Connecticut 2022 2022 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00004 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 03/03/2022

                     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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General Assembly  Committee Bill No. 4  
February Session, 2022  
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(TRA)  
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT CLEAN AIR ACT. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. Section 4a-67d of the 2022 supplement to the general 1 
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2 
(Effective October 1, 2022): 3 
(a) The fleet average for cars or light duty trucks purchased by the 4 
state shall: (1) On and after October 1, 2001, have a United States 5 
Environmental Protection Agency estimated highway gasoline mileage 6 
rating of at least thirty-five miles per gallon and on and after January 1, 7 
2003, have a United States Environmental Protection Agency estimated 8 
highway gasoline mileage rating of at least forty miles per gallon, (2) 9 
comply with the requirements set forth in 10 CFR 490 concerning the 10 
percentage of alternative-fueled vehicles required in the state motor 11 
vehicle fleet, and (3) obtain the best achievable mileage per pound of 12 
carbon dioxide emitted in its class. The alternative-fueled vehicles 13 
purchased by the state to comply with said requirements shall be 14 
capable of operating on natural gas or electricity or any other system 15 
acceptable to the United States Department of Energy that operates on 16   
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fuel that is available in the state. 17 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, (1) on and 18 
after January 1, 2008: (A) At least fifty per cent of all cars and light duty 19 
trucks purchased or leased by the state shall be alternative-fueled, 20 
hybrid electric or plug-in electric vehicles, (B) all alternative-fueled 21 
vehicles purchased or leased by the state shall be certified to the 22 
California Air Resources Board's Low Emission Vehicle II Ultra Low 23 
Emission Vehicle Standard, and (C) all gasoline-powered light duty and 24 
hybrid vehicles purchased or leased by the state shall, at a minimum, be 25 
certified to the California Air Resource Board's Low Emission Vehicle II 26 
Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Standard, (2) on and after January 1, 2012, 27 
one hundred per cent of such cars and light duty trucks shall be 28 
alternative-fueled, hybrid electric or plug-in electric vehicles, [and] (3) 29 
on and after [January 1, 2030, at least fifty per cent of such cars and light 30 
duty trucks shall be zero-emission vehicles] January 1, 2023, at least 31 
fifteen per cent of such cars and light duty trucks shall be battery electric 32 
vehicles, (4) on and after January 1, 2024, at least twenty-five per cent of 33 
such cars and light duty trucks shall be battery electric vehicles, (5) on 34 
and after January 1, 2025, at least thirty-five per cent of such cars and 35 
light duty trucks shall be battery electric vehicles, (6) on and after 36 
January 1, 2026, at least forty-five per cent of such cars and light duty 37 
trucks shall be battery electric vehicles, (7) on and after January 1, 2027, 38 
sixty-five per cent of such cars and light duty trucks shall be battery 39 
electric vehicles, and (8) on and after January 1, 2030, one hundred per 40 
cent of such cars and light duty trucks shall be battery electric vehicles. 41 
(c) On and after [January 1, 2030, at least thirty per cent of all buses 42 
purchased or leased by the state shall be zero-emission buses] January 43 
1, 2024, the state shall cease to procure, purchase or lease any diesel-44 
fueled transit bus. 45 
(d) The provisions of subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section 46 
shall not apply to any emergency vehicle. 47 
(e) As used in this section, (1) "emergency vehicle" means a vehicle 48 
used by the Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Emergency 49   
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Services and Public Protection, Department of Energy and 50 
Environmental Protection, Department of Correction, Office of State 51 
Capitol Police, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 52 
Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, 53 
Department of Children and Families, Department of Transportation, 54 
Judicial Department, Board of Pardons and Paroles, Board of Regents 55 
for Higher Education, The University of Connecticut or The University 56 
of Connecticut Health Center for law enforcement or emergency 57 
response purposes, (2) "hybrid" means a passenger car that draws 58 
acceleration energy from two on-board sources of stored energy that 59 
consists of either an internal combustion or heat engine which uses 60 
combustible fuel and a rechargeable energy storage system, and, for any 61 
passenger car or light duty truck with a model year of 2004 or newer, 62 
that is certified to meet or exceed the California Air Resources Board's 63 
LEV (Low Emission Vehicle) II LEV Standard, (3) ["zero-emission 64 
vehicle" means a battery electric vehicle, hybrid electric vehicle, range-65 
extended electric vehicle and any vehicle that is certified by the 66 
executive officer of the California Air Resources Board to produce zero 67 
emissions of any criteria pollutant under all operational modes and 68 
conditions] "battery electric vehicle"  and "fuel cell electric vehicle" have 69 
the same meanings as provided in section 16-19eee, and (4) "zero-70 
emission bus" means any urban bus certified by the executive officer of 71 
the California Air Resources Board to produce zero emissions of any 72 
criteria pollutant under all operational modes and conditions. 73 
(f) In performing the requirements of this section, the Commissioners 74 
of Administrative Services, Energy and Environmental Protection and 75 
Transportation shall, whenever possible, consider the use of and impact 76 
on Connecticut-based companies. 77 
(g) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation 78 
with the Commissioner of Transportation, shall (1) study the feasibility 79 
of creating a competitive bid process for the aggregate procurement of 80 
[zero-emission] light, medium and heavy duty battery electric vehicles, 81 
fuel cell electric vehicles and zero-emission buses, [and] (2) determine 82 
whether such aggregate procurement would achieve a cost savings on 83   
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the purchase of such vehicles and buses and related administrative 84 
costs, (3) develop a plan to implement zero-emission buses state-wide, 85 
and (4) identify any barriers to such implementation. On or before 86 
January 1, [2020] 2024, the Commissioner of Administrative Services 87 
shall [report] submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, 88 
[on the results of] such study and implementation plan to the joint 89 
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 90 
matters relating to government administration and transportation. The 91 
Commissioner of Administrative Services may proceed with such 92 
aggregate procurement if the commissioner determines such aggregate 93 
procurement would achieve a cost savings. 94 
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section: 95 
(1) "Association" means any association of homeowners, community 96 
association, condominium association, cooperative, common interest 97 
associations or nongovernmental entity with covenants, bylaws and 98 
administrative provisions with which a homeowner's compliance is 99 
required. "Association" includes an association of unit owners, as 100 
defined in section 47-68a of the general statutes, and a common interest 101 
