Connecticut 2021 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00595 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/26/2021

                     
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 595  
January Session, 2021  
LCO No. 2063 
 
 
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION  
 
 
Introduced by:  
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. 
SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist. 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION REFORM PLAN. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to (1) establish a Transportation 1 
Strategy and Advisory Board, and a Connecticut and New York 2 
Railroad Strategy Board; (2) require the Commissioner of 3 
Transportation to provide certain information to the Transportation 4 
Strategy and Advisory Board and the Connecticut and New York 5 
Railroad Strategy Board; (3) require the commissioner consider the use 6 
of TIFIA and RRIF loan agreements; (4) transfer amounts from the 7 
Budget Reserve Fund to the State Employees Retirement Fund for the 8 
purpose of paying unfunded past service liability; and (5) require the 9 
Auditors of Public Accounts to conduct certain audits of the Department 10 
of Transportation. 11 
Statement of Purpose:   
To implement a plan to provide fiscal accountability and sustainability 
to transportation projects and funding.