, the 55
appointing authority shall appoint a substitute member for proceedings 56
on such proposal. An appointee shall report any substantial financial or 57
employment interest which might conflict with the proper discharge of 58
[his] the appointee's duties under this chapter to the appointing 59
authority who shall determine if such conflict exists. If any state agency 60
is the applicant, an appointee shall not be deemed to have a substantial 61
employment conflict of interest because of employment with the state 62
unless such appointee is directly employed by the state agency making 63
the application. Ad hoc members [shall be appointed by the chief elected 64
official of the municipality they represent and] shall continue their 65
membership until the council issues a letter of completion of the 66
development and management plan to the applicant. 67
[(d)] (e) The [chairman] chairperson of the council shall be appointed 68
by the Governor from among the five public members appointed by 69
him, with the advice and consent of the House or Senate, and shall serve 70
as [chairman] chairperson at the pleasure of the Governor. 71
[(e)] (f) The public members of the council, including the [chairman] 72
chairperson, the members appointed by the speaker of the House and 73
president pro tempore of the Senate and the four ad hoc members 74
specified in [subsection] subsections (b) and (c) of this section, shall be 75
compensated for their attendance at public hearings, executive sessions, 76
or other council business as may require their attendance at the rate of 77
two hundred dollars, provided in no case shall the daily compensation 78
exceed two hundred dollars. 79
(g) The council shall employ such employees as may be necessary to 80
carry out the provisions of this chapter, provided not less than two of 81 Raised Bill No. 5453
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such employees shall have expertise in engineering and not less than 82
three of such employees shall have expertise in financial analysis. 83
[(f)] (h) The council shall, in addition to its other duties prescribed in 84
this chapter, adopt, amend, or rescind suitable regulations to carry out 85
the provisions of this chapter and the policies and practices of the 86
council in connection therewith, and appoint and prescribe the duties of 87
such staff as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 88
The [chairman] chairperson of the council, with the consent of five or 89
more other members of the council, may appoint an executive director, 90
who shall be the chief administrative officer of the Connecticut Siting 91
Council. The executive director shall be exempt from classified service. 92
[(g)] (i) Prior to commencing any hearing pursuant to section 16-50m, 93
the council shall consult with and solicit written comments from (1) the 94
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Department 95
of Public Health, the Council on Environmental Quality, the 96
Department of Agriculture, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, 97
the Office of Policy and Management, the Department of Economic and 98
Community Development and the Department of Transportation, and 99
(2) in a hearing pursuant to section 16-50m, for a facility described in 100
subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i, the Department of 101
Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Department of 102
Administrative Services and the Labor Department. Copies of such 103
comments shall be made available to all parties prior to the 104
commencement of the hearing. Subsequent to the commencement of the 105
hearing, said departments and council may file additional written 106
comments with the council within such period of time as the council 107
designates. All such written comments shall be made part of the record 108
provided by section 16-50o. Said departments and council shall not 109
enter any contract or agreement with any party to the proceedings or 110
hearings described in this section or section 16-50p, as amended by this 111
act, that requires said departments or council to withhold or retract 112
comments, refrain from participating in or withdraw from said 113
proceedings or hearings. 114 Raised Bill No. 5453
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Sec. 2. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 16-50l of the general statutes 115
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 116
October 1, 2024): 117
(a) To initiate a certification proceeding, an applicant for a certificate 118
shall file with the council an application, in such form as the council may 119
prescribe, accompanied by a filing fee of not more than twenty-five 120
thousand dollars, which fee shall be established in accordance with 121
section 16-50t, and a municipal participation fee of twenty-five 122
thousand dollars to be deposited in the account established pursuant to 123
section 16-50bb, except that an application for a facility described in 124
subdivision (5) or (6) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i shall not pay such 125
municipal participation fee. An application shall contain such 126
information as the applicant may consider relevant and the council or 127
any department or agency of the state exercising environmental controls 128
may by regulation require, including the following information: 129
(1) In the case of facilities described in subdivisions (1), (2) and (4) of 130
