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9		-	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E OPERATION LIFESAVE R PROGRAM,
10		-	TRANSPORTATION NETWO RK COMPANIES, PUBLIC ELECTRIC
11		-	VEHICLE CHARGING STA TIONS, THE USE OF COLORED A ND
12		-	FLASHING LIGHTS, ROA D AND BRIDGE DESIGNA TIONS, THE
13		-	ISSUANCE OF REMOVABL E WINDSHIELD PLACARD S, SNOW
14		-	REMOVAL SERVICES CON TRACTS, REPORTS BY T HE
15		-	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSP ORTATION AND OTHER
16		-	TRANSPORTATION STATU TES.
	14	+	AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
	15	+	TRANSPORTATION'S REC OMMENDATIONS REGARDI NG SEAT
	16	+	BELTS, THE OPERATION LIFESAVER PROGRAM, M AINTENANCE
	17	+	VEHICLES AND TRANSPO RTATION STATUTES.
17	18		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	19		Assembly convened:
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20		-	Section 1. Section 13b-376 of the general statutes is repealed and the
21		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
22		-	(a) [There is established an Operation Lifesaver Committee which
23		-	shall be within the Department of Transportation for administrative
24		-	purposes only. The committee] The Commissioner of Transportation
25		-	shall establish and operate an operation lifesaver program designed to
26		-	reduce the number of accidents at railway crossings and to increase the
27		-	public awareness of railroad crossing hazards. [Said committee shall
28		-	consist of the Commissioner of Transportation or his designee, the
29		-	Commissioner of Education or his designee, and the Commissioner of
30		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection or his designee, and six
31		-	members appointed as follows: Two representatives of civic
32		-	organizations, one appointed by the president pro tempore of the Substitute House Bill No. 7140
	21	+	Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 14-100a of the general statutes is 1
	22	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
	23	+	October 1, 2019): 3
	24	+	(c) (1) The operator of and any [front seat] passenger in any motor 4
	25	+	vehicle or fire fighting apparatus originally equipped with seat safety 5
	26	+	belts complying with the provisions of 49 CFR 571.209, as amended 6
	27	+	from time to time, shall wear such seat safety belt while the vehicle or 7
	28	+	fire fighting apparatus is being operated on any highway, except as 8
	29	+	follows: 9
	30	+	(A) A child under eight years of age shall be restrained as provided 10
	31	+	in subsection (d) of this section; and 11
	32	+	(B) The operator of such vehicle shall secure or cause to be secured 12
	33	+	in a seat safety belt any passenger eight years of age or older and 13
	34	+	under sixteen years of age. [; and] 14
	35	+	[(C) If the operator of such vehicle is under eighteen years of age, 15 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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36		-	Senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the House of
37		-	Representatives, a representative of the railroad industry appointed by
38		-	the speaker of the House of Representatives, a representative of a
39		-	parent teacher association appointed by the majority leader of the
40		-	Senate, a representative of a local law enforcement agency appointed
41		-	by the majority leader of the House of Representatives and a local
42		-	government official appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
43		-	The Commissioner of Transportation shall serve as chairperson of the
44		-	committee. The committee shall meet at such times as it deems
45		-	necessary] The commissioner may enter into agreements with any
46		-	national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public safety
47		-	and providing education regarding railroad crossing hazards to
48		-	establish, operate and maintain the program.
49		-	(b) The [Operation Lifesaver Committee] Commissioner of
50		-	Transportation shall: (1) [Administer and operate the operation
51		-	lifesaver program; (2) establish committees to promote] Ensure the
52		-	Operation Lifesaver Committee, established pursuant to subsection (c)
53		-	of this section, guides and promotes the program on the local level;
54		-	[(3)] (2) educate the public with information designed to reduce the
55		-	number of accidents, deaths and injuries at railroad and at-grade
56		-	crossings; [(4)] (3) encourage state and local law enforcement agencies
57		-	to vigorously enforce the law governing motorist and pedestrian rights
58		-	and responsibilities; [(5)] (4) encourage the development of
59		-	engineering and safety improvements; [(6)] (5) encourage the
60		-	maintenance of railroad and at-grade crossings; [(7)] (6) if a national
61		-	nonprofit organization operates and maintains the program, require
62		-	such organization to submit an annual report regarding the status of
63		-	the program and make any recommendations regarding additional
64		-	goals or objectives of the program to the [General Assembly
65		-	implementing the purposes of the committee. The committee shall
66		-	annually review its progress and submit its findings and
67		-	recommendation to the joint standing committee of the General Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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	42	+	such operator and each passenger in such vehicle shall wear such seat 16
	43	+	safety belt while the vehicle is being operated on any highway.] 17
	44	+	(2) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not 18
	45	+	apply to: (A) [any] Any person whose physical disability or 19
	46	+	impairment would prevent restraint in such safety belt, provided such 20
	47	+	person obtains a written statement from a licensed physician or a 21
	48	+	licensed advanced practice registered nurse containing reasons for 22
	49	+	such person's inability to wear such safety belt and including 23
	50	+	information concerning the nature and extent of such condition. Such 24
	51	+	person shall carry the statement on his or her person or in the motor 25
	52	+	vehicle at all times when it is being operated, or (B) an authorized 26
	53	+	emergency vehicle, other than fire fighting apparatus, responding to 27
	54	+	an emergency call or a motor vehicle operated by a rural letter carrier 28
	55	+	of the United States postal service while performing his or her official 29
	56	+	duties or by a person engaged in the delivery of newspapers. 30
	57	+	(3) Failure to wear a seat safety belt shall not be considered as 31
	58	+	contributory negligence nor shall such failure be admissible evidence 32
	59	+	in any civil action. 33
	60	+	(4) No officer may stop a motor vehicle for the apparent or actual 34
	61	+	failure of a back seat passenger to wear a seat safety belt. 35
	62	+	[(4)] (5) Any operator of a motor vehicle, who is eighteen years of 36
	63	+	age or older, and any passenger in such motor vehicle, who violates 37
	64	+	any provision of this subsection shall have committed an infraction 38
	65	+	and shall be fined fifty dollars. Any operator of a motor vehicle who is 39
	66	+	under eighteen years of age and any passenger in such motor vehicle 40
	67	+	who violates any provision of this subsection shall have committed an 41
	68	+	infraction and shall be fined seventy-five dollars. Points may not be 42
	69	+	assessed against the operator's license of any person convicted of such 43
	70	+	violation. 44
	71	+	Sec. 2. Section 54-33m of the general statutes is repealed and the 45
	72	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 46 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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71		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation]
72		-	Operation Lifesaver Committee; and (7) adhere to the goals and
73		-	objectives of the program.
74		-	(c) There is established an Operation Lifesaver Committee which
75		-	shall be within the Department of Transportation. The committee shall
76		-	consist of the Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's
77		-	designee, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public
78		-	Protection or the commissioner's designee and the Commissioner of
79		-	Motor Vehicles or the commissioner's designee. The Commissioner of
80		-	Transportation or the commissioner's designee shall serve as
81		-	chairperson of the committee. The committee shall meet at such times
82		-	at it deems necessary.
83		-	(d) The Commissioner of Transportation may, within available
84		-	federal resources, make grants and otherwise administer funds to
85		-	public or private school systems to assist such school systems to
86		-	establish, operate or maintain an operation lifesaver training program.
87		-	The commissioner may apply for, receive and accept grants, gifts and
88		-	bequests of funds made available by any person, political subdivision
89		-	or entity, or any other agency, governmental or private, including the
90		-	United States or any of its agencies and instrumentalities, to carry out
91		-	the purposes of this section.
92		-	[(c)] (e) The Department of Transportation may adopt regulations,
93		-	in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the
94		-	purposes of this section.
95		-	Sec. 2. Section 14-270 of the general statutes is repealed and the
96		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
97		-	(a) The Commissioner of Transportation or other authority having
98		-	charge of the repair or maintenance of any highway or bridge is
99		-	authorized to grant permits for transporting vehicles or combinations Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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103		-	of vehicles or vehicles and load, or other objects not conforming to the
104		-	provisions of sections 14-98, 14-262, 14-262a, 14-264, 14-267a and 14-269
105		-	but, in the case of motor vehicles, only the Commissioner of
106		-	Transportation shall be authorized to issue such permits. Such permits
107		-	shall be written, and may limit the highways or bridges which may be
108		-	used, the time of such use and the maximum rate of speed at which
109		-	such vehicles or objects may be operated, and may contain any other
110		-	condition considered necessary by the authority granting the same,
111		-	provided the Department of Transportation shall not suffer any loss of
112		-	revenue granted or to be granted from any agency or department of
113		-	the federal government for the federal interstate highway system or
114		-	any other highway system.
115		-	(b) Any permit issued in respect to any vehicle, self-propelled
116		-	vehicle, or combination of vehicles or vehicle and trailer on account of
117		-	its excessive weight shall be limited to the gross weight shown or to be
118		-	shown on the commercial registration certificate or any commercial
119		-	registration certificate issued on an apportionment basis. A permit
120		-	granted under this section for a vehicle or load, greater than twelve
121		-	feet, but no greater than thirteen feet six inches in width and traveling
122		-	on undivided highways, shall require a single escort motor vehicle to
123		-	precede such vehicle or load. No escort motor vehicle shall be required
124		-	to follow such vehicle or load on such highways.
125		-	(c) Any permit issued under this section or a legible copy or
126		-	facsimile shall be retained in the possession of the operator of the
127		-	vehicle, self-propelled vehicle or combination of vehicles or vehicle
128		-	and trailer for which such permit was issued, except that an electronic
129		-	confirmation of the existence of such permit or the use of the special
130		-	number plates described in section 14-24 and any regulations adopted
131		-	thereunder shall be sufficient to fulfill the requirements of this section.
