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Connecticut Senate Bill SB00904

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9-AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
10-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONCERNING STATE
11-PARKWAYS, THE CONNECTICUT AIRPORT AUTHORITY, A
12-TRANSPORTATION CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION TARGET, A
13-TREE AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN, MOTOR VEHICLE
14-NOISE, THE ZERO -EMISSION TRUCK VOUCHER PROGRAM,
15-STREET RACING, EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE NAMING OF
16-CERTAIN ROADS AND BRIDGES.
14+AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE
15+OF THE STATE TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT
16+OF TRANSPORTATION, THE DISSOLUTION OF THE NORWALK
17+TRANSIT DISTRICT AND ROUTE SHIELD PAVEMENT MARKINGS.
1718 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1819 Assembly convened:
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20-Section 1. Section 14-299 of the general statutes is repealed and the
21-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
22-(a) For the purpose of standardization and uniformity, no installation
23-of or revision to any traffic control signal light shall be made by any
24-town, city or borough until the same has been approved by the Office of
25-the State Traffic Administration. Such approval shall be based on
26-necessity for, location of and type of such signal light and shall be
27-applied for on a form supplied by the Office of the State Traffic
28-Administration and shall be submitted to said office by the traffic
29-authority having jurisdiction. Approval of any such signal light may be
30-revoked by the Office of the State Traffic Administration at any time if
31-said office deems such revocation to be in the interest of public safety,
32-and thereupon such signal lights shall be removed by the traffic Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
21+Section 1. Section 14-314 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
22+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 2
23+(a) Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with any order 3
24+made pursuant to any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more 4
25+than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or 5
26+both, and shall be subject to the provisions of section 14-111. Any 6
27+person, firm or corporation failing to comply with any traffic control 7
28+signal, sign, marking or other device placed and maintained upon the 8
29+highway, or with any regulation adopted pursuant to any provision of 9
30+this chapter, by the Office of the State Traffic Administration or the 10
31+traffic authority of any city, town or borough shall be deemed to have 11
32+committed an infraction, if no other penalty is provided by law. 12
33+Traveling at a greater rate of speed than is reasonable as provided in 13
34+section 14-218a, as amended by this act, shall not be deemed to be a 14
35+failure to comply with the provisions of this section but shall be 15
36+deemed to be the commission of an infraction within the provisions of 16
37+[said] section 14-218a, as amended by this act. 17 Substitute Bill No. 904
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36-authority having jurisdiction.
37-(b) When traffic at an intersection is alternately directed to proceed
38-and to stop by the use of signals exhibiting colored lights or lighted
39-arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors
40-green, red and yellow shall be used, except for special [pedestrian
41-control] pedestrian-control signals carrying word legends [, said lights]
42-or symbols. Such lights or arrows shall apply to drivers of vehicles and
43-pedestrians and shall indicate the following:
44-(1) Circular green alone: Vehicular traffic facing a green signal may
45-proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign or marking at
46-such place prohibits either such turn or straight through movement,
47-except that such traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and
48-vehicles [lawfully] within a crosswalk or the intersection at the time
49-such signal was exhibited; pedestrians facing the green signal, except
50-when directed by separate pedestrian-control signals, may proceed
51-across the highway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
52-(2) Yellow: Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal is thereby
53-warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a
54-red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter, when vehicular
55-traffic shall stop before entering the intersection unless so close to the
56-intersection that a stop cannot be made in safety; pedestrians facing a
57-steady yellow signal, except when directed by separate pedestrian-
58-control signals, are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to
59-cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian
60-shall then start to cross the roadway.
61-(3) Red alone: Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal alone shall
62-stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection
63-or, if none, then before entering the intersection and remain standing
64-until the next indication is shown; provided, on or after July 1, 1979,
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44+(b) The Office of the State Traffic Administration shall provide 18
45+written notice to any city, town or borough that fails to comply with 19
46+any order made pursuant to any provision of this chapter or with any 20
47+regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter by the office specifying the 21
48+time within such city, town or borough shall comply with such order. 22
49+The office shall take into consideration the availability of equipment or 23
50+the need for the installation or purchase of any such equipment in 24
51+establishing the time for compliance. Any city, town or borough that 25
52+fails to comply with such order within the specified time shall be 26
53+ineligible to apply for any competitive grant program administered by 27
54+the Department of Transportation or the Office of Policy and 28
55+Management, including the small town economic assistance program 29
56+established pursuant to section 4-66g, for the purposes of funding a 30
57+transportation-related project located in such city, town or borough. 31
58+Sec. 2. Section 14-299 of the general statutes is repealed and the 32
59+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 33
60+(a) For the purpose of standardization and uniformity, no 34
61+installation of or revision to any traffic control signal light shall be 35
62+made by any town, city or borough until the same has been approved 36
63+by the Office of the State Traffic Administration. Such approval shall 37
64+be based on necessity for, location of and type of such signal light and 38
65+shall be applied for on a form supplied by the Office of the State Traffic 39
66+Administration and shall be submitted to said office by the traffic 40
67+authority having jurisdiction. Approval of any such signal light may be 41
68+revoked by the Office of the State Traffic Administration at any time if 42
69+said office deems such revocation to be in the interest of public safety, 43
70+and thereupon such signal lights shall be removed by the traffic 44
71+authority having jurisdiction. 45
72+(b) When traffic at an intersection is alternately directed to proceed 46
73+and to stop by the use of signals exhibiting colored lights or lighted 47
74+arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors 48
75+green, red and yellow shall be used, except for special [pedestrian 49
76+control] pedestrian-control signals carrying word legends [, said lights] 50 Substitute Bill No. 904
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69-or other defined edge of the roadway, unless a sign approved by the
70-Office of the State Traffic Administration has been erected in the
71-appropriate place prohibiting this movement, may cautiously enter the
72-intersection to make a right turn onto a two-way street or onto another
73-one-way street on which all the traffic is moving to such vehicle's right
74-after such vehicle has stopped as required in this subdivision and
75-yielded the right-of-way to pedestrians [lawfully] within an adjacent
76-crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
77-Pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone, except when directed by
78-separate pedestrian-control signals, shall not enter the roadway.
79-(4) Green arrow: Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown
80-alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously enter
81-the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, or
82-such other movement as is permitted by other indications shown at the
83-same time, but such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to
84-pedestrians [lawfully] within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully
85-within the intersection.
86-(5) Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words
87-"Walk" or "Don't Walk" or the image of a walking person symbolizing
88-"Walk" or an upraised hand symbolizing "Don't Walk" are in place, such
89-signals shall indicate as follows: "Walk" or walking person symbol:
90-Pedestrians facing such signals may proceed across the roadway in the
91-direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers
92-of all vehicles; "Don't Walk" or upraised hand symbol: No pedestrian
93-shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, but any
94-pedestrian who has partially completed [his] crossing on the walk signal
95-shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the flashing "Don't
96-Walk" or flashing upraised hand symbol signal is showing.
97-(c) When an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a
98-traffic sign or signal, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as
99-follows: Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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103-(1) Flashing red: When a red lens is illuminated by rapid intermittent
104-flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest
105-crosswalk at an intersection, or at a limit line when marked or, if none,
106-then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be
107-subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
108-(2) When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes,
109-drivers of vehicles facing such signal may proceed through the
110-intersection or past such signal only with caution.
111-(d) Lenses of the following colors only shall be used and shall be
112-arranged vertically in the signal face or, when necessary, horizontally,
113-and shall conform to the following positions: When arranged vertically,
114-red shall be located at the top, yellow shall be located directly below red
115-and the remaining indications below the yellow in the following order:
116-Flashing yellow, circular green, vertical arrow, left-turn arrow and
117-right-turn arrow, as needed; when arranged horizontally, red shall be
118-located at the left, yellow shall be located directly to the right of red and
119-the remaining indications to the right of yellow in the following order:
120-Flashing yellow, left-turn arrow, circular green, vertical arrow and
121-right-turn arrow, as needed.
122-(e) When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the individual
123-lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over
124-which a green arrow signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel in any
125-lane over which a red X signal is shown.
126-(f) If a traffic control signal, approved by the Office of the State Traffic
127-Administration, is erected and maintained at a place other than an
128-intersection, the provisions of this section shall be applicable except as
129-to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Any
130-stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement
131-indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any sign
132-or marking, the stop shall be made at the signal. Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
83+or symbols. Such lights or arrows shall apply to drivers of vehicles and 51
84+pedestrians and shall indicate the following: 52
85+(1) Circular green alone: Vehicular traffic facing a green signal may 53
86+proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign or marking 54
87+at such place prohibits either such turn or straight through movement, 55
88+except that such traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and 56
89+vehicles [lawfully] within a crosswalk or the intersection at the time 57
90+such signal was exhibited; pedestrians facing the green signal, except 58
91+when directed by separate pedestrian-control signals, may proceed 59
92+across the highway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. 60
93+(2) Yellow: Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal is thereby 61
94+warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a 62
95+red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter, when 63
96+vehicular traffic shall stop before entering the intersection unless so 64
97+close to the intersection that a stop cannot be made in safety; 65
98+pedestrians facing a steady yellow signal, except when directed by 66
99+separate pedestrian-control signals, are thereby advised that there is 67
100+insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown 68
101+and no pedestrian shall then start to cross the roadway. 69
102+(3) Red alone: Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal alone shall 70
103+stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection 71
104+or, if none, then before entering the intersection and remain standing 72
105+until the next indication is shown; provided, on or after July 1, 1979, 73
106+vehicular traffic traveling in the travel lane nearest the right hand curb 74
107+or other defined edge of the roadway, unless a sign approved by the 75
108+Office of the State Traffic Administration has been erected in the 76
109+appropriate place prohibiting this movement, may cautiously enter the 77
110+intersection to make a right turn onto a two-way street or onto another 78
111+one-way street on which all the traffic is moving to such vehicle's right 79
112+after such vehicle has stopped as required in this subdivision and 80
113+yielded the right-of-way to pedestrians [lawfully] within an adjacent 81
114+crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection. 82
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136-Sec. 2. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 14-300 of the general statutes
137-are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
138-1, 2023):
139-(a) The traffic authority [shall have power to] may designate, by
140-appropriate official traffic control devices, as defined in section 14-297,
141-or markers, or by lines upon the surface of the highway, such crosswalks
142-and intersections as, in its opinion, constitute a danger to pedestrians
143-crossing the highway including, but not limited to, specially marked
144-crosswalks in the vicinity of schools, which crosswalks shall have
145-distinctive markings, in accordance with the regulations of the Office of
146-the State Traffic Administration, to denote use of such crosswalks by
147-school children; and may maintain suitable signs located at intervals
148-along highways, particularly where there are no sidewalks, directing
149-pedestrians to walk facing vehicular traffic.
150-(b) At any intersection where special pedestrian-control signals
151-bearing the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" or the image of a walking
152-person symbolizing "Walk" or an upraised hand symbolizing "Don't
153-Walk" are placed, pedestrians may cross the highway only as indicated
154-by the signal. At any intersection where traffic is controlled by other
155-traffic control signals or by police officers, pedestrians shall not cross the
156-highway against a red or "Stop" signal and shall not cross at any place
157-not a marked or unmarked crosswalk. A pedestrian started or starting
158-across the highway [on a "Walk" signal] or on any such crosswalk [on a
159-green or "Go" signal] shall have the right-of-way over all vehicles,
160-including those making turns, until such pedestrian has reached the
161-opposite curb or safety zone.
162-Sec. 3. Section 14-311 of the general statutes is repealed and the
163-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
164-(a) No person, firm, corporation, state agency [,] or municipal agency,
165-or any combination thereof, shall build, expand, establish or operate any Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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122+separate pedestrian-control signals, shall not enter the roadway. 84
123+(4) Green arrow: Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, 85
124+shown alone or in combination with another indication, may 86
125+cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated 87
126+by such arrow, or such other movement as is permitted by other 88
127+indications shown at the same time, but such vehicular traffic shall 89
128+yield the right-of-way to pedestrians [lawfully] within a crosswalk and 90
129+to other traffic lawfully within the intersection. 91
130+(5) Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the 92
131+words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" or the image of a walking person 93
132+symbolizing "Walk" or an upraised hand symbolizing "Don't Walk" are 94
133+in place, such signals shall indicate as follows: "Walk" or walking 95
134+person symbol: Pedestrians facing such signals may proceed across the 96
135+roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-97
136+way by the drivers of all vehicles; "Don't Walk" or upraised hand 98
137+symbol: No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction 99
138+of such signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed [his] 100
139+crossing on the walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island 101
140+while the flashing "Don't Walk" or flashing upraised hand symbol 102
141+signal is showing. 103
142+(c) When an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a 104
143+traffic sign or signal, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as 105
144+follows: 106
145+(1) Flashing red: When a red lens is illuminated by rapid 107
146+intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the 108
147+nearest crosswalk at an intersection, or at a limit line when marked or, 109
148+if none, then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed 110
149+shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop 111
150+sign. 112
151+(2) When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent 113
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169-open air theater, shopping center or other development generating large
170-volumes of traffic that substantially affect state highway traffic within
171-this state, as determined by the Office of the State Traffic
172-Administration, until such person, firm, corporation [,] or agency has
173-procured from said office a certificate that the operation thereof will not
174-imperil the safety of the public, except that any development, including
175-any development to be built in phases, without regard to when such
176-phases are approved by the municipal planning and zoning agency or
177-other responsible municipal agency, that contains a total of one hundred
178-or fewer residential units shall not be required to obtain such certificate
179-if such development is a residential-only development and is not part of
180-a mixed-use development that contains office, retail or other such
181-nonresidential uses, provided if any future development increases the
182-total number of residential units to more than one hundred, and such
183-total substantially affects state highway traffic within the state as
184-determined by the Office of the State Traffic Administration, a certificate
185-shall be procured from said office.
186-(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or permitted by
187-the Office of the State Traffic Administration, no local building official
188-shall issue a building or foundation permit to any person, firm,
189-corporation, state agency or municipal agency to build, expand,
190-establish or operate such a development until the person, firm,
191-corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of the certificate
192-issued under this section by the office. No local building official shall
193-issue a certificate of occupancy to any such person, firm, corporation or
194-agency for such development until the conditions of the certificate
195-issued by the office under this section have been satisfied. If the office
196-determines that any person, firm, corporation [,] or [state or municipal]
197-agency has (1) started building, expanding, establishing or operating
198-such a development without first obtaining a certificate from said office,
199-or (2) has failed to comply with the conditions of such a certificate, it
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204-constructing, expanding, establishing or operating the development, or
205-(B) comply with the conditions of the certificate within a reasonable
206-period of time. If such person, firm, corporation or agency fails to (i)
207-cease such work, or (ii) comply with an order of the office within such
208-time as specified by the office, the office may [make an application]
209-apply to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford or the
210-judicial district where the development is located enjoining the
211-construction, expansion, establishment or operation of such
212-development. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for
213-single family home building lots within a subdivision of land, for which
214-a certificate is required and which do not have a direct exit or entrance
215-on, or directly abut or adjoin any state highway, no local building
216-official shall issue a certificate of occupancy to any person, firm,
217-corporation, state agency or municipal agency to occupy homes on such
218-lots until the person, firm, corporation or agency provides to such
219-official a copy of the certificate issued under this section by the office
220-and such official confirms that the certificate conditions have been
221-satisfied.
222-(c) The Office of the State Traffic Administration, to the extent
223-practicable, shall begin its review of an application prior to final
224-approval of the proposed activity by the municipal planning and zoning
225-agency or other responsible municipal agency.
