Sec. 16-29. Returns from municipalities.
Sec. 16-29. Returns from municipalities. The Department of Public Utility Control shall, annually, on or before December thirty-first, or June thirtieth in a municipality
which has adopted a uniform fiscal year, furnish to every municipality or department
thereof owning, leasing, operating or managing a plant for the supplying or furnishing
of any public utility, blanks for annual reports in such form as the department may
prescribe. Each such municipality or department shall return one of such reports to the
department on or before the following May thirty-first, or the following October thirty-first in a municipality which has adopted a uniform fiscal year, with all questions thereon
fully answered. The department may, for good cause shown, grant an extension of such
deadlines of up to sixty days, provided such municipality or department desiring an
extension files a request, in writing, setting forth the reasons for such a request. All
reports shall be for the year ending December thirty-first, or June thirtieth in a municipality which has adopted a uniform fiscal year and shall be sworn to by the general superintendent of the plant or utility for which the report is required and by such other person
or persons as may be designated by such municipality or department. Each such municipality or department shall make such annual reports strictly according to the form provided and, if it finds it impracticable to answer all the items in detail as required, shall
state in the report the reasons why such details cannot be given. No such municipality
or department shall be excused from giving such details for the reason that it does not
keep its accounts in such manner as will enable it to do so. The department may prescribe
the method for keeping the accounts pertaining to such utility and all other utilities
reporting to the department. When any such report seems to the department defective
or erroneous, it may notify the municipality making the same and require the amendment
of such report within fifteen days from the time of giving such notice; and the department
may examine the officers, agents, employees, books, records, accounts, vouchers, plant
and equipment of such municipality or department pertaining to such utility and may
correct such items in such report as, upon such examination, the department may find
ought to be corrected.
(1949 Rev., S. 5420; P.A. 74-172, S. 1, 2; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 68, 348;
P.A. 81-472, S. 25, 159; P.A. 85-33, S. 3; P.A. 90-221, S. 6, 15.)
History: P.A. 74-172 added references to dates applicable to municipalities which have adopted the uniform fiscal year;
P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced authority with
division of public utility control within the department of business regulation; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent
department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes;
P.A. 85-33 extended deadline for return of reports by one month to April thirtieth or October thirty-first and made technical
changes; P.A. 90-221 changed report deadline from April thirtieth to May thirty-first and added provision allowing the
department to grant an extension of time in which the file report.