Connecticut § 13a-126c Longitudinal use of highway right-of-way by public service facility or company.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 13a-126c — Longitudinal use of highway right-of-way by public service facility or company.

Connecticut § 13a-126c

Title 13aHighways and Bridges

Ch. 238Highway Construction and Maintenance

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-126c (2026).

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Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation may enter into an agreement with the owner or operator of a public service facility, as defined in section 13a-126, desiring the longitudinal use of the right-of-way of a state highway to accommodate trunkline or transmission-type utility facilities and to fix the terms, conditions and rates and charges for use of such right-of-way; provided, no such agreement shall exempt a public service facility from the provisions of chapter 277a. In the case of public service companies, as defined in section 16-1, such charges or rates shall not exceed the actual administrative, construction, operation and maintenance costs of the department incurred as a result of the public service company's use of a nonlimited

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Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation may enter into an agreement with the owner or operator of a public service facility, as defined in section 13a-126, desiring the longitudinal use of the right-of-way of a state highway to accommodate trunkline or transmission-type utility facilities and to fix the terms, conditions and rates and charges for use of such right-of-way; provided, no such agreement shall exempt a public service facility from the provisions of chapter 277a. In the case of public service companies, as defined in section 16-1, such charges or rates shall not exceed the actual administrative, construction, operation and maintenance costs of the department incurred as a result of the public service company's use of a nonlimited access state highway. The department may estimate such charges or rates and require prepayment of such charges or rates, provided any amount in excess of the actual amount shall be refunded to the public service company.

Legislative History

(P.A. 78-86; P.A. 04-143, S. 33; P.A. 05-210, S. 29; P.A. 06-196, S. 279; P.A. 14-134, S. 23.) History: P.A. 04-143 changed subject of agreement from use of right-of-way of limited access highway to use of right-of-way of state highway and made a technical change, effective May 21, 2004; P.A. 05-210 added provision specifying that in the case of public service companies, charges or rates shall not exceed actual administrative, construction, operation and maintenance costs of department as result of use by public service company of state highway and that department may estimate charges or rates and require prepayment provided any amount in excess of actual amount is refunded to public service company, effective July 6, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 14-134 made a technical change, effective June 6, 2014.