Bill Text: CT SB00355 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Representation Of The State's Interests Before The New England Power Pool.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-09 - Senate Recommitted to Energy and Technology [SB00355 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00355-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 355
February Session, 2014		LCO No. 1786
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Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING REPRESENTATION OF THE STATE'S INTERESTS BEFORE THE NEW ENGLAND POWER POOL.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 16-18a of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (d) as follows (Effective from passage):

(NEW) (d) The Office of Consumer Counsel may retain consultants to assist its staff and to supplement its staff expertise with regard to participation in the New England Power Pool. All reasonable and proper expenses of such consultants shall be borne by the public service companies affected by matters before the New England Power Pool and shall be paid at such times and in such manner as the authority directs, provided such expenses (1) shall be apportioned in proportion to the revenues of each affected public service company as reported to the authority pursuant to section 16-49, for the most recent fiscal year, and (2) shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars per calendar year. The authority shall recognize all such expenses as proper business expenses of the affected public service companies for ratemaking purposes pursuant to section 16-19e, if applicable.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	16-18a

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Joint Favorable