Sec.16-50j-60. Requirements for a Development and Management Plan (D&M Plan)

(a) Purpose.

The Council may require the preparation of full or partial Development and Management Plans (D&M Plans) for proposed energy facilities, modifications to existing facilities, or where the preparation of such a plan would help significantly in balancing the need for adequate and reliable utility services at the lowest reasonable cost to consumers with the need to protect the environment and ecology of the state.

(b) When required.

A partial or full D&M plan shall be prepared in accordance with this regulation and shall include the information described in Sections 16-50j-61 to 16-50j-62, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, for any proposed energy facility for which the Council issues a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need, except where the Council provides otherwise at the time it issues the certificate. Relevant information in the Council's record may be referenced.

(c) Procedure for preparation.

The D&M plan shall be prepared by the certificate holder or the owner or operator of the proposed facility or modification to an existing facility. The preparer may consult with the staff of the Council to prepare the D&M plan.

(d) Timing of plan.

The D&M plan shall be submitted to the Council in one or more sections, and the Council shall approve, modify, or disapprove each section of the plan not later than 60 days after receipt of it. If the Council does not act to approve, modify or disapprove the plan or a section thereof within 60 days after receipt of it, the plan shall be deemed approved. Except as otherwise authorized by the Council, no clearing or construction shall begin prior to approval of applicable sections of the D&M plan by the Council.

(Effective March 7, 1989; Amended September 7, 2012)