LCO No. 1195 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5290 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1195 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. MORRIN BELLO, 28th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 7-147f of the general statutes be amended to prohibit a 1 historic district commission from declining to issue certificate of 2 appropriateness based on the proposed installation of a solar energy 3 system if such system is to be installed on a rear-facing roof of a 4 structure. 5 Statement of Purpose: To prohibit a historic district commission from declining to issue certificate of appropriateness based on the proposed installation of a solar energy system if such system is to be installed on a rear-facing roof of a structure.