226-(d) In determining the advisability of such certification, the Office of
227-the State Traffic Administration shall include, in its consideration,
228-highway safety, bicycle and pedestrian access and safety, the width and
229-character of the highways affected, the density of traffic thereon, the
230-character of such traffic and the opinion and findings of the traffic
231-authority of the municipality wherein the development is located. The
232-office may require improvements to be made by the applicant to the
233-extent that such improvements address impacts to state highway safety
234-or bicycle and pedestrian access and safety created by the addition of Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
159+intersection or past such signal only with caution. 115
160+(d) Lenses of the following colors only shall be used and shall be 116
161+arranged vertically in the signal face or, when necessary, horizontally, 117
162+and shall conform to the following positions: When arranged 118
163+vertically, red shall be located at the top, yellow shall be located 119
164+directly below red and the remaining indications below the yellow in 120
165+the following order: Flashing yellow, circular green, vertical arrow, 121
166+left-turn arrow and right-turn arrow, as needed; when arranged 122
167+horizontally, red shall be located at the left, yellow shall be located 123
168+directly to the right of red and the remaining indications to the right of 124
169+yellow in the following order: Flashing yellow, left-turn arrow, circular 125
170+green, vertical arrow and right-turn arrow, as needed. 126
171+(e) When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the 127
172+individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in 128
173+any lane over which a green arrow signal is shown, but shall not enter 129
174+or travel in any lane over which a red X signal is shown. 130
175+(f) If a traffic control signal, approved by the Office of the State 131
176+Traffic Administration, is erected and maintained at a place other than 132
177+an intersection, the provisions of this section shall be applicable except 133
178+as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. 134
179+Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement 135
180+indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any sign 136
181+or marking, the stop shall be made at the signal. 137
182+Sec. 3. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 14-300 of the general 138
183+statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 139
184+(Effective October 1, 2023): 140
185+(a) The traffic authority [shall have power to] may designate, by 141
186+appropriate official traffic control devices, as defined in section 14-297, 142
187+or markers, or by lines upon the surface of the highway, such 143
188+crosswalks and intersections as, in its opinion, constitute a danger to 144
189+pedestrians crossing the highway including, but not limited to, 145 Substitute Bill No. 904
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238-the applicant's proposed development or activity. If the office
239-determines that such improvements, including traffic signals, pavement
240-markings, channelization, pavement widening or other changes or
241-traffic control devices, are required to handle traffic safely and
242-efficiently, one hundred per cent of the cost thereof shall be borne by the
243-person, firm, corporation or agency building, establishing or operating
244-such open air theater, shopping center or other development generating
245-large volumes of traffic, except that such cost shall not be borne by any
246-municipal agency. The Commissioner of Transportation may issue a
247-permit to [said] such person, firm, corporation or agency to construct or
248-install the changes required by the office.
249-(e) Any person, firm, corporation or agency building, establishing or
250-operating such open air theater, shopping center or other development
251-generating large volumes of traffic aggrieved by any decision of the
252-Office of the State Traffic Administration [hereunder] under this section
253-may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-
254-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district in which
255-it is proposed to operate such establishment. The provisions of this
256-section, except insofar as such provisions relate to expansion, shall not
257-apply to any open air theater, shopping center or other development
258-generating large volumes of traffic in operation on July 1, 1967.
259-(f) Before submitting an application for any development generating
260-large volumes of traffic pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the
261-Office of the State Traffic Administration, the [individual or entity]
262-person, firm, corporation or agency submitting such application shall
263-attend a mandatory meeting with the Office of the State Traffic
264-Administration and other staff from the Department of Transportation.
265-At such meeting, such [individual or entity] person, firm, corporation or
266-agency shall present the applicant's proposed development [to such
267-department staff] and receive feedback, including, but not limited to,
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196+specially marked crosswalks in the vicinity of schools, which 146
197+crosswalks shall have distinctive markings, in accordance with the 147
198+regulations of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, to denote 148
199+use of such crosswalks by school children; and may maintain suitable 149
200+signs located at intervals along highways, particularly where there are 150
201+no sidewalks, directing pedestrians to walk facing vehicular traffic. 151
202+(b) At any intersection where special pedestrian-control signals 152
203+bearing the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" or the image of a walking 153
204+person symbolizing "Walk" or an upraised hand symbolizing "Don't 154
205+Walk" are placed, pedestrians may cross the highway only as indicated 155
206+by the signal. At any intersection where traffic is controlled by other 156
207+traffic control signals or by police officers, pedestrians shall not cross 157
208+the highway against a red or "Stop" signal and shall not cross at any 158
209+place not a marked or unmarked crosswalk. A pedestrian started or 159
210+starting across the highway [on a "Walk" signal] or on any such 160
211+crosswalk [on a green or "Go" signal] shall have the right-of-way over 161
212+all vehicles, including those making turns, until such pedestrian has 162
213+reached the opposite curb or safety zone. 163
214+Sec. 4. Section 14-311 of the general statutes is repealed and the 164
215+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 165
216+(a) No person, firm, corporation, state agency [,] or municipal 166
217+agency, or any combination thereof, shall build, expand, establish or 167
218+operate any open air theater, shopping center or other development 168
219+generating large volumes of traffic that substantially affect state 169
220+highway traffic within this state, as determined by the Office of the 170
221+State Traffic Administration, until such person, firm, corporation [,] or 171
222+agency has procured from said office a certificate that the operation 172
223+thereof will not imperil the safety of the public, except that any 173
224+development, including any development to be built in phases, 174
225+without regard to when such phases are approved by the municipal 175
226+planning and zoning agency or other responsible municipal agency, 176
227+that contains a total of one hundred or fewer residential units shall not 177
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272-application to be considered complete.
273-Sec. 4. Section 14-311c of the general statutes is repealed and the
274-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
275-(a) No [group of persons, firms, corporations, state agencies or
276-municipal agencies] person, firm, corporation, state agency or
277-municipal agency, or any combination thereof, shall build, expand,
278-establish or operate any open air theater, shopping center or other
279-development generating large volumes of traffic on any group of
280-individual parcels of land which are separately owned but are utilized
281-together for a single development purpose, whether or not such parcels
282-are separated by any state, local or private roadway that substantially
283-affect state highway traffic within this state, as determined by the Office
284-of the State Traffic Administration, until such [group] person, firm,
285-corporation or agency has procured from the Office of the State Traffic
286-Administration a certificate that the operation thereof will not imperil
287-the safety of the public, except that any development, including any
288-development to be built in phases without regard to when such phases
289-are approved by the municipal planning and zoning agency or other
290-responsible municipal agency, that contains a total of one hundred or
291-fewer residential units shall not be required to obtain such a certificate
292-if such development is a residential-only development and not part of a
293-mixed-use development containing office, retail or other such
294-nonresidential uses, provided if any future development increases the
295-total number of residential units to more than one hundred, and this
296-total substantially affects state highway traffic within the state as
297-determined by the Office of the State Traffic Administration, a certificate
298-shall be procured from said office.
299-(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or permitted by
300-the Office of the State Traffic Administration, no local building official
301-shall issue a building or foundation permit to any such [group or
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306-establish or operate such a development until the [group or member]
307-person, firm, corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of
308-the certificate issued under this section by the Office of the State Traffic
309-Administration. No local building official shall issue a certificate of
310-occupancy to any such person, firm, corporation or agency for such
311-development until the conditions of the certificate issued by the office
312-under this section have been satisfied. If the Office of the State Traffic
313-Administration determines that any [group or member] person, firm,
314-corporation or agency has (1) started building, expanding, establishing
315-or operating such a development without first obtaining a certificate
316-from said office, or (2) has failed to comply with the conditions of such
317-a certificate, it shall order the [group or member] person, firm,
318-corporation or agency to (A) cease constructing, expanding, establishing
319-or operating the development, or (B) to comply with the conditions of
320-the certificate within a reasonable period of time. If such [group or
321-member] person, firm, corporation or agency fails to (i) cease such work,
322-or (ii) comply with such order within such time as specified by the Office
323-of the State Traffic Administration, said office or the traffic authority of
324-the municipality wherein the development is located may [make an
325-application] apply to the superior court for the judicial district of
326-Hartford or the judicial district where the development is located
327-enjoining the construction, expansion, establishment or the operation of
328-such development. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection,
329-for single family home building lots within a subdivision of land, for
330-which a certificate is required and which do not have a direct exit or
331-entrance on, or directly abut or adjoin any state highway, no local
332-building official shall issue a certificate of occupancy to any such [group
333-or member thereof or] person, firm, corporation or agency to occupy
334-homes on such lots until such [group, member or] person, firm,
335-corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of the certificate
336-issued under this section by said office and such official confirms that
337-the certificate conditions have been satisfied. Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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236+development that contains office, retail or other such nonresidential 180
237+uses, provided if any future development increases the total number of 181
238+residential units to more than one hundred, and such total 182
239+substantially affects state highway traffic within the state as 183
240+determined by the Office of the State Traffic Administration, a 184
241+certificate shall be procured from said office. 185
242+(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or permitted by 186
243+the Office of the State Traffic Administration, no local building official 187
244+shall issue a building or foundation permit to any person, firm, 188
245+corporation, state agency or municipal agency to build, expand, 189
246+establish or operate such a development until the person, firm, 190
247+corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of the certificate 191
248+issued under this section by the office. No local building official shall 192
249+issue a certificate of occupancy to any such person, firm, corporation or 193
250+agency for such development until the conditions of the certificate 194
251+issued by the office under this section have been satisfied. If the office 195
252+determines that any person, firm, corporation [,] or [state or municipal] 196
253+agency has (1) started building, expanding, establishing or operating 197
254+such a development without first obtaining a certificate from said 198
255+office, or (2) has failed to comply with the conditions of such a 199
256+certificate, it shall order the person, firm, corporation or agency to (A) 200
257+cease constructing, expanding, establishing or operating the 201
258+development, or (B) comply with the conditions of the certificate 202
259+within a reasonable period of time. If such person, firm, corporation or 203
260+agency fails to (i) cease such work, or (ii) comply with an order of the 204
261+office within such time as specified by the office, the office may [make 205
262+an application] apply to the superior court for the judicial district of 206
263+Hartford or the judicial district where the development is located 207
264+enjoining the construction, expansion, establishment or operation of 208
265+such development. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, 209
266+for single family home building lots within a subdivision of land, for 210
267+which a certificate is required and which do not have a direct exit or 211
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341-(c) The Office of the State Traffic Administration, to the extent
342-practicable, shall begin its review of an application prior to final
343-approval of the proposed activity by the municipal planning and zoning
344-agency or other responsible municipal agency.
345-(d) In determining the advisability of such certification, the Office of
346-the State Traffic Administration shall include, in its consideration,
347-highway safety, the width and character of the highways affected, the
348-density of traffic thereon, the character of such traffic and the opinion
349-and findings of the traffic authority of the municipality wherein the
350-development is located. The Office of the State Traffic Administration
351-may require improvements to be made by the applicant to the extent
352-that such improvements address impacts to state highway safety
353-created by the addition of the applicant's proposed development or
354-activity. If the Office of the State Traffic Administration determines that
355-such improvements, including traffic signals, pavement markings,
356-channelization, pavement widening or other changes or traffic control
357-devices, are required to handle traffic safely and efficiently, one
358-hundred per cent of the cost thereof shall be borne by the [group]
359-person, firm, corporation or agency building, establishing or operating
360-such open air theater, shopping center or other development generating
361-large volumes of traffic, except that such cost shall not be borne by any
362-municipal agency. The Commissioner of Transportation may issue a
363-permit to [said group] such person, firm, corporation or agency to
364-construct or install the changes required by the Office of the State Traffic
365-Administration, in consultation with the local traffic authority.
366-(e) Any [group] person, firm, corporation or agency building,
367-establishing or operating such open air theater, shopping center or other
368-development generating large volumes of traffic aggrieved by any
369-decision of the Office of the State Traffic Administration [hereunder]
370-under this section may appeal therefrom in accordance with the
371-provisions of section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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275+building official shall issue a certificate of occupancy to any person, 213
276+firm, corporation, state agency or municipal agency to occupy homes 214
277+on such lots until the person, firm, corporation or agency provides to 215
278+such official a copy of the certificate issued under this section by the 216
279+office and such official confirms that the certificate conditions have 217
280+been satisfied. 218
281+(c) The Office of the State Traffic Administration, to the extent 219
282+practicable, shall begin its review of an application prior to final 220
283+approval of the proposed activity by the municipal planning and 221
284+zoning agency or other responsible municipal agency. 222
285+(d) In determining the advisability of such certification, the Office of 223
286+the State Traffic Administration shall include, in its consideration, 224
287+highway safety, bicycle and pedestrian access and safety, the width 225
288+and character of the highways affected, the density of traffic thereon, 226
289+the character of such traffic and the opinion and findings of the traffic 227
290+authority of the municipality wherein the development is located. The 228
291+office may require improvements to be made by the applicant to the 229
292+extent that such improvements address impacts to state highway 230
293+safety or bicycle and pedestrian access and safety created by the 231
294+addition of the applicant's proposed development or activity. If the 232
295+office determines that such improvements, including traffic signals, 233
296+pavement markings, channelization, pavement widening or other 234
297+changes or traffic control devices, are required to handle traffic safely 235
298+and efficiently, one hundred per cent of the cost thereof shall be borne 236
299+by the person, firm, corporation or agency building, establishing or 237
300+operating such open air theater, shopping center or other development 238
301+generating large volumes of traffic, except that such cost shall not be 239
302+borne by any municipal agency. The Commissioner of Transportation 240
303+may issue a permit to [said] such person, firm, corporation or agency 241
304+to construct or install the changes required by the office. 242
305+(e) Any person, firm, corporation or agency building, establishing or 243
306+operating such open air theater, shopping center or other development 244
307+generating large volumes of traffic aggrieved by any decision of the 245 Substitute Bill No. 904
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375-judicial district in which it is proposed to operate such establishment.
376-The provisions of this section except insofar as such provisions relate to
377-expansion shall not apply to any open air theater, shopping center or
378-other development generating large volumes of traffic which has
379-received all necessary permits, variances, exceptions and approvals
380-from the municipal zoning commission, planning commission,
381-combined planning and zoning commission and zoning board of
382-appeals in which such development is located prior to or on July 1, 1985,
383-or to any such development which is in operation on that date.
384-(f) Before submitting an application for any development generating
385-large volumes of traffic pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the
386-Office of the State Traffic Administration, the person, firm, corporation
387-or agency submitting such application shall attend a mandatory
388-meeting with the Office of the State Traffic Administration and other
389-staff from the Department of Transportation. At such meeting, such
390-person, firm, corporation or agency shall present the applicant's
391-proposed development and receive feedback, including, but not limited
392-to, information as to what materials need to be submitted for an
393-application to be considered complete.
394-Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Connecticut Training and
395-Technical Assistance Center at The University of Connecticut shall
396-conduct training sessions for traffic authorities, at least three times a
397-year, concerning the powers and responsibilities of traffic authorities,
398-the installation of official traffic control devices and an overview of the
399-applicable provisions of the general statutes and any regulations
400-adopted by the Office of the State Traffic Administration.
401-(b) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each traffic
402-authority, or such authority's appointed representative, shall complete
403-one training offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The
404-Connecticut Training and Technical Assistance Center shall maintain
405-records indicating when a traffic authority, or such authority's Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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410-Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 14-218a of the general statutes is
411-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
412-1, 2023):
413-(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the
414-Office of the State Traffic Administration shall establish a speed limit
415-[of] not to exceed sixty-five miles per hour on [any] each multiple lane,
416-limited access [highways] highway. The office shall establish speed
417-limits that are suitable for [a speed limit of sixty-five miles per hour]
418-each such highway, taking into consideration relevant factors including
419-design, population of area and traffic flow.
420-(2) The Commissioner of Transportation may establish the speed
421-limit on limited access highways during a weather event or an
422-emergency, provided the commissioner erects electronic signs
423-indicating such speed limit.
