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9		-	AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
10		-	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONCERNING
11		-	CAPITAL PROJECTS, NOTICE OF PROPOSED FAIR AND SERVICE
12		-	CHANGES, THE CONNECTICUT AIRPORT AUTHORITY,
13		-	AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT, ROAD SAFETY
14		-	AUDITS, PARKING AUTHORITIES, A SHORE LINE EAST REPORT
15		-	AND THE SUBMISSION OF REPORTS AND TEST RESULTS
16		-	REGARDING IMPAIRED DRIVING.
	12	+	AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
	13	+	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
17	14		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	15		Assembly convened:
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20		-	Section 1. Section 14-314 of the general statutes is repealed and the
21		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024):
22		-	Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with any order
23		-	made pursuant to any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more
24		-	than [five] ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days
25		-	or both, and shall be subject to the provisions of section 14-111. Any
26		-	person, firm or corporation failing to comply with any traffic control
27		-	signal, sign, marking or other device placed and maintained upon the
28		-	highway, or with any regulation adopted pursuant to any provision of
29		-	this chapter, by the Office of the State Traffic Administration or the
30		-	traffic authority of any city, town or borough shall be deemed to have
31		-	committed an infraction, if no other penalty is provided by law.
32		-	Traveling at a greater rate of speed than is reasonable as provided in Substitute House Bill No. 5330
	17	+	Section 1. Section 14-314 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	18	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 2
	19	+	Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with any order 3
	20	+	made pursuant to any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more 4
	21	+	than [five] ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days 5
	22	+	or both, and shall be subject to the provisions of section 14-111. Any 6
	23	+	person, firm or corporation failing to comply with any traffic control 7
	24	+	signal, sign, marking or other device placed and maintained upon the 8
	25	+	highway, or with any regulation adopted pursuant to any provision of 9
	26	+	this chapter, by the Office of the State Traffic Administration or the 10
	27	+	traffic authority of any city, town or borough shall be deemed to have 11
	28	+	committed an infraction, if no other penalty is provided by law. 12
	29	+	Traveling at a greater rate of speed than is reasonable as provided in 13
	30	+	section 14-218a, as amended by this act, shall not be deemed to be a 14
	31	+	failure to comply with the provisions of this section but shall be deemed 15
	32	+	to be the commission of an infraction within the provisions of [said] 16
	33	+	section 14-218a, as amended by this act. 17
	34	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 14-311 of the 2024 supplement to the 18 Substitute Bill No. 5330
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36		-	section 14-218a, as amended by this act, shall not be deemed to be a
37		-	failure to comply with the provisions of this section but shall be deemed
38		-	to be the commission of an infraction within the provisions of [said]
39		-	section 14-218a, as amended by this act.
40		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 14-311 of the 2024 supplement to the
41		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
42		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
43		-	(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or permitted by
44		-	the Office of the State Traffic Administration, no local building official
45		-	shall issue a building or foundation permit to any person, firm,
46		-	corporation, state agency or municipal agency to build, expand,
47		-	establish or operate such a development until the person, firm,
48		-	corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of the certificate
49		-	issued under this section by the office. No local building official shall
50		-	issue a certificate of occupancy to any such person, firm, corporation or
51		-	agency for such development until the conditions of the certificate
52		-	issued by the office under this section have been satisfied. If the office
53		-	determines that a local building official issued a building or foundation
54		-	permit to any such person, firm, corporation or agency without such
55		-	person, firm, corporation or agency having a certificate from the office,
56		-	the office shall order the building official to revoke such building or
57		-	foundation permit. If the office determines that any person, firm,
58		-	corporation or agency has (1) started building, expanding, establishing
59		-	or operating such a development without first obtaining a certificate
60		-	from said office, or (2) has failed to comply with the conditions of such
61		-	a certificate, [it] the office shall order the person, firm, corporation or
62		-	agency to (A) cease constructing, expanding, establishing or operating
63		-	the development, or (B) comply with the conditions of the certificate
64		-	within a reasonable period of time. If such person, firm, corporation or
65		-	agency fails to (i) cease such work, or (ii) comply with an order of the
66		-	office within such time as specified by the office, the office may apply to Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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	39	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 19
	40	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 20
	41	+	(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or permitted by 21
	42	+	the Office of the State Traffic Administration, no local building official 22
	43	+	shall issue a building or foundation permit to any person, firm, 23
	44	+	corporation, state agency or municipal agency to build, expand, 24
	45	+	establish or operate such a development until the person, firm, 25
	46	+	corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of the certificate 26
	47	+	issued under this section by the office. No local building official shall 27
	48	+	issue a certificate of occupancy to any such person, firm, corporation or 28
	49	+	agency for such development until the conditions of the certificate 29
	50	+	issued by the office under this section have been satisfied. If the office 30
	51	+	determines that a local building official issued a building or foundation 31
	52	+	permit to any such person, firm, corporation or agency without such 32
	53	+	person, firm, corporation or agency having a certificate from the office, 33
	54	+	the office shall order the building official to revoke such building or 34
	55	+	foundation permit. If the office determines that any person, firm, 35
	56	+	corporation or agency has (1) started building, expanding, establishing 36
	57	+	or operating such a development without first obtaining a certificate 37
	58	+	from said office, or (2) has failed to comply with the conditions of such 38
	59	+	a certificate, [it] the office shall order the person, firm, corporation or 39
	60	+	agency to (A) cease constructing, expanding, establishing or operating 40
	61	+	the development, or (B) comply with the conditions of the certificate 41
	62	+	within a reasonable period of time. If such person, firm, corporation or 42
	63	+	agency fails to (i) cease such work, or (ii) comply with an order of the 43
	64	+	office within such time as specified by the office, the office may apply to 44
	65	+	the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford or the judicial 45
	66	+	district where the development is located enjoining the construction, 46
	67	+	expansion, establishment or operation of such development. 47
	68	+	Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for single family 48
	69	+	home building lots within a subdivision of land, for which a certificate 49
	70	+	is required and which do not have a direct exit or entrance on, or directly 50
	71	+	abut or adjoin any state highway, no local building official shall issue a 51
	72	+	certificate of occupancy to any person, firm, corporation, state agency or 52 Substitute Bill No. 5330
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70		-	the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford or the judicial
71		-	district where the development is located enjoining the construction,
72		-	expansion, establishment or operation of such development.
73		-	Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for single family
74		-	home building lots within a subdivision of land, for which a certificate
75		-	is required and which do not have a direct exit or entrance on, or directly
76		-	abut or adjoin any state highway, no local building official shall issue a
77		-	certificate of occupancy to any person, firm, corporation, state agency or
78		-	municipal agency to occupy homes on such lots until the person, firm,
79		-	corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of the certificate
80		-	issued under this section by the office and such official confirms that the
81		-	certificate conditions have been satisfied.
82		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (f) of section 14-311 of the 2024 supplement to the
83		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
84		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
85		-	(f) Before submitting an application for a certificate for any
86		-	development generating large volumes of traffic pursuant to subsection
87		-	(a) of this section to the Office of the State Traffic Administration, the
88		-	person, firm, corporation or agency submitting such application shall
89		-	attend a mandatory meeting with the Office of the State Traffic
90		-	Administration and other staff from the Department of Transportation.
91		-	At such meeting, such person, firm, corporation or agency shall present
92		-	the applicant's proposed development and receive feedback, including,
93		-	but not limited to, information as to what materials need to be submitted
94		-	for an application to be considered complete.
95		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 14-311c of the 2024 supplement to the
96		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
97		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
98		-	(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or permitted by
99		-	the Office of the State Traffic Administration, no local building official Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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103		-	shall issue a building or foundation permit to any such person, firm,
104		-	corporation or agency to build, expand, establish or operate such a
105		-	development until the person, firm, corporation or agency provides to
106		-	such official a copy of the certificate issued under this section by the
107		-	Office of the State Traffic Administration. No local building official shall
108		-	issue a certificate of occupancy to any such person, firm, corporation or
109		-	agency for such development until the conditions of the certificate
110		-	issued by the office under this section have been satisfied. If the office
111		-	determines that a local building official issued a building or foundation
112		-	permit to any such person, firm, corporation or agency without such
113		-	person, firm, corporation or agency having a certificate from the office,
114		-	the office shall order the building official to revoke such building or
115		-	foundation permit. If the Office of the State Traffic Administration
116		-	determines that any person, firm, corporation or agency has (1) started
117		-	building, expanding, establishing or operating such a development
118		-	without first obtaining a certificate from said office, or (2) has failed to
119		-	comply with the conditions of such a certificate, it shall order the person,
120		-	firm, corporation or agency to (A) cease constructing, expanding,
121		-	establishing or operating the development, or (B) to comply with the
122		-	conditions of the certificate within a reasonable period of time. If such
123		-	person, firm, corporation or agency fails to (i) cease such work, or (ii)
124		-	comply with such order within such time as specified by the Office of
125		-	the State Traffic Administration, said office or the traffic authority of the
126		-	municipality wherein the development is located may apply to the
127		-	superior court for the judicial district of Hartford or the judicial district
128		-	where the development is located enjoining the construction, expansion,
129		-	establishment or the operation of such development. Notwithstanding
130		-	the provisions of this subsection, for single family home building lots
131		-	within a subdivision of land, for which a certificate is required and
132		-	which do not have a direct exit or entrance on, or directly abut or adjoin
133		-	any state highway, no local building official shall issue a certificate of
134		-	occupancy to any such person, firm, corporation or agency to occupy
135		-	homes on such lots until such person, firm, corporation or agency Substitute House Bill No. 5330
	77	+	municipal agency to occupy homes on such lots until the person, firm, 53
	78	+	corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of the certificate 54
	79	+	issued under this section by the office and such official confirms that the 55
	80	+	certificate conditions have been satisfied. 56
	81	+	Sec. 3. Subsection (f) of section 14-311 of the 2024 supplement to the 57
	82	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 58
	83	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 59
	84	+	(f) Before submitting an application for a certificate for any 60
	85	+	development generating large volumes of traffic pursuant to subsection 61
	86	+	(a) of this section to the Office of the State Traffic Administration, the 62
	87	+	person, firm, corporation or agency submitting such application shall 63
	88	+	attend a mandatory meeting with the Office of the State Traffic 64
	89	+	Administration and other staff from the Department of Transportation. 65
	90	+	At such meeting, such person, firm, corporation or agency shall present 66
	91	+	the applicant's proposed development and receive feedback, including, 67
	92	+	but not limited to, information as to what materials need to be submitted 68
	93	+	for an application to be considered complete. 69
	94	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 14-311c of the 2024 supplement to the 70
	95	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 71
	96	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 72
	97	+	(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or permitted by 73
	98	+	the Office of the State Traffic Administration, no local building official 74
	99	+	shall issue a building or foundation permit to any such person, firm, 75
	100	+	corporation or agency to build, expand, establish or operate such a 76
	101	+	development until the person, firm, corporation or agency provides to 77
	102	+	such official a copy of the certificate issued under this section by the 78
	103	+	Office of the State Traffic Administration. No local building official shall 79
	104	+	issue a certificate of occupancy to any such person, firm, corporation or 80
	105	+	agency for such development until the conditions of the certificate 81
	106	+	issued by the office under this section have been satisfied. If the office 82
	107	+	determines that a local building official issued a building or foundation 83
	108	+	permit to any such person, firm, corporation or agency without such 84 Substitute Bill No. 5330
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139		-	provides to such official a copy of the certificate issued under this
140		-	section by said office and such official confirms that the certificate
141		-	conditions have been satisfied.