132		-	(d) (1) The owner or lessee of any vehicle may pay either a fee of
133		-	thirty dollars for each permit issued for such vehicle under this section Substitute House Bill No. 7140
	79	+	The failure of an operator of, or [front seat] any passenger in, a 47
	80	+	private passenger motor vehicle or vanpool vehicle to wear a seat 48
	81	+	safety belt as required by section 14-100a, as amended by this act, shall 49
	82	+	not constitute probable cause for a law enforcement official to conduct 50
	83	+	a search of such vehicle and its contents. 51
	84	+	Sec. 3. Section 13b-376 of the general statutes is repealed and the 52
	85	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 53
	86	+	(a) [There is established an Operation Lifesaver Committee which 54
	87	+	shall be within the Department of Transportation for administrative 55
	88	+	purposes only. The committee] The Commissioner of Transportation 56
	89	+	shall establish and operate an operation lifesaver program designed to 57
	90	+	reduce the number of accidents at railway crossings and to increase the 58
	91	+	public awareness of railroad crossing hazards. [Said committee shall 59
	92	+	consist of the Commissioner of Transportation or his designee, the 60
	93	+	Commissioner of Education or his designee, and the Commissioner of 61
	94	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection or his designee, and six 62
	95	+	members appointed as follows: Two representatives of civic 63
	96	+	organizations, one appointed by the president pro tempore of the 64
	97	+	Senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the House of 65
	98	+	Representatives, a representative of the railroad industry appointed by 66
	99	+	the speaker of the House of Representatives, a representative of a 67
	100	+	parent teacher association appointed by the majority leader of the 68
	101	+	Senate, a representative of a local law enforcement agency appointed 69
	102	+	by the majority leader of the House of Representatives and a local 70
	103	+	government official appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. 71
	104	+	The Commissioner of Transportation shall serve as chairperson of the 72
	105	+	committee. The committee shall meet at such times as it deems 73
	106	+	necessary] The commissioner may enter into agreements with a 74
	107	+	national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public safety 75
	108	+	and providing education regarding railroad crossing hazards to 76
	109	+	establish, operate and maintain the program. 77
	110	+	(b) The [Operation Lifesaver Committee] commissioner shall: (1) 78
	111	+	[Administer and operate the operation lifesaver program; (2) establish 79 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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137		-	or a fee as described in subdivision (3) of this subsection for such
138		-	vehicle, payable to the Department of Transportation. (2) An
139		-	additional transmittal fee of five dollars shall be charged for each
140		-	permit issued under this section and transmitted via electronic means.
141		-	(3) The commissioner may issue an annual permit for any vehicle
142		-	transporting (A) a divisible load, (B) an overweight or oversized-
143		-	overweight indivisible load, or (C) an oversize indivisible load. The
144		-	owner or lessee shall pay an annual fee of nine dollars per thousand
145		-	pounds or fraction thereof for each such vehicle. A permit may be
146		-	issued in any increment up to one year, provided the owner or lessee
147		-	shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars for such vehicle or vehicle and
148		-	trailer for each month or fraction thereof. (4) The annual permit fee for
149		-	any vehicle transporting an oversize indivisible load shall not be less
150		-	than six hundred fifty dollars. (5) The commissioner may issue permits
151		-	for divisible loads in the aggregate not exceeding fifty-three feet in
152		-	length.
153		-	(e) (1) The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt regulations,
154		-	in accordance with chapter 54, prescribing standards for issuance of
155		-	permits for vehicles with divisible or indivisible loads not conforming
156		-	to the provisions of section 14-267a.
157		-	(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the
158		-	commissioner shall allow for the issuing of a wrecker towing or
159		-	transporting emergency permit, provided such movement of a
160		-	wrecked or disabled vehicle by a wrecker with a permit issued
161		-	pursuant to this subdivision shall be in accordance with any
162		-	limitations as to highway or bridge use and maximum rate of speed as
163		-	specified by the commissioner.
164		-	(f) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section shall not apply to
165		-	the federal government, the state, municipalities or fire departments.
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	118	+	committees to promote] Ensure the Operation Lifesaver Committee, 80
	119	+	established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, guides and 81
	120	+	promotes the program on the local level; [(3)] (2) educate the public 82
	121	+	with information designed to reduce the number of accidents, deaths 83
	122	+	and injuries at railroad and at-grade crossings; [(4)] (3) encourage state 84
	123	+	and local law enforcement agencies to vigorously enforce the law 85
	124	+	governing motorist and pedestrian rights and responsibilities; [(5)] (4) 86
	125	+	encourage the development of engineering and safety improvements; 87
	126	+	[(6)] (5) encourage the maintenance of railroad and at-grade crossings; 88
	127	+	[(7)] (6) if a national nonprofit organization operates and maintains the 89
	128	+	program, require such organization to submit an annual report 90
	129	+	regarding the status of the program and make any recommendations 91
	130	+	regarding additional goals or objectives of the program to the [General 92
	131	+	Assembly implementing the purposes of the committee. The 93
	132	+	committee shall annually review its progress and submit its findings 94
	133	+	and recommendation to the joint standing committee of the General 95
	134	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation] 96
	135	+	Operation Lifesaver Committee; and (7) adhere to the goals and 97
	136	+	objectives of the program. 98
	137	+	(c) There is established an Operation Lifesaver Committee which 99
	138	+	shall be within the Department of Transportation. The committee shall 100
	139	+	consist of the Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's 101
	140	+	designee, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 102
	141	+	Protection or the commissioner's designee and the Commissioner of 103
	142	+	Motor Vehicles or the commissioner's designee. The Commissioner of 104
	143	+	Transportation or the commissioner's designee shall serve as 105
	144	+	chairperson of the committee. The committee shall meet at such times 106
	145	+	at it deems necessary. 107
	146	+	(d) The Commissioner of Transportation may, within available 108
	147	+	federal resources, make grants and otherwise administer funds to 109
	148	+	public or private school systems to assist such school systems to 110
	149	+	establish, operate or maintain an operation lifesaver training program. 111
	150	+	The commissioner may apply for, receive and accept grants, gifts and 112 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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170		-	under this section or fails to obtain such a permit, when operating any
171		-	motor vehicle or combination of vehicles described in section 14-163c,
172		-	shall be subject to the following penalties:
173		-	(1) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this
174		-	section that exceeds the weight specified in such permit shall be subject
175		-	to a penalty calculated by subtracting the permitted weight from the
176		-	actual vehicle weight and the rate of the fine shall be fifteen dollars per
177		-	one hundred pounds or fraction thereof of such excess weight;
178		-	(2) A person who fails to obtain a permit issued under section 14-
179		-	262 or 14-264 and who is operating a vehicle at a weight that exceeds
180		-	the statutory limit for weight shall be subject to a penalty calculated by
181		-	subtracting the statutory limit for weight from the actual vehicle
182		-	weight and the rate of the fine shall be fifteen dollars per one hundred
183		-	pounds or fraction thereof of such excess weight;
184		-	(3) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this
185		-	section that exceeds the length specified in such permit shall be subject
186		-	to a minimum fine of three hundred dollars;
187		-	(4) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this
188		-	section that exceeds the width specified in such permit shall be subject
189		-	to a minimum fine of three hundred dollars;
190		-	(5) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this
191		-	section that exceeds the height specified in such permit shall be subject
192		-	to a minimum fine of one thousand dollars;
193		-	(6) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this
194		-	section on routes not specified in such permit, shall be fined (A) one
195		-	thousand five hundred dollars for each violation of the statutory limit
196		-	for length, width, height or weight, and (B) shall be subject to a penalty
197		-	calculated by subtracting the statutory weight limit of subsection (b) of
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202		-	difference shall be fined at the rate provided for in subparagraph (G)
203		-	of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of section 14-267a; or
204		-	(7) A person (A) operating a vehicle with an indivisible load and
205		-	violating one or more of the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (6),
206		-	inclusive, of this subsection shall be required to obtain a permit, or (B)
207		-	operating a vehicle with a divisible load and violating one or more of
208		-	the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection
209		-	shall be required to be off loaded to the permit limit.
210		-	(h) (1) If the origin, destination, load description, tractor
211		-	registration, trailer registration, hours of travel, number of escorts,
212		-	signs or flags of a vehicle with a permit issued under this section differ
213		-	from those stated on such permit or required by regulations adopted
214		-	pursuant to this section, a minimum fine of two hundred dollars shall
215		-	be assessed for each such violation.
216		-	(2) If the days of travel of a vehicle with a permit issued under this
217		-	section differ from those stated on such permit or the vehicle is
218		-	operated under a false or fraudulent permit, a minimum fine of one
219		-	thousand five hundred dollars shall be assessed for such violation in
220		-	addition to any other penalties assessed.
221		-	(i) A person operating a vehicle under a forged permit shall be
222		-	subject to a minimum fine of ten thousand dollars, in addition to any
223		-	other penalties which may be assessed, and such vehicle shall be
224		-	impounded until payment of such fine or fines, or until order of the
225		-	Superior Court. As used in this subsection, "forged permit" means a
226		-	permit for a nonconforming vehicle that is subject to the provisions of
227		-	this section, that has been falsely made, completed or altered, and
228		-	"falsely made", "falsely completed" and "falsely altered" have the same
229		-	[meaning] meanings as [set forth] provided in section 53a-137.
