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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 993
January Session, 2023
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
CONNECTICUT AIRPORT AUTHORITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 13b-39a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 2
[(a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall 3
establish a program of registration for all aircraft in the state, in 4
accordance with which the] The owner of any aircraft, as defined in 5
subdivision (5) of section 15-34, which is based or primarily used at any 6
airport facility, heliport, air navigation facility, restricted landing area 7
or seaplane base in a municipality within this state shall, not later than 8
October 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, be required to register with the 9
municipality in which such aircraft is based or primarily used, by filing 10
an application form, or renewal thereof, and paying the appropriate 11
registration fee, as provided for in section 12-71, this section and section 12
13b-39b, as amended by this act. The owner of any aircraft which is 13
based or primarily used at any such air navigation facility or restricted 14
landing area in this state shall register such aircraft not later than July 1, 15
1994, and annually thereafter not later than the first of October. Any 16
aircraft shall be deemed to be based or primarily used in a municipality 17
when in the normal course of its use, it leaves from and returns to or 18
remains at one or more points within the municipality more often or 19 Substitute Bill No. 993
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longer than at any other single location outside of the municipality. 20
[(b) The executive director, subject to the provisions of section 1-121, 21
shall adopt such rules and procedures as deemed necessary by said 22
executive director to implement the provisions of section 12-71, this 23
section and sections 13b-39b to 13b-39g, inclusive.] 24
Sec. 2. Section 13b-39b of the general statutes is repealed and the 25
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 26
The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall 27
prepare and distribute to each municipality in which aircraft are based 28
or primarily used, forms and decals for the registration of aircraft and 29
the renewal of such registrations. [The registration forms shall contain 30
such information as the authority may prescribe, including, but not 31
limited to, information concerning (1) the form and identity of 32
ownership, including information as to whether such ownership is by 33
an individual, partnership, corporation or other entity, (2) the type of 34
aircraft, including the year of manufacture, the manufacturer, the model 35
and the certified gross weight, (3) the Federal Aviation Certificate 36
number, and (4) the location at which such aircraft is based or primarily 37
used in this state.] Each municipality shall designate a municipal 38
registration official who may be an official or employee of the 39
municipality or of any airport facility, heliport or seaplane base located 40
within the municipality, to utilize the information obtained pursuant to 41
section 13b-49a, as amended by this act, and perform the duties of 42
registration of aircraft as set forth in sections 13b-39a to 13b-39g, 43
inclusive, as amended by this act, and shall furnish to the executive 44
director, in writing, the name, address and telephone number of each 45
such official. The municipality shall immediately notify the executive 46
director upon any changes relative to the municipal registration official. 47
Sec. 3. Section 13b-39d of the general statutes is repealed and the 48
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 49
The owner shall pay a fee to the municipal registration official for 50 Substitute Bill No. 993
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each aircraft so numbered or registered in accordance with the 51
following schedule: 52
T1 Gross Weight (lbs.) Fee
T2 Less than 3,000 $90.00
T3 3,001 - 4,500 250.00
T4 4,501 - 8,000 700.00
T5 8,001 - 12,500 1,500.00
T6 12,501 and over 2,500.00
Aircraft manufactured before 1946 shall pay the lesser of one hundred 53
dollars or the fee as required on the basis of gross weight as set forth in 54
this section. [The executive director may establish, by procedures 55
adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121, a uniform 56
schedule for the expiration and renewal of registrations and may 57
prorate the fees in this section accordingly.] Any person or firm that 58
acquires ownership of an aircraft shall obtain a new registration in the 59
name of such owner within thirty days of the date of such acquisition, 60
provided no additional registration fee shall be payable in cases where 61
one or more new ownership interests are being added to the registration 62
or in cases of legal change of name of the registrant. All registrations 63
shall be renewed within thirty days of the date of expiration as stated in 64
the certificate. If a valid certificate or number decal is lost, mutilated or 65
destroyed, the aircraft owner shall notify the municipal registration 66
official within fifteen days, and such owner shall be issued a duplicate 67
certificate or number decal upon payment of a fee of five dollars. 68
Sec. 4. Section 13b-39g of the general statutes is repealed and the 69
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 70
Each municipality which issues and renews registrations for aircraft 71
in accordance with this section and sections 13b-39a to [13b-39g] 13b-72
39f, inclusive, as amended by this act, may retain for its own use and 73
purposes, as a grant in lieu of property taxes, all revenue received from 74
