General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 6394
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3603
*03603__________*
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
REP. DONOVAN, 84th Dist. REP. SHARKEY, 88th Dist. SEN. WILLIAMS, 29th Dist. SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
General Assembly
Governor's Bill No. 6394
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3603
*03603__________*
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
REP. DONOVAN, 84th Dist.
REP. SHARKEY, 88th Dist.
SEN. WILLIAMS, 29th Dist.
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING FARE INCREASES ON THE NEW HAVEN LINE AND THE ELIMINATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY BOARD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 13b-78m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(a) (1) Effective January 1, [2010] 2012, each New Haven Line rail fare originating or terminating in the state shall be increased by one and one-quarter per cent over the existing fare on all rail fares on the New Haven Line. [and the proceeds of such increase shall be deposited in the account established by subsection (b) of this section.]
(2) Effective January 1, [2011] 2013, each New Haven Line rail fare originating or terminating in the state shall be increased by one per cent over the existing fare. [and the proceeds of such increase shall be deposited in the account established by subsection (b) of this section.]
(3) Effective January 1, [2012] 2014, each New Haven Line rail fare originating or terminating in the state shall be increased by one per cent over the existing fare. [and the proceeds of such increase shall be deposited in the account established by subsection (b) of this section.]
(4) Effective January 1, [2013] 2015, each New Haven Line rail fare originating or terminating in the state shall be increased by one per cent over the existing fare. [and the proceeds of such increase shall be deposited in the account established by subsection (b) of this section.]
(5) Effective January 1, [2014] 2016, each New Haven Line rail fare originating or terminating in the state shall be increased by one per cent over the existing fare. [and the proceeds of such increase shall be deposited in the account established by subsection (b) of this section.]
(6) Effective January 1, [2015] 2017, each New Haven Line rail fare originating or terminating in the state shall be increased by one per cent over the existing fare. [and the proceeds of such increase shall be deposited in the account established by subsection (b) of this section.]
(7) Effective January 1, [2016] 2018, each New Haven Line rail fare originating or terminating in the state shall be increased by one per cent over the existing fare. [and the proceeds of such increase shall be deposited in the account established by subsection (b) of this section.]
[(b) There is hereby created a restricted capital project account to be known as the New Haven Line revitalization account which shall be a nonlapsing account within the Special Transportation Fund. The following funds shall be deposited into the account: (1) The proceeds of the fare increases required by subsection (a) of this section, and (2) any other funds required by law to be deposited in the account. Funds in the account shall be used solely for capital costs and debt service incurred as part of the New Haven Line revitalization program undertaken pursuant to public act 05-4 of the June special session, except that such funds may be used for the purchase of rail cars for the New Haven Line in addition to those specified in subdivision (1) of section 13b-78l.
(c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, annually prepare a budget detailing how funds in the New Haven Line revitalization account shall be spent during the next fiscal year. On the approval of such budget by the Governor, the Commissioner of Transportation may expend funds from such account for the purposes stated therein.]
[(d)] (b) The Commissioner of Transportation shall determine the method by which the increase shall be applied to daily, multiple-ride, weekly and monthly commutation tickets.
Sec. 2. Section 13b-57f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(a) There are created the following transportation investment areas: The coastal corridor TIA, I-84 corridor TIA, I-91 corridor TIA, I-395 corridor TIA and the southeast corridor TIA.
(b) The local planning agencies in each TIA shall select the participants in the TIA, including, but not limited to, businesses, labor unions, trade associations, environmental interest groups and other interest groups whose participation the local planning agency believes would be valuable to the TIA in the development of a transportation plan for the TIA.
(c) The local planning agencies in each TIA shall determine the processes used by such TIA in carrying out its responsibilities under sections 13b-57d to 13b-57g, inclusive. For the purposes of carrying out such responsibilities, each TIA shall report to the chief executive officers of such local planning agencies. [Upon request of the local planning agencies, the board shall assist such agencies.]
[(d) On or before November 15, 2001, the participants in each TIA shall prepare an initial TIA corridor plan and deliver such plan to the Connecticut Transportation Strategy Board, established pursuant to section 13b-57e. Such participants shall deliver full TIA corridor plans biennially thereafter, beginning on November 15, 2002. The absence of a TIA corridor plan submitted by any TIA shall not prohibit said board from proposing a strategy as required by section 13b-57g.
(e) On or before August 1, 2001, the chief executive officers of the local planning agencies in each TIA shall issue notice of an organizational meeting of the participants in the TIA to commence the process of creating a transportation plan for such TIA and to make recommendations for nominations of the board member from such TIA, as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 13b-57e.]