community, as defined in section 47-202 of the general statutes; 102 
(2) "Electric vehicle charging station" has the same meaning as 103 
provided in section 16-19f of the general statutes; and 104 
(3) "Reasonable restrictions" means a restriction that does not 105 
significantly increase the cost of the electric vehicle charging station or 106 
significantly decrease its efficiency or specified performance. 107 
(b) Any covenant, restriction or condition contained within any deed, 108 
contract, security instrument or other instrument affecting the transfer 109 
or sale of any interest in a property, or any bylaw or other instrument 110 
that governs the creation or operation of an association, that either 111 
prohibits or unreasonably restricts the installation or use of an electric 112 
vehicle charging station within an owner's unit or on or near a parking 113 
space, including, but not limited to, a deeded parking space, a parking 114 
space in a unit owner's exclusive use common element or a parking 115   
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space that is specifically designated for use by a particular unit owner, 116 
or is otherwise in conflict with the provisions of this section, shall be 117 
void and unenforceable. 118 
(c) This section shall not apply to: 119 
(1) Any contract, covenant, deed, security instrument or other 120 
instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in a property 121 
entered into before October 1, 2022; or 122 
(2) An association that: (A) Has bylaws that impose reasonable 123 
restrictions on electric vehicle charging stations; or (B) provides electric 124 
vehicle charging stations to its unit owners at a ratio that is equal to or 125 
greater than ten per cent of the designated parking spaces. 126 
(d) An electric vehicle charging station shall meet all applicable 127 
health and safety standards and requirements under any state or federal 128 
law or municipal ordinance. 129 
(e) If an association requires a unit owner to submit an application for 130 
approval to install an electric vehicle charging station, the association 131 
shall process and approve the application in the same manner as an 132 
application for approval of an architectural modification to the 133 
property. The approval or denial of the application shall be in writing 134 
and shall be issued not later than sixty days after the date of receipt of 135 
the application. If an application is not denied in writing within such 136 
sixty-day period, the application shall be deemed approved, unless the 137 
association reasonably requests additional information within sixty 138 
days from the date of receipt of the application. 139 
(f) If a unit owner seeks to install an electric vehicle charging station, 140 
the following provisions shall apply: 141 
(1) The unit owner shall obtain approval from the association to 142 
install the electric vehicle charging station and the association shall 143 
approve the installation if the owner agrees in writing to: (A) Comply 144 
with the association's architectural standards for the installation of the 145 
electric vehicle charging station; (B) engage a licensed contractor to 146   
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install the electric vehicle charging station; (C) if the proposed electric 147 
vehicle charging station is located within a common element, provide a 148 
certificate of insurance, within fourteen days of approval, that names 149 
the association as a named additional insured under the owner's 150 
insurance policy pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection; (D) pay 151 
for the costs associated with the installation of the electric vehicle 152 
charging station; and (E) pay the electricity usage costs associated with 153 
the electric vehicle charging station. 154 
(2) The unit owner, and each successive owner, of the electric vehicle 155 
charging station shall be responsible for: (A) The costs for damage to the 156 
electric vehicle charging station, common elements or separate units 157 
resulting from the installation, maintenance, repair, removal or 158 
replacement of the electric vehicle charging station; (B) the costs for the 159 
maintenance, repair and replacement of the electric vehicle charging 160 
station until it has been removed; (C) the costs for the restoration of the 161 
electric vehicle charging station after it is removed; (D) the costs of 162 
electricity associated with the electric vehicle charging station; and (E) 163 
disclosing to prospective buyers (i) the existence of the electric vehicle 164 
charging station, and (ii) the associated responsibilities of the unit owner 165 
under this section. 166 
(3) The unit owner of the electric vehicle charging station, whether 167 
located within a separate unit, within the common element or exclusive 168 
use common element, shall, at all times, maintain a liability coverage 169 
policy. The owner shall provide the association with the corresponding 170 
certificate of insurance not later than fourteen days after approval of the 171 
application. The owner, and each successor owner, shall provide the 172 
association with the certificate of insurance annually thereafter. 173 
(4) A unit owner shall not be required to maintain a liability coverage 174 
policy for an existing national electrical manufacturers association 175 
standard alternating current power plug. 176 
(g) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, installation of 177 
an electric vehicle charging station for the exclusive use of a unit owner 178 
in a common element, that is not an exclusive use common element, 179   
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shall be authorized by the association only if installation in the unit 180 
owner's designated parking space is impossible or unreasonably 181 
expensive. In such cases, the association shall enter into a license 182 
agreement with the owner for the use of the space in a common area and 183 
the owner shall comply with all requirements described in subsection 184 
(f) of this section. 185 
(h) An association may install an electric vehicle charging station in 186 
the common element for the use of all members of the association. For 187 
any such electric vehicle charging station, the association shall develop 188 
appropriate terms of use for the electric vehicle charging station. 189 
(i) An association may create a new parking space where one did not 190 
previously exist to facilitate the installation of an electric vehicle 191 
charging station. 192 
(j) An association may require the unit owner to have the electric 193 
vehicle charging station removed prior to the unit owner's sale of the 194 
property unless the prospective purchaser of the property agrees to take 195 
ownership of the electric vehicle charging station. 196 
(k) An association that knowingly violates this section shall pay a 197 
civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. 198 
(l) In any action by an association or unit owner seeking to enforce 199 
compliance with this section, the prevailing party shall be awarded 200 
reasonable attorney's fees. 201 
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section: (1) 202 
"Dedicated parking space" means a parking space located within a 203 
lessee's separate interest or a parking spot that is in a common area, but 204 
subject to exclusive use rights of an individual lessee, including, but not 205 
limited to, a garage space, carport or parking space that is specifically 206 
designated for use by a particular lessee; (2) "electric vehicle charging 207 
station" has the same meaning as provided in section 16-19f of the 208 
general statutes; and (3) "dwelling unit", "landlord", "rent", "rental 209 
agreement" and "tenant" have the same meanings as provided in section 210   
