General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6483
January Session, 2011 *_____HB06483PRITRA031111____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 6483
January Session, 2011
*_____HB06483PRITRA031111____*
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PLAN AND REPORT ON THE STATE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM USING RESULTS-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY PRINCIPLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (1) of section 13b-4 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(1) To coordinate and develop comprehensive, integrated transportation policy and [planning to include a long-range master] a strategic plan of transportation for the state, based on the principles of results-based accountability;
Sec. 2. Section 13b-15 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
[(a) The commissioner shall develop and revise biennially a comprehensive, master transportation plan designed to fulfill the present and future needs of the state and to assure the development and maintenance of an adequate, safe and efficient transportation system.]
(a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall establish an annual transportation system progress reporting process based on the strategic plan developed pursuant to section 13b-4, as amended this act. On or before January 15, 2012, and annually thereafter, the Department of Transportation shall submit to the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, and shall publish on the Department of Transportation Internet web site a report on the progress of state policies and programs in promoting the desired results from Connecticut's transportation system. Improvement shall be measured by primary indicators of progress in achieving the system's desired results. A statement of the desired results of the state transportation system, the primary indicators of progress toward such results, and the department's strategic plan and annual progress report submitted to the General Assembly shall be prepared jointly by the department and the Transportation Strategy Board, with input from major stakeholder groups. In developing [the] such strategic plan and annual progress reports, the commissioner shall consider the department's statutory responsibilities, the guiding principles and transportation strategies adopted by the Governor and the General Assembly, national performance measures established under federal law for state transportation departments, the state conservation and development plan adopted by the General Assembly pursuant to chapter 297, the federally mandated factors specified in the current federal surface transportation authorization legislation, and the department's assessment of existing transportation facilities carried out under section 13b-16. The commissioner shall also give consideration to: (1) Reports and studies relating to the planning and development of the state; (2) any existing reports, surveys, plans or studies relating to transportation prepared for or by any agency, board or commission of the state; and (3) regional long-range transportation plans prepared by regional planning organizations in this state.
[(b) In such master transportation plan the commissioner shall: (1) Set forth the commissioner's recommendations for planning, engineering, acquisition of rights-of-way, construction and reconstruction and rehabilitation and modernization of transportation facilities; (2) consider, among other things, federal air quality standards, conservation and cost of energy supplies, present and projected travel volumes, reduction in travel volumes due to the implementation of transportation management programs, safety, maintenance costs and other sufficiency factors where appropriate, as well as long-range land use, environmental impact, energy impact and economic development patterns of the state; (3) indicate the order of priority of need for improvements within each mode of transportation, according to the commissioner's judgment; and (4) indicate the priorities for the next five-year period, both by need and by fiscal capability, for each mode of transportation. The indication of such priorities shall include an individual accounting of the amount and source of all funding for each potential program and an approximate timetable, including the starting and completion dates for each potential program.
(c) The commissioner shall, relative to the current federal surface transportation authorization legislation: (1) Identify the funds to be received annually in the federal program funding categories; (2) identify the projects to be funded annually through each funding category; (3) identify the projects to be funded annually through each category continued or established by such legislation, as a result of the change in formulas and new flexibility allowed under the current federal surface transportation authorization legislation; (4) identify which projects will require the expenditure of state funds to leverage federal funds; (5) identify the amount and percentage of state funds that must be expended for each project in order to leverage federal funds; (6) identify the amount of federal funds that may be expended annually to repair local bridges identified as being in poor condition; (7) identify the economic impact of the federal funds allocated to the state in terms of job creation or retention; (8) identify the mass transit projects to be funded; and (9) identify the manner in which the department intends to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended by P.L. 101-549, and how the department intends to expend any funds allocated to the department to achieve the goals of the act.
(d) In such plan the commissioner shall identify the amount of funds and projects to be undertaken pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
(e) The plan shall be completed and submitted biennially to the Governor on or before January thirty-first of each odd-numbered year. The commissioner shall, biennially, on or before January thirty-first of each odd-numbered year, notify all members of the General Assembly of the availability of the plan. The commissioner shall send a written copy or electronic storage media of the plan to any member requesting the plan.]
[(f)] (b) In developing and revising the strategic plan and preparing the annual progress reports, the commissioner may: (1) Conduct public hearings; (2) consult and cooperate with officials and representatives of the federal government, neighboring states, interstate commissions and authorities, local agencies and authorities, interested corporations and other organizations concerning problems affecting transportation in the state; (3) request and receive from any agency or other unit of the government of the state or of any political subdivision of the state, or from any public authority, such assistance and data as may be necessary to enable the commissioner to carry out the commissioner's responsibilities under this section; (4) to the extent the commissioner may deem appropriate, make use of, and incorporate in the plan, any existing long-range transportation plan, survey or report developed by any public or private agency or person; and (5) employ consultants.
[(g) Copies of the] (c) The department shall post the strategic plan, including revisions, on its Internet web site and shall keep copies of such plan, as revised, [shall be kept] on file as a public record in the office of the commissioner.
Sec. 3. Section 13b-57g of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (l) as follows (Effective October 1, 2011):
(NEW) (l) On and after October 1, 2011, the board shall prepare jointly with the Commissioner of Transportation the results-based accountability strategic plan, results statements, indicators and progress reports, in accordance with section 13b-15, as amended by this act.
Sec. 4. Section 13b-57h of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (d) as follows (Effective October 1, 2011):
(NEW) (d) On and after October 1, 2011, the TSB projects enumerated in subsection (b) of this section shall be completed in accordance with the strategic plan of transportation developed pursuant to section 13b-15, as amended by this act.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 13b-4(1)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2011 13b-15
Sec. 3 October 1, 2011 13b-57g
Sec. 4 October 1, 2011 13b-57h
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
13b-4(1)
Sec. 2
October 1, 2011
13b-15
Sec. 3
October 1, 2011
13b-57g
Sec. 4
October 1, 2011
13b-57h
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