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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50o (2026)

Record of hearing. Rights of parties. Administrative notice re electromagnetic fields

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(a) A record shall be made of the hearing and of all testimony taken and the cross-examinations thereon. Every party or group of parties as provided in section 16-50n shall have the right to present such oral or documentary evidence and to conduct such cross-examination as may be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts.

(b) For an application on a facility described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i, the council shall administratively notice completed and ongoing scientific and medical research on electromagnetic fields.

(c) The applicant shall submit into the record the full text of the terms of any agreement, and a statement of any consideration therefor, if not contained in such agreement, entered into by the applicant and any party to the certification proceeding, or any third party, in connection with the construction or operation of the facility. This provision shall not require the public disclosure of proprietary information or trade secrets.

(d) A copy of the record shall be available at all reasonable times for examination by the public without cost at the principal office of the council. A copy of the transcript of testimony at the hearing shall be filed at an appropriate public office, as determined by the council, in each county in which the facility or any part thereof is proposed to be located.

(1971, P.A. 575, S. 9; P.A. 75-375, S. 6, 12; P.A. 03-140, S. 9; P.A. 04-246, S. 8, 9; P.A. 14-94, S. 30.)

History: P.A. 75-375 included grouped parties in Subsec. (a) and required transcript copy to be filed at designated public office in county rather than municipality where facility to be located; P.A. 03-140 added new Subsec. (b) re submitting into the record terms of agreements, added Subsec. (c) re results of the evaluation process and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (d), effective October 1, 2004; P.A. 04-246 added new Subsec. (b) re administrative notice of research on electromagnetic fields and redesignated existing Subsecs., effective June 3, 2004, and applicable to applications for a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need that was originally filed on or after October 1, 2003, for which the Connecticut Siting Council has not rendered a decision upon the record prior to June 3, 2004; P.A. 14-94 deleted former Subsec. (d) re results of the evaluation process and redesignated existing Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (d), effective June 6, 2014.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2014 · leading case: Corcoran v. Connecticut Siting Council, 934 A.2d 870 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2006).
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Corcoran v. Connecticut Siting Council, 934 A.2d 870 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2006). “All such written comments shall be made part of the record provided by section 16-50o. . . .” The department submitted a comment to the council that provided as follows: “The placement of a telecommunication tower must be far enough away from a State of Connecticut roadway to…”
FairwindCT, Inc. v. Connecticut Siting Council, 313 Conn. 669 (Conn. 2014). · cites it 14× “52 In its memorandum of decision, the trial court, relying on General Statutes § 16-50o (a),53 concluded that the council’s refusal to call Riese as a witness was justified because ‘‘the plaintiffs, as intervenors, were not at the level of parties that were entitled to…”
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