General Assembly Raised Bill No. 223
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1051
*01051_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on Commerce
Introduced by:
(CE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 223
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1051
*01051_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on Commerce
Introduced by:
(CE)
AN ACT CONCERNING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS TO SUPPORT BUSINESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Department of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, shall conduct a study to investigate the possibility of entering into public-private partnerships to (1) construct a tunnel from a point to be determined in the southern part of the state to Long Island, and (2) construct an upper level on I-95 in Fairfield County that would include tolls. Such study shall include an examination of options, including, but not limited to, locations for the start and end of each project. On or before January 10, 2013, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce and transportation.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Department of Economic and Community Development to explore certain public-private partnership infrastructure projects.
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