142		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (f) of section 14-311c of the 2024 supplement to the
143		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
144		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
145		-	(f) Before submitting an application for a certificate for any
146		-	development generating large volumes of traffic pursuant to subsection
147		-	(a) of this section to the Office of the State Traffic Administration, the
148		-	person, firm, corporation or agency submitting such application shall
149		-	attend a mandatory meeting with the Office of the State Traffic
150		-	Administration and other staff from the Department of Transportation.
151		-	At such meeting, such person, firm, corporation or agency shall present
152		-	the applicant's proposed development and receive feedback, including,
153		-	but not limited to, information as to what materials need to be submitted
154		-	for an application to be considered complete.
155		-	Sec. 6. Section 14-299 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes
156		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
157		-	1, 2024):
158		-	(a) For the purpose of standardization and uniformity, no installation
159		-	of or revision to any traffic control signal light shall be made by any
160		-	town, city or borough until the same has been approved by the Office of
161		-	the State Traffic Administration. Such approval shall be based on
162		-	necessity for, location of and type of such signal light and shall be
163		-	applied for on a form supplied by the Office of the State Traffic
164		-	Administration and shall be submitted to said office by the traffic
165		-	authority having jurisdiction. Approval of any such signal light may be
166		-	revoked by the Office of the State Traffic Administration at any time if
167		-	said office deems such revocation to be in the interest of public safety,
168		-	and thereupon such signal lights shall be removed by the traffic Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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	113	+	person, firm, corporation or agency having a certificate from the office, 85
	114	+	the office shall order the building official to revoke such building or 86
	115	+	foundation permit. If the Office of the State Traffic Administration 87
	116	+	determines that any person, firm, corporation or agency has (1) started 88
	117	+	building, expanding, establishing or operating such a development 89
	118	+	without first obtaining a certificate from said office, or (2) has failed to 90
	119	+	comply with the conditions of such a certificate, it shall order the person, 91
	120	+	firm, corporation or agency to (A) cease constructing, expanding, 92
	121	+	establishing or operating the development, or (B) to comply with the 93
	122	+	conditions of the certificate within a reasonable period of time. If such 94
	123	+	person, firm, corporation or agency fails to (i) cease such work, or (ii) 95
	124	+	comply with such order within such time as specified by the Office of 96
	125	+	the State Traffic Administration, said office or the traffic authority of the 97
	126	+	municipality wherein the development is located may apply to the 98
	127	+	superior court for the judicial district of Hartford or the judicial district 99
	128	+	where the development is located enjoining the construction, expansion, 100
	129	+	establishment or the operation of such development. Notwithstanding 101
	130	+	the provisions of this subsection, for single family home building lots 102
	131	+	within a subdivision of land, for which a certificate is required and 103
	132	+	which do not have a direct exit or entrance on, or directly abut or adjoin 104
	133	+	any state highway, no local building official shall issue a certificate of 105
	134	+	occupancy to any such person, firm, corporation or agency to occupy 106
	135	+	homes on such lots until such person, firm, corporation or agency 107
	136	+	provides to such official a copy of the certificate issued under this 108
	137	+	section by said office and such official confirms that the certificate 109
	138	+	conditions have been satisfied. 110
	139	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (f) of section 14-311c of the 2024 supplement to the 111
	140	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 112
	141	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 113
	142	+	(f) Before submitting an application for a certificate for any 114
	143	+	development generating large volumes of traffic pursuant to subsection 115
	144	+	(a) of this section to the Office of the State Traffic Administration, the 116
	145	+	person, firm, corporation or agency submitting such application shall 117
	146	+	attend a mandatory meeting with the Office of the State Traffic 118 Substitute Bill No. 5330
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172		-	authority having jurisdiction.
173		-	(b) When traffic at an intersection is alternately directed to proceed
174		-	and to stop by the use of signals exhibiting colored lights or lighted
175		-	arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors
176		-	green, red and yellow shall be used, except for special pedestrian-
177		-	control signals carrying word legends or symbols. Such lights or arrows
178		-	shall apply to drivers of vehicles, [and] pedestrians and operators of
179		-	bicycles, except when such pedestrians are directed by pedestrian-
180		-	control signals pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and such
181		-	operators are directed by bicycle-control signals pursuant to subsection
182		-	(e) of this section. Such lights or arrows shall indicate the following:
183		-	(1) Circular green alone: Vehicular traffic facing a green signal may
184		-	proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign or marking at
185		-	such place prohibits either such turn or straight through movement,
186		-	except that such traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and
187		-	vehicles within a crosswalk or the intersection at the time such signal
188		-	was exhibited; pedestrians facing the green signal, except when directed
189		-	by separate pedestrian-control signals, may proceed across the highway
190		-	within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
191		-	(2) Yellow: Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal is thereby
192		-	warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a
193		-	red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter, when vehicular
194		-	traffic shall stop before entering the intersection unless so close to the
195		-	intersection that a stop cannot be made in safety; pedestrians facing a
196		-	steady yellow signal, except when directed by separate pedestrian-
197		-	control signals, are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to
198		-	cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian
199		-	shall then start to cross the roadway.
200		-	(3) Red alone: Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal alone shall
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205		-	or, if none, then before entering the intersection and remain standing
206		-	until the next indication is shown; provided, on or after July 1, 1979,
207		-	vehicular traffic traveling in the travel lane nearest the right hand curb
208		-	or other defined edge of the roadway, unless a sign approved by the
209		-	Office of the State Traffic Administration has been erected in the
210		-	appropriate place prohibiting this movement, may cautiously enter the
211		-	intersection to make a right turn onto a two-way street or onto another
212		-	one-way street on which all the traffic is moving to such vehicle's right
213		-	after such vehicle has stopped as required in this subdivision and
214		-	yielded the right-of-way to pedestrians within an adjacent crosswalk
215		-	and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection. Pedestrians facing a
216		-	steady red signal alone, except when directed by separate pedestrian-
217		-	control signals, shall not enter the roadway.
218		-	(4) Green arrow: Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown
219		-	alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously enter
220		-	the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, or
221		-	such other movement as is permitted by other indications shown at the
222		-	same time, but such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to
223		-	pedestrians within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully within the
224		-	intersection.