230		-	[(j) For the period beginning on July 1, 2016, and ending on June 30, Substitute House Bill No. 7140
	157	+	bequests of funds made available by any person, political subdivision 113
	158	+	or entity, or any other agency, governmental or private, including the 114
	159	+	United States or any of its agencies and instrumentalities, to carry out 115
	160	+	the purposes of this section. 116
	161	+	[(c)] (e) The Department of Transportation may adopt regulations, 117
	162	+	in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the 118
	163	+	purposes of this section. 119
	164	+	Sec. 4. Section 14-96q of the general statutes is repealed and the 120
	165	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 121
	166	+	(a) A permit is required for the use of colored or flashing lights on 122
	167	+	all motor vehicles or equipment specified in this section except: (1) 123
	168	+	Motor vehicles not registered in this state used for transporting or 124
	169	+	escorting any vehicle or load, or combinations thereof, which is either 125
	170	+	oversize or overweight, or both, when operating under a permit issued 126
	171	+	by the Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to section 14-270, as 127
	172	+	amended by this act; or (2) motor vehicles or equipment that are (A) 128
	173	+	equipped with lights in accordance with this section, (B) owned or 129
	174	+	leased by the federal government, the state of Connecticut, or any 130
	175	+	other state, commonwealth or local municipality, and (C) registered to 131
	176	+	such governmental entity. When used in this section the term 132
	177	+	"flashing" shall be considered to include the term "revolving". 133
	178	+	(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or such other person 134
	179	+	specifically identified in this section, is authorized to issue permits for 135
	180	+	the use of colored or flashing lights on vehicles in accordance with this 136
	181	+	section, at the commissioner's or such person's discretion. Any person, 137
	182	+	firm or corporation other than the state or any metropolitan district, 138
	183	+	town, city or borough shall pay an annual permit fee of twenty dollars 139
	184	+	to the commissioner for each such vehicle. Such fee shall apply only to 140
	185	+	permits issued by the commissioner. 141
	186	+	(c) A blue light or lights, including flashing blue lights, may be used 142
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234		-	2017, the commissioner shall waive the amount of any fee increase
235		-	imposed under this section that took effect on July 1, 2016, for any
236		-	person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that
237		-	(1) such increased fee affects a material term in a contract for services
238		-	that is in effect on July 1, 2016, or is subject to competitive bidding on
239		-	July 1, 2016, and (2) such person is a party to such contract or a
240		-	participant in such competitive bidding process.]
241		-	Sec. 3. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 13b-119 of the
242		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
243		-	thereof (Effective October 1, 2019):
244		-	(c) (1) No transportation network company shall permit an
245		-	individual to act as a transportation network company driver on its
246		-	digital network if such individual: (A) Has, during the three years
247		-	prior to the date of such individual's application to be a transportation
248		-	network company driver, (i) committed more than three moving
249		-	violations, as defined in section 14-111g, (ii) committed one serious
250		-	traffic violation, as defined in section 14-1, or (iii) had his or her motor
251		-	vehicle operator's license suspended pursuant to section 14-227b; (B)
252		-	has been convicted, within seven years prior to the date of such
253		-	individual's application, of driving under the influence of drugs or
254		-	alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a
255		-	felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (C) is included in the state
256		-	sexual offenders registry or the United States Department of Justice
257		-	National Sex Offender Public Website; (D) does not possess a
258		-	Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license or a motor vehicle
259		-	operator's license issued by a reciprocal state; (E) does not possess
260		-	proof of registration for each motor vehicle such individual proposes
261		-	to use as a transportation network company vehicle; or (F) is not at
262		-	least nineteen years of age. For the purposes of this subsection,
263		-	"reciprocal state" means a state that permits transportation network
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	194	+	department or company or an active member of an organized civil 144
	195	+	preparedness auxiliary fire company who has been issued a permit by 145
	196	+	the chief executive officer of such department or company to use such 146
	197	+	a light while on the way to or at the scene of a fire or other emergency 147
	198	+	requiring such member's services. Such permit shall be on a form 148
	199	+	provided by the commissioner and may be revoked by such chief 149
	200	+	executive officer or successor. The chief executive officer of each 150
	201	+	volunteer fire department or company or organized civil preparedness 151
	202	+	auxiliary fire company shall keep on file, on forms provided by the 152
	203	+	commissioner, the names and addresses of members who have been 153
	204	+	authorized to use flashing blue lights as provided in this subsection. 154
	205	+	Such listing shall also designate the registration number of the motor 155
	206	+	vehicle on which authorized flashing blue lights are to be used. 156
	207	+	(d) A green light or lights, including flashing green lights, may be 157
	208	+	used on a motor vehicle operated by an active member of a volunteer 158
	209	+	ambulance association or company who has been issued a permit by 159
	210	+	the chief executive officer of such association or company to use such a 160
	211	+	light, while on the way to or at the scene of an emergency requiring 161
	212	+	such member's services. Such permit shall be on a form provided by 162
	213	+	the commissioner and may be revoked by such chief executive officer 163
	214	+	or successor. The chief executive officer of each volunteer ambulance 164
	215	+	association or company shall keep on file, on forms provided by the 165
	216	+	commissioner, the names and addresses of members who have been 166
	217	+	authorized to use flashing green lights as provided in this subsection. 167
	218	+	Such listing shall also designate the registration number of the vehicle 168
	219	+	on which the authorized flashing green lights are to be used. 169
	220	+	(e) The commissioner may issue a permit for a red light or lights, 170
	221	+	including flashing red lights, which may be used on a motor vehicle or 171
	222	+	equipment (1) used by paid fire chiefs and their deputies and 172
	223	+	assistants, up to a total of five individuals per department, (2) used by 173
	224	+	volunteer fire chiefs and their deputies and assistants, up to a total of 174
	225	+	five individuals per department, (3) used by members of the fire police 175
	226	+	on a stationary vehicle as a warning signal during traffic directing 176 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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268		-	license to provide a prearranged ride that originates in such state.
269		-	Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Transportation,
270		-	in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental
271		-	Protection and the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of
272		-	Governments, shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions
273		-	of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee
274		-	of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
275		-	transportation. Such report shall (1) identify a possible route for a
276		-	multiuse trail to connect the Arrigoni Bridge in the city of Middletown
277		-	to the Farmington Canal Trail in the town of Cheshire via the city of
278		-	Meriden and the commuter rail station in the city of Meriden, (2)
279		-	recommend phases for the construction of such trail and estimate the
280		-	cost of each such phase, and (3) summarize any public comments
281		-	received by the Departments of Transportation or Energy and
282		-	Environmental Protection or the Lower Connecticut River Valley
283		-	Council of Governments concerning the report or the possible route for
284		-	such trail.
285		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 14-290 of the general statutes is
286		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
287		-	October 1, 2019):
288		-	(a) Motor vehicles in the custody and use of officers in the
289		-	performance of their duties shall be exempt from any traffic
290		-	regulations of any town, city or borough, including, but not limited to,
291		-	regulations concerning the payment of parking meters, and from the
292		-	provisions of this chapter and [of] chapter 246, so far as such
293		-	exemption is necessary for the effective enforcement of any of the
294		-	provisions of the statutes.
295		-	Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 14-279b of the general statutes is
296		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
297		-	passage): Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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301		-	(b) As provided in subsection (b) of section 14-107, proof of the
302		-	registration number of the motor vehicle therein concerned shall be
303		-	prima facie evidence that the owner was the operator thereof, except
304		-	that, in the case of a leased or rented motor vehicle, such proof shall be
305		-	prima facie evidence that the lessee was the operator thereof. A
306		-	photographic or digital still or video image that clearly shows the
307		-	license plate number of a vehicle violating section 14-279 shall be
308		-	sufficient proof of the [identify] identity of such vehicle for purposes of
309		-	subsection (b) of section 14-107.
310		-	Sec. 7. Section 15-74b of the general statutes is repealed and the
311		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
312		-	(a) No public service company shall construct or maintain any
313		-	overhead line or facility within the limits of a clear zone.
314		-	(b) (1) Immediately upon July 6, 1971, the executive director shall
315		-	establish clear zones, in accordance with regulations adopted by the
316		-	executive director, for all public airport runways, and shall establish a
317		-	list of priorities for the abatement or correction of encroachments
318		-	thereon by public service companies. (2) Subject to the availability of
319		-	funds, the executive director shall, from time to time, order the
320		-	relocation, removal or such other appropriate corrective action as the
321		-	executive director deems necessary to abate or correct such
322		-	encroachments on clear zones.