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 13b-57h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(a) [The General Assembly approves the principles set forth in section I of the report specified in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 13b-57d, provided no] No funds from the Transportation Strategy Board projects account, established under section 13b-57r, as amended by this act, shall be authorized for any transportation project except those specified in subsection (b) of this section, provided nothing in this subsection shall preclude any TSB project from being funded, in whole or in part, by other state or federal funds. Funds authorized for any TSB project shall be used only for said project. TSB projects shall be funded from funds authorized for the Transportation Strategy Board only to the extent such funding is not provided from other funds in the Special Transportation Fund or the Infrastructure Improvement Fund created by the senior indenture for special tax obligation bonds.
Sec. 4. Section 13b-57m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
The purpose of sections 13b-57m to 13b-57q, inclusive, as amended by this act, and subdivision (16) of subsection (b) of section 13b-61, as amended by this act, is to promote the welfare and prosperity of the people of this state by enabling the state to implement and fund certain transportation related projects, purposes and strategies [, as the same may be revised by the Transportation Strategy Board pursuant to section 13b-57g,] in order to: (1) Improve personal mobility within and through this state; (2) improve the movement of goods and freight within and through this state; (3) integrate transportation with economic, land use, environmental and quality of life issues; (4) develop policies and procedures that will integrate the state economy with regional, national and global economies; and (5) identify policies and sources that provide an adequate and reliable flow of funding necessary for a quality multimodal transportation system.
Sec. 5. Section 13b-57q of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(a) On or before August first of each year, the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management [,] and the State Treasurer, [ and the Transportation Strategy Board,] shall prepare a financing plan for the annual funding and financing of the projects and purposes described in section 13b-57h, as amended by this act. Such annual financing plan shall be based upon the funding available or anticipated to be available in the Transportation Strategy Board projects account, as well as the use of any federal revenue, grants or other transportation-related financial assistance which may be available in such fiscal year. The annual financing plan shall include funding mandated by sections 13b-57s and 13b-57t. Upon the approval of such annual financing plan by the Governor, funding identified in the annual financing plan shall be paid within the fiscal year of such annual financing plan into the Transportation Strategy Board projects account, established under section 13b-57r, as amended by this act, of the Special Transportation Fund and shall be available to fund those projects and purposes identified in such annual financing plan.
(b) In addition to the preparation of the annual financing plans, the Department of Transportation shall prepare a five-year financing plan that shall project for a period of five years the funds to be credited to the Transportation Strategy Board projects account, established under section 13b-57r, as amended by this act, of the Special Transportation Fund, the anticipated use of cash funding, including funding mandated by sections 13b-57s and 13b-57t, and federal revenue, grants or other transportation related financial assistance to fund or finance the projects and purposes described in section 13b-57h, as amended by this act. Such five-year financing plan shall be updated on or before August first of each year at the same time as the preparation of the annual financing plan and shall be provided by the Commissioner of Transportation to the [Transportation Strategy Board, the] State Treasurer, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and finance, revenue and bonding.
Sec. 6. Section 13b-57r of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(a) There shall be a Transportation Strategy Board projects account, which shall be a nonlapsing account within the Special Transportation Fund.
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, five million dollars of the moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, the incremental revenues received pursuant to section 14-50a shall be deposited into the account established under subsection (a) of this section and shall be used to provide funding for the projects and purposes of the Transportation Strategy Board.
(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, the Treasurer shall transfer the sum of twenty-five million three hundred thousand dollars from the resources of the Special Transportation Fund into the account established under subsection (a) of this section and shall be used to provide funding for the projects and purposes of the Transportation Strategy Board. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the Treasurer shall transfer the sum of twenty million three hundred thousand dollars from the resources of the Special Transportation Fund into the account established under subsection (a) of this section and shall be used to provide funding for the projects and purposes of the Transportation Strategy Board. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, [2015] 2011, inclusive, the Treasurer shall annually transfer the sum of fifteen million three hundred thousand dollars from the resources of the Special Transportation Fund into the account established under subsection (a) of this section and shall be used to provide funding for the projects and purposes of the Transportation Strategy Board. [For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Treasurer shall annually transfer the sum of three hundred thousand dollars from the resources of the Special Transportation Fund into the account established under subsection (a) of this section and shall be used to provide funding for the projects and purposes of the Transportation Strategy Board.] For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, to June 30, 2015, inclusive, the Treasurer shall annually transfer the sum of fifteen million dollars from the resources of the Special Transportation Fund into the account established under subsection (a) of this section and shall be used to fund the projects and purposes of the Transportation Strategy Board.
