Sec. 25-157. Applications for crossings of Long Island Sound. Moratorium. Petition to waive moratorium.
Sec. 25-157. Applications for crossings of Long Island Sound. Moratorium.
Petition to waive moratorium. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general
statutes, no state agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Environmental
Protection and the Connecticut Siting Council, shall consider or render a final decision
for any applications relating to electric power line crossings, gas pipeline crossings or
telecommunications crossings of Long Island Sound that have required or will require
a certificate issued pursuant to section 16-50k or approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission including, but not limited to, electrical power line, gas pipeline or
telecommunications applications that are pending or received after June 3, 2002, for a
period of three years after June 3, 2002. Such moratorium shall not apply to applications
relating solely to the maintenance, repair or replacement necessary for repair of electrical
power lines, gas pipelines or telecommunications facilities currently used to provide
service to customers located on islands or peninsulas off the Connecticut coast or harbors, embayments, tidal rivers, streams or creeks. An applicant may seek a waiver of
such moratorium by submitting a petition to the following: The chairpersons and ranking
members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance
of matters relating to energy and the environment, the chairman of the Connecticut Siting
Council, the chairperson of the Public Utilities Control Authority, the Commissioner of
Environmental Protection, and any other state agency head with jurisdiction over the
subject of the petition. Such persons may grant a petition for a waiver by unanimous
consent. Nothing in section 16-244j, this section or sections 25-157a to 25-157c, inclusive, shall be construed to affect the project in the corridor across Long Island Sound,
from Norwalk to Northport, New York, to replace the existing electric cables that cross
the sound.
(P.A. 02-95, S. 1; P.A. 03-123, S. 6; 03-148, S. 1; P.A. 04-109, S. 12; 04-222, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 02-95 effective June 3, 2002; P.A. 03-123 made a technical change; P.A. 03-148 limited types of crossings
subject to moratorium to those that require a certificate issued pursuant to Sec. 16-50k or approval by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, changed moratorium from one year to two years and eliminated provision re task force chaired
by the Institute of Sustainable Energy, effective June 26, 2003; P.A. 04-109 made a technical change, effective May 21,
2004; P.A. 04-222 extended moratorium from two years to three years after June 3, 2002, and specified parties to whom
applicant for moratorium waiver shall submit petition, effective June 8, 2004.