Connecticut 2012 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05460 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5460
2	2		February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1828
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4	4		Referred to Committee on Transportation
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Raised Bill No. 5460
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12	12		February Session, 2012
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14	14		LCO No. 1828
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	16	+	01828_______TRA
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18	18		Referred to Committee on Transportation
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20	20		Introduced by:
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22	22		(TRA)
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24	24		AN ACT CONCERNING WRECKERS AND TOW TRUCKS.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. Section 14-262a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
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30	30		A wrecker, as defined in section 14-1 and operated in accordance with section 14-66 as an emergency response vehicle with a divisible or nondivisible load as referenced in 23 CFR 658.5, may tow or haul a vehicle or combination of vehicles, without regard to the limitations of length contained in section 14-262. A wrecker that has been issued an annual wrecker towing or transporting permit pursuant to section 14-270 may tow or haul a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles in excess of the axle gross combination weight limits or federal bridge formula requirements for vehicles with divisible or nondivisible loads as referenced in 23 CFR 658.17 prescribed by section 14-267a from any highway if such vehicle (1) was involved in an accident, (2) became disabled and remains within the limits of a highway, or (3) is being towed or hauled by order of a traffic or law enforcement authority, to the nearest licensed repair facility or motor carrier terminal of such vehicle. All other towing operations [with a] in excess of an axle gross combination vehicle weight [in excess of those] or federal bridge formula requirements for vehicles with divisible or nondivisible loads as referenced in 23 CFR 658.17, as defined in section 14-267a, shall require a single-trip permit as defined in section 14-270, as amended by this act. Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
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32	32		Sec. 2. Subsection (e) of section 14-270 of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
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34	34		(e) (1) The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 prescribing standards for issuance of permits for vehicles with divisible or indivisible loads not conforming to the provisions of section 14-267a.
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36	36		(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall allow for the issuing of a wrecker towing or transporting emergency permit, provided emergency movement of a wrecked or disabled vehicle by a wrecker with a permit issued pursuant to this subdivision shall (A) be in accordance with any limitations as to highway or bridge use and maximum rate of speed as specified by the commissioner, and (B) not exceed seventy-five miles. For each wrecker towing or transporting emergency permit, the owner or lessee of a wrecker shall pay an annual fee of (i) one hundred twenty-five dollars for a wrecker with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less, and (ii) two hundred fifty dollars for a wrecker with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of more than twenty-six thousand pounds.
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41	41		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
42	42		Section 1 from passage 14-262a
43	43		Sec. 2 from passage 14-270(e)
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45	45		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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47	47		Section 1
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49	49		from passage
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51	51		14-262a
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53	53		Sec. 2
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55	55		from passage
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57	57		14-270(e)
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	59	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	61	+	To allow for towing of divisible and nondivisible loads in conformance with federal regulations and in excess of axle gross combination vehicle weight or federal bridge formula requirements for nondivisible vehicles or loads.
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61		-	TRA Joint Favorable
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63		-	TRA
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65		-	Joint Favorable
	63	+	[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.]