424-Sec. 7. Section 13b-212b of the general statutes is repealed and the
425-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
426-(a) There is established a Connecticut [Commuter Rail] Public
427-Transportation Council which shall consist of fifteen members,
428-[appointed with the advice and consent of the General Assembly,] all of
429-whom shall be (1) [commuters] residents who regularly use the
430-transportation services of the New Haven commuter railroad line which
431-includes the New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury branches of such
432-line, (2) [commuters] residents who regularly use the transportation
433-services of the [Shoreline] Shore Line East railroad line, [or] (3) residents
434-[of a municipality in which the Commissioner of Transportation has
435-proposed a new rail line or in which a rail line has commenced operation
436-after July 1, 2013] who regularly use the transportation services of the
437-Hartford railroad line, or (4) residents who regularly use public transit Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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315+section may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of 247
316+section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial 248
317+district in which it is proposed to operate such establishment. The 249
318+provisions of this section, except insofar as such provisions relate to 250
319+expansion, shall not apply to any open air theater, shopping center or 251
320+other development generating large volumes of traffic in operation on 252
321+July 1, 1967. 253
322+(f) Before submitting an application for any development generating 254
323+large volumes of traffic pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the 255
324+Office of the State Traffic Administration, the [individual or entity] 256
325+person, firm, corporation or agency submitting such application shall 257
326+attend a mandatory meeting with the Office of the State Traffic 258
327+Administration and other staff from the Department of Transportation. 259
328+At such meeting, such [individual or entity] person, firm, corporation 260
329+or agency shall present the applicant's proposed development [to such 261
330+department staff] and receive feedback, including, but not limited to, 262
331+information as to what [needs] materials need to be submitted for an 263
332+application to be considered complete. 264
333+Sec. 5. Section 14-311c of the general statutes is repealed and the 265
334+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 266
335+(a) No [group of persons, firms, corporations, state agencies or 267
336+municipal agencies] person, firm, corporation, state agency or 268
337+municipal agency, or any combination thereof, shall build, expand, 269
338+establish or operate any open air theater, shopping center or other 270
339+development generating large volumes of traffic on any group of 271
340+individual parcels of land which are separately owned but are utilized 272
341+together for a single development purpose, whether or not such 273
342+parcels are separated by any state, local or private roadway that 274
343+substantially affect state highway traffic within this state, as 275
344+determined by the Office of the State Traffic Administration, until such 276
345+[group] person, firm, corporation or agency has procured from the 277
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441-services funded by the state. Members shall be appointed as follows: (A)
442-The Governor shall appoint four members; [, one of whom shall be the
443-chief elected official of a municipality located on an operating or
444-proposed new rail line;] (B) the president pro tempore of the Senate shall
445-appoint [three] two members, one of whom regularly uses public transit
446-services funded by the state and one of whom regularly uses the
447-transportation services of the New Haven railroad line; (C) the speaker
448-of the House of Representatives shall appoint [three] two members, one
449-of whom regularly uses public transit services funded by the state and
450-one of whom regularly uses the transportation services of the Hartford
451-railroad line; (D) the majority leader of the Senate shall appoint one
452-member; (E) the majority leader of the House of Representatives shall
453-appoint one member; (F) the minority leader of the Senate shall appoint
454-one member; [(E)] (G) the minority leader of the House of
455-Representatives shall appoint one member; [(F)] (H) the chairpersons of
456-the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
457-cognizance of matters relating to transportation shall each appoint one
458-member, one of whom [shall be from a municipality in which the
459-Commissioner of Transportation has proposed a new rail line or in
460-which a rail line has commenced operation after July 1, 2013, and one of
461-whom shall be from a municipality in which a station for the Shoreline
462-East railroad line is located] regularly uses public transit services funded
463-by the state and one of whom regularly uses the transportation services
464-of the Shore Line East railroad line; and [(G)] (I) the ranking members
465-of said committee shall jointly appoint one member who [shall be from
466-a municipality served by the Danbury or Waterbury branches of the
467-New Haven commuter railroad line] regularly uses public transit
468-services funded by the state. Each member shall serve for a term of four
469-years. All initial appointments to the council shall be made by August
470-1, [2013] 2023, and initial members shall serve a four-year term
471-commencing on August 1, [2013] 2023, except that any member
472-appointed prior to July 1, 2023, to serve on the former Connecticut
473-Commuter Rail Council and serving on June 30, 2023, shall be deemed Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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353+operation thereof will not imperil the safety of the public, except that 279
354+any development, including any development to be built in phases 280
355+without regard to when such phases are approved by the municipal 281
356+planning and zoning agency or other responsible municipal agency, 282
357+that contains a total of one hundred or fewer residential units shall not 283
358+be required to obtain such a certificate if such development is a 284
359+residential-only development and not part of a mixed -use 285
360+development containing office, retail or other such nonresidential uses, 286
361+provided if any future development increases the total number of 287
362+residential units to more than one hundred, and this total substantially 288
363+affects state highway traffic within the state as determined by the 289
364+Office of the State Traffic Administration, a certificate shall be 290
365+procured from said office. 291
366+(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or permitted by 292
367+the Office of the State Traffic Administration, no local building official 293
368+shall issue a building or foundation permit to any such [group or 294
369+member thereof] person, firm, corporation or agency to build, expand, 295
370+establish or operate such a development until the [group or member] 296
371+person, firm, corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of 297
372+the certificate issued under this section by the Office of the State Traffic 298
373+Administration. No local building official shall issue a certificate of 299
374+occupancy to any such person, firm, corporation or agency for such 300
375+development until the conditions of the certificate issued by the office 301
376+under this section have been satisfied. If the Office of the State Traffic 302
377+Administration determines that any [group or member] person, firm, 303
378+corporation or agency has (1) started building, expanding, establishing 304
379+or operating such a development without first obtaining a certificate 305
380+from said office, or (2) has failed to comply with the conditions of such 306
381+a certificate, it shall order the [group or member] person, firm, 307
382+corporation or agency to (A) cease constructing, expanding, 308
383+establishing or operating the development, or (B) to comply with the 309
384+conditions of the certificate within a reasonable period of time. If such 310
385+[group or member] person, firm, corporation or agency fails to (i) cease 311
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477-appointed to serve on the Connecticut Public Transportation Council
478-and may continue to serve until the expiration of such member's term
479-and a successor has qualified. Any vacancy shall be filled by the original
480-appointing authority by appointment for the unexpired portion of any
481-term. Members of the council shall serve until their respective
482-successors are appointed. [and approved by the General Assembly.]
483-(b) [The] Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-9a, the
484-members of the council shall choose one of the members of the council
485-to be chairperson of the council. A majority of the members of the
486-council then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any
487-business, and action shall be by vote of a majority of the members
488-present at a meeting. The council shall meet at least once during each
489-calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems
490-necessary or upon the request of a majority of the members in office.
491-Special meetings shall be held at the request of such majority after notice
492-in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225. Any member who
493-fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar
494-year or who fails to attend three consecutive meetings shall be deemed
495-to have resigned from office. Not later than ten days after a vacancy
496-occurs in the council or the resignation of a member, the chairperson
497-shall notify the appointing authority of such vacancy or resignation.
498-(c) The Department of Transportation shall maintain records of each
499-request for information and data received from the council and denote
500-the status of any such request.
501-Sec. 8. Section 13b-212c of the general statutes is repealed and the
502-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
503-The Connecticut [Commuter Rail] Public Transportation Council
504-shall study and investigate all aspects of the daily operation of
505-[commuter rail lines in] the commuter railroad systems and public
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510-recommend changes to improve the efficiency, equity and [the] quality
511-of service [of the operation of such lines] on such commuter rail systems
512-and public transit services. The council may request and shall receive, if
513-available, from any department, division, board, bureau, commission,
514-agency [,] or public authority of the state, or any political subdivision
515-thereof, such assistance and data [as it requests and] that will enable it
516-to properly carry out its activities for the purposes set forth in this
517-section. The council shall also [work with the Department of
518-Transportation to] serve as an advocate for customers of all commuter
519-[lines in] railroad systems and public transit services funded by the
520-state. [and shall make recommendations for improvements to such
521-lines.] The Department of Transportation shall (1) submit monthly
522-reports with information and data concerning the on-time performance
523-and passenger ridership of the commuter railroad systems and public
524-transit services funded by the state, and (2) make quarterly
525-presentations at the meetings of the council concerning such reports and
526-respond to reasonable inquiries made in advance of any meeting by the
527-council. The council shall report its findings and recommendations
528-annually on or before January fifteenth, to the Governor, the
529-Commissioner of Transportation, the General Assembly, the Metro
530-North Rail Commuter Council located in the state of New York and the
531-management advisory board of the office of the inspector general of the
532-Metropolitan Transportation Authority located in the state of New York.
533-The council shall also annually present its findings and
534-recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General
535-Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.
536-Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) On or before February 1, 2024, the
537-Connecticut Public Transportation Council, established under section
538-13b-212b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall submit, in
539-accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
540-to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
541-cognizance of matters relating to transportation, a report regarding the Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
393+by the Office of the State Traffic Administration, said office or the 313
394+traffic authority of the municipality wherein the development is 314
395+located may [make an application] apply to the superior court for the 315
396+judicial district of Hartford or the judicial district where the 316
397+development is located enjoining the construction, expansion, 317
398+establishment or the operation of such development. Notwithstanding 318
399+the provisions of this subsection, for single family home building lots 319
400+within a subdivision of land, for which a certificate is required and 320
401+which do not have a direct exit or entrance on, or directly abut or 321
402+adjoin any state highway, no local building official shall issue a 322
403+certificate of occupancy to any such [group or member thereof or] 323
404+person, firm, corporation or agency to occupy homes on such lots until 324
405+such [group, member or] person, firm, corporation or agency provides 325
406+to such official a copy of the certificate issued under this section by 326
407+said office and such official confirms that the certificate conditions 327
408+have been satisfied. 328
409+(c) The Office of the State Traffic Administration, to the extent 329
410+practicable, shall begin its review of an application prior to final 330
411+approval of the proposed activity by the municipal planning and 331
412+zoning agency or other responsible municipal agency. 332
413+(d) In determining the advisability of such certification, the Office of 333
414+the State Traffic Administration shall include, in its consideration, 334
415+highway safety, the width and character of the highways affected, the 335
416+density of traffic thereon, the character of such traffic and the opinion 336
417+and findings of the traffic authority of the municipality wherein the 337
418+development is located. The Office of the State Traffic Administration 338
419+may require improvements to be made by the applicant to the extent 339
420+that such improvements address impacts to state highway safety 340
421+created by the addition of the applicant's proposed development or 341
422+activity. If the Office of the State Traffic Administration determines 342
423+that such improvements, including traffic signals, pavement markings, 343
424+channelization, pavement widening or other changes or traffic control 344
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545-organizational structure of the council and any recommendations to
546-improve or modify such structure and the mission of the council.
547-Sec. 10. Section 20 of public act 21-175 is repealed and the following
548-is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
549-The Commissioner of Transportation shall study the feasibility of (1)
550-extending the Shore Line East rail line to the state of Rhode Island, (2)
551-establishing a new passenger rail service from the town of New London
552-to the town of Norwich, (3) establishing a new passenger train station in
553-the town of Groton and the borough of Stonington, and (4) extending
554-ground transportation systems in the eastern region of the state and
555-providing interconnection between such systems and rail lines. The
556-commissioner may seek and use any available federal funds to conduct
557-such study. On or before [January] December 1, 2023, the commissioner
558-shall submit the results of such study to the joint standing committee of
559-the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
560-transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the
561-general statutes.
562-Sec. 11. Section 13b-103 of the general statutes is repealed and the
563-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
564-(a) (1) No person, association, limited liability company or
565-corporation shall operate a motor vehicle in livery service until such
566-person, association, limited liability company or corporation has
567-obtained a permit from the Department of Transportation, specifying
568-the nature and extent of the service to be rendered and certifying that
569-public convenience and necessity will be improved by the operation and
570-conduct of such livery service. Such permits shall be issued only after a
571-written application for the same has been made and a public hearing has
572-been held thereon. Upon receipt of such application, together with the
573-payment of a fee of two hundred dollars, the department shall fix a time
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432+hundred per cent of the cost thereof shall be borne by the [group] 346
433+person, firm, corporation or agency building, establishing or operating 347
434+such open air theater, shopping center or other development 348
435+generating large volumes of traffic, except that such cost shall not be 349
436+borne by any municipal agency. The Commissioner of Transportation 350
437+may issue a permit to [said group] such person, firm, corporation or 351
438+agency to construct or install the changes required by the Office of the 352
439+State Traffic Administration, in consultation with the local traffic 353
440+authority. 354
441+(e) Any [group] person, firm, corporation or agency building, 355
442+establishing or operating such open air theater, shopping center or 356
443+other development generating large volumes of traffic aggrieved by 357
444+any decision of the Office of the State Traffic Administration 358
445+[hereunder] under this section may appeal therefrom in accordance 359
446+with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall 360
447+be in the judicial district in which it is proposed to operate such 361
448+establishment. The provisions of this section except insofar as such 362
449+provisions relate to expansion shall not apply to any open air theater, 363
450+shopping center or other development generating large volumes of 364
451+traffic which has received all necessary permits, variances, exceptions 365
452+and approvals from the municipal zoning commission, planning 366
453+commission, combined planning and zoning commission and zoning 367
454+board of appeals in which such development is located prior to or on 368
455+July 1, 1985, or to any such development which is in operation on that 369
456+date. 370
457+(f) Before submitting an application for any development generating 371
458+large volumes of traffic pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the 372
459+Office of the State Traffic Administration, the person, firm, corporation 373
460+or agency submitting such application shall attend a mandatory 374
461+meeting with the Office of the State Traffic Administration and other 375
462+staff from the Department of Transportation. At such meeting, such 376
463+person, firm, corporation or agency shall present the applicant's 377
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578-promptly give written notice of the pendency of such application and of
579-the time and place of such hearing to each applicant, the mayor of each
580-city, the warden of each borough and the first selectman of each town,
581-within which any such applicant desires to maintain an office or
582-headquarters, to any carrier legally operating motor vehicles in livery
583-service within the same territory and to other interested parties as
584-determined by the department. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of
585-subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department may issue a permit for
586-the operation of vehicles (A) having a capacity of less than eleven adults
587-or to be used exclusively at funerals, weddings, christenings,
588-processions or celebrations, without holding a hearing and certifying
589-that public convenience and necessity would be improved by the
590-operation of such vehicles, or (B) having a capacity of not less than
591-eleven or more than fourteen adults and used for sightseeing and
592-related purposes, without holding a hearing, provided the department
593-issues a legal notice, as provided under section 1-2, of such application
594-and no objection is filed with the department within thirty days of
595-publication of such notice. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of
596-subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department may issue a
597-temporary or permanent permit to any person, association, limited
598-liability company or corporation operating a motor vehicle engaged in
599-the transportation of passengers for hire by virtue of a contract with, or
600-a lower tier contract for, any federal, state or municipal agency that (A)
601-is in effect on July 1, 1997, with or without hearing, after a written
602-application for the same has been made and the department has
603-determined that the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (b)
604-of this section except with respect to public convenience and necessity,
605-or (B) becomes effective after July 1, 1997, with or without hearing, after
606-a written application for the same has been made and the department
607-has determined that the applicant meets the requirements of subsection
608-(b) of this section. Any such permit issued under the provisions of this
609-subdivision (i) shall be limited to service provided under any such
610-contract, and (ii) with respect to any contract under the provisions of Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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614-subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, shall not authorize a total number
615-of motor vehicles exceeding the number required to provide service
616-existing under such contract on July 1, 1997. (4) Notwithstanding the
617-provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department shall
618-issue to any person who has an intrastate livery permit for at least one
619-year, upon the application of such person, up to two additional vehicle
620-authorizations each year without a hearing and without written notice
621-of the pendency of the application, if all the existing permits held by
622-such person are registered and in use and if there are no outstanding
623-violations or matters pending adjudication against such person. Such
624-person may submit a second application for up to two additional vehicle
625-authorizations each year. The department shall have thirty calendar
626-days to issue such amended permit upon receipt of an application and
627-the payment of the fee described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.
628-(b) In determining whether or not such a permit will be granted, the
629-Department of Transportation shall take into consideration the present
630-or future public convenience and necessity for the service the applicant
631-proposes to render, the suitability of the applicant or the suitability of
632-the management if the applicant is a limited liability company or
633-corporation, the financial responsibility of the applicant, the ability of
634-the applicant efficiently and properly to perform the service for which
635-authority is requested and the fitness, willingness and ability of the
636-applicant to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the
637-requirements and regulations of the department under this chapter.
638-(c) Any interested party may bring a written petition to the
639-Department of Transportation in respect to fares, service, operation or
640-equipment, or the convenience, protection and safety of the public with
641-regard to any carrier operating a motor vehicle in livery service.
642-Thereupon, the department may fix a time and place for a hearing upon
643-such petition and give notice thereof. No permit shall be sold or
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472+an application to be considered complete. 380
473+Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Connecticut Training 381
474+and Technical Assistance Center at The University of Connecticut shall 382
475+conduct training sessions, at least three times a year, for traffic 383
476+authorities concerning the powers and responsibilities of traffic 384
477+authorities, the installation of official traffic control devices and an 385
478+overview of the applicable provisions of the general statutes and any 386
479+regulations adopted by the Office of the State Traffic Administration. 387
480+(b) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each 388
481+traffic authority, or such authority's appointed representative, shall 389
482+complete the training offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 390
483+The Connecticut Training and Technical Assistance Center shall 391
484+maintain records indicating when a traffic authority, or such 392
485+authority's representative, completed such training. 393
486+Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 14-218a of the general statutes is 394
487+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 395
488+October 1, 2023): 396
489+(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 397
490+Office of the State Traffic Administration shall establish a speed limit 398
491+[of] not to exceed sixty-five miles per hour on [any] each multiple lane, 399
492+limited access [highways] highway. The office shall establish speed 400
493+limits that are suitable for [a speed limit of sixty-five miles per hour] 401
494+each such highway, taking into consideration relevant factors 402
495+including design, population of area and traffic flow. 403
496+(2) The Commissioner of Transportation may establish the speed 404
497+limit on limited access highways during a weather event or an 405
498+emergency, provided the commissioner erects electronic signs 406
499+indicating such speed limit. 407
500+Sec. 8. Section 13b-212b of the general statutes is repealed and the 408
501+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 409 Substitute Bill No. 904
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648-forth the purpose, terms and conditions thereof and accompanied by a
649-fee of two hundred dollars, after investigation, approves the same. The
650-department may amend or, for sufficient cause shown, may suspend or
651-revoke any such permit. The department may order appropriate
652-corrective action as the department deems necessary, including, but not
653-limited to, the attendance of a motor vehicle operator retraining
654-program. The department may impose a civil penalty on any person or
655-any officer of any association, limited liability company or corporation
656-who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted
657-under section 13b-102, as amended by this act, with respect to fares,
658-service, operation, [or] equipment, management or staffing, in an
659-amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per day for each violation.
660-Prior to the imposition of a civil penalty under this subsection, the
661-department shall provide notice to [said] such person or officer no later
662-than fifteen business days after receipt of information concerning an
663-alleged violation and shall provide an opportunity for a hearing.