Sec. 7. Subsection (c) of section 13b-79p of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(c) The commissioner shall [, in consultation with the board,] recommend the implementation of additional transportation improvement projects. Upon the approval of the Governor and allocation by the State Bond Commission, the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to section 13b-79q may be used to support such projects.
Sec. 8. Section 13b-79o of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
As used in sections 13b-79o to 13b-79q, inclusive, as amended by this act, section 13b-79s and section 24 of public act 06-136:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation;
(2) "Department" means the Department of Transportation;
(3) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management;
(4) "Treasurer" means the Treasurer of the state of Connecticut;
[(5) "Transportation Strategy Board" means the board created by section 13b-57e;]
[(6)] (5) "New Haven Line" means the rail passenger service operated between New Haven and intermediate points and Grand Central Station, including the Danbury, Waterbury and New Canaan branch lines;
[(7)] (6) "Branch lines" means the Danbury, Waterbury and New Canaan branches of the New Haven Line;
[(8)] (7) "Shore Line East" means the rail service operating between New Haven and New London;
[(9)] (8) "Transit-oriented development" means the development of residential, commercial and employment centers within one-half mile or walking distance of public transportation facilities, including rail and bus rapid transit and services, that meet transit supportive standards for land uses, built environment densities and walkable environments, in order to facilitate and encourage the use of those services; and
[(10)] (9) "Transportation improvement project" means improvements to the state's transportation system, including, but not limited to, (A) projects included in the state-wide transportation improvement program, (B) projects included in regional transportation improvement plans, and (C) projects identified in section 13b-57h, as amended by this act.
Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 13b-61 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, [to the contrary,] there shall be paid promptly to the State Treasurer and thereupon, unless required to be applied by the terms of any lien, pledge or obligation created by or pursuant to the 1954 declaration, part III (C) of chapter 240, credited to the Special Transportation Fund:
(1) On and after July 1, 1984, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, sections 12-458 and 12-479, provided the State Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue to the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, the amount of tax levied in accordance with said sections 12-458 and 12-479, on all fuel sold or used prior to the end of said fiscal year and which tax is received no later than July 31, 1984;
(2) On and after July 1, 1984, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, motor vehicle receipts;
(3) On and after July 1, 1984, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, (A) subsection (a) of section 14-192, and (B) royalty payments for retail sales of gasoline pursuant to section 13a-80;
(4) On and after July 1, 1985, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, license, permit and fee revenues as defined in section 13b-59, except as provided under subdivision (3) of this subsection;
(5) On or after July 1, 1989, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, section 13b-70;
(6) On and after July 1, 1984, all transportation-related federal revenues of the state;
(7) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, fees for the relocation of a gasoline station under section 14-320;
(8) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, section 14-319;
(9) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, fees collected pursuant to section 14-327b for motor fuel quality registration of distributors;
(10) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, annual registration fees for motor fuel dispensers and weighing or measuring devices pursuant to section 43-3;
(11) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, fees for the issuance of identity cards pursuant to section 1-1h;
(12) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, safety fees pursuant to subsection (w) of section 14-49;
(13) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, late fees for the emissions inspection of motor vehicles pursuant to subsection (k) of section 14-164c;
(14) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, the sale of information by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subsection (b) of section 14-50a;
(15) On and after October 1, 1998, all moneys received by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, section 14-212b; [and]
(16) On and after July 1, 2009, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, any direct federal subsidy pursuant to Section 6431 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, and relating to bonds or bond anticipation notes issued by the state pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive;
(17) On and after July 1, 2011, all moneys received or collected by the state or any offer thereof on account of, or derived from, sections 13b-61a to 13b-61c, inclusive; and
(18) On and after July 1, 2011, any other funds, moneys and receipts of the state required by law to be deposited, transferred or paid into the Special Transportation Fund other than proceeds of bonds or other securities of the state or of federal grants under the provisions of federal law.
Sec. 10. Section 14-12s of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011)
For [the registration of] each motor vehicle transaction that involves an electronic inspection of a manufacturer's vehicle identification number, [that has passed an inspection in accordance with the requirements of subsection (g) of section 14-12 or section 14-16a or that has passed an inspection of its manufacturer's vehicle identification number,] the commissioner shall charge an administrative fee of ten dollars, in addition to [the fee or fees] any fee prescribed for such [registration] transaction.
