Sec. 16-359. Compliance and enforcement report. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 16-359. Compliance and enforcement report. Every two years, beginning October 1, 1997, the Department of Public Utility Control may submit a report concerning compliance with and enforcement of the provisions contained in this chapter to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public utilities. Such reports shall be based upon data assembled for the most recent twenty-four-month period and shall include, without limitation, the number of notifications made to the central clearinghouse, a detailed listing of accident, damage and injury reports and a detailed listing of enforcement actions brought and civil penalties imposed by the department. Such report shall also contain the findings and recommendations of the department with respect to the improvement of compliance with and enforcement of the provisions contained in this chapter and an evaluation of the overall condition of the state's underground gas facilities, including the potential for harm to the public and disruption of service resulting from aged, deteriorated and obsolete underground facilities.

      (P.A. 87-71, S. 12, 13; P.A. 96-46, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 10, 121.)

      History: P.A. 96-46 changed reporting requirement from annually to every two years, made submittal of report discretionary rather than mandatory, and deleted provisions re contents of initial report; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 made a technical change, effective June 24, 1998.