Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07347 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 5461 1 of 3
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7347
6	6	January Session, 2019
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10	10	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT EXEMPTING SEN IOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS FROM TH E
20	20	PASSPORT TO THE PARK S MOTOR VEHICLE REGI STRATION FEE.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. Section 14-49b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
25	25	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
26	26	(a) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor 3
27	27	vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this 4
28	28	chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the 5
29	29	commissioner a fee of ten dollars for registration for a biennial period 6
30	30	and five dollars for registration for an annual period, except that any 7
31	31	individual who is sixty-five years of age or older on or after January 1, 8
32	32	1994, may, at the discretion of such individual, pay the fee for either a 9
33	33	one-year or two-year period. The provisions of this subsection shall 10
34	34	not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-propelled, that is 11
35	35	electrically powered, or that is exempted from payment of a 12
36	36	registration fee. This fee may be identified as the "federal Clean Air Act 13
37	37	fee" on any registration form provided by the commissioner. Payments 14
38	38	collected pursuant to the provisions of this [section] subsection shall be 15 Raised Bill No. 7347
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42	42	LCO No. 5461 2 of 3
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44	44	deposited as follows: (1) Fifty-seven and one-half per cent of such 16
45	45	payments collected shall be deposited into the Special Transportation 17
46	46	Fund established pursuant to section 13b-68, and (2) forty-two and 18
47	47	one-half per cent of such payments collected shall be deposited into 19
48	48	the General Fund. The fee required by this subsection is in addition to 20
49	49	any other fees prescribed by any other provision of this title for the 21
50	50	registration of a motor vehicle. No part of the federal Clean Air Act fee 22
51	51	shall be subject to a refund under subsection (aa) of section 14-49. 23
52	52	(b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor 24
53	53	vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this 25
54	54	chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the 26
55	55	commissioner a fee of ten dollars for registration for a biennial period 27
56	56	for the following registration types: Passenger, motorcycle, motor 28
57	57	home, combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years or 29
58	58	older [and who obtains a one-year registration renewal under section 30
59	59	14-49 for such registration type shall pay five dollars for the annual 31
60	60	registration period] or a veteran, as defined in section 27-103, shall be 32
61	61	exempt from the requirement to remit such fee. The provisions of this 33
62	62	subsection shall not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-34
63	63	propelled or that is exempted from payment of a registration fee. This 35
64	64	fee shall be identified as the "Passport to the Parks Fee" on any 36
65	65	registration form provided by the commissioner. Payments collected 37
66	66	pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the 38
67	67	Passport to the Parks account established pursuant to section 23-15h. 39
68	68	The fee required by this subsection is in addition to any other fees 40
69	69	prescribed by any other provision of this title for the registration of a 41
70	70	motor vehicle. No part of the "Passport to the Parks Fee" shall be 42
71	71	subject to a refund under subsection (aa) of section 14-49. 43
72	72	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
73	73	sections:
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75	75	Section 1 July 1, 2019 14-49b
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82	82	Statement of Purpose:
83	83	To exempt senior citizens and veterans from the motor vehicle
84	84	registration fee associated with the Passport to the Parks Program.
85	85	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
86	86	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
87	87	not underlined.]
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