323		-	(c) Where overhead lines already exist within the limits of an
324		-	established clear zone, the executive director shall reimburse the
325		-	owner public service company for the cost of relocation, removal or
326		-	other corrective measures approved by the executive director. Funds
327		-	required for the implementation of this section shall be appropriated
328		-	from existing and future appropriations for state aid to airports in
329		-	accordance with procedures adopted by the authority pursuant to
330		-	section 1-121. Substitute House Bill No. 7140
	233	+	operations at the scene of a fire or emergency, (4) used by chief 177
	234	+	executive officers of emergency medical service organizations, as 178
	235	+	defined in section 19a-175, the first or second deputies, or if there are 179
	236	+	no deputies, the first or second assistants, of such an organization that 180
	237	+	is a municipal or volunteer or licensed organization, (5) used by local 181
	238	+	fire marshals, or (6) used by directors of emergency management. 182
	239	+	(f) The commissioner may issue a permit for a yellow or amber light 183
	240	+	or lights, including flashing yellow or amber lights, which may be 184
	241	+	used on motor vehicles or equipment that are (1) specified in 185
	242	+	subsection (e) of this section, (2) maintenance vehicles, [as defined in 186
	243	+	section 14-1,] or (3) vehicles transporting or escorting any vehicle or 187
	244	+	load or combinations thereof, which is or are either oversize or 188
	245	+	overweight, or both, and being operated or traveling under a permit 189
	246	+	issued by the Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to section 14-190
	247	+	270, as amended by this act. A yellow or amber light or lights, 191
	248	+	including flashing yellow or amber lights, may be used without 192
	249	+	obtaining a permit from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles on 193
	250	+	wreckers registered pursuant to section 14-66, on vehicles of carriers in 194
	251	+	rural mail delivery service or on vehicles operated by construction 195
	252	+	inspectors employed by the state of Connecticut, authorized by the 196
	253	+	Commissioner of Transportation, used during the performance of 197
	254	+	inspections on behalf of the state. The Commissioner of Transportation 198
	255	+	shall maintain a list of such authorized construction inspectors, 199
	256	+	including the name and address of each inspector and the registration 200
	257	+	number for each vehicle on which the lights are to be used. 201
	258	+	(g) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may issue a permit for a 202
	259	+	white light or lights, including flashing white lights, which may be 203
	260	+	used on a motor vehicle or equipment as specified in subdivision (1), 204
	261	+	(2), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (e) of this section. A vehicle being 205
	262	+	operated by a member of a volunteer fire department or company or a 206
	263	+	volunteer emergency medical technician may use flashing white head 207
	264	+	lamps, provided such member or emergency medical technician is on 208
	265	+	the way to the scene of a fire or medical emergency and has received 209 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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334		-	Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2021, the
335		-	Commissioner of Transportation shall submit a plan, in accordance
336		-	with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint
337		-	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
338		-	matters relating to transportation concerning the modernization of the
339		-	parking garages at the commuter rail stations in the municipalities of
340		-	Bridgeport, New Haven and Stamford. In developing the plan, the
341		-	commissioner shall address: (1) The flow of traffic inside and outside
342		-	each such parking garage; (2) access to other forms of transportation at
343		-	each such parking garage, including, but not limited to, public and
344		-	private bus and shuttle transportation services; (3) integration with
345		-	any plan adopted by the municipality where the parking garage is
346		-	located; (4) whether any interlocal agreements may need to be
347		-	executed regarding the modernization of each such parking garage; (5)
348		-	pedestrian access and safety; (6) needs created by the current and
349		-	anticipated use of each such parking garage by all types of vehicles
350		-	and pedestrians; (7) ways to incorporate new technologies at each such
351		-	parking garage; and (8) ways to maximize the amount of open space
352		-	around each such parking garage.
353		-	Sec. 9. Subsection (c) of section 16-19ggg of the general statutes is
354		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
355		-	October 1, 2019):
356		-	(c) No person shall park in a space equipped with a public electric
357		-	vehicle charging station, unless such person is operating a plug-in
358		-	hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle, as defined in section
359		-	16-19eee. Violation of this subsection shall be an infraction.
360		-	Sec. 10. Section 14-96q of the general statutes is repealed and the
361		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019):
362		-	(a) A permit is required for the use of colored or flashing lights on
363		-	all motor vehicles or equipment specified in this section except: (1) Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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	272	+	written authorization from the chief law enforcement officer of the 210
	273	+	municipality to use such head lamps. Such head lamps shall only be 211
	274	+	used within the municipality granting such authorization or from a 212
	275	+	personal residence or place of employment, if located in an adjoining 213
	276	+	municipality. Such authorization may be revoked for use of such head 214
	277	+	lamps in violation of this subdivision. For the purposes of this 215
	278	+	subsection, the term "flashing white lights" shall not include the 216
	279	+	simultaneous flashing of head lamps. 217
	280	+	(h) The commissioner may issue a permit for emergency vehicles, as 218
	281	+	defined in subsection (a) of section 14-283, to use a blue, red, yellow, or 219
	282	+	white light or lights, including flashing lights or any combination 220
	283	+	thereof. 221
	284	+	(i) The commissioner may issue a permit for ambulances, as defined 222
	285	+	in section 19a-175, which may, in addition to the flashing lights 223
	286	+	allowed in subsection (h) of this section, use flashing lights of other 224
	287	+	colors specified by federal requirements for the manufacture of an 225
	288	+	ambulance. If the commissioner issues a permit for any ambulance, 226
	289	+	such permit shall be issued at the time of registration and upon each 227
	290	+	renewal of such registration. 228
	291	+	(j) A green, yellow or amber light or lights, including flashing green, 229
	292	+	yellow or amber lights or any combination thereof, may be used on a 230
	293	+	maintenance vehicle owned and operated by the Department of 231
	294	+	Transportation. 232
	295	+	[(j)] (k) Use of colored and flashing lights except as authorized by 233
	296	+	this section shall be an infraction. 234
	297	+	Sec. 5. Section 14-270 of the general statutes is repealed and the 235
	298	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 236
	299	+	(a) The Commissioner of Transportation or other authority having 237
	300	+	charge of the repair or maintenance of any highway or bridge is 238
	301	+	authorized to grant permits for transporting vehicles or combinations 239
	302	+	of vehicles or vehicles and load, or other objects not conforming to the 240 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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367		-	Motor vehicles not registered in this state used for transporting or
368		-	escorting any vehicle or load, or combinations thereof, which is either
369		-	oversize or overweight, or both, when operating under a permit issued
370		-	by the Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to section 14-270, as
371		-	amended by this act; or (2) motor vehicles or equipment that are (A)
372		-	equipped with lights in accordance with this section, (B) owned or
373		-	leased by the federal government, the state of Connecticut, or any
374		-	other state, commonwealth or local municipality, and (C) registered to
375		-	such governmental entity. When used in this section the term
376		-	"flashing" shall be considered to include the term "revolving".
377		-	(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or such other person
378		-	specifically identified in this section, is authorized to issue permits for
379		-	the use of colored or flashing lights on vehicles in accordance with this
380		-	section, at the commissioner's or such person's discretion. Any person,
381		-	firm or corporation other than the state or any metropolitan district,
382		-	town, city or borough shall pay an annual permit fee of twenty dollars
383		-	to the commissioner for each such vehicle. Such fee shall apply only to
384		-	permits issued by the commissioner.
385		-	(c) A flashing blue light or lights [, including flashing blue lights,]
386		-	may be used on a motor vehicle operated by an active member of a
387		-	volunteer fire department or company or an active member of an
388		-	organized civil preparedness auxiliary fire company who has been
389		-	issued a permit by the chief executive officer of such department or
390		-	company to use [such] a flashing blue light or lights while on the way
391		-	to or at the scene of a fire or other emergency requiring such member's
392		-	services. Such permit shall be on a form provided by the commissioner
393		-	and may be revoked by such chief executive officer or successor. The
394		-	chief executive officer of each volunteer fire department or company or
395		-	organized civil preparedness auxiliary fire company shall keep on file,
396		-	on forms provided by the commissioner, the names and addresses of
397		-	members who have been authorized to use a flashing blue light or Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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401		-	lights as provided in this subsection. Such listing shall also designate
402		-	the registration number of the motor vehicle on which authorized a
403		-	flashing blue light or lights are to be used.
404		-	(d) A green light or lights, including a flashing green light or lights,
405		-	may be used on a motor vehicle operated by an active member of a
406		-	volunteer ambulance association or company who has been issued a
407		-	permit by the chief executive officer of such association or company to
408		-	use such a light or lights, while on the way to or at the scene of an
409		-	emergency requiring such member's services. Such permit shall be on a
410		-	form provided by the commissioner and may be revoked by such chief
411		-	executive officer or successor. The chief executive officer of each
412		-	volunteer ambulance association or company shall keep on file, on
413		-	forms provided by the commissioner, the names and addresses of
414		-	members who have been authorized to use a flashing green light or
415		-	lights as provided in this subsection. Such listing shall also designate
416		-	the registration number of the vehicle on which the authorized
417		-	flashing green lights are to be used.
418		-	(e) The commissioner may issue a permit for a flashing red light or
419		-	lights [, including flashing red lights,] which may be used on a motor
420		-	vehicle or equipment (1) used by paid fire chiefs and their deputies
421		-	and assistants, up to a total of five individuals per department, (2)
422		-	used by volunteer fire chiefs and their deputies and assistants, up to a
423		-	total of five individuals per department, (3) used by members of the
424		-	fire police on a stationary vehicle as a warning signal during traffic
425		-	directing operations at the scene of a fire or emergency, (4) used by
426		-	chief executive officers of emergency medical service organizations, as
427		-	defined in section 19a-175, the first or second deputies, or if there are
428		-	no deputies, the first or second assistants, of such an organization that
429		-	is a municipal or volunteer or licensed organization, (5) used by local
430		-	fire marshals, or (6) used by directors of emergency management.
