# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50k: Sec. 16-50k. Certificate of environmental compatibility and public need. Transfer. Amendment. Excepted matters. Waiver > Connecticut · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T16_C277a_S16-50k ## Section - **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50k - **Heading:** Sec. 16-50k. Certificate of environmental compatibility and public need. Transfer. Amendment. Excepted matters. Waiver - **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277a / Section 16-50k ## Text (b) A certificate may be transferred, subject to the approval of the council, to a person who agrees to comply with the terms, limitations and conditions contained therein. The council shall not approve any such transfer if it finds that such transfer was contemplated at or prior to the time the certificate was issued and such fact was not adequately disclosed during the certification proceeding. (c) A certificate issued pursuant to this chapter may be amended as provided in this chapter. (d) This chapter shall apply to any facility described in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (a) of section 16-50i , the construction of which is commenced on or after April 1, 1972, and to any such facility the construction of which is approved by a municipality that has commenced the sale of bonds or bond anticipation notes on or after April 1, 1972, the proceeds or part of the proceeds of which are to finance such construction. This chapter shall apply to any facility described in subdivision (4) of said subsection (a) of section 16-50i , the construction of which is commenced on or after July 1, 1983, and to any such facility the construction of which is approved by a municipality that has commenced the sale of bonds or bond anticipation notes on or after July 1, 1983, the proceeds or part of the proceeds of which are to finance such construction. This chapter shall apply to any facility described in subdivisions (5) and (6) of said subsection, the construction of which is commenced on or after October 1, 1977, and to any such facility the construction of which is approved by a municipality that has commenced the sale of bonds or bond anticipation notes on or after October 1, 1977, the proceeds or part of the proceeds of which are to finance such construction. This chapter shall apply to the modification of a facility described in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of said subsection (a) for which construction is commenced on or after April 1, 1972, modifications of a facility described in subdivision (4) of said subsection (a) for which construction is commenced on or after July 1, 1983, and modifications of a facility described in subdivisions (5) and (6) of said subsection (a) of section 16-50i , for which construction is commenced on or after October 1, 1977, whenever such modification either alone or in combination with existing or other proposed facility modifications may, as determined by the council, have a substantial adverse environmental effect. This chapter shall not apply to any matter over which any agency, department or instrumentality of the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction, or has jurisdiction concurrent with that of the state and has exercised such jurisdiction, to the exclusion of regulation of such matter by the state. (e) Any person intending to construct a facility excluded from one or more provisions of this chapter may, to the extent permitted by law, elect to waive such exclusion by delivering notice of such waiver to the council. Such provisions shall thereafter apply to each facility identified in such notice from the date of its receipt by the council. See Sec. 26-194 re payment of annual host payment fee to Commissioner of Agriculture for Long Island Sound crossings. Cited. 177 C. 623; 192 C. 591; 215 C. 474; 216 C. 1; 220 C. 516; 238 C. 361. Trial court properly determined appeal was moot because council could not have granted any practical relief. 287 C. 177. Cited. 37 CA 653; judgment reversed, see 238 C. 361. Cited. 35 CS 303. Subsec. (d): A period of protection not provided when construction commenced prior to April 1, 1972. 165 C. 687. ## Nearby sections - [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50aa Sec. 16-50aa. Tower sharing: Policy, requests, feasibility proceeding, compensation, expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T16_C277a_S16-50aa.md) - [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50bb Sec. 16-50bb. Municipal participation account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T16_C277a_S16-50bb.md) - [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50ee Sec. 16-50ee. State-wide telecommunications coverage plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T16_C277a_S16-50ee.md) - [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50ff Sec. 16-50ff. Local telecommunications coverage assessments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T16_C277a_S16-50ff.md) - [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50g Sec. 16-50g. 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Limited appearances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T16_C277a_S16-50n.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T16_C277a_S16-50k. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.