Sec. 11. Section 14-41 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(a) Except as provided in section 14-41a, each motor vehicle operator's license shall be renewed every six years or every four years on the date of the operator's birthday in accordance with a schedule to be established by the commissioner. Upon every other renewal of a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card issued pursuant to section 1-1h, the commissioner may issue such license or identity card without the personal appearance of the licensee or identity card holder if (1) such licensee or identity card holder has a digital image on file with the commissioner, and (2) such licensee or identity card holder has fulfilled all other requirements for such renewal. On and after July 1, 2011, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall screen the vision of each motor vehicle operator prior to every other renewal of the operator's license of such operator in accordance with a schedule adopted by the commissioner. Such screening requirement shall apply to every other renewal following the initial screening. In lieu of the vision screening by the commissioner, such operator may submit the results of a vision screening conducted by a licensed health care professional qualified to conduct such screening on a form prescribed by the commissioner during the twelve months preceding such renewal. No motor vehicle operator's license may be renewed unless the operator passes such vision screening. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this subsection related to the administration of vision screening.
(b) An original operator's license shall expire within a period not exceeding six years following the date of the operator's next birthday. The fee for such original license shall be computed at the rate of [forty-four] forty-eight dollars for a four-year license, [sixty-six] seventy-two dollars for a six-year license and [eleven] twelve dollars per year or any part of a year. The commissioner may authorize an automobile club or association, licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-67 on or before July 1, 2007, to perform license renewals, renewals of identity cards issued pursuant to section 1-1h and registration transactions at its office facilities. The commissioner may authorize such automobile clubs or associations to charge a convenience fee, which shall not exceed two dollars, to each applicant for a license or identity card renewal or a registration transaction.
(c) Any previously licensed operator who fails to renew a motor vehicle operator's license in accordance with subsection (b) of this section shall be charged a late fee of twenty-five dollars upon renewal of such operator's license.
[(c)] (d) The commissioner shall, at least fifteen days before the date on which each motor vehicle operator's license expires, notify the operator of the expiration date. Any previously licensed operator who operates a motor vehicle within sixty days after the expiration date of the operator's license without obtaining a renewal of the license [shall be deemed to have failed to renew a motor vehicle operator's license and] shall be fined in accordance with the amount designated for the infraction of failure to renew a motor vehicle operator's license. Any operator so charged shall not be prosecuted under section 14-36 for the same act constituting a violation under this section but section 14-36 shall apply after the sixty-day period.
[(d)] (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1-3a, if the expiration date of any motor vehicle operator's license or any public passenger transportation permit falls on any day when offices of the commissioner are closed for business or are open for less than a full business day, the license or permit shall be deemed valid until midnight of the next day on which offices of the commissioner are open for a full day of business.
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 14-44h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(b) A commercial driver's license shall expire within a period not exceeding four years following the date of the operator's next birthday. The fee for such original license shall be computed at the rate of [fifteen] seventeen dollars and fifty cents per year or any part thereof. Any previously licensed operator who fails to renew a commercial driver's license in accordance with this subsection shall be charged a late fee of twenty-five dollars upon renewal of such commercial driver's license.
Sec. 13. Section 14-49 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(a) For the registration of each passenger motor vehicle, other than an electric motor vehicle, the fee shall be [seventy-five] eighty dollars every two years, provided any individual who is sixty-five years of age or older on or after January 1, 1981, may, at his discretion, renew the registration of such passenger motor vehicle owned by him for either a one-year or two-year period. The fee for one year shall be [thirty-eight] forty dollars, and the fee for two years shall be [seventy-five] eighty dollars, [;] provided the biennial fee for any motor vehicle for which special license plates have been issued under the provisions of section 14-20 shall be [seventy-five] eighty dollars. The provisions of this subsection relative to the biennial fee charged for the registration of each antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle for which special license plates have been issued under section 14-20 shall not apply to an antique fire apparatus or transit bus owned by a nonprofit organization and maintained primarily for use in parades, exhibitions or other public events but not for purposes of general transportation.
(b) (1) For the registration of each motorcycle, the biennial fee shall be [forty] forty-two dollars, subject to the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection. For the registration of each motorcycle with side car or box attached used for commercial purposes, the biennial fee shall be [fifty-six] sixty dollars. The commissioner may register a motorcycle with a side car under one registration which shall cover the use of such motorcycle with or without such side car. (2) Four dollars of the total fee with respect to the registration of each motorcycle shall, when entered upon the records of the Special Transportation Fund, be deemed to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for purposes of continuing the program of motorcycle rider education formerly funded under the federal Highway Safety Act of 1978, 23 USC 402.
(c) For the registration of each taxicab or motor vehicle in livery service, with a seating capacity of seven or less, the commissioner shall charge a biennial fee of two hundred [fifty] sixty-six dollars. When the seating capacity of such motor vehicle is more than seven, there shall be added to the amount herein provided the sum of four dollars for each seat so in excess.