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	309	+	provisions of sections 14-98, 14-262, 14-262a, 14-264, 14-267a and 14-269 241
	310	+	but, in the case of motor vehicles, only the Commissioner of 242
	311	+	Transportation shall be authorized to issue such permits. Such permits 243
	312	+	shall be written, and may limit the highways or bridges which may be 244
	313	+	used, the time of such use and the maximum rate of speed at which 245
	314	+	such vehicles or objects may be operated, and may contain any other 246
	315	+	condition considered necessary by the authority granting the same, 247
	316	+	provided the Department of Transportation shall not suffer any loss of 248
	317	+	revenue granted or to be granted from any agency or department of 249
	318	+	the federal government for the federal interstate highway system or 250
	319	+	any other highway system. 251
	320	+	(b) Any permit issued in respect to any vehicle, self-propelled 252
	321	+	vehicle, or combination of vehicles or vehicle and trailer on account of 253
	322	+	its excessive weight shall be limited to the gross weight shown or to be 254
	323	+	shown on the commercial registration certificate or any commercial 255
	324	+	registration certificate issued on an apportionment basis. A permit 256
	325	+	granted under this section for a vehicle or load, greater than twelve 257
	326	+	feet, but no greater than thirteen feet six inches in width and traveling 258
	327	+	on undivided highways, shall require a single escort motor vehicle to 259
	328	+	precede such vehicle or load. No escort motor vehicle shall be required 260
	329	+	to follow such vehicle or load on such highways. 261
	330	+	(c) Any permit issued under this section or a legible copy or 262
	331	+	facsimile shall be retained in the possession of the operator of the 263
	332	+	vehicle, self-propelled vehicle or combination of vehicles or vehicle 264
	333	+	and trailer for which such permit was issued, except that an electronic 265
	334	+	confirmation of the existence of such permit or the use of the special 266
	335	+	number plates described in section 14-24 and any regulations adopted 267
	336	+	thereunder shall be sufficient to fulfill the requirements of this section. 268
	337	+	(d) (1) The owner or lessee of any vehicle may pay either a fee of 269
	338	+	thirty dollars for each permit issued for such vehicle under this section 270
	339	+	or a fee as described in subdivision (3) of this subsection for such 271
	340	+	vehicle, payable to the Department of Transportation. (2) An 272
	341	+	additional transmittal fee of five dollars shall be charged for each 273 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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435		-	or lights, including a flashing yellow or amber light or lights, which
436		-	may be used on motor vehicles or equipment that are (1) specified in
437		-	subsection (e) of this section, (2) maintenance vehicles, [as defined in
438		-	section 14-1,] or (3) vehicles transporting or escorting any vehicle or
439		-	load or combinations thereof, which is or are either oversize or
440		-	overweight, or both, and being operated or traveling under a permit
441		-	issued by the Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to section 14-
442		-	270, as amended by this act. A yellow or amber light or lights,
443		-	including a flashing yellow or amber light or lights, may be used
444		-	without obtaining a permit from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
445		-	on wreckers registered pursuant to section 14-66, on vehicles of
446		-	carriers in rural mail delivery service or on vehicles operated by
447		-	construction inspectors employed by the state of Connecticut,
448		-	authorized by the Commissioner of Transportation, used during the
449		-	performance of inspections on behalf of the state. The Commissioner of
450		-	Transportation shall maintain a list of such authorized construction
451		-	inspectors, including the name and address of each inspector and the
452		-	registration number for each vehicle on which the lights are to be used.
453		-	(g) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may issue a permit for a
454		-	white light or lights, including a flashing white light or lights, which
455		-	may be used on a motor vehicle or equipment as specified in
456		-	subdivision (1), (2), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (e) of this section. A
457		-	vehicle being operated by a member of a volunteer fire department or
458		-	company or a volunteer emergency medical technician may use
459		-	flashing white head lamps, provided such member or emergency
460		-	medical technician is on the way to the scene of a fire or medical
461		-	emergency and has received written authorization from the chief law
462		-	enforcement officer of the municipality to use such head lamps. Such
463		-	head lamps shall only be used within the municipality granting such
464		-	authorization or from a personal residence or place of employment, if
465		-	located in an adjoining municipality. Such authorization may be
466		-	revoked for use of such head lamps in violation of this subdivision. For Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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	348	+	permit issued under this section and transmitted via electronic means. 274
	349	+	(3) The commissioner may issue an annual permit for any vehicle 275
	350	+	transporting (A) a divisible load, (B) an overweight or oversized-276
	351	+	overweight indivisible load, or (C) an oversize indivisible load. The 277
	352	+	owner or lessee shall pay an annual fee of nine dollars per thousand 278
	353	+	pounds or fraction thereof for each such vehicle. A permit may be 279
	354	+	issued in any increment up to one year, provided the owner or lessee 280
	355	+	shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars for such vehicle or vehicle and 281
	356	+	trailer for each month or fraction thereof. (4) The annual permit fee for 282
	357	+	any vehicle transporting an oversize indivisible load shall not be less 283
	358	+	than six hundred fifty dollars. (5) The commissioner may issue permits 284
	359	+	for divisible loads in the aggregate not exceeding fifty-three feet in 285
	360	+	length. 286
	361	+	(e) (1) The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt regulations 287
	362	+	in accordance with chapter 54 prescribing standards for issuance of 288
	363	+	permits for vehicles with divisible or indivisible loads not conforming 289
	364	+	to the provisions of section 14-267a. 290
	365	+	(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the 291
	366	+	commissioner shall allow for the issuing of a wrecker towing or 292
	367	+	transporting emergency permit, provided such movement of a 293
	368	+	wrecked or disabled vehicle by a wrecker with a permit issued 294
	369	+	pursuant to this subdivision shall be in accordance with any 295
	370	+	limitations as to highway or bridge use and maximum rate of speed as 296
	371	+	specified by the commissioner. 297
	372	+	(f) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section shall not apply to 298
	373	+	the federal government, the state, municipalities or fire departments. 299
	374	+	(g) Any person who violates the provisions of any permit issued 300
	375	+	under this section or fails to obtain such a permit, when operating any 301
	376	+	motor vehicle or combination of vehicles described in section 14-163c, 302
	377	+	shall be subject to the following penalties: 303
	378	+	(1) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this 304 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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470		-	the purposes of this subsection, the term "flashing white lights" shall
471		-	not include the simultaneous flashing of head lamps.
472		-	(h) The commissioner may issue a permit for emergency vehicles, as
473		-	defined in subsection (a) of section 14-283, to use a blue, red, yellow, or
474		-	white light or lights, including a flashing light or lights or any
475		-	combination thereof, except as provided in subsection (j) of this
476		-	section.
477		-	(i) The commissioner may issue a permit for ambulances, as defined
478		-	in section 19a-175, which may, in addition to the flashing light or lights
479		-	allowed in subsection (h) of this section, use flashing lights of other
480		-	colors specified by federal requirements for the manufacture of an
481		-	ambulance. If the commissioner issues a permit for any ambulance,
482		-	such permit shall be issued at the time of registration and upon each
483		-	renewal of such registration.
484		-	(j) A green, yellow or amber light or lights, including a flashing
485		-	green, yellow or amber light or lights or any combination thereof, may
486		-	be used on a maintenance vehicle owned and operated by the
487		-	Department of Transportation.
488		-	(k) No person, other than a police officer or inspector of the
489		-	Department of Motor Vehicles operating a state or local police vehicle,
490		-	shall operate a motor vehicle displaying a steady blue or steady red
491		-	illuminated light or both steady blue and steady red illuminated lights
492		-	that are visible externally from the front of the vehicle.
493		-	[(j)] (l) Use of colored and flashing lights except as authorized by
494		-	this section shall be an infraction.
495		-	Sec. 11. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 13b-118 of the
496		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
497		-	thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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501		-	~~(2) A transportation network company driver~~ shall ~~display on a~~
502		-	~~transportation network company vehicle~~ a ~~removable decal at all times~~
503		-	~~when~~ the ~~driver is connected to a digital network or is engaged in~~ the
504		-	~~provision~~ of ~~a prearranged ride.~~ Such ~~decal shall be:~~ ~~(A) Issued by the~~
505		-	~~transportation network company;~~ (B) ~~sufficiently large so as~~ to be
506		-	~~readable during daylight hours~~ at a ~~distance of at least fifty feet; [and]~~
507		-	~~(C) reflective,~~ ~~illuminated or otherwise visible in darkness;~~ ~~and (D)~~
508		-	~~displayed on~~ the ~~passenger side of~~ the ~~transportation network~~
509		-	~~company vehicle if such decal is illuminated.~~
510		-	~~Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) On~~ or ~~before January 1,~~ ~~2020, the~~
511		-	~~Commissioner of Transportation shall submit,~~ ~~in accordance~~ with
512		-	section ~~11-4a of~~ the ~~general statutes,~~ ~~an inventory of all parcels located~~
513		-	~~in the city~~ of ~~New Haven that are under the control of the Department~~
514		-	~~of Transportation in connection~~ with ~~the Interstate Route 95 New~~
515		-	~~Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program to~~ the ~~joint~~
516		-	~~standing committee~~ of ~~the General Assembly having cognizance of~~
517		-	~~matters relating to transportation.~~ ~~Such inventory shall not include the~~
518		-	~~parcel of land identified as Lot 900~~ in ~~Block 954 of city of New Haven~~
519		-	~~Tax Assessor's Map 78.~~ ~~Such inventory shall indicate when the~~
520		-	~~commissioner intends to return said parcels to the control of the city of~~
521		-	~~New Haven.~~
522		-	~~Sec. 13.~~ ~~(Effective from passage)~~ ~~On or before August 15,~~ ~~2019, and~~
523		-	~~quarterly thereafter until positive train control systems are~~
524		-	~~implemented and operational on passenger rail lines in~~ the ~~state, the~~
525		-	~~Commissioner of Transportation shall submit a status report,~~ in
526		-	~~accordance with~~ the ~~provisions of section 11-4a~~ ~~of the general statutes,~~
527		-	~~to the joint standing committee~~ of ~~the General Assembly having~~
528		-	~~cognizance of matters relating to transportation concerning the~~
529		-	~~progress made~~ to ~~implement positive train control systems on such~~
530		-	~~passenger rail lines.~~
531		-	~~Sec. 14. (Effective from passage)~~ A ~~portion~~ of ~~Connecticut Route 97,~~ Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 7140
	385	+	section that exceeds the weight specified in such permit shall be subject 305
	386	+	to a penalty calculated by subtracting the permitted weight from the 306
	387	+	actual vehicle weight and the rate of the fine shall be fifteen dollars per 307
	388	+	one hundred pounds or fraction thereof of such excess weight; 308
	389	+	(2) A person who fails to obtain a permit issued under section 14-309
	390	+	262 or 14-264 and who is operating a vehicle at a weight that exceeds 310
	391	+	the statutory limit for weight shall be subject to a penalty calculated by 311
	392	+	subtracting the statutory limit for weight from the actual vehicle 312
	393	+	weight and the rate of the fine shall be fifteen dollars per one hundred 313
	394	+	pounds or fraction thereof of such excess weight; 314
	395	+	(3) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this 315
	396	+	section that exceeds the length specified in such permit shall be subject 316
	397	+	to a minimum fine of three hundred dollars; 317
	398	+	(4) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this 318
	399	+	section that exceeds the width specified in such permit shall be subject 319
	400	+	to a minimum fine of three hundred dollars; 320
	401	+	(5) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this 321
	402	+	section that exceeds the height specified in such permit shall be subject 322
	403	+	to a minimum fine of one thousand dollars; 323
	404	+	(6) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this 324
	405	+	section on routes not specified in such permit, shall be fined (A) one 325
	406	+	thousand five hundred dollars for each violation of the statutory limit 326
	407	+	for length, width, height or weight, and (B) shall be subject to a penalty 327
	408	+	calculated by subtracting the statutory weight limit of subsection (b) of 328
	409	+	section 14-267a from the actual vehicle weight and such weight 329
	410	+	difference shall be fined at the rate provided for in subparagraph (G) 330
	411	+	of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of section 14-267a; or 331
	412	+	(7) A person (A) operating a vehicle with an indivisible load and 332
	413	+	violating one or more of the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (6), 333
	414	+	inclusive, of this subsection shall be required to obtain a permit, or (B) 334
	415	+	operating a vehicle with a divisible load and violating one or more of 335 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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535		-	from the northerly intersection with Connecticut Route 14 (Palmer
536		-	Road) to the intersection with U.S. Route 6, in the town of Scotland
537		-	shall be designated as the "Conservation Officer James V. Spignesi, Jr.
