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