Senate Bill No. 843
               Senate Bill No. 843

               SPECIAL ACT NO. 97-1


AN  ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE HARTFORD STEAM
COMPANY.


    Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
    Section  3  of number 7 of the special acts of
1961 is amended to read as follows:
    Said  corporation is authorized and empowered,
EITHER DIRECTLY  OR  THROUGH  THE  AGENCY  OF  ITS
PARENT,  A SUBSIDIARY OR AN AFFILIATE: To furnish,
from [a plant to be] PLANTS located in the city of
Hartford,  heat  or  air conditioning, or both, by
means of steam, heated or chilled water  or  other
medium;  to lay and maintain mains, pipes or other
conduits, and to erect such other fixtures as  are
or  may  be  necessary or convenient in and on the
streets, highways and public grounds of said city,
for  the  purpose  of  carrying  steam,  heated or
chilled water or other medium  from  such  [plant]
PLANTS  to the location to be served and returning
the same; and to lease to one or more corporations
formed   under   the   general  law  or  specially
chartered for the purpose of  furnishing  heat  or
air  conditioning,  or  both,  one or more of such
plants or distribution systems, or both, owned  by
it  and  constructed or adapted for either or both
of such purposes.

Approved March 20, 1997