Any corporation organized under the laws of this state or of any other state of the United States for the purposes of constructing or operating a natural gas pipeline, which corporation holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under the provisions of the federal Natural Gas Act, authorizing such corporation to construct or operate a natural gas pipeline or pipelines and appurtenant facilities within the state, shall be subject to the authority of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in respect to its pipeline, equipment and manner of operation as they relate to the safety of the public and of the employees of said corporation in the same manner as are Connecticut public service companies, provided the authority of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall not be inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of the federal Natural Gas Act, as amended, or any rules, orders, regulations or certificates of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant thereto.
(1951, S. 2626d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 121, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
Cited. 162 C. 51.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 16 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 284 - Natural Gas Pipelines
Section 16-263. - Power to construct and operate natural gas pipeline.
Section 16-264. - Filing of certificate of public convenience. Eminent domain.
Section 16-265. - Certain property exempted from eminent domain.
Section 16-266. - Procedure for determining damages.
Section 16-267. - Temporary use of property pending condemnation.
Section 16-268. - Duties of corporation.
Section 16-269. - Franchise area. Restricted sale.
Section 16-270. - Transportation of natural gas; declaration of public interest.
Section 16-271. - Powers of authority.
Section 16-273. - Complaints of defects in equipment.
Section 16-274. - Hearing on complaint.
Section 16-275. - Submission of plans to authority.
Section 16-276. - Submission of map to authority.
Section 16-277. - Other applicable statutes.
Section 16-278. - Compliance with orders.
Section 16-279. - Interstate or foreign commerce not affected.
Section 16-280. - Copy of certificate issued under federal act to be filed with secretary.
Section 16-280a. - Definitions.
Section 16-280c. - Federal safety standards adopted as state standards.
Section 16-280d. - Records, reports and inspection.
Section 16-280f. - Injunction. Enforcement of standards.
Section 16-280g. - Facilities and transportation subject to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Section 16-280h. - Filing of supply and transmission contracts or data with authority.