664-[(d) The owner or operator of each motor vehicle in livery service
665-shall display in such vehicle such permit or a memorandum thereof.]
666-[(e)] (d) (1) Any person who holds himself or herself out to be the
667-operator of a motor vehicle in livery service who has not received a
668-permit under this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
669-(2) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine
670-amount received for a violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection with
671-respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the
672-Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of
673-the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall,
674-on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each
675-year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter
676-under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the
677-clerk or official. Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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508+(a) There is established a Connecticut [Commuter Rail] Public 410
509+Transportation Council which shall consist of fifteen members, 411
510+[appointed with the advice and consent of the General Assembly,] all 412
511+of whom shall be (1) [commuters] residents who regularly use the 413
512+transportation services of the New Haven commuter railroad line 414
513+which includes the New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury branches of 415
514+such line, (2) [commuters] residents who regularly use the 416
515+transportation services of the [Shoreline] Shore Line East railroad line, 417
516+[or] (3) residents [of a municipality in which the Commissioner of 418
517+Transportation has proposed a new rail line or in which a rail line has 419
518+commenced operation after July 1, 2013] who regularly use the 420
519+transportation services of the Hartford railroad line, or (4) residents 421
520+who regularly use bus public transportation services funded by the 422
521+state. Members shall be appointed as follows: (A) The Governor shall 423
522+appoint four members; [, one of whom shall be the chief elected official 424
523+of a municipality located on an operating or proposed new rail line;] 425
524+(B) the president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint three 426
525+members, one of whom regularly uses bus public transportation 427
526+services funded by the state and one of whom regularly uses the 428
527+transportation services of the New Haven railroad line; (C) the speaker 429
528+of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members, one of 430
529+whom regularly uses bus public transportation services funded by the 431
530+state and one of whom regularly uses the transportation services of the 432
531+Hartford railroad line; (D) the minority leader of the Senate shall 433
532+appoint one member; (E) the minority leader of the House of 434
533+Representatives shall appoint one member; (F) the chairpersons of the 435
534+joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance 436
535+of matters relating to transportation shall each appoint one member, 437
536+one of whom [shall be from a municipality in which the Commissioner 438
537+of Transportation has proposed a new rail line or in which a rail line 439
538+has commenced operation after July 1, 2013, and one of whom shall be 440
539+from a municipality in which a station for the Shoreline East railroad 441
540+line is located] regularly uses bus public transportation services 442
541+funded by the state and one of whom regularly use s the 443
542+transportation services of the Shore Line East railroad line; and (G) the 444 Substitute Bill No. 904
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681-[(f)] (e) The Department of Transportation may revoke a permit
682-issued under this section or section 13b-105 without a hearing, provided
683-(1) the department sends a notice of revocation to the permit holder at
684-the address of the permit holder on file with the department and (A) the
685-notice is returned as undeliverable or could not be delivered, or (B) the
686-permit holder fails to respond to the notice within the time period
687-specified by the department in such notice, (2) the department conducts
688-a physical inspection of the address of the permit holder on file with the
689-department and determines that no livery service is operated at such
690-address, and (3) no motor vehicle is registered by the permit holder with
691-the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used as specified in the permit
692-pursuant to section 13b-106.
693-Sec. 12. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 13b-102 of the
694-general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
695-thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
696-(a) (1) Each person, association, limited liability company or
697-corporation owning or operating a motor vehicle in livery service shall
698-be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, and
699-the department may prescribe adequate service and reasonable rates
700-and charges and prescribe and establish such reasonable regulations, in
701-accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, with respect to fares,
702-service, operation, [and] equipment, management and staffing as it
703-deems necessary for the convenience, protection, safety and best
704-interests of passengers and the public.
705-Sec. 13. Subsection (f) of section 13a-26 of the general statutes is
706-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
707-passage):
708-(f) The provisions of this part restricting the use and accommodation
709-of motor vehicle traffic on parkways to noncommercial vehicles shall
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714-taxicabs, as defined in section 13b-95, (2) vanpool vehicles, as defined in
715-section 14-1, [or] (3) service buses, service buses for students with special
716-needs, or two-axle, four-wheeled type II, registered school buses with a
717-gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less, which are
718-owned by or under contract to a public, private or religious school or
719-public school district and which are engaged in the transportation of
720-school children to and from school or school activities, provided (A)
721-such service buses conform to the regulations establishing the
722-maximum weight, length, height or width of vehicles permitted to use
723-such parkways; (B) such school buses are not more than ninety-eight
724-inches high, eighty-four inches wide and two hundred three inches
725-long; and (C) such service buses for students with special needs are not
726-more than one hundred twenty inches high, ninety inches wide and two
727-hundred eighty-eight inches long, (4) vehicles with a gross vehicle
728-weight rating of seven thousand five hundred pounds or less, even if
729-such vehicles contain any branding, advertising or logos thereon, or (5)
730-commercial motor vehicles used by an automobile club or association,
731-licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-67, solely for the
732-purpose of providing roadside assistance to vehicles located on the
733-parkway, provided such commercial motor vehicles confirm to the
734-regulations establishing the maximum length, height or width of
735-vehicles permitted to use such parkways. The Office of the State Traffic
736-Administration shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54,
737-establishing the maximum allowable length and height for any vanpool
738-vehicle using said Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways and [, not later
739-than July 1, 1984, publish in the Connecticut Law Journal a notice of
740-intent to adopt proposed regulations, as defined in section 4-166,]
741-reducing the maximum weight, length, height or width of, or limiting
742-the registration classes of, motor vehicles permitted to use such
743-parkways, in order to fully carry out the prohibition on the operation of
744-commercial motor vehicles on such parkways.
745-Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes of this Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
549+ranking members of said committee shall jointly appoint one member 445
550+who [shall be from a municipality served by the Danbury or 446
551+Waterbury branches of the New Haven commuter railroad line ] 447
552+regularly uses bus public transportation services funded by the state. 448
553+Each member shall serve for a term of four years. All initial 449
554+appointments to the council shall be made by August 1, [2013] 2023, 450
555+and initial members shall serve a four-year term commencing on 451
556+August 1, [2013] 2023, except that members appointed prior to July 1, 452
557+2023, to serve on the Connecticut Commuter Rail Council and whose 453
558+term has not expired as of July 1, 2023, shall be deemed appointed to 454
559+serve on the Connecticut Public Transportation Council until the 455
560+expiration of the term of the member or the occurrence of a vacancy, 456
561+whichever occurs first. Any vacancy shall be filled by the original 457
562+appointing authority by appointment for the unexpired portion of any 458
563+term. Members of the council shall serve until their respective 459
564+successors are appointed. [and approved by the General Assembly.] 460
565+(b) [The] Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-9a, the 461
566+members of the council shall choose one of the members of the council 462
567+to be chairperson of the council. A majority of the members of the 463
568+council then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 464
569+any business, and action shall be by vote of a majority of the members 465
570+present at a meeting. The council shall meet at least once during each 466
571+calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems 467
572+necessary or upon the request of a majority of the members in office. 468
573+Special meetings shall be held at the request of such majority after 469
574+notice in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225. Any member 470
575+who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any 471
576+calendar year or who fails to attend three consecutive meetings shall 472
577+be deemed to have resigned from office. Not later than ten days after a 473
578+vacancy occurs in the council or the resignation of a member, the 474
579+chairperson shall notify the appointing authority of such vacancy or 475
580+resignation. 476
581+(c) The Department of Transportation shall maintain records of each 477 Substitute Bill No. 904
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749-section, (1) "commercial motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle
750-designed or used to transport merchandise or freight and bearing
751-commercial registration, and (2) "parkway" has the same meaning as
752-provided in section 13a-26, as amended by this act.
753-(b) No person shall operate any commercial motor vehicle, nor shall
754-the owner or lessee of any commercial motor vehicle allow such motor
755-vehicle to be operated, upon a parkway in this state.
756-(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to a
757-person operating a commercial motor vehicle upon a parkway pursuant
758-to subdivision (4) or (5) of subsection (f) of section 13a-26 of the general
759-statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the Office
760-of State Traffic Administration under section 14-298 of the general
761-statutes.
762-(d) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall, for a
763-first violation, be fined five hundred dollars and, for any subsequent
764-violation, be fined one thousand dollars. Such fines shall be assessed
765-against the owner of a commercial motor vehicle when the owner, the
766-owner's agent or employee is the operator of such vehicle, or against the
767-lessee of such vehicle when the lessee, the lessee's agent or employee is
768-the operator of a leased or rented commercial motor vehicle.
769-Sec. 15. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is
770-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
771-1, 2023):
772-(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person
773-who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of
774-section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 2-71h, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35 or 7-41, subsection (c)
775-of section 7-66, section 7-83, 7-147h, 7-148, 7-148f, 7-148o, 7-283, 7-325, 7-
776-393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-185, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-
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588+request for information and data received from the council and denote 478
589+the status of any such request. 479
590+Sec. 9. Section 13b-212c of the general statutes is repealed and the 480
591+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 481
592+The Connecticut [Commuter Rail] Public Transportation Council 482
593+shall study and investigate all aspects of the daily operation of 483
594+[commuter rail lines in] the commuter railroad systems and bus public 484
595+transportation services funded by the state, monitor their performance 485
596+and recommend changes to improve the efficiency, equity and [the] 486
597+quality of service [of the operation of such lines] on such commuter rail 487
598+systems and bus public transportation services. The council may 488
599+request and shall receive, if available, from any department, division, 489
600+board, bureau, commission, agency [,] or public authority of the state, 490
601+or any political subdivision thereof, such assistance and data [as it 491
602+requests and] that will enable it to properly carry out its activities for 492
603+the purposes set forth in this section. The council shall also [work with 493
604+the Department of Transportation to] serve as an advocate for 494
605+customers of all commuter [lines in] railroad systems and bus public 495
606+transportation services funded by the state. [and shall make 496
607+recommendations for improvements to such lines.] The Department of 497
608+Transportation shall (1) submit monthly reports with information and 498
609+data concerning the on-time performance by station and passenger 499
610+ridership of the commuter railroad systems and bus public 500
611+transportation services funded by the state, and (2) make quarterly 501
612+presentations at the meetings of the council concerning such reports 502
613+and respond to reasonable inquiries made in advance of any meeting 503
614+by the council. The council shall report its findings and 504
615+recommendations annually on or before January fifteenth, to the 505
616+Governor, the Commissioner of Transportation, the General Assembly, 506
617+the Metro North Rail Commuter Council located in the state of New 507
618+York and the management advisory board of the office of the inspector 508
619+general of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority located in the 509
620+state of New York. The council shall also annually present its findings 510 Substitute Bill No. 904
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781-(3) of subsection (e) of section 12-286, section 12-286a, 12-292, 12-314b or
782-12-326g, subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of
783-section 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-476c, or 12-487,
784-section 14 of this act, section 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115,
785-13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-253, 13a-263
786-or 13b-39f, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90 or 13b-100,
787-subsection (a) of section 13b-108, section 13b-221 or 13b-292, subsection
788-(a) or (b) of section 13b-324, section 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a,
789-13b-410b or 13b-410c, subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section
790-13b-414 or 14-4, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-12,
791-subsection (d) of section 14-12, subsection (f) of section 14-12a,
792-subsection (a) of section 14-15a, section 14-16c, 14-20a or 14-27a,
793-subsection (f) of section 14-34a, subsection (d) of section 14-35, section
794-14-43, 14-44j, 14-49, 14-50a, 14-58 or 14-62a, subsection (b) of section 14-
795-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection
796-(f) or (i) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a or 14-98, subsection (a), (b) or
797-(d) of section 14-100a, section 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-145a
798-or 14-146, subsection (b) of section 14-147, section 14-152, 14-153, 14-161
799-or 14-163b, subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-213b or 14-219,
800-subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, subsection (d) of section 14-224, as
801-amended by this act, section 14-240, 14-250, 14-253a, 14-261a, 14-262, 14-
802-264, 14-266, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-272b, 14-274, 14-275 or 14-275a,
803-subsection (c) of section 14-275c, section 14-276, subsection (a) or (b) of
804-section 14-277, section 14-278, 14-279 or 14-280, subsection (b), (e) or (h)
805-of section 14-283, section 14-283d, 14-283e, 14-283f, 14-283g, 14-291, 14-
806-293b, 14-296aa, 14-298a, 14-300, as amended by this act, 14-300d, 14-300f,
807-14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision
808-(1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 15-15e, 15-25 or 15-33,
809-subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, section
810-16-15, 16-16, 16-44, 16-256e, 16-278 or 16a-15, subsection (a) of section
811-16a-21, section 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section
812-16a-106, 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149 or 17a-152, subsection (b) of section
813-17a-227, section 17a-465, subsection (c) of section 17a-488, section 17b- Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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818-19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-102a, 19a-102b, 19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113,
819-19a-215, 19a-216a, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-287, 19a-297,
820-19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-340, 19a-425,
821-19a-442, 19a-502, 19a-565, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-153a, 20-158, 20-231, 20-233,
822-20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 20-329c or 20-329g, subsection (b) of
823-section 20-334, section 20-341l, 20-366, 20-482, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 20-
824-623, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48 or 21-63, subsection (d) of
825-section 21-71, section 21-76a or 21-100, subsection (c) of section 21a-2,
826-subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-20 or 21a-21, subdivision
827-(1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30,
828-subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63, 21a-70b
829-or 21a-77, subsection (b) or (c) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-
830-154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, section 21a-278b,
831-subsection (c), (d) or (e) of section 21a-279a, section 21a-421eee, 21a-
832-421fff, 21a-421hhh, subsection (a) of section 21a-430, section 22-12b, 22-
833-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-30, 22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-
834-39f, 22-49, 22-54, 22-61j or 22-61l, subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of
835-section 22-61l, subsection (f) of section 22-61m, subdivision (1) of
836-subsection (f) of section 22-61m, section 22-84, 22-89, 22-90, 22-96, 22-98,
837-22-99, 22-100 or 22-111o, subsection (d) of section 22-118l, section 22-167,
838-subsection (c) of section 22-277, section 22-278, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a,
839-22-320h, 22-324a or 22-326, subsection (b), subdivision (1) or (2) of
840-subsection (e) or subsection (g) of section 22-344, subsection (a) or (b) of
841-section 22-344b, section 22-344c, subsection (d) of section 22-344d,
842-section 22-344f, 22-350a, 22-354, 22-359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414,
843-22-415, 22-415c, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of section 22a-250,
844-section 22a-256g, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or
845-22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449,
846-22a-450, 22a-461, 23-4b, 23-38, 23-45, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or
847-subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40,
848-subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-
849-21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-43, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
627+and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General 511
628+Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. 512
629+Sec. 10. (Effective from passage) On or before February 1, 2024, the 513
630+Connecticut Public Transportation Council, established under section 514
631+13b-212b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall submit, 515
632+in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 516
633+statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 517
634+having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, a report 518
635+regarding the organizational structure of the council and any 519
636+recommendations to improve or modify such structure and the 520
637+mission of the council. 521
638+Sec. 11. Section 20 of public act 21-175 is repealed and the following 522
639+is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 523
640+The Commissioner of Transportation shall study the feasibility of (1) 524
641+extending the Shore Line East rail line to the state of Rhode Island, (2) 525
642+establishing a new passenger rail service from the town of New 526
643+London to the town of Norwich, (3) establishing a new passenger train 527
644+station in the town of Groton and the borough of Stonington, and (4) 528
645+extending ground transportation systems in the eastern region of the 529
646+state and providing interconnection between such systems and rail 530
647+lines. The commissioner may seek and use any available federal funds 531
648+to conduct such study. On or before [January] December 1, 2023, the 532
649+commissioner shall submit the results of such study to the joint 533
650+standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 534
651+matters relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of 535
652+section 11-4a of the general statutes. 536
653+Sec. 12. Section 13b-103 of the general statutes is repealed and the 537
654+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 538
655+(a) (1) No person, association, limited liability company or 539
656+corporation shall operate a motor vehicle in livery service until such 540
657+person, association, limited liability company or corporation has 541 Substitute Bill No. 904
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853-26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64,
854-subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94,
855-26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-114a, 26-117, subsection (b) of
856-section 26-127, 26-128, 26-128a, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138, 26-139 or 26-141,
857-subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-
858-224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-231, 26-
859-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-280, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-
860-287, 26-288, 26-290, 26-291a, 26-292, 26-294, 27-107, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-16,
861-29-17, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e), (g) or
862-(h) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of
863-section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section
864-29-291c, section 29-316 or 29-318, subsection (b) of section 29-335a,
865-section 29-381, 30-19f, 30-48a or 30-86a, subsection (b) of section 30-89,
866-subsection (c) or (d) of section 30-117, section 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12,
867-31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-38,
868-31-40, 31-44, 31-47 or 31-48, subsection (b) of section 31-48b, section 31-
869-51, 31-51g, 31-52, 31-52a, 31-53 or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section
870-31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134,
871-subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, 31-348, 33-624, 33-1017,
872-34-13d or 34-412, subdivision (1) of section 35-20, subsection (a) of
873-section 36a-57, subsection (b) of section 36a-665, section 36a-699, 36a-
874-739, 36a-787, 38a-2 or 38a-140, subsection (a) or (b) of section 38a-278,
875-section 38a-479qq, 38a-479rr, 38a-506, 38a-548, 38a-626, 38a-680, 38a-713,
876-38a-733, 38a-764, 38a-786, 38a-828, 38a-829, 38a-885, 42-133hh, 42-230,
877-42-470 or 42-480, subsection (a) or (c) of section 43-16q, section 45a-283,
878-45a-450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54,
879-section 46a-59, 46a-81b, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 46b-38d, 47-34a, 47-47 or
880-47-53, subsection (i) of section 47a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (k)
881-of section 47a-21, section 49-2a, 49-8a, 49-16, 52-143 or 52-289, subsection
882-(j) of section 52-362, section 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-
883-264, 53-280, 53-290a, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-314, 53-321, 53-322, 53-
884-323 or 53-331, subsection (b) of section 53-343a, section 53-344,
885-subsection (b) or (c) of section 53-344b, subsection (b) of section 53-345a, Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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664+obtained a permit from the Department of Transportation, specifying 542
665+the nature and extent of the service to be rendered and certifying that 543
666+public convenience and necessity will be improved by the operation 544
667+and conduct of such livery service. Such permits shall be issued only 545
668+after a written application for the same has been made and a public 546
669+hearing has been held thereon. Upon receipt of such application, 547
670+together with the payment of a fee of two hundred dollars, the 548
671+department shall fix a time and place of hearing thereon, within a 549
672+reasonable time, and shall promptly give written notice of the 550
673+pendency of such application and of the time and place of such 551
674+hearing to each applicant, the mayor of each city, the warden of each 552
675+borough and the first selectman of each town, within which any such 553
676+applicant desires to maintain an office or headquarters, to any carrier 554
677+legally operating motor vehicles in livery service within the same 555
678+territory and to other interested parties as determined by the 556
679+department. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of 557
680+this subsection, the department may issue a permit for the operation of 558
681+vehicles (A) having a capacity of less than eleven adults or to be used 559
682+exclusively at funerals, weddings, christenings, processions or 560
683+celebrations, without holding a hearing and certifying that public 561
684+convenience and necessity would be improved by the operation of 562
685+such vehicles, or (B) having a capacity of not less than eleven or more 563
686+than fourteen adults and used for sightseeing and related purposes, 564
687+without holding a hearing, provided the department issues a legal 565
688+notice, as provided under section 1-2, of such application and no 566
689+objection is filed with the department within thirty days of publication 567
690+of such notice. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of 568
691+this subsection, the department may issue a temporary or permanent 569
692+permit to any person, association, limited liability company or 570
693+corporation operating a motor vehicle engaged in the transportation of 571
694+passengers for hire by virtue of a contract with, or a lower tier contract 572
695+for, any federal, state or municipal agency that (A) is in effect on July 1, 573
696+1997, with or without hearing, after a written application for the same 574
697+has been made and the department has determined that the applicant 575
698+meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section except with 576 Substitute Bill No. 904
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889-section 53-377, 53-422 or 53-450 or subsection (i) of section 54-36a, or (2)
890-a violation under the provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any
891-regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484,
892-12-487 or 13b-410, or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or
893-bylaw of any town, city or borough, except violations of building codes
894-and the health code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but
895-does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or
896-borough has established a payment and hearing procedure for such
897-violation pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set
898-forth in this section.
