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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1083
January Session, 2023
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, and municipalities do not 13
exceed the maximum amount of greenhouse gas emissions established 14
in the transportation carbon budget for the state pursuant to 15
subsection (a) of this section. The regulations shall include, but need 16
not be limited to, (1) a definition of "transportation project" that 17
excludes transportation projects that are necessary for safety reasons or 18
maintenance, (2) the methodology to calculate the greenhouse gas 19 Substitute Bill No. 1083
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emissions expected from future transportation projects, (3) where such 20
projects are estimated to increase net greenhouse gas emissions, the 21
ways to offset such emissions by undertaking greenhouse gas 22
mitigation transportation projects that will reduce such emissions, and 23
(4) a description of such greenhouse gas mitigation transportation 24
projects, including, but not limited to, improving public 25
transportation, constructing bikeways, pedestrian walkways or other 26
multiuse trails or paths and installing electric vehicle charging 27
infrastructure. Not later than July 1, 2028, the commissioner shall 28
submit the regulations to the standing legislative regulation review 29
committee for consideration under section 4-170 of the general statutes. 30
(c) The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the 31
Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall 32
implement a public outreach plan to ensure sufficient public and 33
stakeholder engagement in the development of the transportation 34
carbon budget and the regulations required under subsection (b) of 35
this section. 36
(d) On or before January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until 37
January 1, 2030, the Commissioner of Transportation shall submit, in 38
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 39
a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 40
having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and the 41
environment. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the 42
status of the development of the transportation carbon budget for the 43
state and the regulations required under subsection (b) of this section, 44
the level of collaboration among various stakeholders, and a 45
description and the results of any public outreach conducted pursuant 46
to subsection (c) of this section. 47
(e) On or before July 1, 2030, and annually thereafter, the 48
Commissioner of Transportation shall submit, in accordance with the 49
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 50
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 51
relating to transportation and the environment, a copy of the 52 Substitute Bill No. 1083
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transportation carbon budget for the state and any recommendations 53
for legislation to implement such budget. 54
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2023 New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Subsec. (b), the first sentence was redrafted for clarity.
TRA Joint Favorable Subst.