CT HB05406

Establishes a task force to study legal barriers municipalities face when forming public utilities and recommend statutory changes to encourage utility formation.

Task force composition includes eight members: two appointed by House speaker, two by Senate president pro tempore, one each by House and Senate majority leaders, one each by House and Senate minority leaders, and the Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (or designee).

All appointments must be made within 30 days of the bill's effective date, with task force chairpersons selected by the House speaker and Senate president pro tempore.

First meeting must occur no later than 60 days after the bill takes effect.

Task force must submit findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees on planning and development and energy no later than January 1, 2013, at which point the task force terminates.