General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5945
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3369
*03369HB05945TRA*
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
(TRA)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 5945
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3369
*03369HB05945TRA*
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
(TRA)
AN ACT PROVIDING A MASS TRANSPORTATION VOUCHER FOR CERTAIN SENIOR CITIZENS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) (a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall establish a program to provide a voucher or other document that may be used for transportation on any state-owned mass transportation, without charge. Such voucher shall be provided to any person who is a senior citizen and who donates a motor vehicle owned by such person to a qualified nonprofit organization.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To increase highway safety, encourage mass transit and help senior citizens with their transportation costs.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
H.B. 5945