the receipt of aircraft registration fees. [Each] On or before February 1, 75 Substitute Bill No. 993
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2024, and annually thereafter, each such [participating] municipality 76
shall furnish the executive director with [such reports] a report 77
concerning [the total amount of fees received pursuant to sections 12-71 78
and 13b-39a to 13b-39g, inclusive,] the number of registrations issued, 79
the names of registrants and the descriptions of aircraft registered 80
during the preceding calendar year. 81
Sec. 5. Section 13b-50 of the general statutes is repealed and the 82
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 83
(a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority is 84
authorized to cooperate with the government of the United States or any 85
agency or department thereof in the acquisition, construction, 86
improvement, maintenance and operation of airports, heliports, landing 87
fields and other aeronautical facilities in this state where federal 88
financial aid is received and to comply with the provisions of the laws 89
of the United States and any regulations made thereunder for the 90
expenditure of federal moneys upon such airports, heliports and 91
facilities. The executive director is authorized to accept, receive and 92
receipt for federal or other moneys for and on behalf of this state or any 93
political subdivision thereof for the acquisition, construction, 94
improvement, maintenance and operation of facilities within this state. 95
All moneys accepted for disbursement by the executive director 96
pursuant to this subsection shall be [deposited in the state treasury and] 97
disbursed in accordance with the provisions of the respective grants. 98
(b) Any municipality is authorized to accept, receive and receipt for 99
federal moneys and other moneys, either public or private, for the 100
acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, 101
equipment or operation of airports and other air navigation facilities 102
and sites therefor and to comply with the provisions of the laws of the 103
United States and any rules and regulations made thereunder for the 104
expenditure of federal moneys upon such airports and facilities. No 105
municipality shall submit to the administrator of civil aeronautics of the 106
United States any project application under the provisions of Section 107
9(a) of Public Law 377, 79th Congress, or any amendment thereof, unless 108 Substitute Bill No. 993
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the project and the project application have been approved by the 109
executive director. 110
(c) Any municipality is authorized to designate by ordinance the 111
executive director as its agent to accept, receive and receipt for federal 112
moneys in its behalf for airport purposes and to contract for the 113
acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, 114
equipment or operation of such airports or other air navigation facilities, 115
and may enter into an agreement with the executive director prescribing 116
the terms and conditions of such agency in accordance with federal 117
laws, rules and regulations and applicable laws of this state. Such 118
moneys as are paid by the United States government shall be paid to 119
such municipality under such terms and conditions as may be imposed 120
by the United States in making such grant. 121
(d) All contracts for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, 122
improvement, maintenance, equipment or operation of airports or other 123
air navigation facilities, made by the municipality itself or through the 124
executive director, shall be made pursuant to the laws of this state 125
governing the making of like contracts; provided, where such 126
acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, maintenance, 127
equipment or operation is financed wholly or partly with federal 128
moneys, the municipality, or the executive director as its agent, may let 129
contracts in the manner prescribed by the federal authorities, acting 130
under the laws of the United States, and any rules or regulations made 131
thereunder, notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary. 132
(e) The executive director may render financial assistance by grant of 133
funds to any municipality or municipalities acting jointly in the 134
planning, acquisition, construction or improvement of an airport owned 135
or controlled, or to be owned or controlled, by such municipality or 136
municipalities. [, out of appropriations made by the General Assembly 137
for such purposes.] Such financial assistance may be furnished in 138
connection with federal or other financial aid for the same purposes for 139
not more than seventy-five per cent of the cost exclusive of federal aid. 140
The executive director may establish procedures to be followed in 141 Substitute Bill No. 993
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granting funds under this subsection and may prescribe forms to be 142
used in connection therewith. 143
(f) The executive director may, whenever the executive director 144
considers such assistance desirable or feasible, make available 145
engineering and other technical services of the executive director, with 146
or without charge, to any municipality or owner of a commercial airport 147
requesting such services in connection with the planning, acquisition, 148
construction, improvement, maintenance or operation of airports or 149
aeronautical facilities. 150
(g) Any town, city or borough may lease any airport or contract for 151
any airport facilities or privileges from any person, firm or corporation, 152
municipal or private, operating a municipal or private airport in any 153
