| 16 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall develop a program for the establishment and commencement of tolls within the state. Such program shall include, but need not be limited to, consideration of revenue, capital cost, operating and maintenance cost, net revenue, schedule for implementation, pricing alternatives, net impacts on capacity, congestion and diversion to other roadways, impact on in-state and out-of-state vehicles, impacts to all highway users and institutional alternatives for administration of tolls. |
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| 28 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall initiate any actions necessary for the establishment and commencement of operations of electronic tolling at the borders of the state, including, but not limited to: (1) Entering into an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration to ensure that any toll operation undertaken by the state will be allowed by the Federal Highway Administration and will not result in any adverse financial impact on the state; (2) consultation with other state and federal agencies, as necessary and appropriate; (3) the development of recommendations concerning legislative or regulatory changes needed to establish such tolls; and (4) the development of procedures to ensure that any moneys received from the operation of such tolls are deposited in the Special Transportation Fund and used only for transportation purposes. |
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| 18 | | - | (b) As part of the program developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner shall (1) include consideration of safeguards to ensure that any moneys received from the operation of tolls are deposited in the Special Transportation Fund and used only for transportation purposes, and (2) identify potential state, interstate and federal legislative or administrative actions required to implement tolls. |
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| 20 | | - | (c) Not later than January 1, 2016, the commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation on the program developed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section. |
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| 22 | | - | Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Any revenues to the state arising out of the program described in section 1 of this act shall be paid promptly to the State Treasurer and credited to the Special Transportation Fund, as provided in section 13b-61 of the general statutes, as amended by senate bill 937 of the current session. |
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| 24 | | - | (b) Any revenues to the state arising out of the program described in section 1 of this act shall be included in the funds, moneys and receipts of the state required to be credited, deposited or transferred to the Special Transportation Fund, as provided in house joint resolution 62 of the current session. |
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| 30 | + | (b) Beginning July 1, 2015, and monthly thereafter until the commencement of operations of electronic tolling at the borders of the state, the commissioner shall submit a progress report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation on the actions taken during the preceding month pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such progress report shall include, but not be limited to, any request for legislative action necessary for the establishment of such tolling. |
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