Sec. 16a-40. Definitions.
Sec. 16a-40. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 16a-40a to 16a-40c, inclusive, and this section:
(a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development;
(b) "Alternative energy device" means a wood-burning stove for space heating and
any system or mechanism which uses wood, solar radiation, wind, water or geothermal
resources as a source for space heating, water heating, cooling or generation of electrical
energy. Such alternative energy device may be a new source or system, a replacement
of an existing source or system or a supplement to an existing source or system; and
(c) "Residential structure" means any building in which at least two-thirds of the
usable square footage is used for dwelling purposes.
(P.A. 79-509, S. 1, 5; Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-10, S. 1, 4; P.A. 82-369, S. 5, 28; P.A. 83-427, S. 1; P.A. 95-250, S. 1;
P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-10 replaced commissioner of economic development with commissioner of housing
and redefined "alternative energy device" to include devices using wood and to clarify fact that device may be new,
replacement or supplemental source or system; P.A. 82-369 eliminated definition of "residential dwelling", relettered
former Subdiv. (c) as Subdiv. (b) and made technical corrections; P.A. 83-427 added Subdiv. (c), defining "residential
structure"; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and
Department of Economic and Community Development.