Bill > HB05399

This bill proposes to remove the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), effectively separating these two government entities. PURA is a regulatory agency responsible for overseeing public utilities such as electricity, natural gas, water, and telecommunications services in Connecticut. Currently, PURA operates within the administrative structure of DEEP, but this bill aims to establish PURA as a standalone agency. By separating PURA from DEEP, the bill likely intends to provide the regulatory authority with more administrative independence and potentially improve its ability to regulate utility services without being directly embedded within another environmental and energy department. The bill appears to be a straightforward administrative reorganization that would require adjusting relevant statutes to reflect the new organizational structure of these state agencies.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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