Sec. 16a-38e. Designation of priority energy projects. Regulations. Criteria. Report.
Sec. 16a-38e. Designation of priority energy projects. Regulations. Criteria.
Report. (a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions
of chapter 54, establishing standards for use by said commissioner in designating certain
energy-saving capital projects as priority energy projects. Any agency of the state may
apply to the commissioner for such designation with respect to an energy-saving capital
project. The commissioner shall, within ninety days after an application is received by
him, either make or refuse to make such designation.
(b) In determining whether to make such designation, the commissioner shall consider among other things the extent to which such project would conserve energy, the
time that would normally be required to obtain all necessary agency decisions, the adverse effects of delay in the completion of such project, comments received concerning
such project and the extent to which the project has been assessed in terms of cost
effectiveness and energy efficiency.
(c) On or before February 1, 1992, each commissioner of a state agency, as defined
in section 4-166, shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and public utilities listing
the projects initiated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 80-265, S. 2; P.A. 91-248, S. 9, 13.)
History: P.A. 91-248 added a new Subsec. (c) re submittal of a report to energy and public utilities committee on energy
efficiency projects in state buildings.