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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7134
January Session, 2019
AN ACT CONCERNING RE DUCED BUS FARES FOR VETERANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 13b-38h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
(a) The Department of Transportation shall provide for changes in 3
fares for mass transportation by land in accordance with the provisions 4
of this section and shall not be required to conform to the procedures 5
in chapter 54. 6
(b) Prior to adopting any change in fares for mass transportation by 7
land, the department shall (1) give notice of the proposed fare change, 8
its amount and the date it is proposed to take effect by advertising, at 9
least once, in one or more newspapers having general circulation in all 10
areas of the state that may be affected by such change in fares, and (2) 11
in such notice, provide information on the time and place a public 12
hearing is to be held on such proposed change. Such notice shall be 13
posted at least fifteen days prior to such public hearing. The 14
department shall send a copy of such notice to the chairpersons and 15
ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General 16
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and 17
to finance. A public hearing on the proposed fare change shall be held 18
at such time and place as will be convenient for public attendance. 19 Substitute Bill No. 7134
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(c) The department shall provide for reduced fares for state-owned 20
or state-controlled bus public transportation service for any person 21
who presents to the fare inspector, as defined in section 13b-2, or the 22
driver of such bus, as applicable, a motor vehicle operator's license or 23
identity card that indicates such person's status as a veteran, in 24
accordance with subsection (e) of section 14-36h. 25
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 13b-38h
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
Subsec. (c) was rewritten for clarity and consistency with standard
drafting conventions.
VA Joint Favorable Subst.