subsection (a) of section 16-50i: (A) A description, including estimated 131
costs, of the proposed transmission line, substation or switchyard, 132
covering, where applicable underground cable sizes and specifications, 133
overhead tower design and appearance and heights, if any, conductor 134
sizes, and initial and ultimate voltages and capacities; (B) a statement 135
and full explanation of why the proposed transmission line, substation 136
or switchyard is necessary and how the facility conforms to a long-range 137
plan for expansion of the electric power grid serving the state and 138
interconnected utility systems, that will serve the public need for 139
adequate, reliable and economic service; (C) a map of suitable scale of 140
the proposed routing or site, showing details of the rights-of-way or site 141
in the vicinity of settled areas, parks, recreational areas and scenic areas, 142
residential areas, private or public schools, child care centers, as 143
described in section 19a-77, group child care homes, as described in 144
section 19a-77, family child care homes, as described in section 19a-77, 145
licensed youth camps, and public playgrounds and showing existing 146
transmission lines within one mile of the proposed route or site; (D) a 147
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comparison with alternative routes or sites which are environmentally, 149
technically and economically practical; (E) a description of the effect of 150
the proposed transmission line, substation or switchyard on the 151
environment, ecology, and scenic, historic and recreational values; (F) a 152
justification for overhead portions, if any, including life-cycle cost 153
studies comparing overhead alternatives with underground 154
alternatives, and effects described in subparagraph (E) of this 155
subdivision of undergrounding; (G) a schedule of dates showing the 156
proposed program of right -of-way or property acquisition, 157
construction, completion and operation; (H) an identification of each 158
federal, state, regional, district and municipal agency with which 159
proposed route or site reviews have been undertaken, including a copy 160
of each written agency position on such route or site; and (I) an 161
assessment of the impact of any electromagnetic fields to be produced 162
by the proposed transmission line; [and] 163
(2) In the case of facilities described in subdivision (3) of subsection 164
(a) of section 16-50i: (A) A description of the proposed electric 165
generating or storage facility; (B) a statement and full explanation of 166
why the proposed facility is necessary; (C) a statement of loads and 167
resources, as described in section 16-50r; (D) safety and reliability 168
information, including planned provisions for emergency operations 169
and shutdowns; (E) estimated cost information, including plant costs, 170
fuel costs, plant service life and capacity factor, and total generating cost 171
per kilowatt-hour, both at the plant and related transmission, and 172
comparative costs of alternatives considered; (F) a schedule showing the 173
program for design, material acquisition, construction and testing, and 174
operating dates; (G) available site information, including maps and 175
description and present and proposed development, and geological, 176
scenic, ecological, seismic, biological, water supply, population and load 177
center data; (H) justification for adoption of the site selected, including 178
comparison with alternative sites; (I) design information, including a 179
description of facilities, plant efficiencies, electrical connections to the 180
system, and control systems; (J) a description of provisions, including 181
devices and operations, for mitigation of the effect of the operation of 182 Raised Bill No. 5453
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the facility on air and water quality, for waste disposal, and for noise 183
abatement, and information on other environmental aspects; and (K) a 184
listing of federal, state, regional, district and municipal agencies from 185
which approvals either have been obtained or will be sought covering 186
the proposed facility, copies of approvals received and the planned 187
schedule for obtaining those approvals not yet received; and 188
(3) In addition to the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 189
subsection, in the case of any facility described in subdivision (1) of 190
subsection (a) of section 16-50i: (A) An analysis of the costs compared to 191
the benefits of the proposed facility for ratepayers of this state while also 192
comparing the proposed location and type of proposed facility to any 193
feasible alternative locations or types of facilities; (B) an analysis of how 194
the costs of the proposed facility will be reimbursed or distributed 195
among ratepayers of this state compared to how such costs will be 196
reimbursed or distributed by other states; and (C) an analysis of the 197
benefits to the ratepayers of this state from the construction of the 198
proposed facility compared to any benefits to individuals in other states. 199
(b) Each application shall be accompanied by proof of service of a 200
copy of such application on: (1) Each municipality in which any portion 201
of such facility is to be located, both as primarily proposed and in the 202
alternative locations listed, and any adjoining municipality having a 203
boundary not more than two thousand five hundred feet from such 204