538		-	Memorial Highway".
539		-	Sec. 15. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 63,
540		-	from the intersection of Burnt Swamp Road northerly to Connecticut
541		-	Route 67, in the town of Woodbridge shall be designated as the "PFC
542		-	Eric D. Soufrine Memorial Highway".
543		-	Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 04321 on Connecticut
544		-	Route 69 (Hamilton Avenue), overpassing Interstate Route 84
545		-	eastbound and westbound, in the city of Waterbury shall be
546		-	designated as the "Thomas Conway Memorial Bridge".
547		-	Sec. 17. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 305
548		-	(Bloomfield Avenue), traveling in an easterly direction from the ramps
549		-	servicing Interstate Route 91 southbound to the ramps servicing
550		-	Interstate Route 91 northbound, in the town of Windsor shall be
551		-	designated as the "Windsor Volunteer Firefighter Memorial Overpass".
552		-	Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 01237 on Prospect Street
553		-	overpassing Interstate Route 84 eastbound and westbound in
554		-	Plantsville shall be designated as the "U.S. Army SPC4 William A.
555		-	Beard Memorial Bridge".
556		-	Sec. 19. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 615
557		-	(Old Hartford Road), from the intersection of Wall Street proceeding in
558		-	an easterly direction and continuing southerly onto Connecticut Route
559		-	85 to its access point with Connecticut Route 2 westbound, in the town
560		-	of Colchester shall be designated as the "Colchester Hayward
561		-	Volunteer Fire Company Memorial Highway".
562		-	Sec. 20. (Effective from passage) A portion of U.S. Route 1 in the city of
563		-	Norwalk, from the Darien-Norwalk town line traveling in a northerly Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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	422	+	the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection 336
	423	+	shall be required to be off loaded to the permit limit. 337
	424	+	(h) (1) If the origin, destination, load description, tractor 338
	425	+	registration, trailer registration, hours of travel, number of escorts, 339
	426	+	signs or flags of a vehicle with a permit issued under this section differ 340
	427	+	from those stated on such permit or required by regulations adopted 341
	428	+	pursuant to this section, a minimum fine of two hundred dollars shall 342
	429	+	be assessed for each such violation. 343
	430	+	(2) If the days of travel of a vehicle with a permit issued under this 344
	431	+	section differ from those stated on such permit or the vehicle is 345
	432	+	operated under a false or fraudulent permit, a minimum fine of one 346
	433	+	thousand five hundred dollars shall be assessed for such violation in 347
	434	+	addition to any other penalties assessed. 348
	435	+	(i) A person operating a vehicle under a forged permit shall be 349
	436	+	subject to a minimum fine of ten thousand dollars, in addition to any 350
	437	+	other penalties which may be assessed, and such vehicle shall be 351
	438	+	impounded until payment of such fine or fines, or until order of the 352
	439	+	Superior Court. As used in this subsection, "forged permit" means a 353
	440	+	permit for a nonconforming vehicle that is subject to the provisions of 354
	441	+	this section, that has been falsely made, completed or altered, and 355
	442	+	"falsely made", "falsely completed" and "falsely altered" have the same 356
	443	+	meaning as set forth in section 53a-137. 357
	444	+	[(j) For the period beginning on July 1, 2016, and ending on June 30, 358
	445	+	2017, the commissioner shall waive the amount of any fee increase 359
	446	+	imposed under this section that took effect on July 1, 2016, for any 360
	447	+	person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that 361
	448	+	(1) such increased fee affects a material term in a contract for services 362
	449	+	that is in effect on July 1, 2016, or is subject to competitive bidding on 363
	450	+	July 1, 2016, and (2) such person is a party to such contract or a 364
	451	+	participant in such competitive bidding process.] 365
	452	+	Sec. 6. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 13b-119 of the 366 Substitute Bill No. 7140
566	453
567		-	direction to the intersection of Keeler Avenue, shall be designated as
568		-	the "Trooper First Class Walter Greene Memorial Highway".
569		-	Sec. 21. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 05687 on U.S. Route 44
570		-	overpassing Interstate Route 84 and the ramps for Interstate Route 291
571		-	and Interstate Route 384 in the town of Manchester shall be designated
572		-	as the "PFC Michael Sokola Memorial Bridge".
573		-	Sec. 22. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 01732 on Connecticut
574		-	Route 118 overpassing Connecticut Route 8 in the town of Harwinton
575		-	shall be designated as the "State Rep. Joseph Mascetti Memorial
576		-	Bridge".
577		-	Sec. 23. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 06290 on Connecticut
578		-	Route 3 overpassing Interstate Route 91 in the town of Wethersfield
579		-	shall be designated as "Rocco V. Laraia, Jr. Memorial Bridge".
580		-	Sec. 24. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 03575 on Hillstown Road
581		-	overpassing Interstate Route 384 in the town of Manchester shall be
582		-	designated as the "Captain Leo Godreau Memorial Bridge".
583		-	Sec. 25. (Effective from passage) Pedestrian Bridge No. 05654
584		-	overpassing the Interstate Route 84 eastbound off-ramp and the
585		-	Interstate Route 84 westbound on-ramp in the city of Hartford shall be
586		-	designated as the "Lt. Col. William A. Oefinger Memorial Bridge".
587		-	Sec. 26. (Effective from passage) A portion of Special Service Road 476,
588		-	from the northbound Interstate Route 95 access ramp northerly to the
589		-	southbound Interstate Route 95 access ramp, in the town of Westport
590		-	shall be designated as the "Rachel Doran Memorial Highway".
591		-	Sec. 27. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 01117 on State Road 846
592		-	(West Main Street) overpassing the Naugatuck River in the city of
593		-	Waterbury shall be designated as the "Samuel K. Beamon, Sr.
594		-	Memorial Bridge". Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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598		-	Sec. 28. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 00023 on Interstate Route
599		-	95 overpassing West Avenue in the city of Stamford shall be
600		-	designated as the "William S. "Bill" Callion, Jr. Memorial Bridge".
601		-	Sec. 29. (Effective from passage) Special Service Road 700, from Water
602		-	Street westerly to the merge with Connecticut Route 130, in the city of
603		-	Bridgeport shall be designated as the "Rep. Ezequiel Santiago
604		-	Memorial Highway".
605		-	Sec. 30. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 117,
606		-	from the intersection with U.S. Route 1 northerly to Interstate Route 95
607		-	southbound, in the town of Groton shall be designated as the "Joseph
608		-	"Jo Jo Nice" Gingerella Memorial Highway".
609		-	Sec. 31. (Effective from passage) The Department of Transportation
610		-	shall place signs indicating the location of the Veterans Memorial Park,
611		-	the Connecticut Trees of Honor Memorial and the Greater Middletown
612		-	Military Museum near the following locations in the city of
613		-	Middletown: Connecticut Route 66 at Old Mill Road; Connecticut
614		-	Route 217 at Westfield Street; and Connecticut Route 3 at Fisher Road.
615		-	Sec. 32. (Effective from passage) The Department of Transportation
616		-	shall place signs indicating the location of the Great Meadow Salt
617		-	Marsh near Interstate Route 95 in the town of Stratford.
618		-	Sec. 33. (Effective from passage) The Department of Transportation
619		-	shall place signs indicating the location of the Strong Family Farm, the
620		-	Arts Center East, the Vernon Historical Society and the New England
621		-	Civil War Museum in the town of Vernon.
