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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1083
January Session, 2023
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TRANSPORTATION CARBON BUDGET
FOR THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) Not later than July 1, 1
2030, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Transportation, in 2
consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 3
Protection, shall establish a transportation carbon budget for the state 4
that sets the maximum amount of greenhouse gas emissions permitted 5
from the transportation sector. The commissioners shall consider the 6
long-term emission reductions required by section 22a-200a of the 7
general statutes when establishing the transportation carbon budget. 8
(b) The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt regulations, in 9
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 10
ensure transportation projects undertaken by the Department of 11
Transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, as defined in 23 12
USC 134, as amended from time to time, or municipalities adhere to the 13
transportation carbon budget for the state. The regulations shall include, 14
but need not be limited to, (1) a definition of "transportation project" that 15 Raised Bill No. 1083
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excludes transportation projects that are necessary for safety reasons or 16
maintenance, (2) the methodology to calculate the greenhouse gas 17
emissions expected from future transportation projects, (3) where such 18
projects are estimated to increase net greenhouse gas emissions, the 19
ways to offset such emissions by undertaking greenhouse gas mitigation 20
transportation projects that will reduce such emission, and (4) a 21
description of such greenhouse gas mitigation transportation projects, 22
including, but not limited to, improving public transportation, 23
constructing bikeways, pedestrian walkways or other multiuse trails or 24
paths and installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Not later 25
than July 1, 2028, the commissioner shall submit the regulations to the 26
standing legislative regulation review committee for consideration 27
under section 4-170 of the general statutes. 28
(c) The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the 29
Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall 30
implement a public outreach plan to ensure sufficient public and 31
stakeholder engagement in the development of the transportation 32
carbon budget and the regulations required under subsection (b) of this 33
section. 34
(d) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until 35
January 1, 2030, the Commissioner of Transportation shall submit, in 36
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 37
a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 38
having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and the 39
environment. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the 40
status of the development of the transportation carbon budget for the 41
state and the regulations required under subsection (b) of this section, 42
the level of collaboration among various stakeholders, and a description 43
of and the results of any public outreach conducted pursuant to 44
subsection (c) of this section. 45
(e) On or before July 1, 2030, and annually thereafter, the 46
Commissioner of Transportation shall submit, in accordance with the 47
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 48 Raised Bill No. 1083
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committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 49
relating to transportation and the environment a copy of the 50
transportation carbon budget for the state and any recommendations for 51
legislation to implement such budget. 52
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2023 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a transportation carbon budget for the state.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]