(d) For the registration of each motor bus, except a motor bus owned and operated by a multiple-state passenger carrier as hereinafter defined, the commissioner shall charge a fee of forty-seven dollars and such registration shall be sufficient for all types of operation under this chapter. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [fifty-three] fifty-six dollars. For the registration of motor buses owned or operated by a multiple-state passenger carrier, the commissioner shall charge registration fees based on the rate of one dollar per hundredweight of the gross weight, such gross weight to be computed by adding the light weight of the vehicle fully equipped for service to one hundred fifty pounds per passenger for the rated seating capacity, plus the sum of thirty-four dollars, and on and after July 1, [1992] 2011, one dollar and twenty-five cents plus the sum of [thirty-nine] forty-two dollars. The fee in each case shall be determined on an apportionment basis commensurate with the use of the highways of this state as herein provided. The commissioner shall require the registration of that percentage of the motor buses of such multiple-state passenger carrier operating into or through the state which the mileage of such motor buses actually operated in the state bears to the total mileage of all such motor buses operated both within and without the state. Such percentage figures shall be the mileage factor. In computing the registration fees on the number of such motor buses which are allocated to the state for registration purposes under the foregoing formula, the commissioner shall first compute the amount that the registration fees would be if all such motor buses were in fact subject to registration in the state, and then apply to such amount the mileage factor above referred to, provided, if the foregoing formula or method of allocation results in apportioning a lesser or greater number of motor buses or amount of registration fees to the state than the state under all of the facts is fairly entitled to, then a formula that will fairly apportion such registration fees to the state shall be determined and used by the commissioner. Said mileage factor shall be computed prior to March first of each year by using the mileage records of operations of such motor buses operating both within and without the state for the twelve-month period, or portion thereof, ending on August thirty-first next preceding the commencement of the registration year for which registration is sought. If there were no operations in the state during any part of such preceding twelve-month period, the commissioner shall proceed under the provisions of subsection (a) of article IV of section 14-365. In apportioning the number of motor buses to be registered in the state, as provided herein, any fractional part of a motor bus shall be treated as a whole motor bus and shall be registered and licensed as such. Any motor bus operated both within and without the state which is not required to be registered in the state under the provisions of this section shall nevertheless be identified as a part of the fleet of the multiple-state passenger carrier and the commissioner shall adopt an appropriate method of identification of such motor buses owned and operated by such carrier. The identification of all such motor buses by the commissioner as above required shall be considered the same as the registration of such motor buses under this chapter. The substitution from time to time of one motor bus for another by a multiple-state passenger carrier shall not require registration thereof in the state as long as the substitution does not increase the aggregate number of motor buses employed in the operation of such carrier, provided all such motor buses substituted for others shall be immediately reported to and identification issued for the same by the commissioner and, if a registration fee is required to be paid for such substituted motor bus, the same shall be promptly paid. As used in this subsection, the phrase "multiple-state passenger carrier" means and includes any person, firm or corporation authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission or its successor agency to engage in the business of the transportation of passengers for hire by motor buses, both within and without the state.
(e) (1) For the registration of a passenger motor vehicle used in part for commercial purposes, except any pick-up truck having a gross vehicle weight rating of less than twelve thousand five hundred pounds, the commissioner shall charge a biennial fee of [eighty-three] eighty-eight dollars and shall issue combination registration to such vehicle. (2) For the registration of a school bus, the commissioner shall charge an annual fee of one hundred seven dollars for a type I school bus and [sixty] sixty-four dollars for a type II school bus. (3) For the registration of a motor vehicle when used in part for commercial purposes and as a passenger motor vehicle or of a motor vehicle having a seating capacity greater than ten and not used for the conveyance of passengers for hire, the commissioner shall charge a biennial fee for gross weight as for commercial registration, as outlined in section 14-47, as amended by this act, plus the sum of [thirteen] fourteen dollars and shall issue combination registration to such vehicle. (4) Each vehicle registered as combination shall be issued a number plate bearing the word "combination". No vehicle registered as combination may have a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of twelve thousand five hundred pounds. (5) For the registration of a pick-up truck having a gross vehicle weight rating of less than twelve thousand five hundred pounds that is not used in part for commercial purposes, the commissioner shall charge a biennial fee for gross weight as for commercial registration, as provided in section 14-47, as amended by this act, plus the sum of [thirteen] fourteen dollars. The commissioner may issue passenger registration to any such vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of eight thousand five hundred pounds or less.