622		-	Sec. 34. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 372,
623		-	from the intersection of Connecticut Route 71 to the intersection of
624		-	Burnham Street, in the town of Berlin shall be designated as the "Mary
625		-	Aresimowicz Memorial Highway". Substitute House Bill No. 7140
	459	+	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 367
	460	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 368
	461	+	(a) Prior to permitting an individual to act as a transportation 369
	462	+	network company driver on its digital network, the transportation 370
	463	+	network company shall: (1) Require the individual to submit an 371
	464	+	application to the company that includes information regarding the 372
	465	+	individual's name, address, date of birth, Connecticut motor vehicle 373
	466	+	operator's license number and motor vehicle registration; (2) (A) 374
	467	+	conduct, or have a consumer reporting agency regulated under the 375
	468	+	federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a driving record check and 376
	469	+	a local, state and national criminal history records check, including a 377
	470	+	search of state and national sexual offender registry databases 378
	471	+	provided such databases are accessible to the public, or (B) arrange for 379
	472	+	the fingerprinting of the individual to be submitted to the Federal 380
	473	+	Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check 381
	474	+	and to the State Police Bureau of Identification for a state criminal 382
	475	+	history records check conducted in accordance with section 29-17a; 383
	476	+	and (3) disclose to such individual, electronically or in writing, (A) the 384
	477	+	insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and any coverage 385
	478	+	limits, that the company provides while a transportation network 386
	479	+	company driver is connected to the company's digital network or is 387
	480	+	engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride, and (B) that a 388
	481	+	transportation network company driver's personal automobile 389
	482	+	insurance policy might not provide coverage while such driver is 390
	483	+	connected to the company's digital network, available to receive a 391
	484	+	request for a prearranged ride or engaged in the provision of a 392
	485	+	prearranged ride. 393
	486	+	(b) A transportation network company shall conduct, or have a 394
	487	+	consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit 395
	488	+	Reporting Act conduct, a local, state and national criminal history 396
	489	+	records check, including a search of state and national sexual offender 397
	490	+	registry databases, or arrange for the fingerprinting of the individual 398
	491	+	to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national 399 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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628	493
629		-	Sec. 35. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 10
630		-	(Waterville Road), from the town line of Avon-Farmington to the
631		-	intersection with U.S. Route 44, in the town of Avon shall be
632		-	designated as the "Avon Volunteer Fire Dept. Memorial Highway".
633		-	Sec. 36. Section 14-62c of the general statutes is repealed and the
634		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019):
635		-	The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall charge each new car
636		-	dealer or used car dealer licensed pursuant to section 14-52 a fee of
637		-	thirty-five dollars for each transaction in which the new car dealer or
638		-	used car dealer processes a used motor vehicle traded in by the
639		-	purchaser of a new motor vehicle or used motor vehicle from such
640		-	new car dealer or used car dealer. Any fees collected pursuant to this
641		-	section shall be deposited in the General Fund. Nothing in this section
642		-	shall prohibit a new car dealer or used car dealer from seeking
643		-	remuneration for the fee imposed by this section.
644		-	Sec. 37. Subsection (b) of section 14-253a of the general statutes is
645		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
646		-	October 1, 2019):
647		-	(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall accept applications
648		-	and renewal applications for removable windshield placards from (1)
649		-	any person who is blind, as defined in section 1-1f; (2) any person with
650		-	disabilities; (3) any parent or guardian of any person who is blind or
651		-	any person with disabilities, if such person is under eighteen years of
652		-	age at the time of application; (4) any parent or guardian of any person
653		-	who is blind or any person with disabilities, if such person is unable to
654		-	request or complete an application; and (5) any organization which
655		-	meets criteria established by the commissioner and which certifies to
656		-	the commissioner's satisfaction that the vehicle for which a placard is
657		-	requested is primarily used to transport persons who are blind or
658		-	persons with disabilities. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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	498	+	criminal history records check and to the State Police Bureau of 400
	499	+	Identification for a state criminal history records check conducted in 401
	500	+	accordance with section 29-17a, at least once every three years after 402
	501	+	permitting an individual to act as a transportation network company 403
	502	+	driver. 404
	503	+	(c) (1) No transportation network company shall permit an 405
	504	+	individual to act as a transportation network company driver on its 406
	505	+	digital network if such individual: (A) Has, during the three years 407
	506	+	prior to the date of such individual's application to be a transportation 408
	507	+	network company driver, (i) committed more than three moving 409
	508	+	violations, as defined in section 14-111g, (ii) committed one serious 410
	509	+	traffic violation, as defined in section 14-1, or (iii) had his or her motor 411
	510	+	vehicle operator's license suspended pursuant to section 14-227b; (B) 412
	511	+	has been convicted, within seven years prior to the date of such 413
	512	+	individual's application, of driving under the influence of drugs or 414
	513	+	alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a 415
	514	+	felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (C) is included in the state 416
	515	+	sexual offenders registry or the United States Department of Justice 417
	516	+	National Sex Offender Public Website; (D) does not possess a 418
	517	+	Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license; (E) does not possess 419
	518	+	proof of registration for each motor vehicle such individual proposes 420
	519	+	to use as a transportation network company vehicle; or (F) is not at 421
	520	+	least nineteen years of age. 422
	521	+	(2) An individual who is permitted to act as a transportation 423
	522	+	network company driver shall report to the transportation network 424
	523	+	company not later than twenty-four hours after the occurrence of any 425
	524	+	of the following incidents: (A) The commission of a fourth moving 426
	525	+	violation, as defined in section 14-111g, during the past three years; (B) 427
	526	+	the commission of one serious traffic violation, as defined in section 428
	527	+	14-1; (C) the suspension of his or her motor vehicle operator's license 429
	528	+	pursuant to section 14-227b; (D) the conviction of driving under the 430
	529	+	influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor 431
	530	+	vehicle to commit a felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (E) 432 Substitute Bill No. 7140
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662		-	section, on and after October 1, 2011, the commissioner shall not accept
663		-	applications for special license plates, but shall accept renewal
664		-	applications for such plates that were issued prior to October 1, 2011.
665		-	No person shall be issued a placard in accordance with this section
666		-	unless such person is the holder of a valid motor vehicle operator's
667		-	license, or identification card issued in accordance with the provisions
668		-	of section 1-1h. The commissioner is authorized to adopt regulations
669		-	for the issuance of placards to persons who, by reason of hardship, do
670		-	not hold or cannot obtain an operator's license or identification card.
671		-	The commissioner shall maintain a record of each placard issued to
672		-	any such person. Such applications and renewal applications shall be
673		-	on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The application and
674		-	renewal application shall include: (A) Certification by a licensed
675		-	physician, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse
676		-	licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 378, or a member
677		-	of the driver training unit for persons with disabilities established
678		-	pursuant to section 14-11b, that the applicant meets the definition of a
679		-	person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, as
680		-	defined in 23 CFR Section 1235.2; or (B) certification by a psychiatrist
681		-	who is employed by, or under contract with, the United States
682		-	Department of Veterans Affairs that the applicant (i) is a veteran, as
683		-	defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, who has post-traumatic
684		-	stress disorder certified as service-connected by the United States
685		-	Department of Veterans Affairs, and (ii) meets the definition of a
686		-	person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, as
687		-	defined in 23 CFR Section 1235.2. In the case of persons who are blind,
688		-	the application or renewal application shall include certification of
689		-	legal blindness made by the Department of Rehabilitation Services, an
690		-	ophthalmologist or an optometrist. Any person who makes a
691		-	certification required by this subsection shall sign the application or
692		-	renewal application under penalty of false statement pursuant to
693		-	section 53a-157b. The commissioner, in said commissioner's discretion,
694		-	may accept the discharge papers of a disabled veteran, as defined in Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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698		-	section 14-254, in lieu of such certification. The Commissioner of Motor
699		-	Vehicles may require additional certification at the time of the original
700		-	application or at any time thereafter. If a person who has been
701		-	requested to submit additional certification fails to do so within thirty
702		-	days of the request, or if such additional certification is deemed by the
703		-	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to be unfavorable to the applicant,
704		-	the commissioner may refuse to issue or, if already issued, suspend or
705		-	revoke such special license plate or placard. The commissioner shall
706		-	not issue more than one placard per applicant , except the
707		-	commissioner shall issue one placard to each applicant who is a parent
708		-	or guardian of any person who is blind or any person with disabilities,
709		-	if such person is under eighteen at the time of application, provided no
710		-	more than two such placards shall be issued on behalf of such person.
711		-	The fee for the issuance of a temporary removable windshield placard
712		-	shall be five dollars. Any person whose application has been denied or
713		-	whose special license plate or placard has been suspended or revoked
714		-	shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the
715		-	provisions of chapter 54.