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47a-1 of the general statutes. 211 
(b) Notwithstanding any provision in the rental agreement to the 212 
contrary, for any rental agreement executed, extended or renewed on 213 
and after October 1, 2022, a landlord of a dwelling unit shall approve a 214 
tenant's written request to install an electric vehicle charging station at 215 
a dedicated parking space for the tenant that meets the requirements of 216 
this section and complies with the landlord's procedural approval 217 
process for modification to the property. 218 
(c) This section shall not apply to residential rental properties where: 219 
(1) The dwelling unit provides electric vehicle charging stations for 220 
use by tenants in a ratio that is equal to or greater than ten per cent of 221 
the designated parking spaces; 222 
(2) Parking is not provided as part of the rental agreement; or 223 
(3) There are fewer than five parking spaces. 224 
(d) A landlord shall not be obligated to provide an additional parking 225 
space to a tenant in order to accommodate an electric vehicle charging 226 
station. 227 
(e) If the electric vehicle charging station has the effect of providing 228 
the tenant with a reserved parking space, the landlord may charge a 229 
monthly rental amount for that parking space. 230 
(f) An electric vehicle charging station, and all modifications and 231 
improvements to the property, shall comply with any state or federal 232 
law or municipal ordinance, and all applicable zoning requirements, 233 
land use requirements, and covenants, conditions and restrictions. 234 
(g) A tenant's written request to modify the rental property in order 235 
to install an electric vehicle charging station shall indicate such tenant's 236 
consent to enter into a written agreement that includes, but is not limited 237 
to, the following: 238 
(1) Compliance with the landlord's requirements for the installation, 239   
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use, maintenance and removal of the electric vehicle charging station 240 
and its infrastructure;  241 
(2) A provision permitting the landlord to withhold all or a part of 242 
the security deposit at the time the tenancy is terminated for any 243 
damages suffered by the landlord due to the tenant's failure to comply 244 
with the landlord's requirements regarding maintenance and removal 245 
of the electric vehicle charging station and its infrastructure pursuant to 246 
section 47a-21 of the general statutes; 247 
(3) Compliance with the landlord's requirements for the tenant to 248 
provide a complete financial analysis and scope of work regarding the 249 
installation of the electric vehicle charging station and its infrastructure; 250 
(4) Compliance with the landlord's requirements to pay the landlord 251 
any costs associated with the landlord's installation of the electric 252 
vehicle charging station and its infrastructure prior to any modification 253 
or improvement to the rental property. The costs associated with 254 
modifications and improvements include, but are not limited to, the cost 255 
of permits, supervision, construction and, solely if required by the 256 
contractor and consistent with its past performance of work for the 257 
landlord, performance bonds; 258 
(5) Compliance with the landlord's requirements to pay, as part of the 259 
tenant's rent, the landlord's incurred costs associated with the electrical 260 
usage of the electric vehicle charging station, and costs for damage, 261 
maintenance, repair, removal and replacement of the electric vehicle 262 
charging station, including such modifications or improvements made 263 
to the rental property associated with the electric vehicle charging 264 
station; and 265 
(6) Compliance with the landlord's requirements to maintain a 266 
general liability insurance policy that covers an electric vehicle charging 267 
station at a tenant's dedicated parking space and to name the landlord 268 
as a named additional insured under the policy commencing with the 269 
date of approval for construction until the tenant forfeits possession of 270 
the dwelling unit to the landlord. 271   
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Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section, 272 
"level two electric vehicle charging station" means an electric 273 
component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed 274 
specifically to supply electricity to battery electric vehicles at two 275 
hundred forty volts and equal to or less than eighty amperes. 276 
(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the State Building Inspector and 277 
the Codes and Standards Committee shall jointly, with the approval of 278 
the Commissioner of Administrative Services and in accordance with 279 
the provisions of section 29-252b of the general statutes, revise the State 280 
Building Code to require that after such revision, (1) each new 281 
construction of a state facility and a school building project, as defined 282 
in section 10-282 of the general statutes, install level two electric vehicle 283 
charging stations in at least ten per cent of the designated parking spaces 284 
of such building or school, and (2) each new construction of a 285 
commercial building, install equipment capable of supporting a level 286 
two electric vehicle charging station and include a dedicated twenty 287 
amperes, one hundred twenty volt outlet capable of supporting electric 288 
vehicle charging in at least ten per cent of the designated parking spaces 289 
of such commercial building. 290 
(c) Notwithstanding section 29-253 of the general statutes, any town, 291 
city or borough may, through its legislative body, require a commercial 292 
building that qualifies as new construction to install equipment capable 293 
of supporting electric vehicle charging in designated parking spaces of 294 
such building at a percentage that is greater that the percentage 295 
specified in the State Building Code, provided such town, city or 296 
borough informs the State Building Inspector of such requirement. 297 
Sec. 5. Section 12-81 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is 298 
amended by adding subdivision (80) as follows (Effective October 1, 2022, 299 
and applicable to assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2022): 300 
(NEW) (80) For assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 301 
2022, to October 1, 2029, inclusive, level two electric vehicle charging 302 
stations, as defined in section 4 of this act, that are located at publicly 303 
available parking spaces, as defined in section 16-19f, and any refueling 304   
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equipment for fuel cell electric vehicles, as defined in section 16-19eee. 305 
Sec. 6. Section 22a-202 of the general statutes is repealed and the 306 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 307 
(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 308 
establish and administer a Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric 309 
Automobile Rebate program. 310 
[(a)] (b) There is established a Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric 311 
Automobile Purchase Rebate Advisory Board, which shall be within the 312 
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for administrative 313 
purposes only. The advisory board shall advise the Commissioner of 314 
Energy and Environmental Protection concerning priorities for the 315 
allocation, distribution and utilization of funds for the Connecticut 316 
Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program. The 317 
advisory board shall consist of the Commissioner of Energy and 318 
Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee, the 319 