location which has been approved by the executive director. 154
Sec. 6. Section 13b-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the 155
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 156
(a) In determining whether to issue a certificate of approval or license 157
for the use or operation of any proposed [commercial] public use air 158
navigation facility, the executive director of the Connecticut Airport 159
Authority shall take into consideration (1) its proposed location, size 160
and layout, (2) its relationship to any comprehensive plan for state-wide 161
and nation-wide development, (3) the availability of areas suitable for 162
safe future expansion, (4) the freedom of adjoining areas from 163
obstructions based on a proper glide ratio, (5) the nature of the terrain 164
and of the uses to which the proposed [airport] facility will be put, and 165
(6) the possibilities for future development. Prior to the issuance of a 166
certificate of approval, license or license renewal, each proposed or 167
existing public use air navigation facility shall provide documentation 168
to the authority, in such form as the executive director may prescribe, 169
that the factors described in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this 170
subsection demonstrate that such facility will provide or currently 171
provides for safe aircraft operations. 172 Substitute Bill No. 993
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(b) In determining whether to issue a certificate of approval or license 173
for the use or operation of any proposed private use air navigation 174
facility, the executive director shall take into consideration: (1) Its 175
proposed location, size and layout; (2) the freedom of adjacent areas 176
from obstructions based on a proper glide ratio; (3) the nature of the 177
terrain and the uses to which the proposed air navigation facility will be 178
put; (4) the type of equipment to be utilized and the flight experience of 179
the operator; (5) the amount of noise to be produced at such facility; and 180
(6) such other factors as the executive director deems appropriate. Prior 181
to the issuance of a certificate of approval, license or license renewal, 182
each proposed or existing private use air navigation facility shall 183
provide documentation to the authority, in such form as the executive 184
director may prescribe, that the factors described in subdivisions (1) to 185
(6), inclusive, of this subsection demonstrate that such facility will 186
provide or currently provides for safe aircraft operations. 187
Sec. 7. Section 13b-49a of the general statutes is repealed and the 188
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 189
(a) Not later than July thirty-first annually, the owner or operator of 190
any airport, heliport, restricted landing area, seaplane base or other air 191
navigation facility licensed under the provisions of section 13b-46 shall 192
submit to the executive director and the municipality in which the 193
aircraft is based, the following information with respect to an aircraft 194
which is based or primarily used at such facility as of July first of such 195
year: (1) The [name] identity and address of the owner [thereof] and 196
form of ownership, including information as to whether the owner is an 197
individual, partnership, corporation or other entity; (2) the type of 198
aircraft, including the year of manufacture, the manufacturer, the model 199
and the certified gross weight; and (3) the Federal Aviation Aircraft 200
Registration number. [The executive director shall forward such 201
information to the municipality in which an aircraft is based.] 202
(b) The executive director, after notice and opportunity for hearing, 203
may suspend or revoke the license of any such facility in the event the 204
owner or operator thereof knowingly or intentionally fails to comply 205 Substitute Bill No. 993
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with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. 206
Sec. 8. Section 13b-50a of the general statutes is repealed and the 207
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 208
The following initiatives shall be established to preserve 209
Connecticut's licensed privately owned, publicly used airports which 210
have a paved runway and a minimum of five thousand operations per 211
year: (1) The state shall have the right of first refusal to purchase, via fair 212
market value and state property acquisition procedures, an airport, if 213
that airport is threatened with sale or closure, for the express purpose of 214
preserving the airport; (2) the executive director may acquire the 215
development rights, based on fair market value for such rights, of such 216
airports, provided the airport remains a public airport; (3) the state 217
[shall] may fund capital improvements to private airports, in which case 218
the state [shall participate in] may fund not more than ninety per cent of 219
the eligible costs and the balance by the sponsor, with budget and 220
priorities to be determined by the executive director, and engineering in 221
accordance with Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circulars; 222
and (4) the establishment of a new airport zoning category for the 223
airport's imaginary surfaces as defined by Federal Aviation Regulations 224
and a program to mitigate noise in airport neighborhoods in which the 225
noise exceeds applicable Federal Aviation Administration standards. 226
Such program may be combined with existing energy conservation 227
programs. Funding for such program shall be from available federal 228
resources. 229
Sec. 9. Section 15-44 of the general statutes is repealed and the 230
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 231