facility, which copy shall be served on the chief executive officer of each 205
such municipality and shall include notice of the date on or about which 206
the application is to be filed, and the zoning commissions, planning 207
commissions, planning and zoning commissions, conservation 208
commissions and inland wetlands agencies of each such municipality, 209
and the regional councils of governments which encompass each such 210
municipality; (2) the Attorney General; (3) each member of the 211
legislature in whose assembly or senate district the facility or any 212
alternative location listed in the application is to be located; (4) any 213
agency, department or instrumentality of the federal government that 214
has jurisdiction, whether concurrent with the state or otherwise, over 215
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department, agency and commission named in subsection [(g)] (i) of 217
section 16-50j, as amended by this act; and (6) such other state and 218
municipal bodies as the council may by regulation designate. A notice 219
of such application shall be given to the general public, in municipalities 220
entitled to receive notice under subdivision (1) of this subsection, by the 221
publication of a summary of such application and the date on or about 222
which it will be filed. Such notice shall be published under the 223
regulations to be promulgated by the council, in such form and in such 224
newspapers as will serve substantially to inform the public of such 225
application and to afford interested persons sufficient time to prepare 226
for and to be heard at the hearing prescribed in section 16-50m. Such 227
notice shall be published in not less than ten-point type. A notice of such 228
an application for a certificate for a facility described in subdivision (3), 229
(4), (5) or (6) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i shall also be sent, by 230
certified or registered mail, to each person appearing of record as an 231
owner of property which abuts the proposed primary or alternative sites 232
on which the facility would be located. Such notice shall be sent at the 233
same time that notice of such application is given to the general public. 234
Notice of an application for a certificate for a facility described in 235
subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i shall also be provided 236
to each electric distribution company customer in the municipality 237
where the facility is proposed to be placed. Such notice shall (A) be 238
provided on a separate enclosure with each customer's monthly bill for 239
one or more months, (B) be provided by the electric distribution 240
company not earlier than sixty days prior to filing the application with 241
the council, but not later than the date that the application is filed with 242
the council, and (C) include: A brief description of the project, including 243
its location relative to the affected municipality and adjacent streets; a 244
brief technical description of the project including its proposed length, 245
voltage, and type and range of heights of support structures or 246
underground configuration; the reason for the project; the address and 247
a toll-free telephone number of the applicant by which additional 248
information about the project can be obtained; and a statement in print 249
no smaller than twenty-four-point type size stating "NOTICE OF 250
PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC 251 Raised Bill No. 5453
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TRANSMISSION LINE". 252
Sec. 3. Section 16-50l of the general statutes is amended by adding 253
subsection (g) as follows (Effective October 1, 2024): 254
(NEW) (g) Any applicant submitting an initial application under this 255
section for a facility described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of 256
section 16-50i where the applicant intends to submit one or more 257
additional applications under this section within the next five years for 258
additional facilities described in said subdivision that will either be 259
physically connected to the facility included in the initial application or 260
located within five miles of such facility shall indicate such intention in 261
the initial application, and provide any information regarding such 262
additional facilities required by the council. 263
Sec. 4. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 16-50p of the 264
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 265
thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 266
(3) The council shall file, with its order, an opinion stating in full its 267
reasons for the decision. The council shall not grant a certificate, either 268
as proposed or as modified by the council, unless it shall find and 269
determine, using a clear and convincing standard of evidence: 270
(A) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, a public 271
need for the facility and the basis of the need; 272
(B) The nature of the probable environmental impact of the facility 273
alone and cumulatively with other existing facilities, including a 274
specification of every significant adverse effect, including, but not 275
limited to, (i) electromagnetic fields that, whether alone or cumulatively 276
with other effects, impact on, and conflict with the policies of the state 277
concerning the natural environment, (ii) ecological balance, (iii) public 278