Commissioner of Consumer Protection or the commissioner's designee, 320 
the president of the Connecticut Green Bank or the president's designee 321 
and six members appointed as follows: (1) One representative of an 322 
environmental organization knowledgeable in electric vehicle policy 323 
appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (2) one 324 
[member] representative of an association representing electric vehicle 325 
manufacturers appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 326 
(3) one representative of an organization that represents the interests of 327 
an environmental justice community, as defined in subsection (a) of 328 
section 22a-20a, appointed by the majority leader of the House of 329 
Representatives; (4) one representative of an association representing 330 
automotive retailers in the state appointed by the majority leader of the 331 
Senate; (5) one [member] representative of an association representing 332 
electric vehicle consumers appointed by the minority leader of the 333 
House of Representatives; and (6) one member appointed by the 334 
minority leader of the Senate. The Commissioner of Energy and 335 
Environmental Protection may appoint to the advisory board not more 336 
than three additional representatives from other industrial fleet or 337   
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transportation companies. The [Commissioner of Energy and 338 
Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve 339 
as] advisory board shall select a chairperson [of the board. The board 340 
shall] from among its members and meet at such times as it deems 341 
necessary. The board may establish rules governing its internal 342 
procedures. 343 
[(b)] (c) On and after [January 1, 2020, until December 31, 2025, 344 
inclusive, the board] the effective date of this section, the Commissioner 345 
of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish and administer 346 
a program to provide rebates [that total at least three million dollars 347 
annually] to residents, [of] municipalities, businesses, nonprofit 348 
organizations and tribal entities located in this state [who] when such 349 
residents, municipalities, businesses, organizations or tribal entities (1) 350 
purchase or lease a new or used battery electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid 351 
electric vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle, or (2) purchase [a used 352 
hydrogen vehicle or electric vehicle] an electric bicycle. The [board] 353 
commissioner, in consultation with the advisory board, shall establish 354 
and revise, as necessary, appropriate rebate levels and maximum 355 
income eligibility for rebates for used hydrogen vehicles or electric 356 
vehicles. The commissioner shall prioritize the granting of rebates to 357 
residents of environmental justice communities, residents having 358 
household incomes at or below three hundred per cent of the federal 359 
poverty level, and residents who participate in state and federal 360 
assistance programs, including, but not limited to, the state-361 
administered federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 362 
state-administered federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance 363 
Program, or a Head Start program established pursuant to section 10-364 
16n. The program shall provide rebates of five thousand dollars to 365 
residents of environmental justice communities. An eligible 366 
municipality, business, nonprofit organization or tribal entity may 367 
receive no more than ten rebates a year, within available funds, and no 368 
more than a total of twenty rebates, except the commissioner may issue 369 
additional rebates to an eligible business or nonprofit organization that 370 
operates fleets exclusively in an environmental justice community. On 371 
and after July 1, 2022, and until June 30, 2027, a battery electric vehicle, 372   
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plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle that is eligible 373 
for a rebate under the program shall have a base manufacturer's 374 
suggested retail price of not more than fifty thousand dollars. As used 375 
in this section, "battery electric vehicle", "electric vehicle", "fuel cell 376 
electric vehicle" and "plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" have the same 377 
meanings as provided in 16-19eee, and "electric bicycle" has the same 378 
meaning as provided in section 14-1. 379 
(d) As a part of the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile 380 
Rebate program, the commissioner shall also establish and administer a 381 
program to provide vouchers to residents of the state who purchase an 382 
electric bicycle. The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory 383 
board, shall establish and revise, as necessary, maximum income 384 
eligibility for such vouchers. Any such voucher shall be in an amount 385 
not to exceed five hundred dollars.  Any such voucher program shall be 386 
designed to maximize the air quality benefits associated with the 387 
deployment of electric bicycles and prioritize providing vouchers to 388 
residents of environmental justice communities, residents having 389 
household incomes at or below three hundred per cent of the federal 390 
poverty level, and residents who participate in state and federal 391 
assistance programs, including, but not limited to, the state-392 
administered federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 393 
state-administered federal Low Income Home Energy As sistance 394 
Program, or a Head Start program established pursuant to section 10-395 
16n. On and after July 1, 2022, and until June 30, 2027, an electric bicycle 396 
that is eligible for a voucher under the program shall have a base 397 
manufacturer's suggested retail price of no more than two thousand 398 
dollars. 399 
(e) The [board] Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 400 
Protection shall evaluate such program on an annual basis. Not later 401 
than June 20, 2024, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall 402 
submit a report to the joint standing committees of the General 403 
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and 404 
transportation regarding the status and effectiveness of such program. 405 
Such report shall include information on program participation and the 406   
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environmental benefits accruing to environmental justice communities 407 
and communities overburdened by air pollution. 408 
(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 409 
conduct outreach programs and implement a marketing campaign for 410 
the promotion of the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Rebate 411 
program. 412 
[(c)] (g) There is established an account to be known as the 413 
"Connecticut hydrogen and electric automobile purchase rebate 414 
program account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within 415 
the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by 416 
law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be 417 
expended by the [Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile 418 
Purchase Rebate Board] Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 419 
Protection for the purposes of administering the Connecticut Hydrogen 420 
and Electric Automobile Rebate program. [established pursuant to 421 
subsection (b) of this section.] 422 
Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 14-49 of the 2022 supplement to the 423 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 424 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 425 
(a) For the registration of each passenger motor vehicle, [other than 426 