The executive director [, and] of the Connecticut Airport Authority, 232
aeronautics inspectors of the authority, [and] each state, county and 233
municipal officer charged with the enforcement of state and municipal 234
laws and each special police officer, appointed under section 29-19, shall 235
enforce and assist in the enforcement of this chapter and of all 236
regulations made pursuant thereto, and of all other laws of this state 237 Substitute Bill No. 993
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relating to aeronautics. 238
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 15-76 of the general statutes is 239
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 240
2023): 241
(a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, any 242
employee of the authority, any officer attached to an organized police 243
department, any state police officer or any constable, within his or her 244
precinct, upon discovery of any aircraft apparently abandoned, whether 245
situated within or without any airport or landing field in this state, shall 246
take such aircraft into custody and may cause the same to be taken to 247
and stored in a suitable place. All charges necessarily incurred by such 248
person in the performance of such duty shall be a lien upon such aircraft. 249
The owner or keeper of any hangar or other place where such aircraft is 250
stored shall have a lien upon the same for storage charges. If such 251
aircraft has been so stored for a period of ninety days, such owner or 252
keeper may sell the same at public auction for cash, at such owner's or 253
keeper's place of business, and apply the avails of such sale toward the 254
payment of such owner's or keeper's charges and the payment of any 255
debt or obligation incurred by the person who placed the same in 256
storage, provided such sale shall be advertised three times in a 257
newspaper published or having a circulation in the town where such 258
hangar or other place is located, such advertisement to commence at 259
least five days before such sale; and, if the last place of abode of the 260
owner of such aircraft is known to or may be ascertained by such hangar 261
owner or keeper by the exercise of reasonable diligence, notice of the 262
time and place of sale shall be given such owner by mailing such notice 263
to the owner in a registered or certified letter, postage paid, at such last 264
usual place of abode, at least five days before the time of sale. The 265
proceeds of such sale, after deducting the amount due such hangar 266
owner or keeper and all expenses connected with such sale, including 267
the expenses of the officer who placed such aircraft in storage, shall be 268
paid to the owner of such aircraft or the owner's legal representatives, if 269
claimed by such owner or representatives, at any time within one year 270 Substitute Bill No. 993
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from the date of such sale. If such balance is not claimed within [said] 271
such period, it shall escheat to the [state] authority. 272
Sec. 11. Section 15-90 of the general statutes is repealed and the 273
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 274
[The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority is 275
directed to] Each publicly owned airport owner or operator shall 276
formulate and adopt, and [from time to time as may be] revise as 277
necessary, [revise,] an airport approach plan. [for each publicly owned 278
airport in the state.] Each such plan shall indicate the circumstances in 279
which structures or trees or both are or would be airport hazards, the 280
area within which measures for the protection of the airport's aerial 281
approaches should be taken and what the height limits and other 282
objectives of such measures should be. In adopting or revising any such 283
plan, [the executive director] such owner or operator shall consider, 284
among other things, the character of the flying operations expected to 285
be conducted at the airport, the nature of the terrain, the height of 286
existing structures and trees above the level of the airport, the 287
practicability of lowering or removing existing obstructions and all 288
other material matters. [, and the executive director] Such owner or 289
operator may obtain and consider the views of the agency of the federal 290
government charged with the fostering of civil aeronautics as to the 291
aerial approaches necessary to safe flying operations at the airport. 292
Sec. 12. Section 15-101m of the general statutes is repealed and the 293
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 294
[(a)] Subject to the provisions of the general statutes and resolution 295
authorizing the issuance of bonds pursuant to subsection (a) of section 296
15-101l, the [Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to] executive 297
director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall fix, revise, charge 298
and collect rates, rents, fees and charges for the use of and for the 299
services furnished or to be furnished by the facilities of Bradley 300
International Airport and to contract with any person, partnership, 301
association or corporation, or other body, public or private, in respect 302 Substitute Bill No. 993
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thereof. [except that, the commissioner shall not impose any fee, charge 303
or commission on the gross revenues of off-airport parking operators 304
for the right to access said airport that exceeds five per cent of such gross 305
revenues for calendar quarters commencing on or after July 1, 1997, and 306
prior to July 1, 1998, and four per cent of such gross revenues for 307
calendar quarters commencing on or after July 1, 1998.] Such rates, rents, 308
