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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1121
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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12		-	AN ACT CONCERNING "P RIORITIZE PROGRESS".
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	20	+	AN ACT CONCERNING PR IORITIZE PROGRESS.
13	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	22		Assembly convened:
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16	24		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) There is established a 1
17	25		Transportation Strategy and Advisory Board, which shall be within the 2
18		-	Office of Policy and Management for administrative purposes only. 3
19		-	(b) The board shall consist of the following members: 4
20		-	(1) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who 5
21		-	has expertise in mass transit; 6
22		-	(2) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a 7
23		-	representative of large businesses; 8
24		-	(3) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 9
25		-	representative of small businesses; 10
26		-	(4) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 11
27		-	one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Conference of 12
28		-	Municipalities and one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut 13
29		-	Council of Small Towns; 14
30		-	(5) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 15
31		-	Representatives, who has expertise in transportation for persons with 16
32		-	mobility impairments; 17 Substitute Bill No. 1121
	26	+	Executive Department and within the Office of Policy and 3
	27	+	Management for administrative purposes only. 4
	28	+	(b) The board shall consist of the following members: 5
	29	+	(1) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who 6
	30	+	has expertise in mass transit; 7
	31	+	(2) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be 8
	32	+	a representative of large businesses; 9
	33	+	(3) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be 10
	34	+	a representative of small businesses; 11
	35	+	(4) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 12
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39		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 18
40		-	Representatives, who is a representative of a transportation advocacy 19
41		-	organization; 20
42		-	(7) The executive director of the Connecticut Port Authority, or the 21
43		-	executive director's designee; 22
44		-	(8) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, or 23
45		-	the executive director's designee; 24
46		-	(9) One appointed by the Governor, who shall be a representative of 25
47		-	a commuter advocacy organization; 26
48		-	(10) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's 27
49		-	designee; 28
50		-	(11) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 29
51		-	secretary's designee; and 30
52		-	(12) The Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee. 31
53		-	(c) All initial appointments to the board shall be made not later than 32
54		-	September 1, 2019, and shall terminate on July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022, or 33
55		-	July 1, 2023, as applicable, regardless of when the initial appointment 34
56		-	was made. Appointed members of the board shall serve for four-year 35
57		-	terms, which shall commence on the date of appointment, except that 36
58		-	members first appointed shall have the following terms: (1) Members 37
59		-	appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and the minority 38
60		-	leader of the House of Representatives shall initially serve a term of 39
61		-	four years; (2) members appointed by the majority leader of the House 40
62		-	of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate shall initially 41
63		-	serve a term of three years; and (3) members appointed by the speaker 42
64		-	of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate 43
65		-	shall initially serve a term of two years. Members shall continue to 44
66		-	serve until their successors are appointed and any member may serve 45
67		-	more than one term. 46 Substitute Bill No. 1121
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	42	+	one of whom shall be a representative of the Connecticut Conference 13
	43	+	of Municipalities and one of whom shall be a representative of the 14
	44	+	Connecticut Council of Small Towns; 15
	45	+	(5) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 16
	46	+	Representatives, who has expertise in transportation for persons with 17
	47	+	mobility impairments; 18
	48	+	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 19
	49	+	Representatives, who shall be a representative of a transportation 20
	50	+	advocacy organization; 21
	51	+	(7) The executive director of the Connecticut Port Authority, or the 22
	52	+	executive director's designee; 23
	53	+	(8) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, or 24
	54	+	the executive director's designee; 25
	55	+	(9) One appointed by the Governor, who shall be a representative of 26
	56	+	a commuter advocacy organization; 27
	57	+	(10) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's 28
	58	+	designee; 29
	59	+	(11) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 30
	60	+	secretary's designee; and 31
	61	+	(12) The Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee. 32
	62	+	(c) All initial appointments to the board shall be made not later than 33
	63	+	September 1, 2019, and shall terminate on July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022, or 34
	64	+	July 1, 2023, as applicable, regardless of when the initial appointment 35
	65	+	was made. Appointed members of the board shall serve for four-year 36
	66	+	terms, which shall commence on the date of appointment and 37
	67	+	members first appointed shall have the following terms: (1) Members 38
	68	+	appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and the minority 39