health and safety, (iv) scenic, historic, aesthetic and recreational values, 279
(v) agriculture, (vi) forests and parks, (vii) air and water purity, [and] 280
(viii) fish, aquaculture and wildlife, and (ix) economic value; 281 Raised Bill No. 5453
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(C) Why the adverse effects or conflicts referred to in subparagraph 282
(B) of this subdivision are not sufficient reason to deny the application; 283
(D) In the case of an electric transmission line, (i) what part, if any, of 284
the facility shall be located overhead, (ii) that the facility conforms to a 285
long-range plan for expansion of the electric power grid of the electric 286
systems serving the state and interconnected utility systems and will 287
serve the interests of electric system economy and reliability, (iii) that 288
the benefits of the facility outweigh the costs to ratepayers of the state 289
when compared to any reasonable alternative locations or types of 290
facilities; (iv) that the plan for the facility is the most cost-effective 291
method when compared to reasonable alternatives; (v) that the division 292
of the costs of the facility to be distributed among the ratepayers of the 293
state is reasonable when compared to the costs borne by ratepayers of 294
other states that will benefit from the facility; and [(iii)] (vi) that the 295
overhead portions, if any, of the facility are cost effective and the most 296
appropriate alternative based on a life-cycle cost analysis of the facility 297
and underground alternatives to such facility, are consistent with the 298
purposes of this chapter, with such regulations or standards as the 299
council may adopt pursuant to section 16-50t, including, but not limited 300
to, the council's best management practices for electric and magnetic 301
fields for electric transmission lines and with the Federal Power 302
Commission "Guidelines for the Protection of Natural Historic Scenic 303
and Recreational Values in the Design and Location of Rights-of-Way 304
and Transmission Facilities" or any successor guidelines and any other 305
applicable federal guidelines and are to be contained within an area that 306
provides a buffer zone that protects the public health and safety, as 307
determined by the council. In establishing such buffer zone, the council 308
shall consider, among other things, residential areas, private or public 309
schools, licensed child care centers, licensed youth camps or public 310
playgrounds adjacent to the proposed route of the overhead portions 311
and the level of the voltage of the overhead portions and any existing 312
overhead transmission lines on the proposed route. At a minimum, the 313
existing right-of-way shall serve as the buffer zone; 314
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of the line will not pose an undue hazard to persons or property along 316
the area traversed by the line; 317
(F) In the case of a facility described in subdivision (6) of subsection 318
(a) of section 16-50i that is (i) proposed to be installed on land under 319
agricultural restriction, as provided in section 22-26cc, that the facility 320
will not result in a material decrease of acreage and productivity of the 321
arable land, (ii) proposed to be installed on land near a building 322
containing a school, as defined in section 10-154a, or a commercial child 323
care center, as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 324
19a-77, that the facility will not be less than two hundred fifty feet from 325
such school or commercial child care center unless the location is 326
acceptable to the chief elected official of the municipality or the council 327
finds that the facility will not have a substantial adverse effect on the 328
aesthetics or scenic quality of the neighborhood in which such school or 329
commercial child care center is located, or (iii) proposed to be installed 330
on land owned by a water company, as defined in section 25-32a, and 331
which involves a new ground-mounted telecommunications tower, that 332
such land owned by a water company is preferred over any alternative 333
telecommunications tower sites provided the council shall, pursuant to 334
clause (iii) of this subparagraph, consult with the Department of Public 335
Health to determine potential impacts to public drinking water supplies 336
in considering all the environmental impacts identified pursuant to 337
subparagraph (B) of this subdivision. The council shall not render any 338
decision pursuant to this subparagraph that is inconsistent with federal 339
law or regulations; and 340
(G) That, for a facility described in subdivision (5) or (6) of subsection 341
(a) of section 16-50i, the council has considered the manufacturer's 342
recommended safety standards for any equipment, machinery or 343
technology for the facility. 344
Sec. 5. Section 16-50p of the general statutes is amended by adding 345
subsection (k) as follows (Effective October 1, 2024): 346
(NEW) (k) In reviewing a certificate for a solar photovoltaic facility 347 Raised Bill No. 5453
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that has a generating capacity greater than two megawatts of electricity 348
that is proposed to be located within a five-mile radius of any solar 349
photovoltaic facility that has a generating capacity greater than one 350
hundred megawatts, the council shall be bound by the approval, 351
disapproval or conditions concerning such facility that any chief 352