(f) For the registration of each electric motor vehicle, the commissioner shall charge a fee of fifteen dollars for each year or part thereof. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [eighteen] nineteen dollars.
(g) For the registration of all motorcycles, registered under a general distinguishing number and mark, owned or operated by, or in the custody of, a manufacturer of, dealer in or repairer of motorcycles, there shall be charged an annual fee at the rate of thirty-one dollars for each set of number plates furnished. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [thirty-five] thirty-seven dollars.
(h) The minimum annual fee for any commercial registration of a motor vehicle not equipped with pneumatic tires shall be fifty dollars. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [fifty-six] sixty dollars.
(i) For the transfer of the registration of a motor vehicle previously registered, except as provided in subsection (e) of section 14-16 and subsection (d) of section 14-253a, there shall be charged a fee of [twenty] twenty-one dollars.
(j) Repealed by 1972, P.A. 255, S. 6.
(k) For the registration of each motor hearse used exclusively for transportation of the dead, the commissioner shall charge a fee of thirty-one dollars. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [thirty-five] thirty-seven dollars. The commissioner may furnish distinguishing number plates for any motor hearse.
(l) The fee for the registration of each truck to be used between parts of an industrial plant, as provided in section 13a-117, shall be twenty-five dollars for the first two hundred feet of the public highway, the use of which is granted by such permit, and on and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [twenty-eight] thirty dollars. For each additional two hundred feet or fraction thereof, the fee shall be eleven dollars, and on and after July 1, 1992, the fee shall be twelve dollars.
(m) (1) For the registration of a trailer used exclusively for camping or any other recreational purpose, the commissioner shall charge a biennial fee of sixteen dollars. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [eighteen] nineteen dollars. (2) For any other trailer or semitrailer not drawn by a truck-tractor he shall charge the same fee as prescribed for commercial registrations in section 14-47, as amended by this act, provided the fee for a heavy duty trailer, a crane or any other heavy construction equipment shall be three hundred [six] twenty-six dollars for each year; except that the registration fee for each motor vehicle classed as a tractor-crane and equipped with rubber tires shall be one-half the fee charged for the gross weight of commercial vehicles.
(n) For each temporary registration of a motor vehicle not used for commercial purposes, or renewal of such registration, the commissioner shall charge a fee computed at the rate of [twenty] twenty-one dollars for each ten-day period, or part thereof. For each temporary registration of a motor vehicle used for commercial purposes, or renewal of such registration, the commissioner shall charge a fee computed at the rate of [twenty-five] twenty-seven dollars for each ten-day period, or part thereof, if the motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of six thousand pounds or less. For each temporary registration of a motor vehicle used for commercial purposes, or renewal of such registration, the commissioner shall charge a fee computed at the rate of [forty-six] forty-nine dollars for each ten-day period, or part thereof, if the motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than six thousand pounds.
(o) No registration fee shall be charged in respect to any motor vehicle owned by a municipality, as defined in section 7-245, any other governmental agency or a military agency and used exclusively for the conduct of official business. No registration fee shall be charged for any motor vehicle owned by or leased to a transit district and used exclusively to provide public transportation. No fee shall be charged for the registration of ambulances owned by hospitals or any nonprofit civic organization approved by the commissioner, but a fee of twenty dollars shall be charged for the inspection of any such ambulance. No fee shall be charged for the registration of fire department apparatus as provided by section 14-19. No registration fee shall be charged to a disabled veteran, as defined in section 14-254, residing in this state for the registration of three passenger, camper or passenger and commercial motor vehicles leased or owned by such veteran in any registration year, provided such vehicles shall not be used for hire. No registration fee shall be charged for any motor vehicle leased to an agency of this state on or after June 4, 1982.
(p) For the registration of a service bus owned by an individual, firm or corporation, exclusive of any nonprofit charitable, religious, educational or community service organization, and used for the transportation of persons without charge, the commissioner shall charge a fee of two hundred thirteen dollars for vehicles having a seating capacity of sixteen passengers or less, including the driver, and seven hundred forty-seven dollars for vehicles having a seating capacity of more than sixteen passengers. For the registration of any service bus owned by any nonprofit charitable, religious, educational or community service organization, the commissioner shall charge a fee of one hundred [fifty] sixty dollars for vehicles having a seating capacity of sixteen passengers or less, and five hundred thirty-three dollars for vehicles having a seating capacity of more than sixteen passengers, provided such service bus is used exclusively for the purpose of transporting persons in relation to the purposes and activities of such organization. Each such registration shall be issued for a biennial period in accordance with a schedule established by the commissioner. Nothing herein contained shall affect the provisions of subsection (e) of this section.