	69	+	leader of the House of Representatives shall initially serve a term of 40
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74		-	(d) The Governor shall select the chairperson of the board from 47
75		-	among the members of the board. Such chairperson shall schedule the 48
76		-	first meeting of the board, which shall be held not later than November 49
77		-	1, 2019. 50
78		-	(e) Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. Any 51
79		-	vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for 52
80		-	the balance of the unexpired term. 53
81		-	(f) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the 54
82		-	transaction of any business. 55
83		-	(g) The members of the board shall serve without compensation and 56
84		-	shall not be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of 57
85		-	their duties. 58
86		-	(h) The board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To 59
87		-	conduct an annual public hearing to receive comments on the current 60
88		-	state of mass transit services, transportation infrastructure and other 61
89		-	transportation matters; (2) to obtain from any executive department, 62
90		-	board, commission or other agency of the state such assistance and 63
91		-	data as necessary and available to carry out the purposes of this 64
92		-	section; and (3) to perform such other acts as may be necessary and 65
93		-	appropriate to carry out the duties described in this section and 66
94		-	sections 2 and 3 of this act. 67
95		-	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) Not later than December 1, 2020, 68
96		-	and annually thereafter, the Transportation Strategy and Advisory 69
97		-	Board established under section 1 of this act shall report, in accordance 70
98		-	with section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the fiscal health of the 71
99		-	Special Transportation Fund established pursuant to section 13b-68 of 72
100		-	the general statutes to the Governor and the joint standing committees 73
101		-	of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 74
102		-	transportation, finance, revenue and bonding and appropriations and 75
103		-	the budgets of state agencies. Such report shall include, but need not 76
104		-	be limited to: (1) A fiscal analysis of the current sustainability of the 77 Substitute Bill No. 1121
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	76	+	four years; (2) members appointed by the majority leader of the House 41
	77	+	of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate shall initially 42
	78	+	serve a term of three years; and (3) members appointed by the speaker 43
	79	+	of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate 44
	80	+	shall initially serve a term of two years. Members shall continue to 45
	81	+	serve until their successors are appointed and any member may serve 46
	82	+	more than one term. 47
	83	+	(d) The Governor shall select the chairperson of the board from 48
	84	+	among the members of the board. Such chairperson shall schedule the 49
	85	+	first meeting of the board, which shall be held not later than November 50
	86	+	1, 2019. 51
	87	+	(e) Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. Any 52
	88	+	vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for 53
	89	+	the balance of the unexpired term. 54
	90	+	(f) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the 55
	91	+	transaction of any business. 56
	92	+	(g) The members of the board shall serve without compensation and 57
	93	+	shall not be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of 58
	94	+	their duties. 59
	95	+	(h) The board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To 60
	96	+	conduct an annual public hearing to receive comments on the current 61
	97	+	state of mass transit services, transportation infrastructure and other 62
	98	+	transportation matters; (2) to obtain from any executive department, 63
	99	+	board, commission or other agency of the state such assistance and 64
	100	+	data as necessary and available to carry out the purposes of this 65
	101	+	section; and (3) to perform such other acts as may be necessary and 66
	102	+	appropriate to carry out the duties described in this section and 67
	103	+	sections 2 and 3 of this act. 68
	104	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) Not later than December 1, 2020, 69
	105	+	and annually thereafter, the Transportation Strategy and Advisory 70
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111		-	Special Transportation Fund based on current revenue and long-term 78
112		-	projections of expenses; (2) recommendations regarding possible 79
113		-	changes to taxes, fees and other sources of revenue to increase the 80
114		-	sustainability of the Special Transportation Fund; (3) a list of 81
115		-	recommended priorities for transportation projects that will require 82
116		-	bond authorizations; and (4) recommendations for legislation to meet 83
117		-	the transportation needs of the state and proposed changes regarding 84
118		-	the Connecticut Port Authority and the Connecticut Airport Authority 85
119		-	and regarding the Metro-North Commuter Railroad to the extent 86
120		-	permitted by the Metro-North operating agreement. 87
121		-	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Not later than January 1, 88
122		-	2021, and every four years thereafter, the Transportation Strategy and 89
123		-	Advisory Board established under section 1 of this act shall submit a 90
124		-	transportation strategy to the General Assembly in accordance with 91
125		-	the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 92
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	112	+	Board established under section 1 of this act shall report, in accordance 71
	113	+	with section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the fiscal health of the 72
	114	+	Special Transportation Fund established pursuant to section 13b-68 of 73