899-Sec. 16. Section 13b-39a of the general statutes is repealed and the
900-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
901-[(a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall
902-establish a program of registration for all aircraft in the state, in
903-accordance with which the] The owner of any aircraft, as defined in
904-subdivision (5) of section 15-34, which is based or primarily used at any
905-airport facility, heliport, air navigation facility, restricted landing area
906-or seaplane base in a municipality within this state shall, not later than
907-October 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, be required to register with the
908-municipality in which such aircraft is based or primarily used, by filing
909-an application form, or renewal thereof, and paying the appropriate
910-registration fee, as provided for in section 12-71, this section and section
911-13b-39b, as amended by this act. The owner of any aircraft which is
912-based or primarily used at any such air navigation facility or restricted
913-landing area in this state shall register such aircraft not later than July 1,
914-1994, and annually thereafter not later than the first of October. Any
915-aircraft shall be deemed to be based or primarily used in a municipality
916-when in the normal course of its use, it leaves from and returns to or
917-remains at one or more points within the municipality more often or
918-longer than at any other single location outside of the municipality.
919-[(b) The executive director, subject to the provisions of section 1-121, Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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923-shall adopt such rules and procedures as deemed necessary by said
924-executive director to implement the provisions of section 12-71, this
925-section and sections 13b-39b to 13b-39g, inclusive.]
926-Sec. 17. Section 13b-39b of the general statutes is repealed and the
927-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
928-The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall
929-prepare and distribute to each municipality in which aircraft are based
930-or primarily used, forms and decals for the registration of aircraft and
931-the renewal of such registrations. [The registration forms shall contain
932-such information as the authority may prescribe, including, but not
933-limited to, information concerning (1) the form and identity of
934-ownership, including information as to whether such ownership is by
935-an individual, partnership, corporation or other entity, (2) the type of
936-aircraft, including the year of manufacture, the manufacturer, the model
937-and the certified gross weight, (3) the Federal Aviation Certificate
938-number, and (4) the location at which such aircraft is based or primarily
939-used in this state.] Each municipality shall designate a municipal
940-registration official who may be an official or employee of the
941-municipality or of any airport facility, heliport or seaplane base located
942-within the municipality, to utilize the information obtained pursuant to
943-section 13b-49a, as amended by this act, and perform the duties of
944-registration of aircraft as set forth in sections 13b-39a to 13b-39g,
945-inclusive, as amended by this act, and shall furnish to the executive
946-director, in writing, the name, address and telephone number of each
947-such official. The municipality shall immediately notify the executive
948-director upon any changes relative to the municipal registration official.
949-Sec. 18. Section 13b-39d of the general statutes is repealed and the
950-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
951-The owner shall pay a fee to the municipal registration official for
952-each aircraft so numbered or registered in accordance with the Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
705+respect to public convenience and necessity, or (B) becomes effective 577
706+after July 1, 1997, with or without hearing, after a written application 578
707+for the same has been made and the department has determined that 579
708+the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. 580
709+Any such permit issued under the provisions of this subdivision (i) 581
710+shall be limited to service provided under any such contract, and (ii) 582
711+with respect to any contract under the provisions of subparagraph (A) 583
712+of this subdivision, shall not authorize a total number of motor 584
713+vehicles exceeding the number required to provide service existing 585
714+under such contract on July 1, 1997. (4) Notwithstanding the 586
715+provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department shall 587
716+issue to any person who has an intrastate livery permit for at least one 588
717+year, upon the application of such person, up to two additional vehicle 589
718+authorizations each year without a hearing and without written notice 590
719+of the pendency of the application, if all the existing permits held by 591
720+such person are registered and in use and if there are no outstanding 592
721+violations or matters pending adjudication against such person. Such 593
722+person may submit a second application for up to two additional 594
723+vehicle authorizations each year. The department shall have thirty 595
724+calendar days to issue such amended permit upon receipt of an 596
725+application and the payment of the fee described in subdivision (1) of 597
726+this subsection. 598
727+(b) In determining whether or not such a permit will be granted, the 599
728+Department of Transportation shall take into consideration the present 600
729+or future public convenience and necessity for the service the applicant 601
730+proposes to render, the suitability of the applicant or the suitability of 602
731+the management if the applicant is a limited liability company or 603
732+corporation, the financial responsibility of the applicant, the ability of 604
733+the applicant efficiently and properly to perform the service for which 605
734+authority is requested and the fitness, willingness and ability of the 606
735+applicant to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the 607
736+requirements and regulations of the department under this chapter. 608
737+(c) Any interested party may bring a written petition to the 609 Substitute Bill No. 904
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957- Gross Weight (lbs.) Fee
958- Less than 3,000 $90.00
959- 3,001 - 4,500 250.00
960- 4,501 - 8,000 700.00
961- 8,001 - 12,500 1,500.00
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964-Aircraft manufactured before 1946 shall pay the lesser of one hundred
965-dollars or the fee as required on the basis of gross weight as set forth in
966-this section. [The executive director may establish, by procedures
967-adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121, a uniform
968-schedule for the expiration and renewal of registrations and may
969-prorate the fees in this section accordingly.] Any person or firm that
970-acquires ownership of an aircraft shall obtain a new registration in the
971-name of such owner within thirty days of the date of such acquisition,
972-provided no additional registration fee shall be payable in cases where
973-one or more new ownership interests are being added to the registration
974-or in cases of legal change of name of the registrant. All registrations
975-shall be renewed within thirty days of the date of expiration as stated in
976-the certificate. If a valid certificate or number decal is lost, mutilated or
977-destroyed, the aircraft owner shall notify the municipal registration
978-official within fifteen days, and such owner shall be issued a duplicate
979-certificate or number decal upon payment of a fee of five dollars.
980-Sec. 19. Section 13b-39g of the general statutes is repealed and the
981-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
982-Each municipality which issues and renews registrations for aircraft
983-in accordance with this section and sections 13b-39a to [13b-39g] 13b-
984-39f, inclusive, as amended by this act, may retain for its own use and
985-purposes, as a grant in lieu of property taxes, all revenue received from Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
744+Department of Transportation in respect to fares, service, operation or 610
745+equipment, or the convenience, protection and safety of the public 611
746+with regard to any carrier operating a motor vehicle in livery service. 612
747+Thereupon, the department may fix a time and place for a hearing 613
748+upon such petition and give notice thereof. No permit shall be sold or 614
749+transferred until the department, upon written application to it setting 615
750+forth the purpose, terms and conditions thereof and accompanied by a 616
751+fee of two hundred dollars, after investigation, approves the same. The 617
752+department may amend or, for sufficient cause shown, may suspend 618
753+or revoke any such permit. The department may order appropriate 619
754+corrective action as the department deems necessary, including, but 620
755+not limited to, the attendance of a motor vehicle operator retraining 621
756+program. The department may impose a civil penalty on any person or 622
757+any officer of any association, limited liability company or corporation 623
758+who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted 624
759+under section 13b-102, as amended by this act, with respect to fares, 625
760+service, operation, [or] equipment, management or staffing, in an 626
761+amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per day for each violation. 627
762+Prior to the imposition of a civil penalty under this subsection, the 628
763+department shall provide notice to [said] such person or officer no later 629
764+than fifteen business days after receipt of information concerning an 630
765+alleged violation and shall provide an opportunity for a hearing. 631
766+[(d) The owner or operator of each motor vehicle in livery service 632
767+shall display in such vehicle such permit or a memorandum thereof.] 633
768+[(e)] (d) (1) Any person who holds himself or herself out to be the 634
769+operator of a motor vehicle in livery service who has not received a 635
770+permit under this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 636
771+(2) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine 637
772+amount received for a violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection 638
773+with respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk 639
774+of the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other 640
775+official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court 641
776+Administrator, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, 642 Substitute Bill No. 904
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989-the receipt of aircraft registration fees. [Each] On or before February 1,
990-2024, and annually thereafter, each such [participating] municipality
991-shall furnish the executive director with [such reports] a report
992-concerning [the total amount of fees received pursuant to sections 12-71
993-and 13b-39a to 13b-39g, inclusive,] the number of registrations issued,
994-the names of registrants and the descriptions of aircraft registered
995-during the preceding calendar year.
996-Sec. 20. Section 13b-50 of the general statutes is repealed and the
997-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
998-(a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority is
999-authorized to cooperate with the government of the United States or any
1000-agency or department thereof in the acquisition, construction,
1001-improvement, maintenance and operation of airports, heliports, landing
1002-fields and other aeronautical facilities in this state where federal
1003-financial aid is received and to comply with the provisions of the laws
1004-of the United States and any regulations made thereunder for the
1005-expenditure of federal moneys upon such airports, heliports and
1006-facilities. The executive director is authorized to accept, receive and
1007-receipt for federal or other moneys for and on behalf of this state or any
1008-political subdivision thereof for the acquisition, construction,
1009-improvement, maintenance and operation of facilities within this state.
1010-All moneys accepted for disbursement by the executive director
1011-pursuant to this subsection shall be [deposited in the state treasury and]
1012-disbursed in accordance with the provisions of the respective grants.
1013-(b) Any municipality is authorized to accept, receive and receipt for
1014-federal moneys and other moneys, either public or private, for the
1015-acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance,
1016-equipment or operation of airports and other air navigation facilities
1017-and sites therefor and to comply with the provisions of the laws of the
1018-United States and any rules and regulations made thereunder for the
1019-expenditure of federal moneys upon such airports and facilities. No Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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783+July and October in each year, certify to the Comptroller the amount 643
784+due for the previous quarter under this subsection to each 644
785+municipality served by the office of the clerk or official. 645
786+[(f)] (e) The Department of Transportation may revoke a permit 646
787+issued under this section or section 13b-105 without a hearing, 647
788+provided (1) the department sends a notice of revocation to the permit 648
789+holder at the address of the permit holder on file with the department 649
790+and (A) the notice is returned as undeliverable or could not be 650
791+delivered, or (B) the permit holder fails to respond to the notice within 651
792+the time period specified by the department in such notice, (2) the 652
793+department conducts a physical inspection of the address of the permit 653
794+holder on file with the department and determines that no livery 654
795+service is operated at such address, and (3) no motor vehicle is 655
796+registered by the permit holder with the Department of Motor Vehicles 656
797+to be used as specified in the permit pursuant to section 13b-106. 657
798+Sec. 13. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 13b-102 of the 658
799+general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 659
800+thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 660
801+(a) (1) Each person, association, limited liability company or 661
802+corporation owning or operating a motor vehicle in livery service shall 662
803+be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, and 663
804+the department may prescribe adequate service and reasonable rates 664
805+and charges and prescribe and establish such reasonable regulations, 665
806+in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, with respect to fares, 666
807+service, operation, [and] equipment, management and staffing as it 667
808+deems necessary for the convenience, protection, safety and best 668
809+interests of passengers and the public. 669
810+Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of 670
811+sections 2-14 and 7-273b of the general statutes, the Norwalk Transit 671
812+District shall be dissolved on January 1, 2024, on which date (1) all 672
813+funds and property of the district shall pass to the Department of 673
814+Transportation, (2) the Department of Transportation shall assume and 674 Substitute Bill No. 904
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1023-municipality shall submit to the administrator of civil aeronautics of the
1024-United States any project application under the provisions of Section
1025-9(a) of Public Law 377, 79th Congress, or any amendment thereof, unless
1026-the project and the project application have been approved by the
1027-executive director.
1028-(c) Any municipality is authorized to designate by ordinance the
1029-executive director as its agent to accept, receive and receipt for federal
1030-moneys in its behalf for airport purposes and to contract for the
1031-acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance,
1032-equipment or operation of such airports or other air navigation facilities,
1033-and may enter into an agreement with the executive director prescribing
1034-the terms and conditions of such agency in accordance with federal
1035-laws, rules and regulations and applicable laws of this state. Such
1036-moneys as are paid by the United States government shall be paid to
1037-such municipality under such terms and conditions as may be imposed
1038-by the United States in making such grant.
1039-(d) All contracts for the acquisition, construction, enlargement,
1040-improvement, maintenance, equipment or operation of airports or other
1041-air navigation facilities, made by the municipality itself or through the
1042-executive director, shall be made pursuant to the laws of this state
1043-governing the making of like contracts; provided, where such
1044-acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, maintenance,
1045-equipment or operation is financed wholly or partly with federal
1046-moneys, the municipality, or the executive director as its agent, may let
1047-contracts in the manner prescribed by the federal authorities, acting
1048-under the laws of the United States, and any rules or regulations made
1049-thereunder, notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary.
1050-(e) The executive director may render financial assistance by grant of
1051-funds to any municipality or municipalities acting jointly in the
1052-planning, acquisition, construction or improvement of an airport owned
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1057-municipalities. [, out of appropriations made by the General Assembly
1058-for such purposes.] Such financial assistance may be furnished in
1059-connection with federal or other financial aid for the same purposes for
1060-not more than seventy-five per cent of the cost exclusive of federal aid.
1061-The executive director may establish procedures to be followed in
1062-granting funds under this subsection and may prescribe forms to be
1063-used in connection therewith.
1064-(f) The executive director may, whenever the executive director
1065-considers such assistance desirable or feasible, make available
1066-engineering and other technical services of the executive director, with
1067-or without charge, to any municipality or owner of a commercial airport
1068-requesting such services in connection with the planning, acquisition,
1069-construction, improvement, maintenance or operation of airports or
1070-aeronautical facilities.