225		-	[(5)] (c) Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the
226		-	words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" or the image of a walking person
227		-	symbolizing "Walk" or an upraised hand symbolizing "Don't Walk" are
228		-	in place, [such] pedestrians shall comply with such signals. Such signals
229		-	shall indicate as follows: (1) "Walk" or walking person symbol:
230		-	Pedestrians facing such signals may proceed across the roadway in the
231		-	direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers
232		-	of all vehicles; and (2) "Don't Walk" or upraised hand symbol: No
233		-	pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal,
234		-	but any pedestrian who has partially completed crossing on the walk
235		-	signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the flashing Substitute House Bill No. 5330
	151	+	Administration and other staff from the Department of Transportation. 119
	152	+	At such meeting, such person, firm, corporation or agency shall present 120
	153	+	the applicant's proposed development and receive feedback, including, 121
	154	+	but not limited to, information as to what materials need to be submitted 122
	155	+	for an application to be considered complete. 123
	156	+	Sec. 6. Section 14-299 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 124
	157	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 125
	158	+	October 1, 2024): 126
	159	+	(a) For the purpose of standardization and uniformity, no installation 127
	160	+	of or revision to any traffic control signal light shall be made by any 128
	161	+	town, city or borough until the same has been approved by the Office of 129
	162	+	the State Traffic Administration. Such approval shall be based on 130
	163	+	necessity for, location of and type of such signal light and shall be 131
	164	+	applied for on a form supplied by the Office of the State Traffic 132
	165	+	Administration and shall be submitted to said office by the traffic 133
	166	+	authority having jurisdiction. Approval of any such signal light may be 134
	167	+	revoked by the Office of the State Traffic Administration at any time if 135
	168	+	said office deems such revocation to be in the interest of public safety, 136
	169	+	and thereupon such signal lights shall be removed by the traffic 137
	170	+	authority having jurisdiction. 138
	171	+	(b) When traffic at an intersection is alternately directed to proceed 139
	172	+	and to stop by the use of signals exhibiting colored lights or lighted 140
	173	+	arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors 141
	174	+	green, red and yellow shall be used, except for special pedestrian-142
	175	+	control signals carrying word legends or symbols. Such lights or arrows 143
	176	+	shall apply to drivers of vehicles, [and] pedestrians [and shall] and 144
	177	+	operators of bicycles, except when such operators are directed by 145
	178	+	bicycle-control signals pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Such 146
	179	+	lights or arrows shall indicate the following: 147
	180	+	(1) Circular green alone: Vehicular traffic facing a green signal may 148
	181	+	proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign or marking at 149
	182	+	such place prohibits either such turn or straight through movement, 150 Substitute Bill No. 5330
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239		-	"Don't Walk" or flashing upraised hand symbol signal is showing.
240		-	[(c)] (d) When an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in
241		-	a traffic sign or signal, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as
242		-	follows:
243		-	(1) Flashing red: When a red lens is illuminated by rapid intermittent
244		-	flashes, [drivers of vehicles] vehicular traffic shall stop before entering
245		-	the nearest crosswalk at an intersection, or at a limit line when marked
246		-	or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed
247		-	shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
248		-	(2) Flashing yellow: When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid
249		-	intermittent flashes, [drivers of vehicles] vehicular traffic facing such
250		-	signal may proceed through the intersection or past such signal only
251		-	with caution.
252		-	(e) Whenever bicycle-control signals with three lens signal heads
253		-	exhibiting green, yellow or red bicycle stenciled lenses are in place, the
254		-	operators of bicycles shall comply with such signals. Such signals shall
255		-	indicate as follows:
256		-	(1) Green bicycle: Bicycle traffic facing a green bicycle signal may
257		-	proceed in the same manner as if facing a green signal alone as described
258		-	in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section.
259		-	(2) Yellow bicycle: Bicycle traffic facing a yellow bicycle signal is
260		-	thereby warned in the same manner as if facing a steady yellow signal
261		-	as described in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section.
262		-	(3) Red bicycle: Bicycle traffic facing a red bicycle signal shall stop in
263		-	the same manner as if facing a steady red signal alone as described in
264		-	subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section, provided bicycle traffic
265		-	may cautiously enter the intersection as described in said subdivision. Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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	187	+	except that such traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and 151
	188	+	vehicles within a crosswalk or the intersection at the time such signal 152
	189	+	was exhibited; pedestrians facing the green signal, except when directed 153
	190	+	by separate pedestrian-control signals, may proceed across the highway 154
	191	+	within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. 155
	192	+	(2) Yellow: Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal is thereby 156
	193	+	warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a 157
	194	+	red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter, when vehicular 158
	195	+	traffic shall stop before entering the intersection unless so close to the 159
	196	+	intersection that a stop cannot be made in safety; pedestrians facing a 160
	197	+	steady yellow signal, except when directed by separate pedestrian-161
	198	+	control signals, are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to 162
	199	+	cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian 163
	200	+	shall then start to cross the roadway. 164
	201	+	(3) Red alone: Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal alone shall 165
	202	+	stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection 166
	203	+	or, if none, then before entering the intersection and remain standing 167
	204	+	until the next indication is shown; provided, on or after July 1, 1979, 168
	205	+	vehicular traffic traveling in the travel lane nearest the right hand curb 169
	206	+	or other defined edge of the roadway, unless a sign approved by the 170
	207	+	Office of the State Traffic Administration has been erected in the 171
	208	+	appropriate place prohibiting this movement, may cautiously enter the 172
	209	+	intersection to make a right turn onto a two-way street or onto another 173
	210	+	one-way street on which all the traffic is moving to such vehicle's right 174
	211	+	after such vehicle has stopped as required in this subdivision and 175
	212	+	yielded the right-of-way to pedestrians within an adjacent crosswalk 176
	213	+	and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection. Pedestrians facing a 177
	214	+	steady red signal alone, except when directed by separate pedestrian-178
	215	+	control signals, shall not enter the roadway. 179
	216	+	(4) Green arrow: Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown 180
	217	+	alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously enter 181
	218	+	the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, or 182
	219	+	such other movement as is permitted by other indications shown at the 183 Substitute Bill No. 5330
268	220
269		-	(4) Flashing red bicycle: When a red bicycle signal is illuminated by
270		-	rapid intermittent flashes, bicycle traffic shall stop in the same manner
271		-	as if facing a red lens illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes as
272		-	described in subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section.
273		-	(5) Flashing yellow bicycle: When a yellow bicycle signal is
274		-	illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes, bicycle traffic may proceed as
275		-	described in subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section.
276		-	[(d)] (f) Lenses of the following colors only shall be used and shall be
277		-	arranged vertically in the signal face or, when necessary, horizontally,
278		-	and shall conform to the following positions: When arranged vertically,
279		-	red shall be located at the top, yellow shall be located directly below red
280		-	and the remaining indications below the yellow in the following order:
281		-	Flashing yellow, circular green, vertical arrow, left-turn arrow and
282		-	right-turn arrow, as needed; when arranged horizontally, red shall be
283		-	located at the left, yellow shall be located directly to the right of red and
284		-	the remaining indications to the right of yellow in the following order:
285		-	Flashing yellow, left-turn arrow, circular green, vertical arrow and
286		-	right-turn arrow, as needed.
287		-	[(e)] (g) When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the
288		-	individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in
289		-	any lane over which a green arrow signal is shown, but shall not enter
290		-	or travel in any lane over which a red X signal is shown.
291		-	[(f)] (h) If a traffic control signal, approved by the Office of the State
292		-	Traffic Administration, is erected and maintained at a place other than
293		-	an intersection, the provisions of this section shall be applicable except
294		-	as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
295		-	Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement
296		-	indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any sign
297		-	or marking, the stop shall be made at the signal. Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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301		-	~~Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1~~, ~~2024) Notwithstanding~~ the ~~provisions~~
302		-	~~of any municipal charter,~~ ~~special act or home rule ordinance,~~ ~~any~~
303		-	~~municipality may,~~ ~~by vote of its legislative body, establish a traffic~~
304		-	~~authority and appoint one or more persons as members to serve on such~~
305		-	~~traffic authority.~~ The ~~qualifications, terms~~ of ~~office and compensation,~~ if
306		-	~~any~~, ~~of any~~ such ~~members shall be prescribed by such legislative body.~~
307		-	~~A traffic authority established pursuant to this section~~ shall ~~replace any~~
308		-	~~existing traffic authority~~ in ~~such municipality and have~~ the ~~same powers~~
309		-	and ~~duties as a traffic authority described in subparagraphs (A) to (C),~~
310		-	~~inclusive,~~ of ~~subdivision (7) of section 14-297~~ ~~of the general statutes,~~ as
311		-	~~amended by this act.~~
312		-	~~Sec. 8.~~ ~~Subdivision (7) of section 14-297 of~~ the ~~general statutes is~~
313		-	~~repealed and~~ the ~~following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,~~
314		-	~~2024):~~
315		-	(7) ~~"Traffic authority"~~ ~~means (~~A~~) the board of police commissioners~~
316		-	~~of any city, town~~ or ~~borough~~, ~~[or] (B) the city or town manager,~~ ~~the chief~~
317		-	~~of police,~~ ~~the superintendent of police or any legally elected or~~
318		-	~~appointed official or board [,~~ ~~or any official]~~ ~~having similar powers and~~
319		-	~~duties~~ [,] of ~~any city,~~ ~~town or borough that has no board of police~~
320		-	~~commissioners but has~~ a ~~regularly appointed police force,~~ ~~[or] (C) the~~
321		-	~~board of selectmen of any town in which there is no city or borough with~~
322		-	~~a regularly appointed police force,~~ ~~or (D)~~ a ~~traffic authority established~~
323		-	~~pursuant to section 7 of this act,~~ ~~except that,~~ with ~~respect to state~~
324		-	~~highways and bridges~~, ~~"traffic authority" means the Office~~ of ~~the State~~
325		-	~~Traffic Administration,~~ ~~provided nothing contained in this section shall~~
326		-	~~be construed to limit or detract from the jurisdiction or authority of the~~
327		-	~~Office of the State Traffic Administration to adopt regulations~~
328		-	~~establishing a uniform system of traffic control signals~~, ~~devices~~, ~~signs~~
329		-	~~and markings as provided in section 14-298, and the requirement that~~
330		-	~~no installation of any traffic control signal light shall be made by any~~
331		-	~~city, town or borough until the installation has been approved by the~~ Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 5330
	224	+	same time, but such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to 184
	225	+	pedestrians within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully within the 185
	226	+	intersection. 186
	227	+	(5) Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words 187
	228	+	"Walk" or "Don't Walk" or the image of a walking person symbolizing 188
	229	+	"Walk" or an upraised hand symbolizing "Don't Walk" are in place, such 189
	230	+	signals shall indicate as follows: "Walk" or walking person symbol: 190
	231	+	Pedestrians facing such signals may proceed across the roadway in the 191
	232	+	direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers 192
	233	+	of all vehicles; "Don't Walk" or upraised hand symbol: No pedestrian 193
	234	+	shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, but any 194
	235	+	pedestrian who has partially completed crossing on the walk signal 195
	236	+	shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the flashing "Don't 196
	237	+	Walk" or flashing upraised hand symbol signal is showing. 197
	238	+	(c) When an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a 198
	239	+	traffic sign or signal, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as 199
	240	+	follows: 200
	241	+	(1) Flashing red: When a red lens is illuminated by rapid intermittent 201
	242	+	flashes, [drivers of vehicles] vehicular traffic shall stop before entering 202
	243	+	the nearest crosswalk at an intersection, or at a limit line when marked 203
	244	+	or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed 204
	245	+	shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign. 205
	246	+	(2) Flashing yellow: When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid 206
	247	+	intermittent flashes, [drivers of vehicles] vehicular traffic facing such 207
	248	+	signal may proceed through the intersection or past such signal only 208
	249	+	with caution. 209
	250	+	(d) Whenever bicycle-control signals with three lens signal heads 210
	251	+	exhibiting green, yellow or red bicycle stenciled lenses are in place, the 211
	252	+	operators of bicycles shall comply with such signals. Such signals shall 212
	253	+	indicate as follows: 213
	254	+	(1) Green bicycle: Bicycle traffic facing a green bicycle signal may 214 Substitute Bill No. 5330
332	255
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334	256
335		-	Office of the State Traffic Administration as provided in section 14-299,
336		-	as amended by this act;
337		-	Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 14-218a of the 2024 supplement to the
338		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
339		-	thereof (Effective October 1, 2024):
340		-	(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the
341		-	Office of the State Traffic Administration shall establish a speed limit
342		-	not to exceed sixty-five miles per hour on each multiple lane, limited
343		-	access highway. The office shall establish speed limits that are suitable
344		-	for each such highway, taking into consideration relevant factors
345		-	including design, population of area and traffic flow.
