The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall employ, subject to the provisions of chapter 67, such staff as is required for the proper discharge of duties of the office as set forth in this chapter and sections 4-5, 4-124l, 8-3b, 8-35a and 8-189, subsection (b) of section 8-206 and sections 16a-20, 16a-102, 22a-352 and 22a-353. The secretary may adopt, pursuant to chapter 54, such regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(P.A. 74-285, S. 5, 20; P.A. 75-537, S. 2, 55; P.A. 77-614, S. 42, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 89, 136; P.A. 81-330, S. 10, 13; P.A. 88-248, S. 2; P.A. 03-140, S. 20; P.A. 11-80, S. 41; P.A. 13-247, S. 314.)
History: P.A. 75-537 replaced Connecticut energy agency and its administrator with department and commissioner of planning and energy policy, deleted provisions re appointment by governor and exemption from classified service, and required that assistance be given the state planning council in Subsec. (a), restated Subsec. (b) and deleted Subsec. (c) which had provided for disposition of agency; P.A. 77-614 replaced department and commissioner of planning and energy policy with office of policy and management and its secretary, deleted references to state planning council and deleted Subsec. (b); P.A. 78-303 deleted references to repealed Secs. 4-60a and 4-60b; P.A. 81-330 deleted reference to Sec. 16a-19; P.A. 88-248 deleted reference to Sec. 2-73; (Revisor's note: In 1993 an obsolete reference to repealed Sec. 16-340 was deleted editorially by the Revisors); P.A. 03-140 deleted provision re providing the Connecticut Energy Advisory Board with assistance, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 11-80 deleted reference to Sec. 4-124p, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 deleted references to Secs. 8-32a and 8-33a, effective January 1, 2015.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy
Section 16a-1. - Legislative findings and purpose.
Section 16a-3. - Connecticut Energy Advisory Board.
Section 16a-3a. - Integrated Resources Plan re energy resource procurement.
Section 16a-3b. - Implementation of the Integrated Resources Plan.
Section 16a-3c. - Electric distribution companies' plans to build electric generation facilities.
Section 16a-3d. - Comprehensive Energy Strategy.
Section 16a-3e. - Requirements of the Integrated Resources Plan.
Section 16a-3f. - Solicitation re Class I renewable energy sources.
Section 16a-3g. - Solicitation re Class I renewable energy sources or large-scale hydropower.
Section 16a-3k. - Definitions.
Section 16a-3o. - Study of the value of distributed energy resources.
Section 16a-3p. - Solicitation re energy derived from anaerobic digestion.
Section 16a-4. - Office of Policy and Management. Staff. Regulations.
Section 16a-4a. - Office of Policy and Management. Duties and powers.
Section 16a-4b. - Municipalities may petition for redesignation of planning region. Procedure.
Section 16a-5. - Secretary's investigatory and subpoena powers.
Section 16a-6. - Cooperation of other state agencies. License for sale of gasoline.
Section 16a-7. - Annual report and recommendations by board.
Section 16a-7a. - Annual comprehensive energy plan.
Section 16a-7b. - Condemnation or restriction of operation of energy facility by municipality.
Section 16a-8. - Programs to foster cooperative effort.
Section 16a-9. - Energy emergency plan. Amendments.
Section 16a-10. - Joint legislative committee established.
Section 16a-12. - Energy emergency not covered by state plan. Review and disapproval. Termination.
Section 16a-13d. - Study on establishing a reserve of energy resources.
Section 16a-14a. - Grant program for businesses involved in energy-related products and services.
Section 16a-14b. - Testing programs for energy-related products. Regulations.
Section 16a-14e. - Purchasing pool for purchase of electricity.
Section 16a-16. - Enforcement; injunctions, damages. Remedies not exclusive.