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