346		-	(2) The Commissioner of Transportation may establish [the speed
347		-	limit on limited access highways during a weather event or an
348		-	emergency, provided the commissioner erects electronic signs
349		-	indicating such speed limit] a variable speed limit to allow for the
350		-	temporary lowering of a posted speed limit on a limited access highway,
351		-	or a designated portion thereof, to address traffic congestion, road
352		-	construction or any other condition that affects the safe and orderly
353		-	movement of traffic on such limited access highway. Any such variable
354		-	speed limit (A) shall be based on an engineering investigation; (B) shall
355		-	not be less than ten miles per hour below the posted speed limit on such
356		-	highway, or designated portion thereof; and (C) shall be effective when
357		-	the variable speed limit is posted and when a sign notifying motorists
358		-	of the change in the posted speed limit is erected not less than five
359		-	hundred feet, but not more than one thousand feet, before the point at
360		-	which the variable speed limit begins. The commissioner shall use
361		-	stationary or portable changeable message signs to provide notice of a
362		-	variable speed limit.
363		-	Sec. 10. Subsection (e) of section 13a-123 of the general statutes is
364		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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	259	+	proceed in the same manner as if facing a green signal alone as described 215
	260	+	in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section. 216
	261	+	(2) Yellow bicycle: Bicycle traffic facing a yellow bicycle signal is 217
	262	+	thereby warned in the same manner as if facing a steady yellow signal 218
	263	+	as described in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section. 219
	264	+	(3) Red bicycle: Bicycle traffic facing a red bicycle signal shall stop in 220
	265	+	the same manner as if facing a steady red signal alone as described in 221
	266	+	subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section, provided bicycle traffic 222
	267	+	may cautiously enter the intersection as described in said subdivision. 223
	268	+	(4) Flashing red bicycle: When a red bicycle signal is illuminated by 224
	269	+	rapid intermittent flashes, bicycle traffic shall stop in the same manner 225
	270	+	as if facing a red lens illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes as 226
	271	+	described in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section. 227
	272	+	(5) Flashing yellow bicycle: When a yellow bicycle signal is 228
	273	+	illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes, bicycle traffic may proceed as 229
	274	+	described in subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section. 230
	275	+	[(d)] (e) Lenses of the following colors only shall be used and shall be 231
	276	+	arranged vertically in the signal face or, when necessary, horizontally, 232
	277	+	and shall conform to the following positions: When arranged vertically, 233
	278	+	red shall be located at the top, yellow shall be located directly below red 234
	279	+	and the remaining indications below the yellow in the following order: 235
	280	+	Flashing yellow, circular green, vertical arrow, left-turn arrow and 236
	281	+	right-turn arrow, as needed; when arranged horizontally, red shall be 237
	282	+	located at the left, yellow shall be located directly to the right of red and 238
	283	+	the remaining indications to the right of yellow in the following order: 239
	284	+	Flashing yellow, left-turn arrow, circular green, vertical arrow and 240
	285	+	right-turn arrow, as needed. 241
	286	+	[(e)] (f) When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the 242
	287	+	individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in 243
	288	+	any lane over which a green arrow signal is shown, but shall not enter 244
	289	+	or travel in any lane over which a red X signal is shown. 245 Substitute Bill No. 5330
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368		-	2024):
369		-	(e) The following types of signs, displays and devices may, with the
370		-	approval of and subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner, be
371		-	permitted within the six-hundred-sixty-foot area of interstate, primary
372		-	and other limited access state highways, except as prohibited by state
373		-	statute, local ordinance or zoning regulation: (1) Directional and other
374		-	official signs or notices, which signs and notices shall include, but not
375		-	be limited to, signs and notices pertaining to natural wonders and scenic
376		-	and historical attractions which are required or authorized by law; (2)
377		-	signs, displays and devices advertising the sale or lease of the property
378		-	upon which they are located; (3) signs, displays and devices advertising
379		-	activities conducted on the property on which they are located; (4) signs,
380		-	displays or advertising devices which are in place for sixty days or less;
381		-	and (5) advertising signs, displays or devices (A) located or erected on
382		-	real property or abutting real property within areas owned, leased or
383		-	managed by a public authority for the purpose of (i) railway or rail
384		-	infrastructure facilities, including, but not limited to, associated
385		-	structures located within areas zoned solely or predominantly for the
386		-	development of a railway or rail infrastructure facilities, (ii) bus rapid
387		-	transit corridors, including, but not limited to, the Hartford-New Britain
388		-	busway project authorized in section 13b-15a, and any shelter, structure
389		-	or other facility associated with the operation of such bus rapid transit
390		-	corridor, (iii) airport development zones designated in section 32-75d,
391		-	[or] (iv) bus facilities, or (v) any other similar transit or freight purpose,
392		-	or (B) upon or within buildings, structures or other venues in the
393		-	custody or control of the state and designed, operated or intended to be
394		-	operated for the purpose of presenting athletic, artistic, musical or other
395		-	entertainment events. Subject to regulations adopted by the
396		-	commissioner and except as prohibited by state statute, local ordinance
397		-	or zoning regulation, signs, displays and devices may be erected and
398		-	maintained within six hundred sixty feet of primary and other limited
399		-	access state highways in areas which are zoned for industrial or Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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403		-	commercial use under authority of law or located in unzoned
404		-	commercial or industrial areas which areas shall be determined from
405		-	actual land uses and defined by regulations of the commissioner. The
406		-	regulations of the commissioner in regard to size, spacing and lighting
407		-	shall apply to any segments of the interstate system which traverse
408		-	commercial or industrial zones wherein the use of real property adjacent
409		-	to the interstate system is subject to municipal regulation or control, or
410		-	which traverse other areas where the land use, as of September 21, 1959,
411		-	was clearly established under state law as industrial or commercial.
412		-	Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 13b-38ff of the 2024 supplement to
413		-	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
414		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
415		-	(b) [On and after July 1, 2024, each] Each new bus stop or shelter
416		-	constructed by the Department of Transportation or a transit district on
417		-	and after July 1, 2024, shall (1) be in accordance with the plan developed
418		-	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and (2) comply with physical
419		-	accessibility guidelines, as applicable, under the federal Americans with
420		-	Disabilities Act, 42 USC 12101, et seq., as amended from time to time.