1071-(g) Any town, city or borough may lease any airport or contract for
1072-any airport facilities or privileges from any person, firm or corporation,
1073-municipal or private, operating a municipal or private airport in any
1074-location which has been approved by the executive director.
1075-Sec. 21. Section 13b-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1076-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
1077-(a) In determining whether to issue a certificate of approval or license
1078-for the use or operation of any proposed [commercial] public use air
1079-navigation facility, the executive director of the Connecticut Airport
1080-Authority shall take into consideration (1) its proposed location, size
1081-and layout, (2) its relationship to any comprehensive plan for state-wide
1082-and nation-wide development, (3) the availability of areas suitable for
1083-safe future expansion, (4) the freedom of adjoining areas from
1084-obstructions based on a proper glide ratio, (5) the nature of the terrain
1085-and of the uses to which the proposed [airport] facility will be put, and
1086-(6) the possibilities for future development. Prior to the issuance of a Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
821+be liable for all debts and obligations of the district, and shall be liable 675
822+to pay all such debts and obligations, and (3) the Department of 676
823+Transportation shall provide transit services to the areas previously 677
824+served by the district. 678
825+Sec. 15. (Effective from passage) The Department of Transportation 679
826+shall paint and maintain route shield pavement markings at the 680
827+intersection of Interstate Routes 95 and 91 in the city of New Haven 681
828+and at the intersection of Interstate Routes 91 and 84 in the city of 682
829+Hartford to depict interchange geometry in accordance with the 683
830+Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 684
831+Devices for Streets and Highways, as amended from time to time. 685
832+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
833+sections:
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835+Section 1 October 1, 2023 14-314
836+Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 14-299
837+Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 14-300(a) and (b)
838+Sec. 4 October 1, 2023 14-311
839+Sec. 5 October 1, 2023 14-311c
840+Sec. 6 from passage New section
841+Sec. 7 October 1, 2023 14-218a(b)
842+Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 13b-212b
843+Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 13b-212c
844+Sec. 10 from passage New section
845+Sec. 11 from passage PA 21-175, Sec. 20
846+Sec. 12 October 1, 2023 13b-103
847+Sec. 13 October 1, 2023 13b-102(a)(1)
848+Sec. 14 from passage New section
849+Sec. 15 from passage New section
1089850
1090-certificate of approval, license or license renewal, each proposed or
1091-existing public use air navigation facility shall provide documentation
1092-to the authority, in such form as the executive director may prescribe,
1093-that the factors described in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this
1094-subsection demonstrate that such facility will provide or currently
1095-provides for safe aircraft operations.
1096-(b) In determining whether to issue a certificate of approval or license
1097-for the use or operation of any proposed private use air navigation
1098-facility, the executive director shall take into consideration: (1) Its
1099-proposed location, size and layout; (2) the freedom of adjacent areas
1100-from obstructions based on a proper glide ratio; (3) the nature of the
1101-terrain and the uses to which the proposed air navigation facility will be
1102-put; (4) the type of equipment to be utilized and the flight experience of
1103-the operator; (5) the amount of noise to be produced at such facility; and
1104-(6) such other factors as the executive director deems appropriate. Prior
1105-to the issuance of a certificate of approval, license or license renewal,
1106-each proposed or existing private use air navigation facility shall
1107-provide documentation to the authority, in such form as the executive
1108-director may prescribe, that the factors described in subdivisions (1) to
1109-(6), inclusive, of this subsection demonstrate that such facility will
1110-provide or currently provides for safe aircraft operations.
1111-Sec. 22. Section 13b-49a of the general statutes is repealed and the
1112-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
1113-(a) Not later than July thirty-first annually, the owner or operator of
1114-any airport, heliport, restricted landing area, seaplane base or other air
1115-navigation facility licensed under the provisions of section 13b-46 shall
1116-submit to the executive director and the municipality in which the
1117-aircraft is based, the following information with respect to an aircraft
1118-which is based or primarily used at such facility as of July first of such
1119-year: (1) The [name] identity and address of the owner [thereof] and
1120-form of ownership, including information as to whether the owner is an Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
851+Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
852+In Section 8(b), "The" was changed to "[The] Notwithstanding the
853+provisions of section 4-9a, the" for statutory consistency; in Section 9,
854+"such systems and services" was changed to "such commuter railroad
855+systems and bus public transportation services" for clarity; in Section
856+10 ", established under section 13b-212b of the general statutes, as Substitute Bill No. 904
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1124-individual, partnership, corporation or other entity; (2) the type of
1125-aircraft, including the year of manufacture, the manufacturer, the model
1126-and the certified gross weight; and (3) the Federal Aviation Aircraft
1127-Registration number. [The executive director shall forward such
1128-information to the municipality in which an aircraft is based.]
1129-(b) The executive director, after notice and opportunity for hearing,
1130-may suspend or revoke the license of any such facility in the event the
1131-owner or operator thereof knowingly or intentionally fails to comply
1132-with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
1133-Sec. 23. Section 13b-50a of the general statutes is repealed and the
1134-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
1135-The following initiatives shall be established to preserve
1136-Connecticut's licensed privately owned, publicly used airports which
1137-have a paved runway and a minimum of five thousand operations per
1138-year: (1) The state shall have the right of first refusal to purchase, via fair
1139-market value and state property acquisition procedures, an airport, if
1140-that airport is threatened with sale or closure, for the express purpose of
1141-preserving the airport; (2) the executive director may acquire the
1142-development rights, based on fair market value for such rights, of such
1143-airports, provided the airport remains a public airport; (3) the state
1144-[shall] may fund capital improvements to private airports, in which case
1145-the state [shall participate in] may fund not more than ninety per cent of
1146-the eligible costs and the balance by the sponsor, with budget and
1147-priorities to be determined by the executive director, and engineering in
1148-accordance with Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circulars;
1149-and (4) the establishment of a new airport zoning category for the
1150-airport's imaginary surfaces as defined by Federal Aviation Regulations
1151-and a program to mitigate noise in airport neighborhoods in which the
1152-noise exceeds applicable Federal Aviation Administration standards.
1153-Such program may be combined with existing energy conservation
1154-programs. Funding for such program shall be from available federal Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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863+amended by this act," was inserted for clarity; and in Section 12(a)(4),
864+"for" and "such" were deleted for clarity.
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1158-resources.
1159-Sec. 24. Section 15-44 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1160-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
1161-The executive director [, and] of the Connecticut Airport Authority,
1162-aeronautics inspectors of the authority, [and] each state, county and
1163-municipal officer charged with the enforcement of state and municipal
1164-laws and each special police officer, appointed under section 29-19, shall
1165-enforce and assist in the enforcement of this chapter and of all
1166-regulations made pursuant thereto, and of all other laws of this state
1167-relating to aeronautics.
1168-Sec. 25. Subsection (a) of section 15-76 of the general statutes is
1169-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
1170-2023):
1171-(a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, any
1172-employee of the authority, any officer attached to an organized police
1173-department, any state police officer or any constable, within his or her
1174-precinct, upon discovery of any aircraft apparently abandoned, whether
1175-situated within or without any airport or landing field in this state, shall
1176-take such aircraft into custody and may cause the same to be taken to
1177-and stored in a suitable place. All charges necessarily incurred by such
1178-person in the performance of such duty shall be a lien upon such aircraft.
1179-The owner or keeper of any hangar or other place where such aircraft is
1180-stored shall have a lien upon the same for storage charges. If such
1181-aircraft has been so stored for a period of ninety days, such owner or
1182-keeper may sell the same at public auction for cash, at such owner's or
1183-keeper's place of business, and apply the avails of such sale toward the
1184-payment of such owner's or keeper's charges and the payment of any
1185-debt or obligation incurred by the person who placed the same in
1186-storage, provided such sale shall be advertised three times in a
1187-newspaper published or having a circulation in the town where such Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1191-hangar or other place is located, such advertisement to commence at
1192-least five days before such sale; and, if the last place of abode of the
1193-owner of such aircraft is known to or may be ascertained by such hangar
1194-owner or keeper by the exercise of reasonable diligence, notice of the
1195-time and place of sale shall be given such owner by mailing such notice
1196-to the owner in a registered or certified letter, postage paid, at such last
1197-usual place of abode, at least five days before the time of sale. The
1198-proceeds of such sale, after deducting the amount due such hangar
1199-owner or keeper and all expenses connected with such sale, including
1200-the expenses of the officer who placed such aircraft in storage, shall be
1201-paid to the owner of such aircraft or the owner's legal representatives, if
1202-claimed by such owner or representatives, at any time within one year
1203-from the date of such sale. If such balance is not claimed within [said]
1204-such period, it shall escheat to the [state] authority.
1205-Sec. 26. Section 15-90 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1206-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
1207-[The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority is
1208-directed to] Each publicly owned airport owner or operator shall
1209-formulate and adopt, and [from time to time as may be] revise as
1210-necessary, [revise,] an airport approach plan. [for each publicly owned
1211-airport in the state.] Each such plan shall indicate the circumstances in
1212-which structures or trees or both are or would be airport hazards, the
1213-area within which measures for the protection of the airport's aerial
1214-approaches should be taken and what the height limits and other
1215-objectives of such measures should be. In adopting or revising any such
1216-plan, [the executive director] such owner or operator shall consider,
1217-among other things, the character of the flying operations expected to
1218-be conducted at the airport, the nature of the terrain, the height of
1219-existing structures and trees above the level of the airport, the
1220-practicability of lowering or removing existing obstructions and all
1221-other material matters. [, and the executive director] Such owner or Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1225-operator may obtain and consider the views of the agency of the federal
1226-government charged with the fostering of civil aeronautics as to the
1227-aerial approaches necessary to safe flying operations at the airport.
1228-Sec. 27. Section 15-101m of the general statutes is repealed and the
1229-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
1230-[(a)] Subject to the provisions of the general statutes and resolution
1231-authorizing the issuance of bonds pursuant to subsection (a) of section
1232-15-101l, the [Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to] executive
1233-director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall fix, revise, charge
1234-and collect rates, rents, fees and charges for the use of and for the
1235-services furnished or to be furnished by the facilities of Bradley
1236-International Airport and to contract with any person, partnership,
1237-association or corporation, or other body, public or private, in respect
1238-thereof. [except that, the commissioner shall not impose any fee, charge
1239-or commission on the gross revenues of off-airport parking operators
1240-for the right to access said airport that exceeds five per cent of such gross
1241-revenues for calendar quarters commencing on or after July 1, 1997, and
1242-prior to July 1, 1998, and four per cent of such gross revenues for
1243-calendar quarters commencing on or after July 1, 1998.] Such rates, rents,
1244-fees and charges shall be fixed and adjusted in respect of the aggregate
1245-of rates, rents, fees and charges from the operation of Bradley
1246-International Airport so as to provide funds sufficient with other
1247-revenues or moneys available therefor, if any, (1) to pay the cost of
1248-maintaining, repairing and operating the facilities of Bradley
1249-International Airport and each and every portion thereof, to the extent
1250-that the payment of such cost has not otherwise been adequately
1251-provided for, (2) to pay the principal of and the interest on any
1252-outstanding revenue obligations of the state or the authority issued in
1253-respect of the project as the same shall become due and payable, and (3)
1254-to create and maintain reserves and sinking funds required or provided
1255-for in any resolution authorizing, or trust agreement securing, such Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1259-bonds. A sufficient amount of the revenues as may be necessary to pay
1260-the cost of maintenance, repair and operation and to provide reserves
1261-and for renewals, replacements, extensions, enlargements and
1262-improvements as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the
1263-issuance of any bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same, shall
1264-be set aside at such regular intervals as may be provided in such
1265-resolution or trust agreement in a reserve, sinking or other similar fund
1266-which is hereby pledged to, and charged with, the payment of the
1267-principal of and the interest on such bonds as the same shall become
1268-due, and the redemption price or the purchase price of bonds retired by
1269-call or purchase as therein provided. The use and disposition of moneys
1270-to the credit of such reserve, sinking or other similar fund shall be
1271-subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of
1272-such bonds or of such trust agreement.
1273-[(b) The Department of Transportation shall designate the beginning
1274-and ending dates of the fiscal year for the operation of Bradley
1275-International Airport. Each year, within ninety days prior to the
1276-beginning of the next ensuing fiscal year, the Department of
1277-Transportation shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Office of
1278-Policy and Management an annual operating budget for Bradley
1279-International Airport for such fiscal year, providing for (1) payment of
1280-the costs of maintaining, repairing and operating the facilities of Bradley
1281-International Airport and each and every portion thereof during such
1282-fiscal year, to the extent that the payment of such costs has not otherwise
1283-been adequately provided for, (2) the payment of the principal of and
1284-interest on any outstanding revenue obligations of the state issued in
1285-respect of the project and becoming due and payable in such fiscal year
1286-and (3) the creation and maintenance of reserves and sinking funds
1287-required or provided for in any resolution authorizing, or trust
1288-agreement securing, such bonds. Such annual operating budget shall
1289-include an estimate of revenues from the rates, rents, fees and charges
1290-fixed by the Department of Transportation pursuant to subsection (a), Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1294-and from any and all other sources, to meet the estimated expenditures
1295-of Bradley International Airport for such fiscal year. Within thirty days
1296-prior to the first day of such fiscal year the Secretary of the Office of
1297-Policy and Management shall approve said annual operating budget,
1298-with such changes, amendments, additions and deletions as shall be
1299-agreed upon prior to that date by the Department of Transportation and
1300-the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. The annual
1301-operating budget of Bradley International Airport as so approved shall
1302-take effect as of the date of its approval. On or before the twentieth day
1303-of each month, including the month next preceding the first month of
1304-the fiscal year to which the annual operating budget applies, the
1305-Treasurer or the trustee under any trust indenture securing the bonds
1306-issued under subsection (a) of section 15-101l shall pay to the
1307-Department of Transportation out of the funds available for such
1308-purpose such amount as may be necessary to make the amount then
1309-held by said department for the payment of operating expenses of
1310-Bradley International Airport equal to such amount as shall be
1311-necessary for the payment of such operating expenses during the next
1312-ensuing two months, as shown by the annual operating budget for such
1313-fiscal year. Except as otherwise provided in sections 15-101k to 15-101p,
1314-inclusive, either expressly or by implication, all provisions of the general
1315-statutes governing state employees and state property, and all other
1316-provisions of the general statutes applicable to Bradley International
1317-Airport, shall continue in effect. All pension, retirement or other similar
1318-benefits vested or acquired at any time before or after July 1, 1981, with
1319-respect to any state employees shall continue unaffected and as if the
1320-salaries and wages of such employees continued to be paid out of the
1321-general funds of the state.
1322-(c) On the day the Department of Transportation submits an annual
1323-operating budget for Bradley International Airport to the Secretary of
1324-the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to subsection (b) of this
1325-section, the department shall submit a copy of such budget to the joint Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1329-standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
1330-matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies,
1331-through the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis. Upon the approval of
1332-the annual operating budget, the department shall submit a copy of the
1333-budget as so approved to said joint standing committee, through the
1334-Office of Fiscal Analysis.]
1335-Sec. 28. Subsection (b) of section 15-120ii of the general statutes is
1336-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
1337-2023):
1338-(b) The authority shall designate the beginning and ending dates of
1339-the fiscal year for the operation of Bradley, the general aviation airports
1340-and any other airports. [Each year, within thirty days prior to the
1341-beginning of the next ensuing fiscal year, the] The authority shall
1342-approve an annual operating budget for Bradley, the general aviation
1343-airports and any other airports for each such fiscal year, providing for
1344-(1) payment of the costs of maintaining, repairing and operating the
1345-facilities of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports
1346-and each and every portion thereof during such fiscal year, to the extent
1347-that the payment of such costs has not otherwise been adequately
1348-provided for, (2) the payment of the principal of and interest on any
1349-outstanding revenue obligations of the authority, including obligations
1350-of the state that may be assumed by the authority, becoming due and
1351-payable in such fiscal year, and (3) the creation and maintenance of
1352-reserves and sinking funds, and compliance with rate covenants,
1353-required, permitted or provided for in any resolution authorizing, or
1354-trust agreement securing, such obligations. Such annual operating
1355-budget shall include an estimate of revenues from the rates, rents, fees
1356-and charges fixed by the authority pursuant to subsection (a) of this
1357-section, and from any and all other sources, to meet the estimated
1358-expenditures of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other
1359-airports for such fiscal year. The annual operating budget of Bradley, Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1362-
1363-the general aviation airports and any other airports as so approved shall
1364-take effect as of the date of its approval. On or before the twentieth day
1365-of each month, including the month next preceding the first month of
1366-the fiscal year to which the annual operating budget applies, the
1367-authority or the trustee under any trust indenture securing the bonds
1368-issued under section 15-120ff, at the direction of the authority, shall
1369-transfer to operating advance accounts established by the authority
1370-from the funds available for such purpose such amount as may be
1371-necessary to make the amount then held within such accounts for the
1372-payment of operating expenses of Bradley, the general aviation airports
1373-and any other airports equal to such amount as shall be necessary for
1374-the payment of such operating expenses during the next ensuing two
1375-months, as shown by the annual operating budget for such fiscal year.
