General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5931 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4621 *_____HB05931TRAAPP032111____* Referred to Committee on Transportation Introduced by: (TRA) General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5931 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4621 *_____HB05931TRAAPP032111____* Referred to Committee on Transportation Introduced by: (TRA) AN ACT INCREASING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR TOWN AID ROAD GRANTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 13a-175a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): For each fiscal year there shall be allocated [twelve] twenty-two million five hundred thousand dollars out of the funds appropriated to the Department of Transportation, or from any other source, not otherwise prohibited by law, to be used by the towns for construction, reconstruction, improvement or maintenance of highways, sections of highways, bridges or structures incidental to highways and bridges or the improvement thereof, including the plowing of snow, the sanding of icy pavements, the trimming and removal of trees, the installation, replacement and maintenance of traffic signs, signals and markings, and for traffic control and vehicular safety programs, traffic and parking planning and administration, and other purposes and programs related to highways, traffic and parking, and for the purposes of providing and operating essential public transportation services and related facilities. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2011 13a-175a This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2011 13a-175a TRA Joint Favorable C/R APP TRA Joint Favorable C/R APP