421		-	Sec. 12. Subdivision (10) of section 13b-2 of the general statutes is
422		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
423		-	2024):
424		-	(10) ["Fare inspector"] "Fare inspection duties" means the duties of an
425		-	employee of (A) the department designated by the commissioner, or (B)
426		-	a third-party contractor employed by the department, [whose duties are
427		-	to inspect] which include, but are not limited to, the inspection of tickets,
428		-	passes or other documentation required to show compliance by the
429		-	passenger with the fare payment requirements of state-owned or
430		-	controlled bus public transportation service when the fare payment is
431		-	off board or a combination of off board and on board such bus. Substitute House Bill No. 5330
	294	+	[(f)] (g) If a traffic control signal, approved by the Office of the State 246
	295	+	Traffic Administration, is erected and maintained at a place other than 247
	296	+	an intersection, the provisions of this section shall be applicable except 248
	297	+	as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. 249
	298	+	Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement 250
	299	+	indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any sign 251
	300	+	or marking, the stop shall be made at the signal. 252
	301	+	Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Notwithstanding the provisions 253
	302	+	of any municipal charter, special act or home rule ordinance, any 254
	303	+	municipality may, by vote of its legislative body, establish a traffic 255
	304	+	authority and appoint one or more persons as members to serve on such 256
	305	+	traffic authority. The qualifications, terms of office and compensation, if 257
	306	+	any, of any such members shall be prescribed by such legislative body. 258
	307	+	A traffic authority established pursuant to this section shall replace any 259
	308	+	existing traffic authority in such municipality and have the same powers 260
	309	+	and duties as a traffic authority described in subparagraphs (A) to (C), 261
	310	+	inclusive, of subdivision (7) of section 14-297 of the general statutes, as 262
	311	+	amended by this act. 263
	312	+	Sec. 8. Subdivision (7) of section 14-297 of the general statutes is 264
	313	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 265
	314	+	1, 2024): 266
	315	+	(7) "Traffic authority" means (A) the board of police commissioners 267
	316	+	of any city, town or borough, [or] (B) the city or town manager, the chief 268
	317	+	of police, the superintendent of police or any legally elected or 269
	318	+	appointed official or board [, or any official] having similar powers and 270
	319	+	duties [,] of any city, town or borough that has no board of police 271
	320	+	commissioners but has a regularly appointed police force, [or] (C) the 272
	321	+	board of selectmen of any town in which there is no city or borough with 273
	322	+	a regularly appointed police force, or (D) a traffic authority established 274
	323	+	pursuant to section 7 of this act, except that, with respect to state 275
	324	+	highways and bridges, "traffic authority" means the Office of the State 276
	325	+	Traffic Administration, provided nothing contained in this section shall 277
	326	+	be construed to limit or detract from the jurisdiction or authority of the 278 Substitute Bill No. 5330
432	327
433		-	Public Act No. 24-40 14 of 51
434	328
435		-	Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 13b-34 of the general statutes is
436		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
437		-	2024):
438		-	(a) The commissioner [shall have power] may, in order to aid or
439		-	promote the operation, whether temporary or permanent, of any
440		-	transportation service operating to, from or in the state, to contract in
441		-	the name of the state with any person, including, but not limited to, any
442		-	common carrier, any transit district formed under chapter 103a or any
443		-	special act, or any political subdivision or entity, or with the United
444		-	States or any other state, or any agency, instrumentality, subdivision,
445		-	department or officer thereof, for purposes of initiating, continuing,
446		-	developing, providing or improving any such transportation service.
447		-	Such contracts may include provision for arbitration of disputed issues.
448		-	The commissioner, in order to aid or promote the operation of any
449		-	transportation service operating outside the state, may contract in the
450		-	name of the state with any person, including, but not limited to, any
451		-	common carrier, or with the United States or any other state, or any
452		-	agency, instrumentality, subdivision, department or officer thereof, for
453		-	purposes of providing any transportation service in the event such
454		-	assistance is required in the case of an emergency or a special event. The
455		-	state, acting by and through the commissioner, may, by itself or in
456		-	concert with others, provide all or a portion of any such service, share
457		-	in the costs of or provide funds for such service, or furnish equipment
458		-	or facilities for use in such service upon such terms and conditions as
459		-	the commissioner may deem necessary or advisable, and any such
460		-	contracts may include, without limitation thereto, arrangements under
461		-	which the state shall so provide service, share costs, provide funds or
462		-	furnish equipment or facilities. To these ends, the commissioner may in
463		-	the name of the state acquire or obtain the use of facilities and
464		-	equipment employed in providing any such service by gift, purchase,
465		-	lease or other arrangements and may own and operate any such
466		-	facilities and equipment and establish, charge and collect such fares and Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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	331	+	Office of the State Traffic Administration to adopt regulations 279
	332	+	establishing a uniform system of traffic control signals, devices, signs 280
	333	+	and markings as provided in section 14-298, and the requirement that 281
	334	+	no installation of any traffic control signal light shall be made by any 282
	335	+	city, town or borough until the installation has been approved by the 283
	336	+	Office of the State Traffic Administration as provided in section 14-299, 284
	337	+	as amended by this act; 285
	338	+	Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 14-218a of the 2024 supplement to the 286
	339	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 287
	340	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 288
	341	+	(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 289
	342	+	Office of the State Traffic Administration shall establish a speed limit 290
	343	+	not to exceed sixty-five miles per hour on each multiple lane, limited 291
	344	+	access highway. The office shall establish speed limits that are suitable 292
	345	+	for each such highway, taking into consideration relevant factors 293
	346	+	including design, population of area and traffic flow. 294
	347	+	(2) The Commissioner of Transportation may establish [the speed 295
	348	+	limit on limited access highways during a weather event or an 296
	349	+	emergency, provided the commissioner erects electronic signs 297
	350	+	indicating such speed limit] a variable speed limit to allow for the 298
	351	+	temporary lowering of a posted speed limit on a limited access highway 299
	352	+	to address traffic congestion, road construction or any other condition 300
	353	+	that affects the safe and orderly movement of traffic on such limited 301
	354	+	access highway. Any such variable speed limit (A) shall be based on an 302
	355	+	engineering investigation; (B) may be effective for all, or a designated 303
	356	+	portion, of such highway; (C) shall not be less than ten miles per hour 304
	357	+	below the posted speed limit on such highway, or portion thereof; and 305
	358	+	(D) shall be effective when the variable speed limit is posted and when 306
	359	+	a sign notifying motorists of the change in the posted speed limit is 307
	360	+	erected not less than five hundred feet, but not more than one thousand 308
	361	+	feet, before the point at which the variable speed limit begins. The 309
	362	+	commissioner shall use stationary or portable changeable message signs 310
	363	+	to provide notice of a variable speed limit. 311 Substitute Bill No. 5330
469	364
470		-	other charges or arrange for such collection for the use or services
471		-	thereof as [he] the commissioner may deem necessary, convenient or
472		-	desirable. The commissioner, or any [fare inspector] employee of the
473		-	department or of a third-party contractor with fare inspection duties, as
474		-	defined in section 13b-2, as amended by this act, shall have the authority
475		-	to issue citations for any violation of section 13b-38i. The commissioner
476		-	may also acquire title in fee simple to, or any lesser estate, interest or
477		-	right in, any rights-of-way, properties or facilities, including properties
478		-	used on or before October 1, 1969, for rail or other forms of
479		-	transportation services. The commissioner may hold such properties for
480		-	future use by the state and may enter into agreements for interim use of
481		-	such properties for other purposes. Any person contracting with the
482		-	state pursuant to this section for the provision of any transportation
483		-	service shall not be considered an arm or agent of the state. Any
484		-	damages caused by the operation of such transportation service by such
485		-	person may be recovered in a civil action brought against such person
486		-	in the superior court and such person may not assert the defense of
487		-	sovereign immunity in such action.
488		-	Sec. 14. Subsection (j) of section 13b-34 of the general statutes is
489		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
490		-	2024):
491		-	(j) If the commissioner deems it to be in the best interest of the state,
492		-	the commissioner may indemnify and hold harmless the Metro-North
493		-	Commuter Railroad Company in its capacity as the state's contracted
494		-	maintainer of the M-8 rail car fleet for claims brought by the National
495		-	Railroad Passenger Corporation or other third parties against the Metro-
496		-	North Commuter Railroad Company relative to the operation of M-8
497		-	rail cars on National Railroad Passenger Corporation property,
498		-	provided such indemnification does not relieve the Metro-North
499		-	Commuter Railroad Company from liability for its wilful or negligent
500		-	acts or omissions. Substitute House Bill No. 5330
501	365
502		-	~~Public Act No. 24-40~~ 16 of 51
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504		-	Sec. 15. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 14-307e of the 2024
505		-	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is
506		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
507		-	(a) (1) A municipality's plan concerning the use of automated traffic
508		-	enforcement safety devices in the municipality shall identify the
509		-	proposed locations of such devices and include documentation that
510		-	such proposed locations comply with the guidelines developed
511		-	pursuant to subsection (a) of section 14-307d. The municipality shall
512		-	conduct a public hearing regarding any such plan prior to submission
513		-	and, by vote of its legislative body or, in a municipality where the
514		-	legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of the board of [selectman]
515		-	selectmen, shall submit such plan to the Department of Transportation,
516		-	in such form as the department may prescribe.
517		-	Sec. 16. Section 13a-265 of the general statutes is repealed and the
518		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
519		-	The Department of Motor Vehicles shall provide the Department of
520		-	Transportation and any vendor with information regarding the owner
521		-	of a motor vehicle identified by a work zone speed [camera] control
522		-	system as allegedly violating the provisions of section 13a-263, as
523		-	amended by this act. Such information shall include, but need not be
524		-	limited to, the make and number plate of such motor vehicle and the
525		-	name and address of the owner of such motor vehicle.
