Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 277a - Public Utility Environmental Standards Act
Section 16-50dd. - State-wide telecommunications coverage data base.

On or before January 1, 2006, the Connecticut Siting Council shall develop, maintain and update quarterly a state-wide telecommunications coverage data base that includes the location, type and height of all telecommunications towers and antennas in the state, as well as those towers specified in subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i. Such data base shall be available for inspection by the public in hard copy and shall be accessible electronically by means of the Internet or other media systems available to the public. Upon request of a municipality, the council shall supply any information contained in the data base to the municipality in preparing a plan under section 7-163c.

(P.A. 04-226, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 04-226 effective June 8, 2004.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 16 - Public Service Companies

Chapter 277a - Public Utility Environmental Standards Act

Section 16-50aa. - Tower sharing: Policy, requests, feasibility proceeding, compensation, expenses.

Section 16-50bb. - Municipal participation account.

Section 16-50cc. - Reconfiguration or burial of electric transmission facility.

Section 16-50dd. - State-wide telecommunications coverage data base.

Section 16-50ee. - State-wide telecommunications coverage plan.

Section 16-50ff. - Local telecommunications coverage assessments.

Section 16-50g. - Legislative finding and purpose.

Section 16-50gg. - Municipal location preferences.

Section 16-50h. - Short title.

Section 16-50hh. - Restoration and revegetation of the right-of-way.

Section 16-50i. - Definitions.

Section 16-50ii. - Electric generating facility: Flammable gas to clean piping prohibited; requirements prior to issuance of certificate to build. Penalty.

Section 16-50j. - Connecticut Siting Council. Membership. Regulations. Consultation with state agencies.

Section 16-50jj. - Meeting conducted during construction of electric generating facility.

Section 16-50k. - Certificate of environmental compatibility and public need. Transfer. Amendment. Excepted matters. Waiver.

Section 16-50kk. - Regulations re wind-powered generation.

Section 16-50l. - Application for certificate. Notice. Application or resolution for amendment of certificate. Consultation with municipality.

Section 16-50ll. - Annual report re backup power for telecommunications towers and antennas during electric service outages. Study re feasibility of backup power requirements.

Section 16-50m. - Public hearing. Notice.

Section 16-50n. - Parties to a certification or amendment proceeding or a declaratory ruling. Grouping of parties. Intervenors. Counsel and consultant to council. Limited appearances.

Section 16-50o. - Record of hearing. Rights of parties. Administrative notice re electromagnetic fields.

Section 16-50p. - Certification proceeding decisions: Timing, opinion, factors considered. Telecommunications and community antenna television facilities: Additional factors considered, conditions. Modification of location. Amendment proceeding decis...

Section 16-50q. - Judicial review.

Section 16-50r. - Report of forecast of loads and resources. Confidential information. Regulations. Investigation of life-cycle costs for overhead and underground transmission lines: Scope, hearings, consultants, assessment.

Section 16-50s. - Expenditures by utilities as consideration in proceedings.

Section 16-50t. - Regulations and standards. Hearing. Certain expenditures excluded in computation of fair net return.

Section 16-50u. - Enforcement of certificate and standards requirements.

Section 16-50v. - Administration expenses. Assessments. Fees. Staff. Consultants. Late fees.

Section 16-50w. - Conflicting provisions.

Section 16-50x. - Exclusive jurisdiction of council; exception. Eminent domain after certification. Municipal regulation of proposed location.

Section 16-50y. - Location application for electric generating facilities.

Section 16-50z. - Acquisition of real property for transmission facility. Regulations. Public service company acquisition of residential real property by condemnation.