fees and charges shall be fixed and adjusted in respect of the aggregate 309
of rates, rents, fees and charges from the operation of Bradley 310
International Airport so as to provide funds sufficient with other 311
revenues or moneys available therefor, if any, (1) to pay the cost of 312
maintaining, repairing and operating the facilities of Bradley 313
International Airport and each and every portion thereof, to the extent 314
that the payment of such cost has not otherwise been adequately 315
provided for, (2) to pay the principal of and the interest on any 316
outstanding revenue obligations of the state or the authority issued in 317
respect of the project as the same shall become due and payable, and (3) 318
to create and maintain reserves and sinking funds required or provided 319
for in any resolution authorizing, or trust agreement securing, such 320
bonds. A sufficient amount of the revenues as may be necessary to pay 321
the cost of maintenance, repair and operation and to provide reserves 322
and for renewals, replacements, extensions, enlargements and 323
improvements as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the 324
issuance of any bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same, shall 325
be set aside at such regular intervals as may be provided in such 326
resolution or trust agreement in a reserve, sinking or other similar fund 327
which is hereby pledged to, and charged with, the payment of the 328
principal of and the interest on such bonds as the same shall become 329
due, and the redemption price or the purchase price of bonds retired by 330
call or purchase as therein provided. The use and disposition of moneys 331
to the credit of such reserve, sinking or other similar fund shall be 332
subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of 333
such bonds or of such trust agreement. 334
[(b) The Department of Transportation shall designate the beginning 335
and ending dates of the fiscal year for the operation of Bradley 336 Substitute Bill No. 993
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International Airport. Each year, within ninety days prior to the 337
beginning of the next ensuing fiscal year, the Department of 338
Transportation shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Office of 339
Policy and Management an annual operating budget for Bradley 340
International Airport for such fiscal year, providing for (1) payment of 341
the costs of maintaining, repairing and operating the facilities of Bradley 342
International Airport and each and every portion thereof during such 343
fiscal year, to the extent that the payment of such costs has not otherwise 344
been adequately provided for, (2) the payment of the principal of and 345
interest on any outstanding revenue obligations of the state issued in 346
respect of the project and becoming due and payable in such fiscal year 347
and (3) the creation and maintenance of reserves and sinking funds 348
required or provided for in any resolution authorizing, or trust 349
agreement securing, such bonds. Such annual operating budget shall 350
include an estimate of revenues from the rates, rents, fees and charges 351
fixed by the Department of Transportation pursuant to subsection (a), 352
and from any and all other sources, to meet the estimated expenditures 353
of Bradley International Airport for such fiscal year. Within thirty days 354
prior to the first day of such fiscal year the Secretary of the Office of 355
Policy and Management shall approve said annual operating budget, 356
with such changes, amendments, additions and deletions as shall be 357
agreed upon prior to that date by the Department of Transportation and 358
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. The annual 359
operating budget of Bradley International Airport as so approved shall 360
take effect as of the date of its approval. On or before the twentieth day 361
of each month, including the month next preceding the first month of 362
the fiscal year to which the annual operating budget applies, the 363
Treasurer or the trustee under any trust indenture securing the bonds 364
issued under subsection (a) of section 15-101l shall pay to the 365
Department of Transportation out of the funds available for such 366
purpose such amount as may be necessary to make the amount then 367
held by said department for the payment of operating expenses of 368
Bradley International Airport equal to such amount as shall be 369
necessary for the payment of such operating expenses during the next 370
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fiscal year. Except as otherwise provided in sections 15-101k to 15-101p, 372
inclusive, either expressly or by implication, all provisions of the general 373
statutes governing state employees and state property, and all other 374
provisions of the general statutes applicable to Bradley International 375
Airport, shall continue in effect. All pension, retirement or other similar 376
benefits vested or acquired at any time before or after July 1, 1981, with 377
respect to any state employees shall continue unaffected and as if the 378
salaries and wages of such employees continued to be paid out of the 379
general funds of the state. 380
(c) On the day the Department of Transportation submits an annual 381
operating budget for Bradley International Airport to the Secretary of 382
the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to subsection (b) of this 383
section, the department shall submit a copy of such budget to the joint 384
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 385
matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, 386
through the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis. Upon the approval of 387
the annual operating budget, the department shall submit a copy of the 388