526		-	Sec. 17. Section 14-307g of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes
527		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
528		-	1, 2024):
529		-	(a) Not later than eighteen months following the date an automated
530		-	traffic enforcement safety device becomes operational in a municipality
531		-	pursuant to section 14-307c, as amended by this act, the municipality
532		-	shall submit a report to the Department of Transportation and to the Substitute House Bill No. 5330
	368	+	Sec. 10. Subsection (e) of section 13a-123 of the general statutes is 312
	369	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 313
	370	+	2024): 314
	371	+	(e) The following types of signs, displays and devices may, with the 315
	372	+	approval of and subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner, be 316
	373	+	permitted within the six-hundred-sixty-foot area of interstate, primary 317
	374	+	and other limited access state highways, except as prohibited by state 318
	375	+	statute, local ordinance or zoning regulation: (1) Directional and other 319
	376	+	official signs or notices, which signs and notices shall include, but not 320
	377	+	be limited to, signs and notices pertaining to natural wonders and scenic 321
	378	+	and historical attractions which are required or authorized by law; (2) 322
	379	+	signs, displays and devices advertising the sale or lease of the property 323
	380	+	upon which they are located; (3) signs, displays and devices advertising 324
	381	+	activities conducted on the property on which they are located; (4) signs, 325
	382	+	displays or advertising devices which are in place for sixty days or less; 326
	383	+	and (5) advertising signs, displays or devices (A) located or erected on 327
	384	+	real property or abutting real property within areas owned, leased or 328
	385	+	managed by a public authority for the purpose of (i) railway or rail 329
	386	+	infrastructure facilities, including, but not limited to, associated 330
	387	+	structures located within areas zoned solely or predominantly for the 331
	388	+	development of a railway or rail infrastructure facilities, (ii) bus rapid 332
	389	+	transit corridors, including, but not limited to, the Hartford-New Britain 333
	390	+	busway project authorized in section 13b-15a, and any shelter, structure 334
	391	+	or other facility associated with the operation of such bus rapid transit 335
	392	+	corridor, (iii) airport development zones designated in section 32-75d, 336
	393	+	[or] (iv) bus facilities, or (v) any other similar transit or freight purpose, 337
	394	+	or (B) upon or within buildings, structures or other venues in the 338
	395	+	custody or control of the state and designed, operated or intended to be 339
	396	+	operated for the purpose of presenting athletic, artistic, musical or other 340
	397	+	entertainment events. Subject to regulations adopted by the 341
	398	+	commissioner and except as prohibited by state statute, local ordinance 342
	399	+	or zoning regulation, signs, displays and devices may be erected and 343
	400	+	maintained within six hundred sixty feet of primary and other limited 344
	401	+	access state highways in areas which are zoned for industrial or 345 Substitute Bill No. 5330
533	402
534		-	Public Act No. 24-40 17 of 51
535	403
536		-	joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
537		-	matters relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of
538		-	section 11-4a. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to: (1)
539		-	The number of violations of sections 14-218a, as amended by this act,
540		-	and 14-219 and subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 14-299, as
541		-	amended by this act, that occurred at the locations where such
542		-	automated traffic enforcement safety devices were installed prior to the
543		-	use of such devices; (2) the number of violations where a motor vehicle
544		-	exceeded the posted speed limit by ten or more miles that were captured
545		-	by such devices at such locations; (3) the number of violations where a
546		-	motor vehicle failed to comply with the provisions of subdivision (3) of
547		-	subsection (b) of section 14-299, as amended by this act, when facing a
548		-	steady red signal on a traffic control signal that were captured by such
549		-	devices at such locations; (4) if available, the number and type of related
550		-	traffic violations and crashes that occurred at each location where an
551		-	automated traffic enforcement safety device was installed prior to such
552		-	installation and during the use of such devices; (5) the number of
553		-	violations of sections 14-218a, as amended by this act, and 14-219 and
554		-	subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 14-299, as amended by this
555		-	act, and related traffic violations and crashes that occurred at locations
556		-	where such devices were used and at similar locations where such
557		-	devices were not used; (6) a description of situations where recorded
558		-	images could not be used or were not used; (7) the number of leased or
559		-	rented motor vehicles, out-of-state motor vehicles or other vehicles,
560		-	including trucks, where enforcement efforts were unsuccessful; (8) the
561		-	amount of revenue from the fines and associated fees retained by the
562		-	municipality; and (9) the cost to the municipality to use such devices.
563		-	(b) Not later than a year after a municipality submits a report
564		-	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and each year thereafter until
565		-	an automated traffic enforcement safety device is no longer operational
566		-	in the municipality, the municipality shall submit a report to the
567		-	Department of Transportation and to the joint standing committee of the Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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569		-	Public Act No. 24-40 18 of 51
	406	+	commercial use under authority of law or located in unzoned 346
	407	+	commercial or industrial areas which areas shall be determined from 347
	408	+	actual land uses and defined by regulations of the commissioner. The 348
	409	+	regulations of the commissioner in regard to size, spacing and lighting 349
	410	+	shall apply to any segments of the interstate system which traverse 350
	411	+	commercial or industrial zones wherein the use of real property adjacent 351
	412	+	to the interstate system is subject to municipal regulation or control, or 352
	413	+	which traverse other areas where the land use, as of September 21, 1959, 353
	414	+	was clearly established under state law as industrial or commercial. 354
	415	+	Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 13b-38ff of the 2024 supplement to 355
	416	+	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 356
	417	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 357
	418	+	(b) [On and after July 1, 2024, each] Each new bus stop or shelter 358
	419	+	constructed by the Department of Transportation or a transit district on 359
	420	+	and after July 1, 2024, shall (1) be in accordance with the plan developed 360
	421	+	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and (2) comply with physical 361
	422	+	accessibility guidelines, as applicable, under the federal Americans with 362
	423	+	Disabilities Act, 42 USC 12101, et seq., as amended from time to time. 363
	424	+	Sec. 12. Subdivision (10) of section 13b-2 of the general statutes is 364
	425	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 365
	426	+	2024): 366
	427	+	(10) ["Fare inspector"] "Fare inspection duties" means the duties of an 367
	428	+	employee of (A) the department designated by the commissioner, or (B) 368
	429	+	a third-party contractor employed by the department, [whose duties are 369
	430	+	to inspect] which include, but are not limited to, the inspection of tickets, 370
	431	+	passes or other documentation required to show compliance by the 371
	432	+	passenger with the fare payment requirements of state-owned or 372
	433	+	controlled bus public transportation service when the fare payment is 373
	434	+	off board or a combination of off board and on board such bus. 374
	435	+	Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 13b-34 of the general statutes is 375
	436	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 376
	437	+	2024): 377 Substitute Bill No. 5330
570	438
571		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating t o
572		-	transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. Such
573		-	annual report shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the number
574		-	of motor vehicles that were subject to one citation, two citations, three
575		-	citations or four or more citations, (2) in the case of an automated traffic
576		-	enforcement safety device that records images of motor vehicles failing
577		-	to comply with the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of
578		-	section 14-299, as amended by this act, when facing a steady red signal
579		-	on a traffic control signal, the number of citations at each location that
580		-	were issued to motor vehicles making a right turn, proceeding through
581		-	the intersection and making a left turn, (3) a list of engineering and
582		-	educational measures undertaken by the municipality to improve safety
583		-	in locations when automated traffic enforcement safety devices are
584		-	operational, and (4) data regarding how many citations were issued,
585		-	how many hearings were requested and the results of any such
586		-	hearings.
587		-	(c) The Department of Transportation shall make any report received
588		-	pursuant to the provisions of this section available on the department's
589		-	Internet web site.
590		-	Sec. 18. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of
591		-	Transportation shall develop and maintain an interactive map on the
592		-	Internet web site of the Department of Transportation that displays the
593		-	location of and information concerning the department's active
594		-	construction capital projects throughout the state. Such map shall
595		-	identify the source of funding for each such project, aggregate the total
596		-	costs of all such projects by funding type and construction phase and
597		-	provide information and scheduled phases for each such project.
598		-	Sec. 19. Section 13b-38h of the general statutes is repealed and the
599		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
600		-	(a) The Department of Transportation shall provide for changes in Substitute House Bill No. 5330
601	439
602		-	~~Public Act No. 24-40~~ 19 of 51
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604		-	fares for mass transportation by land in accordance with the provisions
605		-	of this section and shall not be required to conform to the procedures in
606		-	chapter 54.
607		-	(b) Prior to adopting any change in fares for mass transportation by
608		-	land, the department shall (1) give notice of the proposed fare change,
609		-	its amount and the date it is proposed to take effect by advertising, at
610		-	least once, in one or more newspapers having general circulation in all
611		-	areas of the state that may be affected by such change in fares, and (2) in
612		-	such notice, provide information on the time and place a public hearing
613		-	is to be held on such proposed change. Such notice shall be [posted]
614		-	provided at least fifteen days prior to such public hearing. The
615		-	department shall, at least fifteen days prior to such public hearing, send
616		-	a copy of such notice to the chairpersons and ranking members of the
617		-	joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance
618		-	of matters relating to transportation and [to] finance and to the
619		-	Connecticut Public Transportation Council, established under section
620		-	13b-212b. A public hearing on the proposed fare change shall be held at
621		-	such time and place as will be convenient for public attendance.
622		-	(c) When the department is required to hold a public hearing
623		-	regarding a proposed major service change to commuter rail service in
624		-	accordance with the Federal Transit Administration Title VI Circular
625		-	4702.1B, as amended from time to time, the department shall, at least
626		-	fifteen days prior to such public hearing, provide notice of such public
627		-	hearing to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing
628		-	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
629		-	relating to transportation and finance and to the Connecticut Public
630		-	Transportation Council.
