As used in sections 16-280a to 16-280f, inclusive:

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 16-280a

  • Authority: means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and "department" means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(1) “Person” means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, municipality or cooperative association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof;

(2) “Gas” means natural gas, flammable gas or gas which is toxic or corrosive;

(3) “Transportation of gas” means the gathering, transmission or distribution of gas by pipeline or its storage;

(4) “Pipeline facilities” includes, without limitation, new and existing pipe rights-of-way and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation;

(5) “Municipality” means a city, county, or any other political subdivision of the state;

(6) “Authority” means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority;

(7) “Federal act” means 49 USC chapter 601.