Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4b-16a
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Sec. 4b-16a. Nonessential outdoor lighting of state-owned buildings. Restriction.
Official statutory text
(b) For any state-owned building, nonessential outdoor lighting shall be turned off between the hours of eleven o'clock p.m. and six o'clock a.m. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the State Capitol building.
(c) The State Building Inspector and the Code and Standards Committee shall consider a change in lighting design to effectuate the purposes of this section for any revision to the State Building Code to take effect on or after January 1, 2024.
(c) The State Building Inspector and the Code and Standards Committee shall consider a change in lighting design to effectuate the purposes of this section for any revision to the State Building Code to take effect on or after January 1, 2024.
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