(q) The commissioner shall collect a biennial fee of [twenty-eight] thirty dollars for the registration of each motor vehicle used exclusively for farming purposes. No such motor vehicle may be used for the purpose of transporting goods for hire or taking the on-the-road skills test portion of the examination for a motor vehicle operator's license. No farm registration shall be issued to any person operating a farm that has gross annual sales of less than two thousand five hundred dollars in the calendar year preceding registration. The commissioner may issue a farm registration for a passenger motor vehicle under such conditions as said commissioner shall prescribe in regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54. No motor vehicle issued a farm registration may be used to transport ten or more passengers on any highway unless such motor vehicle meets the requirements for equipment and mechanical condition set forth in this chapter, and, in the case of a vehicle used to transport more than fifteen passengers, including the driver, the applicable requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted by the commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 14-163c. The operator of such motor vehicle used to transport ten or more passengers shall hold a public transportation permit or endorsement issued in accordance with the provisions of section 14-44. Any farm registration used otherwise than as provided by this subsection shall be revoked.
(r) Repealed by P.A. 73-549, S. 2, 4.
(s) A fee of [sixty-five] sixty-nine dollars shall be charged in addition to the regular fee prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle, including but not limited to any passenger motor vehicle or motorcycle, in accordance with this section for a number plate or plates for such vehicle bearing any combination of letters or numbers requested by the registrant and which may be issued in the discretion of the commissioner, except in any case in which the number plates bear the official call letters of an amateur radio station. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [sixty-five] sixty-nine dollars.
(t) For the registration of each camper, the commissioner shall charge a biennial fee of sixty-two dollars. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [seventy] seventy-five dollars. The commissioner shall refund one-half of the registration fee for any camper registration when the number plate or plates and registration certificate are returned with one year or more remaining until the expiration of such registration.
(u) Repealed by P.A. 85-81.
(v) There shall be charged for each motor vehicle learner's permit or renewal thereof a fee of [eighteen] nineteen dollars. There shall be charged for each motorcycle training permit or renewal thereof a fee of [fifteen] sixteen dollars.
(w) In addition to the fee established for the issuance of motor vehicle number plates and except as provided in subsection (a) of section 14-21b and subsection (c) of section 14-253a, there shall be an additional safety fee of five dollars charged at the time of issuance of any reflectorized safety number plate or set of plates. All moneys derived from said safety fee shall be deposited in the Special Transportation Fund.
(x) For the registration of each high-mileage vehicle, the commissioner shall charge a fee of thirty-nine dollars for each year or part thereof. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [forty-four] forty-seven dollars.
(y) For each special use registration for a period of thirty days or less, the fee shall be [twenty] twenty-one dollars.
(z) The commissioner shall assess a ten-dollar late fee for renewal of a motor vehicle registration in the event a registrant fails to renew his registration within five days after the expiration of such registration, except that no such fee shall be assessed for the late renewal of the registration, pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (m) of this section, of (1) a trailer used exclusively for camping or any other recreational purpose, or (2) a motor vehicle designed or permanently altered in such a way as to provide living quarters for travel or camping.
(aa) The commissioner shall refund one-half of the registration fee for any motor vehicle when the number plate or plates and registration certificate are returned on or after July 1, 2004, with one year or more remaining until the expiration of such registration.
Sec. 14. Subsection (d) of section 14-270 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(d) (1) The owner or lessee of any vehicle may pay either a fee of [twenty-three] one hundred fifty-two dollars and thirty cents for each permit issued for such vehicle under this section or a fee as described in subdivision (3) of this subsection for such vehicle, payable to the Department of Transportation. (2) An additional transmittal fee of [three] five dollars shall be charged for each permit issued under this section and transmitted via transceiver or facsimile equipment. (3) An additional engineering fee shall be charged for each permit issued under this section as follows: (A) Fifty dollars for a single unit vehicle; (B) one hundred dollars for a vehicle weighing one hundred sixty thousand pounds or more, or fifteen feet in width, or fifteen feet in height, or one hundred thirty feet in length; and (C) two hundred dollars for vehicle combinations weighing two hundred thousand pounds or more. (4) The commissioner may issue an annual permit for any vehicle transporting (A) a divisible load, (B) an overweight or oversized-overweight indivisible load, or (C) an oversize indivisible load. The owner or lessee shall pay an annual fee of seven dollars per thousand pounds or fraction thereof for each such vehicle. A permit may be issued in any increment up to one year, provided the owner or lessee shall pay a fee of one-tenth of the annual fee for such vehicle for each month or fraction thereof. [(4)] (5) The annual permit fee for any vehicle transporting an oversize indivisible load shall not be less than five hundred dollars. [(5)] (6) The commissioner may issue permits for divisible loads in the aggregate not exceeding fifty-three feet in length.
