Connecticut § 16-262q - Compensation for acquisition of water company.
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§ 16-262q. Compensation for acquisition of water company.
Sec. 16-262q. Compensation for acquisition of water company. Compensation for the acquisition of a water company pursuant to section 16-262o shall be determined by the procedures for determining compensation under section 25-42 or by agreement between the parties, provided the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in consultation with the Department of Public Health, after a hearing, approves such agreement. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale of a private water company to a municipally owned and operated water company providing service in such municipality. In such cases, if the parties determine compensation for such acquisition by agreement the sale may proceed without the approval of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
(P.A. 84-330, S. 5; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4, S. 11, 85; P.A. 95-160, S. 64, 69; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 exempted sales of private water companies to a municipally owned and operated water company, effective June 9, 1994; P.A. 95-160 revised effective date of May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 but without affecting this section; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
Cited. 219 C. 121.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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