budget as so approved to said joint standing committee, through the 389
Office of Fiscal Analysis.] 390
Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 15-120ii of the general statutes is 391
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 392
2023): 393
(b) The authority shall designate the beginning and ending dates of 394
the fiscal year for the operation of Bradley, the general aviation airports 395
and any other airports. [Each year, within thirty days prior to the 396
beginning of the next ensuing fiscal year, the] The authority shall 397
approve an annual operating budget for Bradley, the general aviation 398
airports and any other airports for each such fiscal year, providing for 399
(1) payment of the costs of maintaining, repairing and operating the 400
facilities of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports 401
and each and every portion thereof during such fiscal year, to the extent 402
that the payment of such costs has not otherwise been adequately 403
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outstanding revenue obligations of the authority, including obligations 405
of the state that may be assumed by the authority, becoming due and 406
payable in such fiscal year, and (3) the creation and maintenance of 407
reserves and sinking funds, and compliance with rate covenants, 408
required, permitted or provided for in any resolution authorizing, or 409
trust agreement securing, such obligations. Such annual operating 410
budget shall include an estimate of revenues from the rates, rents, fees 411
and charges fixed by the authority pursuant to subsection (a) of this 412
section, and from any and all other sources, to meet the estimated 413
expenditures of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other 414
airports for such fiscal year. The annual operating budget of Bradley, 415
the general aviation airports and any other airports as so approved shall 416
take effect as of the date of its approval. On or before the twentieth day 417
of each month, including the month next preceding the first month of 418
the fiscal year to which the annual operating budget applies, the 419
authority or the trustee under any trust indenture securing the bonds 420
issued under section 15-120ff, at the direction of the authority, shall 421
transfer to operating advance accounts established by the authority 422
from the funds available for such purpose such amount as may be 423
necessary to make the amount then held within such accounts for the 424
payment of operating expenses of Bradley, the general aviation airports 425
and any other airports equal to such amount as shall be necessary for 426
the payment of such operating expenses during the next ensuing two 427
months, as shown by the annual operating budget for such fiscal year. 428
Except as otherwise provided in sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo, 429
inclusive, either expressly or by implication, all provisions of the general 430
statutes governing state employees and state property, and all other 431
provisions of the general statutes applicable to Bradley, the general 432
aviation airports and any other airports, shall continue in effect. All 433
pension, retirement or other similar benefits vested or acquired at any 434
time before or after July 1, 1981, with respect to any state employees 435
shall continue unaffected and as if the salaries and wages of such 436
employees continued to be paid out of the general funds of the state. 437
Sec. 14. Subsection (d) of section 13b-97 of the general statutes is 438 Substitute Bill No. 993
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 439
2023): 440
(d) Any person, association, limited liability company or corporation 441
which has obtained a certificate under subsection (a) of this section, after 442
providing proof that service has been active [, adequate within the 443
territory specified in such certificate] and in compliance with all relevant 444
statutes and regulations, [for a period of not less than two years since 445
such certificate was obtained,] may solicit, receive and discharge taxicab 446
passengers at Bradley International Airport, subject to formal 447
agreement with the [Commissioner of Transportation provided such 448
agreement shall not take precedence over its obligation to provide 449
taxicab service within the territory specified in such certificate] 450
executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority. Any such 451
person, association, limited liability company or corporation may 452
discharge taxicab passengers received at such airport within a territory 453
other than the territory specified in its certificate. The [commissioner] 454
executive director may charge and collect a reasonable fee from any 455
such person, association, limited liability company or corporation for 456
the privilege of solicitation of such passengers. 457
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) No person shall operate, 458
nor any owner permit operation of, an aircraft based or hangered in this 459
state unless there is a liability insurance policy on such aircraft that 460
covers the owner and pilot for claims by passengers or other persons for 461
any injuries to such passengers or other persons or their property that 462
might arise out of the operation of such aircraft. 463
(b) The liability insurance shall provide coverage of at least (1) five 464
hundred thousand dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury or 465
death or for property damages per accident, and (2) one hundred 466
thousand dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury or death or for 467
property damages per passenger seat. 468
(c) Each owner or operator of an air navigation facility in the state 469
