AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF NEW MUNICIPAL UTILITY COMPANIES.

HB 5751 requires the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to study the feasibility of creating new municipal electric utility companies and the support structures needed for them. The study will examine whether such utilities could be established effectively and what resources or systems would be necessary to support them. This bill does not create new utilities or change current laws, but rather mandates a research report to inform future decisions. It directly affects the Commissioner's office and municipalities considering public utility options.