an electric motor vehicle,] the fee shall be one hundred twenty dollars 427 
every three years, provided any individual who is sixty-five years of age 428 
or older may, at such individual's discretion, renew the registration of 429 
such passenger motor vehicle owned by such individual for either a one-430 
year period or the registration period as determined by the 431 
commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of section 14-22. The 432 
registration fee shall be prorated accordingly for any such registration 433 
that is renewed for a one-year period. The triennial fee for any motor 434 
vehicle for which special license plates have been issued under the 435 
provisions of section 14-20 shall be one hundred twenty dollars. The 436 
provisions of this subsection relative to the triennial fee charged for the 437 
registration of each antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle for 438 
which special license plates have been issued under section 14-20 shall 439   
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not apply to an antique fire apparatus or transit bus owned by a 440 
nonprofit organization and maintained primarily for use in parades, 441 
exhibitions or other public events but not for purposes of general 442 
transportation. 443 
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 14-49b of the general statutes is 444 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 445 
2022): 446 
(a) (1) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any 447 
motor vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this 448 
chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the 449 
commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars for registration for a triennial 450 
period, ten dollars for registration for a biennial period and five dollars 451 
for registration for an annual period, except that any individual who is 452 
sixty-five years of age or older on or after January 1, 1994, may, at the 453 
discretion of such individual, pay the fee for a one-year period if such 454 
individual obtains a one-year registration under subsection (a) of 455 
section 14-49, as amended by this act. The provisions of this subsection 456 
shall not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-propelled, that is 457 
electrically powered, or that is exempted from payment of a registration 458 
fee. This fee may be identified as the "federal Clean Air Act fee" on any 459 
registration form provided by the commissioner. Payments collected 460 
pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited as follows: 461 
[(1)] (A) Fifty-seven and one-half per cent of such payments collected 462 
shall be deposited into the [Special Transportation Fund] reduce 463 
transportation-related greenhouse gases account established pursuant 464 
to subsection (d) of section 13b-68, as amended by this act, and [(2)] (B) 465 
forty-two and one-half per cent of such payments collected shall be 466 
deposited into the [General Fund] federal Clean Air Act account 467 
established pursuant to subdivision (2) of this section. The fee required 468 
by this subsection is in addition to any other fees prescribed by any other 469 
provision of this title for the registration of a motor vehicle. No part of 470 
the federal Clean Air Act fee shall be subject to a refund under 471 
subsection (z) of section 14-49. 472   
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(2) There is established an account to be known as the "federal Clean 473 
Air Act account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within 474 
the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by 475 
law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be 476 
expended by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 477 
Protection for the purposes of implementing the requirements of the 478 
federal Clean Air Act, improving air quality and reducing carbon 479 
emissions. 480 
Sec. 9. Section 13b-68 of the general statutes is repealed and the 481 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 482 
(a) There is established a fund to be known as the "Special 483 
Transportation Fund". The fund may contain any moneys required or 484 
permitted by law to be deposited in the fund and any moneys recovered 485 
by the state for overpayments, improper payments or duplicate 486 
payments made by the state relating to any transportation infrastructure 487 
improvements which have been financed by special tax obligation 488 
bonds issued pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, and shall 489 
be held by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other moneys, 490 
funds and accounts. Investment earnings credited to the assets of said 491 
fund shall become part of the assets of said fund. Any balance remaining 492 
in said fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in said 493 
fund for the fiscal year next succeeding. 494 
(b) The Special Transportation Fund shall be a perpetual fund, the 495 
resources of which shall be expended solely for transportation purposes. 496 
Such purposes include the payment of debt service on obligations of the 497 
state incurred for transportation purposes. All sources of moneys, funds 498 
and receipts of the state required to be credited, deposited or transferred 499 
to said fund by state law on or after June 30, 2015, shall continue to be 500 
credited, deposited or transferred to said fund, so long as the sources of 501 
such moneys, funds and receipts are collected or received by the state or 502 
any officer thereof. No law shall be enacted authorizing the resources of 503 
said fund to be expended other than for transportation purposes. 504 
(c) There is established a fund to be known as the "Transportation 505   
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Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund". Upon certification by the 506 
Comptroller and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 507 
that the CORE-CT project for fiscal services is operational, the fund shall 508 
contain all transportation moneys that are restricted, not available for 509 
general use and previously accounted for in the Special Transportation 510 
Fund as "Federal and Other Grants". The Comptroller is authorized to 511 
make such transfers as are necessary to provide that, notwithstanding 512 
any provision of the general statutes, all transportation moneys that are 513 
restricted and not available for general use are in the Transportation 514 
Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund. 515 
(d) There is established an account to be known as the "reduce 516 
transportation-related greenhouse gases account" which shall be a 517 
separate, nonlapsing account within the Special Transportation Fund. 518 
The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited 519 
in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the 520 
Commissioner of Transportation, for the purposes of transportation-521 
related expenditures to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gases. 522 
Sec. 10. Section 22a-201c of the 2022 supplement to the general 523 
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 524 
(Effective July 1, 2022): 525 
(a) For each registration of a new motor vehicle with the 526 
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to chapter 246, the person 527 
registering such vehicle shall pay to the commissioner a fee of fifteen 528 
dollars, in addition to any other fees required for registration, for the 529 
following registration types: Passenger, motor home, combination or 530 
antique. 531 
(b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor 532 
vehicle, except a new motor vehicle, with the Commissioner of Motor 533 
Vehicles pursuant to chapter 246, the person registering such vehicle 534 