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facility. Such list shall include for each such aircraft: (1) The registration 471
number, type and model of the aircraft, (2) the name and address of the 472
owner or operator of the aircraft, (3) the period of time the aircraft has 473
been based or hangered at the air navigation facility, (4) the liability 474
insurance policy or binder number, (5) the name of the insurance 475
company as shown on the liability insurance policy, and (6) the name of 476
the liability insurance agent or broker. 477
(d) The owner or operator of an aircraft based or hangered in the state 478
shall provide proof of aircraft liability insurance satisfying the coverage 479
required pursuant to this section upon request of the executive director 480
of the Connecticut Airport Authority, any official of the authority or a 481
law enforcement officer. 482
(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to aircraft regulated 483
under 14 CFR 205, as amended from time to time. 484
Sec. 16. Section 15-120bb of the general statutes is repealed and the 485
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 486
(a) There is hereby established and created a body politic and 487
corporate, constituting a public instrumentality and political 488
subdivision of the state of Connecticut established and created for the 489
performance of an essential public and governmental function, to be 490
known as the Connecticut Airport Authority. The authority shall not be 491
construed to be a department, institution or agency of the state. 492
(b) The powers of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by a 493
board of directors, which shall consist of eleven members, appointed as 494
follows: (1) (A) The Treasurer or the Treasurer's designee, (B) the 495
Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee, and 496
(C) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or 497
the commissioner's designee, each serving ex officio; (2) one appointed 498
by the speaker of the House of Representatives for a term of four years; 499
(3) one appointed by the minority leader of the Hou se of 500
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president pro tempore of the Senate for a term of four years; and (5) one 502
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate for a term of four years. 503
Thereafter, such members of the General Assembly shall appoint 504
members of the board to succeed such appointees whose terms expire 505
and each member so appointed shall hold office for a period of four 506
years from the first day of July in the year of his or her appointment. The 507
Governor shall appoint four members to the board as follows: (A) Two 508
members for two years; and (B) two members for four years. Thereafter, 509
the Governor shall appoint members of the board to succeed such 510
appointees whose terms expire and each member so appointed shall 511
hold office for a period of four years from July first in the year of his or 512
her appointment. Appointed directors shall have business and 513
management experience and shall include individuals who have 514
experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas: (i) 515
Financial planning, (ii) budgeting and assessment, (iii) marketing, (iv) 516
master planning, (v) aviation, and (vi) transportation management. 517
(c) Appointed directors may not designate a representative to 518
perform in their absence their respective duties under this section. Any 519
appointed director who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the 520
board or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings of the board 521
held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from 522
the board. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall 523
be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance 524
of the unexpired term. 525
(d) The board of directors of the authority shall appoint an executive 526
director who shall not be a member of the board and who shall serve at 527
the pleasure of the board and receive such compensation as shall be 528
fixed by the board. The executive director shall be the chief 529
administrative officer of the authority and shall direct and supervise 530
administrative affairs and technical activities in accordance with the 531
directives of the board. The executive director shall approve all accounts 532
for salaries, allowable expenses of the authority or of any employee or 533
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authority. The executive director shall perform such other duties as may 535
be directed by the board in carrying out the purposes of subdivision (12) 536
of section 1-79, sections 1-120, 1-124 and 1-125, subsection (f) of section 537
4b-3, sections 13b-4 and 13b-42, subsection (a) of section 13b-44 and 538
sections 15-101aa and 15-120aa to 15-120oo, inclusive. The executive 539
director shall be exempt from the classified service. The executive 540
director shall attend all meetings of the board, keep a record of the 541
proceedings of the authority and shall maintain and be custodian of all 542
books, documents and papers filed with the authority and of the minute 543
book or journal of the authority and of its official seal. The executive 544
director may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records 545
and documents of the authority and may give certificates under the 546
official seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies, 547
and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such 548
certificates. 549
(e) Each director shall be entitled to reimbursement for such director's 550
actual and necessary expenses incurred during the performance of such 551
director's official duties. 552