631		-	Sec. 20. Section 15-34 of the general statutes is repealed and the
632		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
633		-	For the [purpose of the laws of this state relating to aeronautics] Substitute House Bill No. 5330
	442	+	(a) The commissioner [shall have power] may, in order to aid or 378
	443	+	promote the operation, whether temporary or permanent, of any 379
	444	+	transportation service operating to, from or in the state, to contract in 380
	445	+	the name of the state with any person, including, but not limited to, any 381
	446	+	common carrier, any transit district formed under chapter 103a or any 382
	447	+	special act, or any political subdivision or entity, or with the United 383
	448	+	States or any other state, or any agency, instrumentality, subdivision, 384
	449	+	department or officer thereof, for purposes of initiating, continuing, 385
	450	+	developing, providing or improving any such transportation service. 386
	451	+	Such contracts may include provision for arbitration of disputed issues. 387
	452	+	The commissioner, in order to aid or promote the operation of any 388
	453	+	transportation service operating outside the state, may contract in the 389
	454	+	name of the state with any person, including, but not limited to, any 390
	455	+	common carrier, or with the United States or any other state, or any 391
	456	+	agency, instrumentality, subdivision, department or officer thereof, for 392
	457	+	purposes of providing any transportation service in the event such 393
	458	+	assistance is required in the case of an emergency or a special event. The 394
	459	+	state, acting by and through the commissioner, may, by itself or in 395
	460	+	concert with others, provide all or a portion of any such service, share 396
	461	+	in the costs of or provide funds for such service, or furnish equipment 397
	462	+	or facilities for use in such service upon such terms and conditions as 398
	463	+	the commissioner may deem necessary or advisable, and any such 399
	464	+	contracts may include, without limitation thereto, arrangements under 400
	465	+	which the state shall so provide service, share costs, provide funds or 401
	466	+	furnish equipment or facilities. To these ends, the commissioner may in 402
	467	+	the name of the state acquire or obtain the use of facilities and 403
	468	+	equipment employed in providing any such service by gift, purchase, 404
	469	+	lease or other arrangements and may own and operate any such 405
	470	+	facilities and equipment and establish, charge and collect such fares and 406
	471	+	other charges or arrange for such collection for the use or services 407
	472	+	thereof as [he] the commissioner may deem necessary, convenient or 408
	473	+	desirable. The commissioner, or any [fare inspector] employee of the 409
	474	+	department or of a third-party contractor with fare inspection duties, as 410
	475	+	defined in section 13b-2, as amended by this act, shall have the authority 411
	476	+	to issue citations for any violation of section 13b-38i. The commissioner 412 Substitute Bill No. 5330
634	477
635		-	Public Act No. 24-40 20 of 51
636	478
637		-	purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases [shall] have
638		-	the following meanings, [herein given,] unless the context otherwise
639		-	requires:
640		-	(1) "Aeronautics" means transportation by aircraft; the operation,
641		-	repair or maintenance of aircraft, [or] aircraft engines or unmanned
642		-	aircraft except by a manufacturer, including the repair, packing and
643		-	maintenance of parachutes; the design, establishment, construction,
644		-	extension, operation, improvement, repair or maintenance of airports,
645		-	heliports, vertiports, restricted landing areas or other air navigation
646		-	facilities, and air instruction.
647		-	(2) "Air instruction" means the imparting of aeronautical information
648		-	by any aeronautics instructor or in or by any air school or flying club.
649		-	(3) "Air navigation" means the operation or navigation of aircraft in
650		-	the air space over this state or upon any airport or restricted landing
651		-	area within this state.
652		-	(4) "Air navigation facility" means any facility, other than one owned
653		-	or controlled by the federal government, used in, available for use in or
654		-	designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including airports, heliports,
655		-	vertiports, restricted landing areas, and any structures, mechanisms,
656		-	lights, beacons, marks, communicating systems or other
657		-	instrumentalities or devices used or useful as an aid, or constituting an
658		-	advantage or convenience, to the safe taking-off, navigation and landing
659		-	of aircraft, or the safe and efficient operation or maintenance of an
660		-	airport, heliport, vertiport or restricted landing area, and any
661		-	combination of such facilities.
662		-	(5) "Aircraft" means any contrivance used or designed for navigation
663		-	of or flight in air, including (A) airplanes, meaning power-driven fixed-
664		-	wing aircraft, heavier than air, supported by the dynamic reaction of the
665		-	air against their wings, (B) gliders, meaning heavier than air aircraft, the Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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667		-	Public Act No. 24-40 21 of 51
	481	+	may also acquire title in fee simple to, or any lesser estate, interest or 413
	482	+	right in, any rights-of-way, properties or facilities, including properties 414
	483	+	used on or before October 1, 1969, for rail or other forms of 415
	484	+	transportation services. The commissioner may hold such properties for 416
	485	+	future use by the state and may enter into agreements for interim use of 417
	486	+	such properties for other purposes. Any person contracting with the 418
	487	+	state pursuant to this section for the provision of any transportation 419
	488	+	service shall not be considered an arm or agent of the state. Any 420
	489	+	damages caused by the operation of such transportation service by such 421
	490	+	person may be recovered in a civil action brought against such person 422
	491	+	in the superior court and such person may not assert the defense of 423
	492	+	sovereign immunity in such action. 424
	493	+	Sec. 14. Subsection (j) of section 13b-34 of the general statutes is 425
	494	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 426
	495	+	2024): 427
	496	+	(j) If the commissioner deems it to be in the best interest of the state, 428
	497	+	the commissioner may indemnify and hold harmless the Metro-North 429
	498	+	Commuter Railroad Company in its capacity as the state's contracted 430
	499	+	maintainer of the M-8 rail car fleet for claims brought by the National 431
	500	+	Railroad Passenger Corporation or other third parties against the Metro-432
	501	+	North Commuter Railroad Company relative to the operation of M-8 433
	502	+	rail cars on National Railroad Passenger Corporation property, 434
	503	+	provided such indemnification does not relieve the Metro-North 435
	504	+	Commuter Railroad Company from liability for its wilful or negligent 436
	505	+	acts or omissions. 437
	506	+	Sec. 15. Section 14-289g of the general statutes is repealed and the 438
	507	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 439
	508	+	(a) No person under eighteen years of age may (1) operate a 440
	509	+	motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle, as defined in section 14-1, or (2) be 441
	510	+	a passenger on a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, unless such operator 442
	511	+	or passenger is wearing protective headgear [of a type which] that 443
	512	+	conforms to the minimum specifications established in 49 CFR 571.218, 444 Substitute Bill No. 5330
668	513
669		-	free flight of which does not depend principally upon a power-
670		-	generating unit, and (C) rotorcraft, meaning power-driven aircraft,
671		-	heavier than air, supported during flight by one or more rotors.
672		-	"Aircraft" does not include unmanned aircraft.
673		-	(6) "Airman" means (A) any individual who engages, as the person in
674		-	command, or as a pilot, mechanic or member of the crew, in the
675		-	navigation of aircraft while under way; [and (excepting any individual
676		-	employed outside the United States, any individual employed by a
677		-	manufacturer of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers or appliances to
678		-	perform duties as inspector or mechanic in connection therewith, and
679		-	any individual performing inspection or mechanical duties in
680		-	connection with aircraft owned or operated by him)] (B) any individual
681		-	who is directly in charge of the inspection, maintenance, overhauling or
682		-	repair of aircraft engines, propellers or appliances; and (C) any
683		-	individual who serves in the capacity of aircraft dispatcher or air-traffic
684		-	control-tower operator. "Airman" does not include any individual
685		-	employed outside the United States, any individual employed by a
686		-	manufacturer of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers or appliances to
687		-	perform duties as an inspector or mechanic in connection with such
688		-	aircraft, engines, propellers or appliances and any individual
689		-	performing inspection or mechanical duties in connection with aircraft
690		-	owned or operated by such individual.
691		-	(7) "Airport" means any area of land or water, except a restricted
692		-	landing area, which is designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft,
693		-	whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, servicing or repair
694		-	of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and all
695		-	appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or other airport
696		-	facilities, and all appurtenant rights-of-way.
697		-	(8) "Airport hazard" means any structure, object of natural growth or
698		-	use of land which obstructs the air space required for the flight of
699		-	aircraft in landing or taking off at any airport, heliport, vertiport or Substitute House Bill No. 5330
700	514
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703		-	restricted landing area or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or
704		-	taking-off.
705		-	(9) "Airport protection privileges" means easements through or other
706		-	interests in air space over land or water, interests in airport hazards
707		-	outside the boundaries of airports, heliports, vertiports or restricted
708		-	landing areas and other protection privileges the acquisition or control
709		-	of which is necessary to [insure] ensure safe approaches to the landing
710		-	areas of airports, heliports, vertiports and restricted landing areas and
711		-	the safe and efficient operation thereof.
712		-	(10) "Careless, negligent or reckless operation" means the operation
713		-	or piloting of any aircraft or unmanned aircraft carelessly, negligently,
714		-	recklessly or in such manner as to endanger the property, life or limb of
715		-	any person, due regard being had to the proximity of other aircraft or
716		-	unmanned aircraft, the prevailing weather conditions and the territory
717		-	being flown over.
718		-	(11) "Civil aircraft" means any aircraft other than a public aircraft.
719		-	(12) Repealed by 1972, P.A. 134, S. 6.
720		-	(13) "Connecticut Airport Authority" or "authority" means the
721		-	Connecticut Airport Authority established pursuant to chapter 267b.
722		-	(14) "Executive director" means the executive director of the
723		-	Connecticut Airport Authority or [his or her] the executive director's
724		-	designee.
725		-	(15) "Flying club" means any person other than an individual which,
726		-	neither for profit nor reward, owns, leases or uses one or more aircraft
727		-	for the purpose of instruction or pleasure or both.