shall pay to the commissioner a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents for 535 
registration for a triennial period and five dollars for registration for a 536 
biennial period for the following registration types: Passenger, motor 537 
home, combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years of age 538   
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or older and who obtains a one-year registration renewal for any motor 539 
vehicle under section 14-49, as amended by this act, for such registration 540 
type shall pay two dollars and fifty cents for the annual registration 541 
period. 542 
(c) The fee imposed by this [subsection] section may be identified as 543 
the "greenhouse gas reduction fee" on any registration form, or 544 
combined with the fee specified by subdivision (3) of subsection (k) of 545 
section 14-164c on any registration form. [The first three million dollars 546 
received from the payment of such fee] Payments collected pursuant to 547 
the provisions of this section shall be deposited into the Connecticut 548 
hydrogen and electric automobile purchase rebate program account, 549 
established pursuant to subsection [(c)] (g) of section 22a-202, as 550 
amended by this act. [Any revenue from such fee in excess of the first 551 
three million dollars in each fiscal year shall be deposited into the 552 
General Fund.] No part of the greenhouse gas reduction fee shall be 553 
subject to a refund under subsection (z) of section 14-49. 554 
Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of 555 
Transportation shall establish and administer a grant program to assist 556 
municipalities, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and tribal entities 557 
install public electric vehicle charging stations, as defined in section 16-558 
19f of the general statutes, provided such municipalities, businesses, 559 
nonprofit organizations and tribal entities are located more than five 560 
miles from an alternative fuel corridor, as designated by the Federal 561 
Highway Administration, as amended from time to time. Applications 562 
for such grants shall be filed with the commissioner at such time and in 563 
such manner as the commissioner prescribes. 564 
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 565 
Commissioner of Transportation shall report, in accordance with the 566 
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 567 
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 568 
relating to transportation on the effectiveness of such grant program. 569 
(c) There is established an account to be known as the "rural electric 570 
mobility infrastructure account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 571   
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account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 572 
required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account 573 
shall be expended by the Commissioner of Transportation, for the 574 
purposes of administering such grant program. 575 
Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of 576 
Transportation shall establish a matching grant program for the purpose 577 
of assisting municipalities to modernize existing traffic signal 578 
equipment and operations so that such equipment and operations are 579 
capable of utilizing transit signal priority, responsive to congestion and 580 
reduce idling. Applications shall be submitted annually to the 581 
commissioner at such times and in such manner as the commissioner 582 
prescribes. The commissioner shall develop the eligibility criteria for 583 
participation in the program and determine the amount a municipality 584 
shall match any such grant. The commissioner shall give preference to 585 
applications submitted by two or more municipalities and establish 586 
incentives for regional projects. 587 
Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The State Bond Commission 588 
shall authorize the issuance of bonds of the state, in accordance with the 589 
provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, in principal amounts 590 
not exceeding in the aggregate fifteen million dollars for the purpose of 591 
modernizing existing traffic signal equipment and operations pursuant 592 
to section 12 of this act. The amount authorized for the issuance and sale 593 
of such bonds in each of the following fiscal years shall not exceed the 594 
following corresponding amount for each such fiscal year, provided, to 595 
the extent the Department of Transportation does not provide for the 596 
use of all or a portion of such amount in any such fiscal year, such 597 
amount not provided for shall be carried forward and added to the 598 
authorized amount for the next succeeding fiscal year, and provided 599 
further, the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any, may be 600 
added to the capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the 601 
authorized amounts shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year 602 
indicated as follows: 603 
T1  	Fiscal Year Ending 	Amount   
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T2    
T3  	June Thirtieth 
T4  	2023 	$15,000,000 
T5  	2024 	15,000,000 
T6  	2025 	15,000,000 
T7  	2026 
 
 
15,000,000 
T8  	2027 	15,000,000 
T9  	Total 	$75,000,000 
 
(b) The State Bond Commission shall approve a memorandum of 604 
understanding between the administrator and the state, acting by and 605 
through the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the 606 
Treasurer, providing for the issuance of said bonds for the purposes of 607 
section 12 of this act, including provisions regarding the extent to which 608 
federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made 609 
available for costs should be added to the proceeds of the bonds 610 
authorized pursuant to this section for such projects. The memorandum 611 
of understanding shall be deemed to satisfy the provisions of section 3-612 
20 of the general statutes and the exercise of any right or power granted 613 
thereby that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this section. 614 
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 615 
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 616 
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 617 
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 618 
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 619 
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 620 
accordance with said section, and from time to time renewed. All bonds 621 
issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state 622 
and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for 623 
the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same 624 
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 625 
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 626 
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 627   
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the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become 628 
due. 629 
(d) Subject to the amount of limitations of the capping provisions in 630 
subsection (a) of this section, the principal amount of the bonds 631 
authorized under this section shall be deemed to be an appropriation 632 
and allocation of such amount, and such approval of such request shall 633 
be deemed the allotment by the Governor of such capital outlays within 634 
the meaning of section 4-85 of the general statutes. 635 
Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) On and after January 1, 2023, 636 
and within the availability of funds, the Commissioner of Energy and 637 
Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of 638 
Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Education, may establish a voucher 639 