(f) Directors may engage in private employment, or in a profession or 553
business, subject to any applicable laws, rules and regulations of the 554
state or federal government regarding official ethics or conflict of 555
interest. 556
(g) Six directors of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the 557
transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the authority. 558
For the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the 559
authority, and except as otherwise provided in this section, the 560
authority may act by a majority of the directors present at any meeting 561
at which a quorum is in attendance. 562
(h) The board may delegate to six or more directors such board 563
powers and duties as it may deem necessary and proper in conformity 564
with the provisions of this section and its bylaws. 565 Substitute Bill No. 993
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(i) The appointing authority for any director may remove such 566
director for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office after 567
giving the director a copy of the charges against the director and an 568
opportunity to be heard, in person or by counsel, in the director's 569
defense, upon not less than ten days' notice. If any director shall be so 570
removed, the appointing authority for such director shall file in the 571
office of the Secretary of the State a complete statement of charges made 572
against such director and the appointing authority's findings on such 573
statement of charges, together with a complete record of the 574
proceedings. 575
(j) The authority shall continue as long as it has bonds or other 576
obligations outstanding and until its existence is terminated by law. 577
Upon the termination of the existence of the authority, all its rights and 578
properties shall pass to and be vested in the state of Connecticut. 579
(k) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, it shall not 580
constitute a conflict of interest for a trustee, director, partner or officer 581
of any person, firm or corporation, or any individual having a financial 582
interest in a person, firm or corporation, to serve as a director of the 583
authority, provided such trustee, director, partner, officer or individual 584
shall abstain from deliberation, action or vote by the authority in specific 585
respect to such person, firm or corporation. 586
(l) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson of the board, who shall 587
serve for a term of four years. The board shall elect from its members a 588
vice chairperson and such other officers as it deems necessary. 589
Vacancies among any officers shall be filled within thirty days following 590
the occurrence of such vacancy in the same manner as the original 591
selection. Said board shall establish bylaws to govern its procedures and 592
shall appoint such committees and advisory boards as may be 593
convenient or necessary in the transaction of its business. 594
(m) The initial members of the board may begin service immediately 595
upon appointment, but shall not serve past the sixth Wednesday of the 596
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manner provided in section 4-7. Thereafter, all appointments shall be 598
made with the advice and consent of both houses of the General 599
Assembly, in the manner provided in section 4-19. 600
[(n) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall 601
establish an advisory committee to consult with on matters relating to 602
Bradley International Airport and business related to said airport. The 603
committee may consist of not more than six members, one of whom 604
shall be appointed by the cochairpersons of the joint standing committee 605
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 606
transportation, and one of whom shall be appointed by the ranking 607
members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 608
having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. The advisory 609
committee shall consist of residents of and representatives of businesses 610
located in the Bradley Airport development zone, as well as one or more 611
representatives from western Massachusetts. Members of such advisory 612
committee may attend public meetings of the Connecticut Airport 613
Authority and monthly managers' meetings of the Connecticut Airport 614
Authority.] 615
Sec. 17. Sections 13b-44a, 13b-50b, 15-101t and 15-101pp of the general 616
statutes are repealed. (Effective July 1, 2023) 617
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2023 13b-39a
Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 13b-39b
Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 13b-39d
Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 13b-39g
Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 13b-50
Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 13b-47
Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 13b-49a
Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 13b-50a
Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 15-44
Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 15-76(a)
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Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 15-101m
Sec. 13 July 1, 2023 15-120ii(b)
Sec. 14 July 1, 2023 13b-97(d)
Sec. 15 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 16 July 1, 2023 15-120bb
Sec. 17 July 1, 2023 Repealer section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 2, "13a-49a" was changed to "13b-49a, as amended by this act"
for accuracy; and in Sections 6(a) and 6(b), "proposed public use air
navigation facility and public use air navigation facility" was changed
to "proposed or existing public use air navigation facility" for clarity.
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