AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF THE NATURAL GAS SUPPLY IN THE STATE AND REMOVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCENTIVES FROM THE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE.

HB 5952 requires Connecticut to expand its natural gas supply infrastructure and removes costs for electric vehicle (EV) incentives from the Combined Public Benefits Charge - a fee added to electricity bills that funds energy programs. This means EV incentive programs will no longer be funded through that specific charge, shifting the cost burden elsewhere, though the incentives themselves remain unchanged. The bill directly affects electricity ratepayers (who pay the charge) and EV programs that rely on this funding source. It does not eliminate EV incentives but alters how their costs are covered within the state's energy finance system.