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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1083
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8	6		January Session, 2023
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	19		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TRANSPORTATION CARBON BUDGET
15	20		FOR THE STATE.
16	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	22		Assembly convened:
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19	24		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) Not later than July 1, 1
20	25		2030, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Transportation, in 2
21	26		consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 3
22	27		Protection, shall establish a transportation carbon budget for the state 4
23	28		that sets the maximum amount of greenhouse gas emissions permitted 5
24	29		from the transportation sector. The commissioners shall consider the 6
25	30		long-term emission reductions required by section 22a-200a of the 7
26	31		general statutes when establishing the transportation carbon budget. 8
27	32		(b) The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt regulations, in 9
28	33		accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 10
29	34		ensure transportation projects undertaken by the Department of 11
30	35		Transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, as defined in 23 12
31		-	USC 134, as amended from time to time, and municipalities do not 13
32		-	exceed the maximum amount of greenhouse gas emissions established 14
33		-	in the transportation carbon budget for the state pursuant to 15
34		-	subsection (a) of this section. The regulations shall include, but need 16
35		-	not be limited to, (1) a definition of "transportation project" that 17
36		-	excludes transportation projects that are necessary for safety reasons or 18
37		-	maintenance, (2) the methodology to calculate the greenhouse gas 19 Substitute Bill No. 1083
	36	+	USC 134, as amended from time to time, or municipalities adhere to the 13
	37	+	transportation carbon budget for the state. The regulations shall include, 14
	38	+	but need not be limited to, (1) a definition of "transportation project" that 15 Raised Bill No. 1083
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44		-	emissions expected from future transportation projects, (3) where such 20
45		-	projects are estimated to increase net greenhouse gas emissions, the 21
46		-	ways to offset such emissions by undertaking greenhouse gas 22
47		-	mitigation transportation projects that will reduce such emissions, and 23
48		-	(4) a description of such greenhouse gas mitigation transportation 24
49		-	projects, including, but not limited to, improving public 25
50		-	transportation, constructing bikeways, pedestrian walkways or other 26
51		-	multiuse trails or paths and installing electric vehicle charging 27
52		-	infrastructure. Not later than July 1, 2028, the commissioner shall 28
53		-	submit the regulations to the standing legislative regulation review 29
54		-	committee for consideration under section 4-170 of the general statutes. 30
55		-	(c) The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the 31
56		-	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall 32
57		-	implement a public outreach plan to ensure sufficient public and 33
58		-	stakeholder engagement in the development of the transportation 34
59		-	carbon budget and the regulations required under subsection (b) of 35
60		-	this section. 36
61		-	(d) On or before January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until 37
62		-	January 1, 2030, the Commissioner of Transportation shall submit, in 38
63		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 39
64		-	a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 40
65		-	having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and the 41
66		-	environment. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the 42
67		-	status of the development of the transportation carbon budget for the 43
68		-	state and the regulations required under subsection (b) of this section, 44
69		-	the level of collaboration among various stakeholders, and a 45
70		-	description and the results of any public outreach conducted pursuant 46
71		-	to subsection (c) of this section. 47
72		-	(e) On or before July 1, 2030, and annually thereafter, the 48
73		-	Commissioner of Transportation shall submit, in accordance with the 49
74		-	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 50
75		-	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 51
76		-	relating to transportation and the environment, a copy of the 52 Substitute Bill No. 1083
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	44	+	excludes transportation projects that are necessary for safety reasons or 16
	45	+	maintenance, (2) the methodology to calculate the greenhouse gas 17
	46	+	emissions expected from future transportation projects, (3) where such 18
	47	+	projects are estimated to increase net greenhouse gas emissions, the 19
	48	+	ways to offset such emissions by undertaking greenhouse gas mitigation 20
	49	+	transportation projects that will reduce such emission, and (4) a 21
	50	+	description of such greenhouse gas mitigation transportation projects, 22
	51	+	including, but not limited to, improving public transportation, 23
	52	+	constructing bikeways, pedestrian walkways or other multiuse trails or 24
	53	+	paths and installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Not later 25
	54	+	than July 1, 2028, the commissioner shall submit the regulations to the 26
	55	+	standing legislative regulation review committee for consideration 27
	56	+	under section 4-170 of the general statutes. 28
	57	+	(c) The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the 29
	58	+	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall 30
	59	+	implement a public outreach plan to ensure sufficient public and 31
	60	+	stakeholder engagement in the development of the transportation 32
	61	+	carbon budget and the regulations required under subsection (b) of this 33
	62	+	section. 34
	63	+	(d) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until 35
	64	+	January 1, 2030, the Commissioner of Transportation shall submit, in 36
	65	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 37
	66	+	a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 38
	67	+	having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and the 39
	68	+	environment. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the 40
	69	+	status of the development of the transportation carbon budget for the 41
	70	+	state and the regulations required under subsection (b) of this section, 42
	71	+	the level of collaboration among various stakeholders, and a description 43
	72	+	of and the results of any public outreach conducted pursuant to 44
	73	+	subsection (c) of this section. 45
	74	+	(e) On or before July 1, 2030, and annually thereafter, the 46
	75	+	Commissioner of Transportation shall submit, in accordance with the 47
	76	+	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 48 Raised Bill No. 1083
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83		-	transportation carbon budget for the state and any recommendations 53
84		-	for legislation to implement such budget. 54
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	82	+	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 49
	83	+	relating to transportation and the environment a copy of the 50
	84	+	transportation carbon budget for the state and any recommendations for 51
	85	+	legislation to implement such budget. 52
85	86		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
86	87		sections:
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88	89		Section 1 October 1, 2023 New section
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90		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
91		-	In Subsec. (b), the first sentence was redrafted for clarity.
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93		-	TRA Joint Favorable Subst.
	91	+	Statement of Purpose:
	92	+	To establish a transportation carbon budget for the state.
	93	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	94	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	95	+	underlined.]
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