program to support the deployment of any vehicle classified within 640 
Class 5 to Class 8, inclusive, by the Federal Highway Administration's 641 
vehicle category classification system, as amended from time to time, 642 
and any school bus classified within Class 3 to Class 8, inclusive, by such 643 
classification system that is equipped with zero emission vehicle 644 
technology, including, but not limited to, battery electric and fuel cell 645 
systems and the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. 646 
In awarding vouchers, the commissioner shall consider the amount of 647 
funding available and set aside forty per cent of such funding to be used 648 
toward maximizing air pollution reductions in environmental justice 649 
communities, as defined in section 22a-20a of the general statutes. 650 
Vouchers shall not be awarded for vehicle classes where there is no 651 
commercially available zero-emission technology. 652 
(b) There is established an account to be known as the "medium and 653 
heavy duty vehicle voucher account" which shall be a separate, 654 
nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain 655 
any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in 656 
the account shall be expended by the Commissioner of Energy and 657 
Environmental Protection for the purposes of the voucher program 658 
established under subsection (b) of this section. 659 
Sec. 15. Subsection (a) of section 10-220 of the 2022 supplement to the 660   
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general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 661 
thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 662 
(a) Each local or regional board of education shall maintain good 663 
public elementary and secondary schools, implement the educational 664 
interests of the state, as defined in section 10-4a, and provide such other 665 
educational activities as in its judgment will best serve the interests of 666 
the school district; provided any board of education may secure such 667 
opportunities in another school district in accordance with provisions of 668 
the general statutes and shall give all the children of the school district, 669 
including children receiving alternative education, as defined in section 670 
10-74j, as nearly equal advantages as may be practicable; shall provide 671 
an appropriate learning environment for all its students which includes 672 
(1) adequate instructional books, supplies, materials, equipment, 673 
staffing, facilities and technology, (2) equitable allocation of resources 674 
among its schools, (3) proper maintenance of facilities, and (4) a safe 675 
school setting; shall, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (f) 676 
of this section, maintain records of allegations, investigations and 677 
reports that a child has been abused or neglected by a school employee, 678 
as defined in section 53a-65, employed by the local or regional board of 679 
education; shall have charge of the schools of its respective school 680 
district; shall make a continuing study of the need for school facilities 681 
and of a long-term school building program and from time to time make 682 
recommendations based on such study to the town; shall adopt and 683 
implement an indoor air quality program that provides for ongoing 684 
maintenance and facility reviews necessary for the maintenance and 685 
improvement of the indoor air quality of its facilities; shall adopt and 686 
implement a green cleaning program, pursuant to section 10-231g, that 687 
provides for the procurement and use of environmentally preferable 688 
cleaning products in school buildings and facilities; on and after July 1, 689 
2021, and every five years thereafter, shall report to the Commissioner 690 
of Administrative Services on the condition of its facilities and the action 691 
taken to implement its long-term school building program, indoor air 692 
quality program and green cleaning program, which report the 693 
Commissioner of Administrative Services shall use to prepare a report 694 
every five years that said commissioner shall submit in accordance with 695   
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section 11-4a to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 696 
having cognizance of matters relating to education; shall advise the 697 
Commissioner of Administrative Services of the relationship between 698 
any individual school building project pursuant to chapter 173 and such 699 
long-term school building program; shall have the care, maintenance 700 
and operation of buildings, lands, apparatus and other property used 701 
for school purposes and at all times shall insure all such buildings and 702 
all capital equipment contained therein against loss in an amount not 703 
less than eighty per cent of replacement cost; shall determine the 704 
number, age and qualifications of the pupils to be admitted into each 705 
school; shall develop and implement a written plan for minority 706 
educator recruitment for purposes of subdivision (3) of section 10-4a; 707 
shall employ and dismiss the teachers of the schools of such district 708 
subject to the provisions of sections 10-151 and 10-158a; shall designate 709 
the schools which shall be attended by the various children within the 710 
school district; shall make such provisions as will enable each child of 711 
school age residing in the district to attend some public day school for 712 
the period required by law and provide for the transportation of 713 
children wherever transportation is reasonable and desirable, and for 714 
such purpose may make contracts covering periods of not more than (A) 715 
five years, or (B) ten years if such contract includes transportation 716 
provided by at least one school bus that is a zero-emission vehicle, as 717 
defined in section 4a-67d, as amended by this act; may provide 718 
alternative education, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-719 
74j, or place in another suitable educational program a pupil enrolling 720 
in school who is nineteen years of age or older and cannot acquire a 721 
sufficient number of credits for graduation by age twenty-one; may 722 
arrange with the board of education of an adjacent town for the 723 
instruction therein of such children as can attend school in such adjacent 724 
town more conveniently; shall cause each child five years of age and 725 
over and under eighteen years of age who is not a high school graduate 726 
and is living in the school district to attend school in accordance with 727 
the provisions of section 10-184, and shall perform all acts required of it 728 
by the town or necessary to carry into effect the powers and duties 729 
imposed by law. 730   
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Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section, "zero-731 
emission bus" has the same meaning as provided in subsection (e) of 732 
section 4a-67d of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and 733 
"environmental justice community" has the same meaning as provided 734 
in subsection (a) of section 22a-20a of the general statutes. 735 
(b) (1) On and after January 1, 2030, one hundred per cent of the 736 
school buses that provide transportation for school districts in 737 
environmental justice communities shall be zero-emission buses. 738 
(2) On and after January 1, 2035, one hundred per cent of the school 739 
buses that provide transportation for school districts in the state shall be 740 
zero-emission buses. 741 
(c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 742 
establish and administer a grant program for the purpose of providing 743 
matching funds necessary for municipalities, school districts and school 744 
bus operators to submit federal grant applications in order to maximize 745 