1376-Except as otherwise provided in sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo,
1377-inclusive, either expressly or by implication, all provisions of the general
1378-statutes governing state employees and state property, and all other
1379-provisions of the general statutes applicable to Bradley, the general
1380-aviation airports and any other airports, shall continue in effect. All
1381-pension, retirement or other similar benefits vested or acquired at any
1382-time before or after July 1, 1981, with respect to any state employees
1383-shall continue unaffected and as if the salaries and wages of such
1384-employees continued to be paid out of the general funds of the state.
1385-Sec. 29. Subsection (d) of section 13b-97 of the general statutes is
1386-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
1387-2023):
1388-(d) Any person, association, limited liability company or corporation
1389-which has obtained a certificate under subsection (a) of this section, after
1390-providing proof that service has been active [, adequate within the
1391-territory specified in such certificate] and in compliance with all relevant
1392-statutes and regulations, [for a period of not less than two years since
1393-such certificate was obtained,] may solicit, receive and discharge taxicab Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1397-passengers at Bradley International Airport, subject to formal
1398-agreement with the [Commissioner of Transportation provided such
1399-agreement shall not take precedence over its obligation to provide
1400-taxicab service within the territory specified in such certificate]
1401-executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority. Any such
1402-person, association, limited liability company or corporation may
1403-discharge taxicab passengers received at such airport within a territory
1404-other than the territory specified in its certificate. The [commissioner]
1405-executive director may charge and collect a reasonable fee from any
1406-such person, association, limited liability company or corporation for
1407-the privilege of solicitation of such passengers.
1408-Sec. 30. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) No person shall operate,
1409-nor any owner permit operation of, an aircraft based or hangered in this
1410-state unless there is a liability insurance policy on such aircraft that
1411-covers the owner and pilot for claims by passengers or other persons for
1412-any injuries to such passengers or other persons or their property that
1413-might arise out of the operation of such aircraft.
1414-(b) The liability insurance shall provide coverage of at least (1) five
1415-hundred thousand dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury or
1416-death or for property damages per accident, and (2) one hundred
1417-thousand dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury or death or for
1418-property damages per passenger seat.
1419-(c) Each owner or operator of an air navigation facility in the state
1420-shall maintain a list of aircraft based or hangered at such air navigation
1421-facility. Such list shall include for each such aircraft: (1) The registration
1422-number, type and model of the aircraft, (2) the name and address of the
1423-owner or operator of the aircraft, (3) the period of time the aircraft has
1424-been based or hangered at the air navigation facility, (4) the liability
1425-insurance policy or binder number, (5) the name of the insurance
1426-company as shown on the liability insurance policy, and (6) the name of
1427-the liability insurance agent or broker. Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1431-(d) The owner or operator of an aircraft based or hangered in the state
1432-shall provide proof of aircraft liability insurance satisfying the coverage
1433-required pursuant to this section upon request of the executive director
1434-of the Connecticut Airport Authority, any official of the authority or a
1435-law enforcement officer.
1436-(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to aircraft regulated
1437-under 14 CFR 205, as amended from time to time.
1438-Sec. 31. Section 15-120bb of the general statutes is repealed and the
1439-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
1440-(a) There is hereby established and created a body politic and
1441-corporate, constituting a public instrumentality and political
1442-subdivision of the state of Connecticut established and created for the
1443-performance of an essential public and governmental function, to be
1444-known as the Connecticut Airport Authority. The authority shall not be
1445-construed to be a department, institution or agency of the state.
1446-(b) The powers of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by a
1447-board of directors, which shall consist of eleven members, appointed as
1448-follows: (1) (A) The Treasurer or the Treasurer's designee, (B) the
1449-Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee, and
1450-(C) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or
1451-the commissioner's designee, each serving ex officio; (2) one appointed
1452-by the speaker of the House of Representatives for a term of four years;
1453-(3) one appointed by the minority leader of the House of
1454-Representatives for a term of four years; (4) one appointed by the
1455-president pro tempore of the Senate for a term of four years; and (5) one
1456-appointed by the minority leader of the Senate for a term of four years.
1457-Thereafter, such members of the General Assembly shall appoint
1458-members of the board to succeed such appointees whose terms expire
1459-and each member so appointed shall hold office for a period of four
1460-years from the first day of July in the year of his or her appointment. The Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1464-Governor shall appoint four members to the board as follows: (A) Two
1465-members for two years; and (B) two members for four years. Thereafter,
1466-the Governor shall appoint members of the board to succeed such
1467-appointees whose terms expire and each member so appointed shall
1468-hold office for a period of four years from July first in the year of his or
1469-her appointment. Appointed directors shall have business and
1470-management experience and shall include individuals who have
1471-experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas: (i)
1472-Financial planning, (ii) budgeting and assessment, (iii) marketing, (iv)
1473-master planning, (v) aviation, and (vi) transportation management.
1474-(c) Appointed directors may not designate a representative to
1475-perform in their absence their respective duties under this section. Any
1476-appointed director who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the
1477-board or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings of the board
1478-held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from
1479-the board. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall
1480-be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance
1481-of the unexpired term.
1482-(d) The board of directors of the authority shall appoint an executive
1483-director who shall not be a member of the board and who shall serve at
1484-the pleasure of the board and receive such compensation as shall be
1485-fixed by the board. The executive director shall be the chief
1486-administrative officer of the authority and shall direct and supervise
1487-administrative affairs and technical activities in accordance with the
1488-directives of the board. The executive director shall approve all accounts
1489-for salaries, allowable expenses of the authority or of any employee or
1490-consultant thereof, and expenses incidental to the operation of the
1491-authority. The executive director shall perform such other duties as may
1492-be directed by the board in carrying out the purposes of subdivision (12)
1493-of section 1-79, sections 1-120, 1-124 and 1-125, subsection (f) of section
1494-4b-3, sections 13b-4 and 13b-42, subsection (a) of section 13b-44 and Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1498-sections 15-101aa and 15-120aa to 15-120oo, inclusive. The executive
1499-director shall be exempt from the classified service. The executive
1500-director shall attend all meetings of the board, keep a record of the
1501-proceedings of the authority and shall maintain and be custodian of all
1502-books, documents and papers filed with the authority and of the minute
1503-book or journal of the authority and of its official seal. The executive
1504-director may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records
1505-and documents of the authority and may give certificates under the
1506-official seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies,
1507-and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such
1508-certificates.
1509-(e) Each director shall be entitled to reimbursement for such director's
1510-actual and necessary expenses incurred during the performance of such
1511-director's official duties.
1512-(f) Directors may engage in private employment, or in a profession or
1513-business, subject to any applicable laws, rules and regulations of the
1514-state or federal government regarding official ethics or conflict of
1515-interest.
1516-(g) Six directors of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the
1517-transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the authority.
1518-For the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the
1519-authority, and except as otherwise provided in this section, the
1520-authority may act by a majority of the directors present at any meeting
1521-at which a quorum is in attendance.
1522-(h) The board may delegate to six or more directors such board
1523-powers and duties as it may deem necessary and proper in conformity
1524-with the provisions of this section and its bylaws.
1525-(i) The appointing authority for any director may remove such
1526-director for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office after Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1529-
1530-giving the director a copy of the charges against the director and an
1531-opportunity to be heard, in person or by counsel, in the director's
1532-defense, upon not less than ten days' notice. If any director shall be so
1533-removed, the appointing authority for such director shall file in the
1534-office of the Secretary of the State a complete statement of charges made
1535-against such director and the appointing authority's findings on such
1536-statement of charges, together with a complete record of the
1537-proceedings.
1538-(j) The authority shall continue as long as it has bonds or other
1539-obligations outstanding and until its existence is terminated by law.
1540-Upon the termination of the existence of the authority, all its rights and
1541-properties shall pass to and be vested in the state of Connecticut.
1542-(k) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, it shall not
1543-constitute a conflict of interest for a trustee, director, partner or officer
1544-of any person, firm or corporation, or any individual having a financial
1545-interest in a person, firm or corporation, to serve as a director of the
1546-authority, provided such trustee, director, partner, officer or individual
1547-shall abstain from deliberation, action or vote by the authority in specific
1548-respect to such person, firm or corporation.
1549-(l) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson of the board, who shall
1550-serve for a term of four years. The board shall elect from its members a
1551-vice chairperson and such other officers as it deems necessary.
1552-Vacancies among any officers shall be filled within thirty days following
1553-the occurrence of such vacancy in the same manner as the original
1554-selection. Said board shall establish bylaws to govern its procedures and
1555-shall appoint such committees and advisory boards as may be
1556-convenient or necessary in the transaction of its business.
1557-(m) The initial members of the board may begin service immediately
1558-upon appointment, but shall not serve past the sixth Wednesday of the
1559-next regular session of the General Assembly unless qualified in the Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1563-manner provided in section 4-7. Thereafter, all appointments shall be
1564-made with the advice and consent of both houses of the General
1565-Assembly, in the manner provided in section 4-19.
1566-[(n) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall
1567-establish an advisory committee to consult with on matters relating to
1568-Bradley International Airport and business related to said airport. The
1569-committee may consist of not more than six members, one of whom
1570-shall be appointed by the cochairpersons of the joint standing committee
1571-of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
1572-transportation, and one of whom shall be appointed by the ranking
1573-members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly
1574-having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. The advisory
1575-committee shall consist of residents of and representatives of businesses
1576-located in the Bradley Airport development zone, as well as one or more
1577-representatives from western Massachusetts. Members of such advisory
1578-committee may attend public meetings of the Connecticut Airport
1579-Authority and monthly managers' meetings of the Connecticut Airport
1580-Authority.]
1581-Sec. 32. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) Not later than October 1,
1582-2030, and biennially thereafter, the Commissioner of Transportation, in
1583-consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental
1584-Protection, shall establish a transportation carbon dioxide reduction
1585-target for the state that sets the maximum amount of carbon dioxide
1586-emissions permitted from the transportation sector. The commissioners
1587-shall consider the long-term emission reductions required by section
1588-22a-200a of the general statutes when establishing the transportation
1589-carbon dioxide reduction target.
1590-(b) The Commissioner of Transportation shall develop and
1591-implement a strategic plan to ensure transportation projects that are
1592-included in the state transportation improvement plan, developed
1593-pursuant to 49 USC 5304(g), as amended from time to time, do not Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1597-exceed the maximum amount of carbon dioxide emissions established
1598-in the transportation carbon dioxide reduction target for the state
1599-pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The strategic plan shall
1600-include, but need not be limited to, (1) a definition of "transportation
1601-project" that excludes transportation projects designated as exempt
1602-pursuant to 40 CFR 93.126 to 40 CFR 93.128, inclusive, as amended from
1603-time to time, (2) the methodology for calculating the carbon dioxide
1604-emissions expected from future transportation projects, and (3) a
1605-description of carbon dioxide mitigation transportation projects,
1606-including, but not limited to, improving public transportation,
1607-constructing bikeways, pedestrian walkways or other multiuse trails or
1608-paths and installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Not later
1609-than July 1, 2028, the commissioner shall submit, in accordance with the
1610-provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, the strategic plan to
1611-the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having
1612-cognizance of matters relating to transportation and the environment.
1613-(c) The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the
1614-Commissioner of Energy and Environmental P rotection, shall
1615-implement a public outreach plan to ensure sufficient public and
1616-stakeholder engagement in the development of the transportation
1617-carbon dioxide reduction target and the strategic plan required under
1618-subsection (b) of this section.
1619-(d) On or before January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until
1620-January 1, 2030, the Commissioner of Transportation shall submit, in
1621-accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
1622-a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly
1623-having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and the
1624-environment. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the
1625-status of the development of the transportation carbon dioxide
1626-reduction target for the state, the strategic plan and a description and
1627-the results of any public outreach conducted pursuant to subsection (c) Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1630-
1631-of this section.
1632-(e) On or before October 1, 2030, and biennially thereafter, the
1633-Commissioner of Transportation shall submit, in accordance with the
1634-provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing
1635-committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
1636-relating to transportation and the environment, a copy of the
1637-transportation carbon dioxide reduction target for the state and any
1638-recommendations for legislation to implement such target.
1639-Sec. 33. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Department of
1640-Transportation shall develop, and thereafter revise as necessary,
1641-guidelines governing tree and vegetation management, removal and
1642-replacement along state highways for use by its employees and
1643-contractors when undertaking maintenance and construction projects.
1644-The goal of the guidelines shall be to ensure the impacts of maintenance
1645-and construction projects on the environment, landscape and noise
1646-pollution are balanced or outweighed by measures taken to avoid and
1647-minimize the impacts.
1648-(b) Such guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to,
1649-provisions addressing (1) the safety of the traveling public; (2) general
1650-roadside vegetation management activities performed by the
1651-department, including, but not limited to, mowing, herbicide
1652-application, grassing, replanting with native species whenever
1653-practicable, limb management, tree removal and debris removal; (3)
1654-beautification, enhancements and the effect on scenic roads designated
1655-pursuant to section 13b-31c of the general statutes; (4) visibility
1656-enhancement; and (5) the environmental impact of such work, including
1657-(A) preventing invasive tree, brush or plant species' growth and impact,
1658-(B) storm water run-off, (C) erosion, (D) replanting of vegetation species
1659-to expand and improve pollinator habitats, as described in section 22-
1660-90b of the general statutes, and (E) reduced mowing. Such guidelines
1661-shall apply to construction projects financed, in whole or in part, with Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1665-federal funds to the extent such guidelines do not conflict with federal
1666-laws and regulations.
1667-(c) Such guidelines shall not apply to the removal of any trees or
1668-vegetation necessary to maintain public safety or that is performed
1669-because of a weather-related civil preparedness emergency declared
1670-pursuant to section 28-9 of the general statutes.
1671-(d) On or before January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Transportation
1672-shall submit such guidelines to the joint standing committees of the
1673-General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
1674-transportation and the environment, in accordance with the provisions
1675-of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The committees shall hold a joint
1676-public hearing on such guidelines and the commissioner shall present
1677-such guidelines at the public hearing.
1678-Sec. 34. (Effective from passage) For the purposes of this section, "Type
1679-II project" has the same meaning as provided in 23 CFR 772.5, as
1680-amended from time to time. The Department of Transportation shall (1)
1681-conduct a state-wide evaluation of the feasibility and reasonableness of
1682-constructing noise barriers for Type II projects, (2) establish a priority
1683-rating system to rank such projects, and (3) use such system to establish
1684-a priority list of such projects. On or before February 1, 2024, the
1685-department shall submit the results of the evaluation and a description
1686-of the priority ranking system and the priority list to the joint standing
1687-committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
1688-relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section
1689-11-4a of the general statutes.
1690-Sec. 35. Section 19 of public act 22-44 is repealed and the following is
1691-substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage)
1692-Not later than [January] October 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Motor
1693-Vehicles shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11- Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1697-4a of the general statutes, a plan to implement a state-wide decibel level
1698-testing program for motor vehicles and motorcycles at official emissions
1699-inspection stations, as defined in section 14-164b of the general statutes,
1700-and any recommendations for legislation and funding necessary for
1701-such implementation, to the joint standing committees of the General
1702-Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation,
1703-appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and finance, revenue
1704-and bonding.
1705-Sec. 36. Subsection (c) of section 14-80a of the general statutes is
1706-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
1707-2023):
1708-(c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall, with the advice of the
1709-Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, adopt
1710-regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54,
1711-establishing (1) the maximum decibel levels permissible for motor
1712-vehicles, which shall not exceed the maximum decibel levels established
1713-for motor vehicles by federal law or regulation, and (2) the procedure
1714-for testing maximum decibel levels. The commissioner shall amend such
1715-regulations to reflect industry standards and advancements in
1716-technology and shall submit the amended regulations to the standing
1717-legislative regulation review committee under section 4-170 not later
1718-than [January] October 1, 2024.
1719-Sec. 37. (Effective October 1, 2023) On and after October 1, 2023, and
1720-until October 1, 2024, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall establish
1721-a pilot program to test different methodologies for inspecting the
1722-maximum decibel level produced by a motor vehicle at five official
1723-emission inspection stations, as defined in section 14-164b of the general
1724-statutes, selected by the department for inclusion in such program. Such
1725-decibel level inspection shall be conducted at the time a motor vehicle is
1726-presented for inspection pursuant to subsection (c) of section 14-164c of
1727-the general statutes at a selected official emissions inspection station. Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1730-
1731-The maximum decibel level for a motor vehicle shall not exceed the
1732-maximum decibel level permitted pursuant to section 14-80a of the
1733-general statutes, as amended by this act, and any regulation adopted
1734-thereunder. The different methodologies used to conduct such decibel
1735-level inspections shall reflect industry standards and advancements in
1736-technology. Not later than January 1, 2025, the department shall submit,
1737-in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
1738-a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly
1739-having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, appropriations
1740-and the budgets of state agencies, and finance, revenue and bonding,
1741-concerning the implementation of the pilot program, the results of the
1742-different methodologies used to conduct such decibel level inspections
1743-and recommendations for a state-wide decibel level testing program.
