Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06052 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/18/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6052
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 2282
 *02282*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. BOLINSKY, 106th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6052 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 2282

*02282*

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION 

Introduced by:

REP. BOLINSKY, 106th Dist.

AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES FROM THE MINIMUM VEHICLE OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS OF HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to (1) establish a program exempting certain fuel-efficient vehicles from the minimum vehicle occupancy requirements for operation of a motor vehicle in the state's high-occupancy vehicle lanes, provided the operator of any such fuel-efficient vehicle pays an annual user fee of twenty-five dollars to participate in such program, and (2) provide that any funds collected by the operation of such program shall be dedicated toward maintenance of the state's transportation infrastructure. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To provide an incentive to purchase fuel-efficient vehicles, reduce traffic congestion and increase funding for maintenance of the state's transportation infrastructure.