executive officer of any municipality in which such facility is located 353
submits to the council, provided the chief executive officer submits such 354
approval, disapproval or conditions not later than thirty days after such 355
chief executive officer is served a copy of the application for such 356
certificate pursuant to subsection (b) of section 16-50l, as amended by 357
this act. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any 358
certificate for a solar photovoltaic facility that is proposed as part of an 359
expansion of an existing facility pursuant to an existing certificate issued 360
by the council, whether such expansion is proposed on the site of the 361
existing facility or on land or parcels contiguous to the parcel or parcels 362
that comprise the site of the existing facility. 363
Sec. 6. Section 16-50s of the general statutes is repealed and the 364
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 365
The council [may] shall give appropriate consideration in all 366
proceedings to (1) the amounts expended by a utility for research on 367
generation and transmission of the form of energy furnished by it and 368
the environmental effect thereof, (2) the amounts expended by such 369
utility for promotion, including advertising, of the use of the form of 370
energy furnished by it and (3) the relationship between such 371
expenditures. 372
Sec. 7. Subsection (c) of section 16-50z of the general statutes is 373
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 374
1, 2024): 375
(c) When a public service company intends to acquire residential real 376
property by condemnation, [and the owner of such property disputes 377
the company's need to acquire such property, the owner may bring the 378
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Siting Council not later than thirty days following the owner being 380
informed of the company's intention] the company shall notify the 381
owner of the property not less than sixty days prior to the intended date 382
of condemnation, by certified mail, with the envelope marked in not less 383
than twelve-point size bold type, as follows: "NOTICE REGARDING 384
POTENTIAL CONDEMNATION OF YOUR PROPERTY" , and send a 385
second such notice by certified mail not less than thirty days prior to the 386
intended date of condemnation. The company shall include in its 387
[notification] notifications under this section to the owner of its intention 388
to acquire such property by condemnation, a statement that the owner 389
may bring the issue of the purpose for which the property is being 390
acquired to the Connecticut Siting Council. [The company shall send 391
such notification to the owner by certified mail.] If the owner of such 392
property disputes the company's need to acquire such property, the 393
owner may bring the issue of the purpose for which the property is 394
being acquired to the Connecticut Siting Council not later than thirty 395
days following the second notice to the owner under this section. Upon 396
written request by the owner, the council shall initiate a proceeding to 397
determine whether the proposed taking is necessary and consistent with 398
the provisions of section 16a-35k. The council shall (1) provide the 399
owner of the property and the public service company with notice of the 400
proceeding, (2) hold a hearing in accordance with the provisions of 401
chapter 54 as part of such a proceeding, and (3) render a decision upon 402
the record not later than ninety days following the council's receipt of 403
the written request for such a proceeding, provided the parties may 404
agree to a longer period, which decision shall state whether the 405
proposed taking is necessary and consistent with the provisions of 406
section 16a-35k and include appropriate findings. The public service 407
company shall pay the expenses incurred by the council in conducting 408
a proceeding pursuant to this subsection. If a public service company 409
and the owner of real property agree that the proposed taking is 410
necessary and consistent with the provisions of section 16a-35k but 411
cannot agree on fair compensation for the property, or if the public 412
service company or owner disagrees with the decision of the council 413
regarding whether the proposed taking is necessary and consistent with 414 Raised Bill No. 5453
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the provisions of section 16a-35k, the public service company or the 415
owner may petition the Superior Court to determine the issue in 416
question. Such a petition shall be submitted to the superior court for the 417
judicial district in which the property is located. 418
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2024 16-50j
Sec. 2 October 1, 2024 16-50l(a) and (b)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 16-50l(g)
Sec. 4 October 1, 2024 16-50p(a)(3)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2024 16-50p(k)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2024 16-50s
Sec. 7 October 1, 2024 16-50z(c)
Statement of Purpose:
To make changes to the membership of the Connecticut Siting Council,
require additional cost-benefit analysis and information concerning
related projects for certain proposed facilities, require additional
notifications to the owner of property intended to be condemned and
make additional revisions to the process for granting applications for a
certificate.
[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.]