	115	+	the general statutes to the Governor and the joint standing committees 74
	116	+	of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 75
	117	+	transportation, finance, revenue and bonding and appropriations and 76
	118	+	the budgets of state agencies. Such report shall include, but need not 77
	119	+	be limited to: (1) A fiscal analysis of the current sustainability of the 78
	120	+	Special Transportation Fund based on current revenue and long-term 79
	121	+	projections of expenses; (2) recommendations regarding possible 80
	122	+	changes to taxes, fees and other sources of revenue to increase the 81
	123	+	sustainability of the Special Transportation Fund; (3) a list of 82
	124	+	recommended priorities for transportation projects that will require 83
	125	+	bond authorizations; and (4) recommendations for legislation to meet 84
	126	+	the transportation needs of the state and proposed changes regarding 85
	127	+	the Connecticut Port Authority, the Connecticut Airport Authority and 86
	128	+	the Metro-North Commuter Railroad to the extent permitted by the 87
	129	+	Metro-North operating agreement. 88
	130	+	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Not later than January 1, 89
	131	+	2021, and every four years thereafter, the Transportation Strategy and 90
	132	+	Advisory Board established under section 1 of this act shall submit a 91
	133	+	transportation strategy to the General Assembly. 92
126	134		(b) In developing the transportation strategy, the board shall take 93
127	135		into account: (1) The strategic concerns associated with the movement 94
128	136		of people and goods; (2) the technological and multimodal 95
129	137		transportation options, including, but not limited to, transportation by 96
130	138		rail, road, air or water, available to address such concerns; (3) the 97
131	139		relationship of such concerns and options to sustainable economic 98
132	140		growth, environmental quality, urban development, open space, open 99
133	141		space preservation, access to employment by residents of the state and 100
134	142		public safety; (4) the connectivity of the state to the northeast, 101
135	143		continental and international economies and that the mobility of 102
136	144		people and goods within the state are critical to vibrant and 103
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137	151		sustainable economic growth; (5) the integration of brownfields 104
138	152		remediation, affordable housing and access to employment that should 105
139	153		occur as a result of implementing the strategy; (6) the need to engage 106
140	154		local planning agencies and other relevant constituencies in 107
141	155		developing the strategy; (7) the need to engage representatives of the 108
142	156		state's major transportation assets and of the transportation industry in 109
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	157	+	the strategy to help ensure that the strategy is multimodal and 110
150	158		integrated; (8) the benefits of technology to expand capacity, enhance 111
151	159		safety, provide information and access funding alternatives; (9) the 112
152	160		need to fully explore the sources and methodologies for funding 113
153	161		investments in transportation infrastructure and for annual operating 114
154	162		and maintenance costs and the regulations applicable to the 115
155	163		expenditure of federal and state funds; (10) the development, 116
156	164		renovation and expansion of Bradley International Airport; (11) the 117
157	165		state conservation and development plan established pursuant to 118
158	166		section 16a-24 of the general statutes; (12) that transportation is a 119
159	167		cornerstone of the state's economic vitality and overall quality of life 120
160	168		and is therefore inextricably linked to other key policies that deal with 121
161	169		the state's future, including, but not limited to, land use planning, 122
162	170		environmental quality, urban vitality and access to quality jobs and 123
163	171		services for the state's residents; (13) that the benefits of leveraging 124
164	172		existing transportation assets and infrastructure, especially in urban 125
165	173		centers, and the reduction of automobile-oriented demands, are highly 126
166	174		desirable; (14) that the development of appropriate metrics, 127
167	175		methodologies and standards is essential for determining customer 128
168	176		needs, evaluating the return on transportation investments and the 129
169	177		prioritization of specific projects; (15) that the state needs to play a 130
170	178		leadership role with other northeastern states and the eastern 131
171	179		Canadian provinces in developing and advocating a transportation 132
172	180		strategy for the northeast region of the continent; (16) that the analyses 133
173	181		and decision-making related to transportation initiatives in the 134
174	182		strategy needs to be done expeditiously within the existing statutory 135
175	183		and regulatory framework and that any amendments to the general 136
176	184		statutes or the regulations of Connecticut state agencies that are 137
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177	191		needed to achieve such objectives should be identified; and (17) that 138
178	192		the role, including the role of financial incentives, of private sector 139
179	193		companies, public agencies and institutions needs to be clearly defined 140
180	194		with respect to: (A) Encouraging and supporting employees to use 141
181	195		public transportation, (B) providing employees with appropriate 142
182	196		alternatives to the locations at which and during the times they 143
183	197		perform their work, including, but not limited to, flexible working 144
184		-	hours and telecommuting, (C) developing an effective means for 145 Substitute Bill No. 1121
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	198	+	hours and telecommuting, (C) developing an effective means for 145