Sec. 15. Section 14-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(a) The commissioner shall determine the gross weight of each motor vehicle which is eligible for commercial registration, including each tractor equipped with rubber tires and, for the purpose of computing fees, gross weight shall be the weight of the vehicle in pounds plus the rated load capacity in pounds as determined by the commissioner, provided, in the case of a tractor restricted for use with a trailer, registered as a heavy duty trailer, the fee shall be based on the gross weight of the tractor which shall be the light weight of such tractor; and said commissioner shall collect fees for registration based on such gross weight, as follows: When all surfaces in contact with the ground are equipped with pneumatic tires, the fee for such motor vehicle or tractor of gross weight not exceeding twenty thousand pounds shall be one dollar and sixteen cents, for each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof; from twenty thousand and one pounds up to and including thirty thousand pounds, one dollar and forty-two cents, for each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof; from thirty thousand and one pounds up to and including seventy-three thousand pounds, one dollar and seventy-seven cents, for each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof; from seventy-three thousand and one pounds and over, one dollar and ninety-two cents, for each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof. In addition to any other fee required under this subsection, a fee of ten dollars shall be collected for the registration of each motor vehicle subject to this subsection.
(b) The minimum fee for any commercial registration or registration of a tractor equipped with pneumatic tires shall be [forty-four] forty-seven dollars.
(c) For the registration of each motor vehicle classed as an artesian well driller or well drilling equipment, however mounted, when equipped with rubber tires, the fee shall be forty dollars per annum whether the license is issued for the license year or only a portion thereof. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [forty-six] forty-nine dollars.
(d) For the registration of a motor vehicle equipped with a wood saw rig, if it is used for that purpose only, or a motor vehicle equipped with a spray rig used exclusively for spraying fruit trees or shrubs, when equipped with rubber tires, the fee shall be twenty-two dollars per annum whether the license is issued for the license year or only a portion thereof. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the fee shall be [twenty-five] twenty-seven dollars.
(e) For all other motor vehicles which are eligible for commercial registration, including tractors equipped with rubber tires other than pneumatic tires, the fee shall be, for each such vehicle or tractor of gross weight (1) not exceeding twenty thousand pounds, one dollar and fifty cents, and on and after July 1, 1992, one dollar and seventy-five cents, for each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof, and (2) from twenty thousand and one pounds up to and including twenty-six thousand pounds, two dollars, and on and after July 1, 1992, two dollars and twenty-five cents, for each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof. The minimum fee for any such motor vehicle or tractor shall be fifty dollars. On and after July 1, [1992] 2011, the minimum fee shall be [fifty-six] sixty dollars.
Sec. 16. Sections 13b-57e, 13b-57g and 13b-57j to 13b-57l, inclusive, of the general statutes are repealed. (Effective July 1, 2011)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2011 13b-78m
Sec. 2 July 1, 2011 13b-57f
Sec. 3 July 1, 2011 13b-57h(a)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2011 13b-57m
Sec. 5 July 1, 2011 13b-57q
Sec. 6 July 1, 2011 13b-57r
Sec. 7 July 1, 2011 13b-79p(c)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2011 13b-79o
Sec. 9 July 1, 2011 13b-61(b)
Sec. 10 July 1, 2011 14-12s
Sec. 11 July 1, 2011 14-41
Sec. 12 July 1, 2011 14-44h(b)
Sec. 13 July 1, 2011 14-49
Sec. 14 July 1, 2011 14-270(d)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2011 14-47
Sec. 16 July 1, 2011 Repealer section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2011
13b-78m
Sec. 2
July 1, 2011
13b-57f
Sec. 3
July 1, 2011
13b-57h(a)
Sec. 4
July 1, 2011
13b-57m
Sec. 5
July 1, 2011
13b-57q
Sec. 6
July 1, 2011
13b-57r
Sec. 7
July 1, 2011
13b-79p(c)
Sec. 8
July 1, 2011
13b-79o
Sec. 9
July 1, 2011
13b-61(b)
Sec. 10
July 1, 2011
14-12s
Sec. 11
July 1, 2011
14-41
Sec. 12
July 1, 2011
14-44h(b)
Sec. 13
July 1, 2011
14-49
Sec. 14
July 1, 2011
14-270(d)
Sec. 15
July 1, 2011
14-47
Sec. 16
July 1, 2011
Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
[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.]