1744-Sec. 38. Section 22a-201e of the general statutes is repealed and the
1745-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
1746-On and after January 1, [2023] 2024, the Commissioner of Energy and
1747-Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of
1748-Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Education, may establish, within
1749-available funding, a voucher program to support the (1) deployment of
1750-any vehicle [classified within Class 5 to Class 13, inclusive, by the
1751-Federal Highway Administration's vehicle category classification
1752-system, as amended from time to time, and any school bus classified
1753-within Class 3 to Class 8, inclusive, by said classification system,] that is
1754-equipped with zero-emission technology, including, but not limited to,
1755-battery electric and fuel cell systems, and classified as a Class 2b vehicle
1756-or Class 3 through Class 8 vehicles, as such terms are defined in 49 CFR
1757-523.2, as amended from time to time, or a medium duty passenger
1758-vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR 523.2, as amended from time to time, when
1759-sold for use by a commercial or institutional fleet, and (2) installation of
1760-electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Applications for the voucher
1761-program shall be filed with the Commissioner of Energy and Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1765-Environmental Protection at such time and in such manner as the
1766-commissioner prescribes. In awarding any such voucher, the
1767-Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall consider
1768-the amount of funding available and set aside forty per cent of such
1769-funding to be used toward maximizing air pollution reductions in
1770-environmental justice communities, [. Vouchers] as defined in
1771-subsection (a) of section 22a-20a. Such vouchers shall not be awarded
1772-for vehicle classes where there is no commercially available zero-
1773-emission technology or for vehicles that are eligible for a rebate or
1774-voucher under the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile
1775-Purchase Rebate program established pursuant to section 22a-202.
1776-Sec. 39. Subsections (c) to (h), inclusive, of section 14-224 of the
1777-general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
1778-thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
1779-(c) (1) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon any public
1780-highway or parking area for any race, contest, [or] demonstration of
1781-speed or skill, street takeover or motor vehicle stunt. As used in this
1782-section, "street takeover" means taking over a portion of a public
1783-highway or parking area by blocking or impeding the regular flow of
1784-traffic for the purpose of causing disorder or creating a nuisance to other
1785-users of such highway or parking area.
1786-(2) No person shall (A) possess a motor vehicle under circumstances
1787-manifesting an intent that it be used in a race, contest, [or]
1788-demonstration, [of speed or skill] street takeover or motor vehicle stunt
1789-prohibited under subdivision (1) of this subsection, (B) act as a starter,
1790-timekeeper [, judge or spectator at a] or judge at any such race, contest,
1791-[or] demonstration, [of speed or skill prohibited under subdivision (1)
1792-of this subsection, or] street takeover or motor vehicle stunt, (C) wager
1793-on the outcome of [a] any such race, contest, [or] demonstration, [of
1794-speed or skill prohibited under subdivision (1) of this subsection] street
1795-takeover or motor vehicle stunt, or (D) knowingly encourage, promote, Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1799-instigate, assist, facilitate or aid or abet any person in the performance
1800-of any such race, contest, demonstration, street takeover or motor
1801-vehicle stunt.
1802-(d) Each person operating a motor vehicle who is knowingly
1803-involved in an accident on a limited access highway which causes
1804-damage to property only shall immediately move or cause [his] such
1805-person's motor vehicle to be moved from the traveled portion of the
1806-highway to an untraveled area which is adjacent to the accident site if it
1807-is possible to move the motor vehicle without risk of further damage to
1808-property or injury to any person.
1809-(e) No person who acts in accordance with the provisions of
1810-subsection (d) of this section may be considered to have violated
1811-subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section.
1812-(f) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) or
1813-subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not more
1814-than twenty thousand dollars or be imprisoned not less than two years
1815-or more than twenty years or be both fined and imprisoned.
1816-(g) (1) Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (2) of
1817-subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not less than seventy-five
1818-dollars or more than six hundred dollars or be imprisoned not more
1819-than five years or be both fined and imprisoned, and for any subsequent
1820-offense shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars or more than
1821-one thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than five years or be
1822-both fined and imprisoned.
1823-(2) Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (3) of
1824-subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not less than seventy-five
1825-dollars or more than six hundred dollars or be imprisoned not more
1826-than one year or be both fined and imprisoned, and for any subsequent
1827-offense shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars or more than Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1830-
1831-one thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than one year or be
1832-both fined and imprisoned.
1833-[(2)] (3) Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (1) of
1834-subsection (c) of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred
1835-fifty dollars or more than six hundred dollars or be imprisoned not more
1836-than one year or be both fined and imprisoned, and for any subsequent
1837-offense shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars or more than
1838-one thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than one year or be
1839-both fined and imprisoned.
1840-[(3) Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (3) of
1841-subsection (b) or subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section shall be
1842-fined not less than seventy-five dollars or more than six hundred dollars
1843-or be imprisoned not more than one year or be both fined and
1844-imprisoned, and for any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than
1845-one hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars or be
1846-imprisoned not more than one year or be both fined and imprisoned.]
1847-(4) Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (2) of
1848-subsection (c) of this section shall be fined not more than one thousand
1849-dollars or be imprisoned not more than six months or be both fined and
1850-imprisoned.
1851-(h) In addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to subsection (g) of
1852-this section: (1) If any person is convicted of a violation of subdivision
1853-(1) of subsection (c) of this section and the motor vehicle being operated
1854-by such person at the time of the violation is registered to such person,
1855-the court may order such motor vehicle to be impounded for not more
1856-than thirty days and such person shall be responsible for any fees or
1857-costs resulting from such impoundment; or (2) if any person is convicted
1858-of a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section and the
1859-motor vehicle being operated by such person at the time of the violation
1860-is not registered to such person, the court may fine such person not more Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1863-
1864-than two thousand dollars, and for any subsequent offense may fine
1865-such person not more than three thousand dollars.
1866-Sec. 40. Section 14-96q of the general statutes is repealed and the
1867-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
1868-(a) A permit is required for the use of colored or flashing lights on all
1869-motor vehicles or equipment specified in this section except: (1) Motor
1870-vehicles not registered in this state used for transporting or escorting
1871-any vehicle or load, or combinations thereof, which is either oversize or
1872-overweight, or both, when operating under a permit issued by the
1873-Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to section 14-270; or (2)
1874-motor vehicles or equipment that are (A) equipped with lights in
1875-accordance with this section, (B) owned or leased by the federal
1876-government, the state of Connecticut, or any other state, commonwealth
1877-or local municipality, and (C) registered to such governmental entity.
1878-When used in this section, the term "flashing" shall be considered to
1879-include the term "revolving".
1880-(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or such other person
1881-specifically identified in this section, [is authorized to] may issue
1882-permits for the use of colored or flashing lights on vehicles in accordance
1883-with this section, at the commissioner's or such person's discretion. Any
1884-person, firm or corporation other than the state or any metropolitan
1885-district, town, city or borough shall pay an annual permit fee of twenty
1886-dollars to the commissioner for each such vehicle. Such fee shall apply
1887-only to permits issued by the commissioner.
1888-(c) A flashing blue light or lights may be used on a motor vehicle
1889-operated by an active member of a volunteer fire department or
1890-company or an active member of an organized civil preparedness
1891-auxiliary fire company who has been issued a permit by the chief
1892-executive officer of such department or company to use a flashing blue
1893-light or lights while on the way to or at the scene of a fire or other Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1897-emergency requiring such member's services. Such permit shall be on a
1898-form provided by the commissioner and may be revoked by such chief
1899-executive officer or successor. The chief executive officer of each
1900-volunteer fire department or company or organized civil preparedness
1901-auxiliary fire company shall keep on file, on forms provided by the
1902-commissioner, the names and addresses of members who have been
1903-authorized to use a flashing blue light or lights as provided in this
1904-subsection. Such listing shall also designate the registration number of
1905-the motor vehicle on which authorized a flashing blue light or lights are
1906-to be used.
1907-(d) A [green light or lights, including a] flashing green or blue light
1908-or lights [,] may be used on a motor vehicle operated by an active
1909-member of a volunteer ambulance association or company who has
1910-been issued a permit by the chief executive officer of such association or
1911-company to use such a light or lights, while on the way to or at the scene
1912-of an emergency requiring such member's services. Such permit shall be
1913-on a form provided by the commissioner and may be revoked by such
1914-chief executive officer or successor. The chief executive officer of each
1915-volunteer ambulance association or company shall keep on file, on
1916-forms provided by the commissioner, the names and addresses of
1917-members who have been authorized to use a flashing green or blue light
1918-or lights as provided in this subsection. Such listing shall also designate
1919-the registration number of the motor vehicle on which the authorized
1920-flashing green or blue light or lights are to be used.
1921-(e) The commissioner may issue a permit for a flashing red light or
1922-lights which may be used on a motor vehicle or equipment (1) used by
1923-paid fire chiefs and their deputies and assistants, up to a total of five
1924-individuals per department, (2) used by volunteer fire chiefs and their
1925-deputies and assistants, up to a total of five individuals per department,
1926-(3) used by members of the fire police on a stationary vehicle as a
1927-warning signal during traffic directing operations at the scene of a fire Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
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1929-Public Act No. 23-135 58 of 62
1930-
1931-or emergency, (4) used by chief executive officers of emergency medical
1932-service organizations, as defined in section 19a-175, the first or second
1933-deputies, or if there are no deputies, the first or second assistants, of such
1934-an organization that is a municipal or volunteer or licensed
1935-organization, (5) used by local fire marshals, [or] (6) used by directors of
1936-emergency management, or (7) used by a constable, appointed pursuant
1937-to an ordinance authorized by section 9-185 or elected pursuant to
1938-section 9-200, on a stationary vehicle as a warning signal during traffic
1939-directing operations.
1940-(f) The commissioner may issue a permit for a yellow or amber light
1941-or lights, including a flashing yellow or amber light or lights, which may
1942-be used on motor vehicles or equipment that are (1) specified in
1943-subsection (e) of this section, (2) maintenance vehicles, or (3) vehicles
1944-transporting or escorting any vehicle or load or combinations thereof,
1945-which is or are either oversize or overweight, or both, and being
1946-operated or traveling under a permit issued by the Commissioner of
1947-Transportation pursuant to section 14-270. A yellow or amber light or
1948-lights, including a flashing yellow or amber light or lights, may be used
1949-without obtaining a permit from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
1950-on wreckers registered pursuant to section 14-66, on vehicles of carriers
1951-in rural mail delivery service or on vehicles operated by construction
1952-inspectors employed by the state of Connecticut, authorized by the
1953-Commissioner of Transportation, used during the performance of
1954-inspections on behalf of the state. The Commissioner of Transportation
1955-shall maintain a list of such authorized construction inspectors,
1956-including the name and address of each inspector and the registration
1957-number for each vehicle on which the light or lights are to be used.
1958-(g) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may issue a permit for a
1959-white light or lights, including a flashing white light or lights, which
1960-may be used on a motor vehicle or equipment as specified in subdivision
1961-(1), (2), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (e) of this section. A vehicle being Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
1962-
1963-Public Act No. 23-135 59 of 62
1964-
1965-operated by a member of a volunteer fire department or company or a
1966-volunteer emergency medical technician may use flashing white head
1967-lamps, provided such member or emergency medical technician is on
1968-the way to the scene of a fire or medical emergency and has received
1969-written authorization from the chief law enforcement officer of the
1970-municipality to use such head lamps. Such head lamps shall only be
1971-used within the municipality granting such authorization or from a
1972-personal residence or place of employment, if located in an adjoining
1973-municipality. Such authorization may be revoked for use of such head
1974-lamps in violation of this subdivision. For the purposes of this
1975-subsection, the term "flashing white lights" shall not include the
1976-simultaneous flashing of head lamps.
1977-(h) The commissioner may issue a permit for emergency vehicles, as
1978-defined in subsection (a) of section 14-283, to use a blue, red, yellow, or
1979-white light or lights, including a flashing light or lights or any
1980-combination thereof, except as provided in subsection (k) of this section.
1981-(i) The commissioner may issue a permit for ambulances, as defined
1982-in section 19a-175, which may, in addition to the flashing light or lights
1983-allowed in subsection (h) of this section, use flashing lights of other
1984-colors specified by federal requirements for the manufacture of an
1985-ambulance. If the commissioner issues a permit for any ambulance, such
1986-permit shall be issued at the time of registration and upon each renewal
1987-of such registration.
1988-(j) A green, yellow or amber light or lights, including a flashing green,
1989-yellow or amber light or lights or any combination thereof, may be used
1990-on a maintenance vehicle owned and operated by the Department of
1991-Transportation.
1992-(k) No person, other than a police officer or inspector of the
1993-Department of Motor Vehicles operating a state or local police vehicle,
1994-shall operate a motor vehicle displaying a steady blue or steady red Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
1995-
1996-Public Act No. 23-135 60 of 62
1997-
1998-illuminated light or both steady blue and steady red illuminated lights
1999-that are visible externally from the front of the vehicle.
2000-(l) Use of colored and flashing lights except as authorized by this
2001-section shall be an infraction.
2002-Sec. 41. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 3 from
2003-the intersection with Connecticut Route 99 travelling in an easterly
2004-direction to Elm Street in the town of Wethersfield shall be designated
2005-as the "Edwin H. May, Jr. Memorial Highway".
2006-Sec. 42. (Effective from passage) Local Bridge No. 06581 carrying
2007-Church Street South No. 2 in the city of New Haven shall be designated
2008-as the "William "King" Lanson Memorial Bridge".
2009-Sec. 43. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 01487 carrying Connecticut
2010-Route 177 over the Farmington River in the town of Farmington shall be
2011-designated as "The Unionville Bridge".
2012-Sec. 44. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 185
2013-from the intersection with Connecticut Route 10 travelling in an easterly
2014-direction to the Simsbury-Bloomfield town line in the town of Simsbury
2015-shall be designated as the "Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Memorial
2016-Highway".
2017-Sec. 45. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 337
2018-from Pope Street traveling in a southerly direction to Fort Hale Park
2019-Road in the city of New Haven shall be designated as the "Zayne
2020-Thomas Memorial Highway".
2021-Sec. 46. Section 35 of public act 01-105 is repealed and the following
2022-is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
2023-Bridge [Number] No. 5337 [, located] on Connecticut Route 175 [in
2024-Newington, running in a generally easterly direction, passing over] Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
2025-
2026-Public Act No. 23-135 61 of 62
2027-
2028-overpassing Mill Brook [,] in the town of Newington shall be designated
2029-the ["Andrew] "Police Chief Andrew J. McCusker, Jr. Memorial Bridge".
2030-Sec. 47. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 00505 carrying State Road
2031-816 (Church Hill Road) over Interstate 84 eastbound and westbound in
2032-the town of Newtown shall be designated as the "Chief William T.
2033-Halstead Memorial Bridge".
2034-Sec. 48. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 372
2035-from the intersection of Olson Avenue travelling in a westerly direction
2036-to the intersection of Hicksville Road in the town of Cromwell shall be
2037-designated as the "Mayor Allan Spotts Memorial Highway".
2038-Sec. 49. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 156
2039-from the Lieutenant River Bridge (Bridge No. 01392) travelling in an
2040-easterly direction to Black Hall River Bridge (Bridge No. 01395) in the
2041-town of Old Lyme shall be designated as the "Mervin F. Roberts
2042-Memorial Highway".
2043-Sec. 50. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 154
2044-from the intersection of Mill Rock Road East travelling in a northerly
2045-direction to the northern junction with Bokum Road in the town of Old
2046-Saybrook shall be designated as the "Velma Thomas Memorial
2047-Highway".
2048-Sec. 51. (Effective from passage) A portion of Connecticut Route 145
2049-from the intersection of Grove Beach Road North travelling in a
2050-northerly direction to the intersection of Lost Pond Lane in the town of
2051-Westbrook shall be designated as the "Paul J. Connelly Memorial
2052-Highway".
2053-Sec. 52. Subsection (c) of section 15-120nn of the general statutes is
2054-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2055-2023): Substitute Senate Bill No. 904
2056-
2057-Public Act No. 23-135 62 of 62
2058-
2059-(c) The authority may purchase or acquire title in fee simple to, or any
2060-lesser estate, interest or right in, any airport, restricted landing area or
2061-other air navigation facility owned or controlled by any municipality or
2062-by any two or more municipalities jointly or by any other person, except
2063-any such purchase of an airport owned by a municipality shall be subject
2064-to the approval of the legislative body of the municipality within whose
2065-territorial limits the airport is located.
2066-Sec. 53. Sections 13b-44a, 13b-50b, 15-101t and 15-101pp of the general
2067-statutes are repealed. (Effective July 1, 2023)
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