Connecticut § 16-272 - Authority of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority as to corporation holding certificate under federal act.
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§ 16-272. Authority of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority as to corporation holding certificate under federal act.
Sec. 16-272. Authority of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority as to corporation holding certificate under federal act. Any corporation organized under the laws of this state or of any other state of the United States for the purposes of constructing or operating a natural gas pipeline, which corporation holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under the provisions of the federal Natural Gas Act, authorizing such corporation to construct or operate a natural gas pipeline or pipelines and appurtenant facilities within the state, shall be subject to the authority of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in respect to its pipeline, equipment and manner of operation as they relate to the safety of the public and of the employees of said corporation in the same manner as are Connecticut public service companies, provided the authority of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall not be inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of the federal Natural Gas Act, as amended, or any rules, orders, regulations or certificates of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant thereto.
(1951, S. 2626d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 121, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; 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. 162 C. 51.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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