716		-	Sec. 38. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019, and applicable to contracts entered
717		-	into on and after said date) (a) As used in this section:
718		-	(1) "Service provider" means a person providing services under a
719		-	snow removal and ice control services contract;
720		-	(2) "Service receiver" means a person receiving services under a
721		-	snow removal and ice control services contract;
722		-	(3) "Snow removal and ice control services contract" means a
723		-	contract or agreement for the performance of: (A) Plowing, shoveling
724		-	or removal of snow or ice, (B) de-icing services, or (C) a service
725		-	incidental to subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision, including,
726		-	but not limited to, operating or moving snow removal or de-icing
727		-	equipment or materials. Substitute House Bill No. 7140
	537	+	inclusion in the state sexual offenders registry or the United States 433
	538	+	Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website; (F) failure 434
	539	+	to possess an operator's license; or (G) failure to possess proof of 435
	540	+	registration for a transportation network company vehicle. Each 436
	541	+	transportation network company that receives a report pursuant to this 437
	542	+	subdivision or becomes aware of such incident shall prohibit the 438
	543	+	individual from acting as a transportation network company driver on 439
	544	+	the company's digital network until the individual meets the 440
	545	+	qualifications of this section to be a transportation network company 441
	546	+	driver. 442
	547	+	Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 443
	548	+	study the utilization of automated traffic enforcement safety devices to 444
	549	+	enforce the provisions of section 14-299 of the general statutes, 445
	550	+	concerning traffic control signals at intersections. 446
	551	+	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 447
	552	+	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 448
	553	+	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 449
	554	+	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 450
	555	+	Representatives; 451
	556	+	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 452
	557	+	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 453
	558	+	Representatives; 454
	559	+	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 455
	560	+	(7) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's 456
	561	+	designee; 457
	562	+	(8) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 458
	563	+	or the commissioner's designee; and 459 Substitute Bill No. 7140
728	564
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730	565
731		-	(b) A provision, clause, covenant or agreement that is part of or in
732		-	connection with a snow removal and ice control services contract and
733		-	that: (1) Requires or has the effect of requiring a service provider to
734		-	indemnify a service receiver for acts that the service provider is not
735		-	required to perform, or is instructed by the service receiver not to
736		-	perform, under a snow removal and ice control services contract, or (2)
737		-	requires, or has the effect of requiring, a service provider to hold a
738		-	service receiver harmless from any tort liability for damages resulting
739		-	from the acts or omissions of the service receiver or the service
740		-	receiver's agents or employees is against public policy and void if it
741		-	prohibits the service provider, by express contract terms or in writing,
742		-	from mitigating a specific snow, ice or other mixed-precipitation event
743		-	or risk.
744		-	(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to snow removal
745		-	and ice control services contracts to be performed on municipal or
746		-	state-owned roadways or property.
747		-	Sec. 39. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Motor
748		-	Vehicles, in consultation with the Connecticut Police Chiefs
749		-	Association and at least one organization that advocates for persons
750		-	with autism spectrum disorder, shall design and make available blue
751		-	envelopes that (1) provide written information and guidance on the
752		-	outside of the envelopes regarding ways to enhance effective
753		-	communication between a police officer and a person with autism
754		-	spectrum disorder, and (2) are capable of holding a person's motor
755		-	vehicle operator's license, registration and insurance identification
756		-	card. On and after January 1, 2020, upon request by a person with
757		-	autism spectrum disorder or if such person is a minor, such person's
758		-	parent or guardian, the commissioner shall provide a blue envelope
759		-	designed pursuant to this section to such person, parent or guardian.
760		-	Sec. 40. Section 18 of public act 14-199 is repealed and the following
761		-	is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): Substitute House Bill No. 7140
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763		-	Public Act No. 19-161 24 of 26
	570	+	(9) Two persons appointed by the Governor. 460
	571	+	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 461
	572	+	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 462
	573	+	of the General Assembly. 463
	574	+	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 464
	575	+	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 465
	576	+	filled by the appointing authority. 466
	577	+	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 467
	578	+	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 468
	579	+	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 469
	580	+	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 470
	581	+	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 471
	582	+	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 472
	583	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 473
	584	+	transportation shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 474
	585	+	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 475
	586	+	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 476
	587	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 477
	588	+	relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 478
	589	+	11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 479
	590	+	that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 480
	591	+	Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) The Commissioners of Transportation 481
	592	+	and Energy and Environmental Protection shall jointly study the 482
	593	+	feasibility of (1) connecting the Air Line State Park Trail with the 483
	594	+	Farmington Canal Heritage Trail by constructing a trail from the town 484
	595	+	of East Hampton through the towns of Portland, Middletown, Meriden 485
	596	+	and Cheshire, and (2) facilitating multimodal access through the 486
	597	+	railroad station in the town of Meriden. Not later than January 1, 2020, 487
	598	+	the commissioners shall submit a report of the results of such study to 488
	599	+	the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 489
	600	+	cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in accordance with 490 Substitute Bill No. 7140
764	601
765		-	Not later than [January 1, 2015] October 1, 2020, the Department of
766		-	Transportation shall, within available appropriations, submit a report,
767		-	in connection with the state-certified industrial reinvestment project
768		-	authorized pursuant to [public act 14-2] section 32-4m of the general
769		-	statutes and in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the
770		-	general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General
771		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.
772		-	Such report shall include a study of the challenges to access and egress
773		-	in and around the stadium facility site, as defined in section 32-651 of
774		-	the general statutes, recommendations for solutions to such challenges
775		-	and an estimate of the cost of such solutions.
776		-	Sec. 41. Section 15 of public act 17-230 is repealed and the following
777		-	is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
778		-	The Commissioner of Transportation shall conduct a study on the
779		-	feasibility of constructing a tunnel from Greenwich to Bridgeport. Such
780		-	study shall include, but not be limited to, the feasibility of constructing
781		-	such tunnel under Interstate 95. Not later than [January 1, 2019]
782		-	December 1, 2020, the commissioner shall submit a report, in
783		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
784		-	of the commissioner's findings to the joint standing committee of the
785		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
786		-	transportation.
787		-	Sec. 42. Section 13 of public act 17-140 is repealed and the following
788		-	is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
789		-	(a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall study how to
790		-	implement and fund a level of service from taxicabs and transportation
791		-	network companies to individuals with disabilities that is substantially
792		-	equivalent to the level of service provided to other members of the
793		-	general public. Such study shall examine the viability of funding such
794		-	level of service through a per-trip surcharge on all rides provided by Substitute House Bill No. 7140
795	602
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797	606
798		-	taxicabs, motor vehicles in livery service and transportation network
799		-	company drivers. Such study shall examine and develop
800		-	recommendations for how to: (1) Assure equivalent service to
801		-	individuals with disabilities from taxicabs and transportation network
802		-	companies with regard to the following service parameters: (A)
803		-	Response time, (B) fares, (C) geographic area of service, and (D) hours
804		-	and days of service; (2) provide for the establishment of an accessibility
805		-	program fund for the receipt of any such per-trip surcharges and the
806		-	disbursement of program funds to transportation network companies
807		-	and taxicab certificate holders for the following purposes: (A)
808		-	Reimbursement for costs associated with converting or purchasing
809		-	motor vehicles to be used as taxicabs or for transportation network
810		-	company prearranged rides that are fully accessible by a wheelchair
811		-	ramp or lift, and (B) compensation incentives for taxicab and
812		-	transportation network company drivers who allot the requisite time
813		-	to assist individuals with disabilities in boarding such drivers' motor
814		-	vehicles; and (3) initiate the use of transportation network company
815		-	prearranged rides for assembling and managing a comprehensive
816		-	transportation system for individuals with disabilities within the
817		-	Medicaid population that provides such individuals with a
818		-	transportation option for being transported to and from medical care
819		-	facilities.
820		-	(b) In conducting the study described in subsection (a) of this
821		-	section, the Commissioner of Transportation may consult with any
822		-	individual who has expertise in any aspect of such study's
823		-	requirements, as described in subsection (a) of this section, including,
824		-	but not limited to, members of the faculty of The University of
825		-	Connecticut and representatives of the Disability Rights Education and
826		-	Defense Fund, American Association of People with Disabilities,
827		-	National Council of Independent Living, taxicab drivers and owners,
828		-	motor vehicle in livery service drivers and owners, transportation
829		-	network company drivers and transportation network companies. Substitute House Bill No. 7140
	607	+	the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 491
	608	+	Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Transportation 492
	609	+	shall study alternative funding sources to open and maintain rest areas 493
	610	+	twenty-four hours a day. Not later than January 1, 2020, the 494
	611	+	commissioner shall submit a report of the results of such study to the 495
	612	+	joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance 496
	613	+	of matters relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions 497
	614	+	of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 498
	615	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	616	+	sections:
830	617
831		-	Public Act No. 19-161 26 of 26
	618	+	Section 1 October 1, 2019 14-100a(c)
	619	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 54-33m
	620	+	Sec. 3 from passage 13b-376
	621	+	Sec. 4 from passage 14-96q
	622	+	Sec. 5 from passage 14-270
	623	+	Sec. 6 October 1, 2019 13b-119(a) to (c)
	624	+	Sec. 7 from passage New section
	625	+	Sec. 8 from passage New section
	626	+	Sec. 9 from passage New section
832	627
833		-	(c) Not later than [January 1, 2019] December 1, 2020, the
834		-	Commissioner of Transportation shall submit such recommendations,
835		-	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general
836		-	statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly
837		-	having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in addition to
838		-	any recommendations for legislation to implement such
839		-	recommendations.
840		-	Sec. 43. Section 85 of public act 01-9 of the June special session is
841		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
842		-	passage):
843		-	The [Commissioner of Transportation] executive director of the
844		-	Connecticut Airport Authority shall [, within available
845		-	appropriations,] conduct a study on the safety hazards relating to the
846		-	height of structures to be erected proximate to general aviation
847		-	airports. Not later than January 1, [2002] 2021, the [commissioner]
848		-	executive director shall submit a report on its findings to the joint
849		-	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
850		-	matters relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of
851		-	section 11-4a of the general statutes.
	628	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	629	+	In Section 3(b)(6), "if a national nonprofit organization operates and
	630	+	maintains the program, require such organization to" was inserted
	631	+	before "submit" and "the commissioner may have" was deleted to
	632	+	clarify the requirement regarding the annual report, in Section 6,
	633	+	amended Subsec. (a) by adding "Connecticut" to conform with changes
	634	+	being made in Subsec. (c); and in Section 8(1), "State Park" was inserted
	635	+	after "Air Line" for accuracy.
	636	+
	637	+	TRA Joint Favorable Subst.
852	638