191	199		delivering goods within and through the state, and (D) encouraging 146
192	200		different sectors to participate with the state in specific initiatives. 147
193	201		Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) Not later than October 1, 2020, 148
194	202		and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Transportation shall 149
195	203		provide to the Transportation Strategy and Advisory Board 150
196	204		established under section 1 of this act a project priority report that 151
197	205		identifies: 152
198	206		(1) The twenty transportation projects that are in the planning, 153
199	207		design or construction phases and are a priority for the Department of 154
200		-	Transportation, and include for each such project ~~whether~~ (A) the 155
	208	+	Transportation, and include for each such project (A) whether the 155
201	209		project is scheduled to be substantially completed by the originally 156
202		-	expected completion date, (B) the project is under budget or ~~on budget~~ 157
203		-	and, if not, the amount over the budgeted amount and the ~~reasons for~~ 158
204		-	such overage, and (C) the project is subject to a ~~change order and the~~ 159
205		-	amount of and reason for the change order; 160
206		-	(2) All transportation projects that are at the stage ~~where~~ 161
207		-	~~construction~~ can begin but for which no funding has been provided; 162
	210	+	expected completion date, (B) whether the project is under budget or 157
	211	+	on budget and, if not, the amount over the budgeted amount and the 158
	212	+	reasons for such overage, and (C) whether the project is subject to a 159
	213	+	change order and the amount of and reason for the change order; 160
	214	+	(2) All transportation projects that are at the stage that construction 161
	215	+	can begin but for which no funding has been provided; 162
208	216		(3) All transportation projects for which the State Bond Commission 163
209	217		has authorized bond issuances but construction has not begun, and 164
210	218		identify for each such project (A) the date such bond issuances were 165
211	219		authorized by the State Bond Commission, (B) the reasons construction 166
212	220		has not begun, and (C) the date the department expects construction to 167
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215	229		become a priority within the next thirty years, based on use, the 170
216	230		demands of traffic and the integrity of the mode of transportation. 171
217	231		Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the calendar years 172
218	232		commencing January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2029, inclusive, the State 173
219	233		Bond Commission shall authorize general obligation bonds for 174
220	234		transportation projects, capped at the following amounts, with total 175
221		-	bond authorizations for each year not to exceed the limits set forth in 176 Substitute Bill No. 1121
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228	236		subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of section 3-20 of the general statutes 177
229	237		and subsection (a) of section 3-21 of the general statutes: 178
230	238		T1 Calendar Year
231		-	T2 Commencing
232		-	T3 January 1, Up to
233		-	T4 2020 $703,700,000
234		-	T5 2021 739,000,000
235		-	T6 2022 732,200,000
236		-	T7 2023 715,000,000
237		-	T8 2024 744,600,000
238		-	T9 2025 623,100,000
239		-	~~T10~~ 2026 659,100,000
240		-	~~T11~~ 2027 699,700,000
241		-	~~T12~~ 2028 699,600,000
242		-	~~T13~~ 2029 699,500,000
	239	+	Commencing
	240	+	January 1, Up to
	241	+	T2 2020 $703,700,000
	242	+	T3 2021 739,000,000
	243	+	T4 2022 732,200,000
	244	+	T5 2023 715,000,000
	245	+	T6 2024 744,600,000
	246	+	T7 2025 623,100,000
	247	+	T8 2026 659,100,000
	248	+	T9 2027 699,700,000
	249	+	T10 2028 699,600,000
	250	+	T11 2029 699,500,000
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244	252		(b) For the calendar years commencing January 1, 2030, to January 1, 179
245	253		2050, inclusive, the State Bond Commission shall authorize up to six 180
246	254		hundred ninety-nine million five hundred thousand dollars in general 181
247	255		obligation bonds in each such calendar year for transportation projects, 182
248	256		with total bond authorizations for each year not to exceed the limits set 183
249	257		forth in subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of section 3-20 of the general 184
250		-	statutes and subsection (a) of section 3-21 of the general statutes. 185
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251	265		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
252	266		sections:
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254	268		Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
255	269		Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 New section
256	270		Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 New section
257	271		Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 New section
258	272		Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 New section
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260		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
261		-	In Section 1(a), a reference to the Executive Department was deleted as
262		-	unnecessary, and in Section 3(a), "in accordance with the provisions of Substitute Bill No. 1121
	274	+	Statement of Purpose:
	275	+	To establish a Transportation Strategy and Advisory Board and require
	276	+	the State Bond Commission to authorize certain amounts of bond
	277	+	issuances for transportation projects.
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269		-	section 11-4a of the general statutes" was added for consistency with
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	279	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	280	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	281	+	not underlined.]
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