The public utilities of the state shall, under the direction of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, organize and operate a central clearinghouse within the state for receiving and giving the notices required by section 16-349. The authority shall apportion the cost of this service equitably among the public utilities, except a city, town or borough that owns or operates only a sanitary sewer or water facilities.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 4; 77-614, S. 162, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 165, 348; P.A. 81-146, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-94, S. 41.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 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; P.A. 81-146 exempted sanitary sewer and water facilities owned or operated by a city, town or borough from being apportioned and limited apportionment generally to those facilities registered with department under Sec. 16-347; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-94 deleted provision re underground facilities registered as provided in Sec. 16-347 and reworded provision re exception for sanitary sewer or water facilities owned or operated by a city, town or borough, effective October 1, 2015.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 16 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives
Section 16-345. - Definitions.
Section 16-347. - Public utilities to register with central clearinghouse.
Section 16-348. - Central clearinghouse. Apportionment of costs.
Section 16-349. - Notice of proposed excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition.
Section 16-350. - Permits to require compliance with chapter. Evidence re.
Section 16-351. - Information and assistance re location of underground facilities.
Section 16-352. - Emergency excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives.
Section 16-353. - Relation of chapter to permits and other laws.
Section 16-356. - Civil penalty. Application for hearing.