federal funding for the purchase or lease of zero-emission electric school 746 
buses and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Applications for such 747 
grants shall be filed with the commissioner at such time and in such 748 
manner as the commissioner prescribes. The commissioner shall give 749 
preference to applications concerning the purchase or lease of a zero-750 
emission electric school bus that will be operated primarily in an 751 
environmental justice community. 752 
(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, 753 
within available appropriations, provide administrative and technical 754 
assistance to municipalities, school districts and school bus operators 755 
that are applying for federal grants for school bus electrification and 756 
installing electric vehicle charging stations. 757 
Sec. 17. (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) For the purposes described in 758 
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 759 
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 760 
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 761 
aggregate twenty million dollars. 762   
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(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 763 
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 764 
of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of 765 
administering the grant program established pursuant to subsection (c) 766 
of section 16 of this act. 767 
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 768 
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 769 
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 770 
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 771 
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 772 
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 773 
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 774 
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 775 
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 776 
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 777 
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 778 
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 779 
there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 780 
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 781 
and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 782 
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 783 
be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state 784 
of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 785 
interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 786 
part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 787 
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 788 
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 789 
such principal and interest as the same become due. 790 
Sec. 18. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section, 791 
"regionally significant project" has the same meaning as provided in 40 792 
CFR 93.101, as amended from time to time. 793 
(b) On and after the effective date of the regulations adopted 794 
pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, the Department of 795   
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Transportation or any municipality or regional organization that plans 796 
to construct a regionally significant project that will be funded in part 797 
by the state, shall (1) estimate the total greenhouse emissions expected 798 
from such regionally significant project and consider the induced 799 
demand for such regionally significant project, and (2) where such 800 
regionally significant project is estimated to increase net greenhouse gas 801 
emissions, offset such emissions by undertaking greenhouse gas 802 
mitigation transportation projects that will reduce such emission. 803 
Greenhouse gas mitigation transportation projects may include, but 804 
need not be limited to, improving public transit, constructing bikeways, 805 
pedestrian walkways or other multiuse paths, and installing electric 806 
vehicle charging stations. 807 
(c) Any such municipality or regional organization shall submit such 808 
estimated emissions and plan to offset such estimated emissions to the 809 
Commissioner of Transportation at such time and in such manner as the 810 
commissioner shall prescribe and shall not undertake such regionally 811 
significant project unless the commissioner approves, in writing, such 812 
plan. The commissioner may issue a waiver from the requirements of 813 
this section for a regionally significant transportation project that is 814 
necessary for safety reasons or maintenance. 815 
(d) If a municipality does not undertake greenhouse gas mitigation 816 
transportation projects to offset the emissions expected from a 817 
regionally significant project, the commissioner may withhold town-aid 818 
grants distributed in accordance with the provisions of part IIa of 819 
chapter 240 of the general statutes. 820 
(e) The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the 821 
Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall adopt 822 
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 823 
general statutes, to carry out the provisions of this section. 824 
Sec. 19. Subsection (f) of section 14-49 of the general statutes is 825 
repealed. (Effective July 1, 2022) 826   
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 October 1, 2022 4a-67d 
Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 New section 
Sec. 3 October 1, 2022 New section 
Sec. 4 October 1, 2022 New section 
Sec. 5 October 1, 2022, and 
applicable to assessment 
years commencing on or 
after October 1, 2022 
12-81 
Sec. 6 from passage 22a-202 
Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 14-49(a) 
Sec. 8 July 1, 2022 14-49b(a) 
Sec. 9 July 1, 2022 13b-68 
Sec. 10 July 1, 2022 22a-201c 
Sec. 11 from passage New section 
Sec. 12 from passage New section 
Sec. 13 from passage New section 
Sec. 14 from passage New section 
Sec. 15 October 1, 2022 10-220(a) 
Sec. 16 July 1, 2022 New section 
Sec. 17 July 1, 2022 New section 
Sec. 18 October 1, 2022 New section 
Sec. 19 July 1, 2022 Repealer section 
 
Statement of Purpose:   
To reduce carbon emissions by expanding public and private utilization 
of electric vehicles in Connecticut to protect human health and the 
environment. 
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except 
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not 
underlined.] 
 
Co-Sponsors:  SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.; SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist. 
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.; SEN. CABRERA, 17th Dist. 
SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist.; SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist. 
SEN. DAUGHERTY ABRAMS, 13th Dist.; SEN. FLEXER, 29th 
Dist. 
SEN. FONFARA, 1st Dist.; SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist. 
SEN. KUSHNER, 24th Dist.; SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist. 
SEN. LOPES, 6th Dist.; SEN. MILLER P., 27th Dist. 
SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist.; SEN. SLAP, 5th Dist.   
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SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.; REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. 
REP. CHAFEE, 33rd Dist.; REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd 
Dist. 
REP. GRESKO, 121st Dist.; REP. MICHEL, 146th Dist. 
REP. WINKLER, 56th Dist.; REP. BERGER-GIRVALO, 111th 
Dist. 
REP. DATHAN, 142nd Dist.; REP. THOMAS, 143rd Dist. 
REP. SMITH F., 118th Dist.; REP. KAVROS DEGRAW, 17th Dist. 
REP. PARIS, 145th Dist.; REP. SANCHEZ E., 24th Dist. 
REP. TURCO, 27th Dist.; REP. MORRIN BELLO, 28th Dist. 
REP. GOUPIL, 35th Dist.  
 
S.B. 4