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§ 16-280a

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As used in sections 16-280a to 16-280f, inclusive:(1) 'Person' means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, municipality or cooperative association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof;(2) 'Gas' means natural gas, flammable gas or gas which is toxic or corrosive;(3) 'Transportation of gas' means the gathering, transmission or distribution of gas by pipeline or its storage;(4) 'Pipeline facilities' includes, without limitation, new and existing pipe rights-of-way and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation;(5) 'Municipality' means a city, county, or any other political subdivision of the state;(6) 'Authority' means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority;(7) 'Federal act' means 49 USC Chapter 601.(1971, P.A. 429, S. 1; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 127, 348; P.A. 95-79, S. 52, 189; P.A. 99-31, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A.

162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 127, 348; P.A. 95-79, S. 52, 189; P.A. 99-31, S. 2; 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; P.A. 95-79 redefined 'person' to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; P.A. 99-31 made technical changes in definitions of 'department' and 'federal act'; (Revisor's note: In 2005, a reference to Sec. '16-280g' in the introductory clause was changed editorially by the Revisors to '16-280f' to reflect the repeal of Sec. 16-280g by P.A. 04-103); pursuant to P.A. 11-80, 'Department of Public Utility Control' and 'department' were changed editorially by the Revisors to 'Public Utilities Regulatory Authority' and 'authority', respectively, in Subdiv. (6) effective July 1, 2011.

Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_284.htm#sec_16-280a· Version 2026