728		-	(16) "Manufacturer" means a person, partnership, association, limited
729		-	liability company or corporation which, during the calendar year Substitute House Bill No. 5330
	517	+	as amended from time to time. 445
	518	+	(b) No person issued a motorcycle endorsement for a period of three 446
	519	+	years after the date of issuance shall operate a motorcycle or a motor-447
	520	+	driven cycle, unless such person and any passenger on such motorcycle 448
	521	+	or motor-driven cycle is wearing protective headgear as described in 449
	522	+	subsection (a) of this section. 450
	523	+	(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall have 451
	524	+	committed an infraction and shall be fined not less than ninety dollars. 452
	525	+	[(b)] (d) As used in this section, the term "motorcycle" [shall] does not 453
	526	+	include "autocycle". 454
	527	+	Sec. 16. Subsection (a) of section 14-36a of the general statutes is 455
	528	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 456
	529	+	1, 2024): 457
	530	+	(a) A commercial driver's license issued in accordance with section 458
	531	+	14-44c shall be designated as class A, B or C, in accordance with the 459
	532	+	provisions of subsection (b) of section 14-44d. All other operators' 460
	533	+	licenses shall be designated as class D. A license of any class that also 461
	534	+	authorizes the operation of a motorcycle shall contain the date the 462
	535	+	motorcycle endorsement was issued by the commissioner and the 463
	536	+	designation "M", except that no such designation shall be required for 464
	537	+	the operation of an autocycle. 465
	538	+	Sec. 17. Subsection (b) of section 14-40a of the general statutes is 466
	539	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 467
	540	+	1, 2024): 468
	541	+	(b) A person who is sixteen years of age or older and who has not had 469
	542	+	such a license suspended or revoked may apply to the commissioner for 470
	543	+	a motorcycle instruction permit. The commissioner may issue a 471
	544	+	motorcycle instruction permit, containing such limitation as said 472
	545	+	commissioner deems advisable, to an applicant after the applicant has 473
	546	+	passed all parts of the examination, other than the driving skills test, for 474 Substitute Bill No. 5330
730	547
731		-	Public Act No. 24-40 23 of 51
732	548
733		-	preceding application for registration, manufactured or assembled one
734		-	or more aircraft for sale, or which proves to the satisfaction of the
735		-	executive director that it intends in good faith to manufacture or
736		-	assemble one or more aircraft for sale during the year immediately
737		-	ensuing.
738		-	(17) "Municipality" means any city, town or borough or other
739		-	subdivision of this state.
740		-	(18) "Navigable air space" means air space above the minimum
741		-	altitudes of flight prescribed by the laws of this state or by procedures
742		-	of the authority. [consistent therewith.]
743		-	(19) "Nonresident" means any person whose legal residence is
744		-	outside this state.
745		-	(20) "Operation of aircraft" means the use of aircraft for the purpose
746		-	of air navigation and includes the navigation or piloting of aircraft. Any
747		-	person who causes or authorizes the operation of aircraft, whether with
748		-	or without the right of legal control thereof, shall be deemed to be
749		-	engaged in the operation of aircraft within the meaning of the statutes
750		-	of this state.
751		-	(21) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation,
752		-	limited liability company, company, association, joint stock association
753		-	or body politic and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or other
754		-	similar representative thereof.
755		-	(22) "Public aircraft" means an aircraft used exclusively in the service
756		-	of any government or of any political subdivision thereof, including the
757		-	government of any state, territory or possession of the United States, or
758		-	the District of Columbia, but does not include any government-owned
759		-	aircraft engaged in carrying persons or property for commercial
760		-	purposes. Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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761	550
762		-	Public Act No. 24-40 24 of 51
	551	+	a motor vehicle operator's license with a motorcycle endorsement as 475
	552	+	required by subsection (c) of this section. The motorcycle instruction 476
	553	+	permit shall entitle the applicant, while [said] such applicant is in 477
	554	+	immediate possession of [said] such permit, to drive a motorcycle on the 478
	555	+	public highways, other than multiple lane limited access highways, for 479
	556	+	a period of sixty days. A motorcycle instruction permit may be renewed, 480
	557	+	or a new permit issued, for an additional period of sixty days. Each 481
	558	+	applicant issued a motorcycle instruction permit shall, while operating 482
	559	+	a motorcycle, wear protective headgear [of a type which] that conforms 483
	560	+	to the minimum specifications established [by regulations adopted 484
	561	+	under subsection (b) of section 14-289g] in 49 CFR 571.218, as amended 485
	562	+	from time to time. 486
	563	+	Sec. 18. Section 14-222 of the general statutes is repealed and the 487
	564	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 488
	565	+	(a) (1) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public 489
	566	+	highway of the state, or any road of any specially chartered municipal 490
	567	+	association or of any district organized under the provisions of chapter 491
	568	+	105, a purpose of which is the construction and maintenance of roads 492
	569	+	and sidewalks, or in any parking area for ten cars or more or upon any 493
	570	+	private road on which a speed limit has been established in accordance 494
	571	+	with the provisions of section 14-218a, as amended by this act, or section 495
	572	+	14-307a or upon any school property recklessly, having regard to the 496
	573	+	width, traffic and use of such highway, road, school property or parking 497
	574	+	area, the intersection of streets and the weather conditions. (2) The 498
	575	+	operation of a motor vehicle upon any such highway, road or parking 499
	576	+	area for ten cars or more at such a rate of speed as to endanger the life 500
	577	+	of any person other than the operator of such motor vehicle, or the 501
	578	+	operation, downgrade, upon any highway, of any motor vehicle with a 502
	579	+	commercial registration with the clutch or gears disengaged, or the 503
	580	+	operation knowingly of a motor vehicle with defective mechanism, shall 504
	581	+	constitute a violation of the provisions of this section. (3) The operation 505
	582	+	of a motor vehicle upon any such highway, road or parking area for ten 506
	583	+	cars or more at a rate of speed greater than eighty-five miles per hour 507
	584	+	shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this section. (4) The 508 Substitute Bill No. 5330
763	585
764		-	(23) "Restricted landing area" means any area of land or water or
765		-	both, which is used or is made available for the landing and takeoff of
766		-	aircraft, the use of which shall, except in case of emergency, be only as
767		-	provided from time to time by the executive director.
768		-	(24) Repealed by P.A. 85-130.
769		-	(25) Repealed by P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.
770		-	(26) Repealed by P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.
771		-	(27) "Heliport" means an area of defined dimensions, either at ground
772		-	level or elevated on a structure, designated for the landing and takeoff
773		-	of helicopters, which may be restricted solely for that purpose.
774		-	(28) "Ultra light aircraft" means (A) any aircraft which meets the
775		-	criteria established by the Federal Aviation Administration, federal Air
776		-	Regulation Part 103, or (B) any vehicle which: (i) Is used or intended to
777		-	be used for manned operation by a single occupant in the air; (ii) is used
778		-	or intended to be used for recreation or sport purposes only; (iii) has not
779		-	been issued an airworthiness certificate by the government of the United
780		-	States or any foreign government; and (iv) if unpowered, weighs less
781		-	than one hundred fifty-five pounds or, if powered, weighs less than two
782		-	hundred fifty-four pounds, empty weight, has a fuel capacity of no more
783		-	than five U.S. gallons, is not capable of more than fifty-five knots
784		-	calibrated air speed at full power in level flight and has a power-off stall
785		-	speed which does not exceed twenty-four knots calibrated air speed.
786		-	(29) "Unmanned aircraft" means a powered aircraft that (A) uses
787		-	aerodynamic forces to provide vertical lift, (B) is operated remotely by
788		-	a pilot in command or is capable of autonomous flight, (C) does not
789		-	carry a human operator, and (D) can be expendable or recoverable.
790		-	(30) "Vertiport" means an area of defined dimensions, either at
791		-	ground level or elevated on a structure, designated for the vertical Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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795		-	~~landing and takeoff~~ of ~~aircraft, which may be restricted solely for that~~
796		-	~~purpose.~~
797		-	~~Sec. 21.~~ ~~Section 13b-39a~~ of the ~~2024 supplement to the general statutes~~
798		-	~~is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective~~ ~~July~~
799		-	~~1, 2024):~~
800		-	~~[The]~~ Not ~~later~~ than ~~October first annually,~~ ~~the owner of any aircraft,~~
801		-	~~as defined in subdivision (5) of section 15-34, as amended by this act,~~
802		-	~~which is based~~ or ~~primarily used at any airport facility, heliport,~~
803		-	~~vertiport, air navigation facility, restricted landing area~~ or ~~seaplane base~~
804		-	~~in a municipality within this state shall [,~~ ~~not later than October 1, 1993,~~
805		-	and ~~annually thereafter, be required to] register with~~ the ~~municipality~~
806		-	~~in which such aircraft is based or primarily used~~, ~~by filing an application~~
807		-	~~form~~, ~~or renewal thereof, and paying~~ the ~~appropriate registration fee,~~ as
808		-	~~provided for in section 12-71, this section and section 13b-39b, as~~
809		-	~~amended by this act.~~ ~~The owner of any aircraft which is based~~ or
810		-	~~primarily used at any such air navigation facility~~ or ~~restricted landing~~
811		-	~~area in this state shall register such aircraft not later than July 1, 1994,~~
812		-	~~and annually thereafter not later than the first of October.~~ ~~Any aircraft~~
813		-	~~shall be deemed to be based~~ or ~~primarily used~~ in ~~a municipality when~~
814		-	~~in the normal course of its use,~~ ~~it leaves from and returns to or remains~~
815		-	at one ~~or more points within the municipality more often or longer than~~
816		-	~~at any other single location outside of the municipality.~~
817		-	~~Sec. 22.~~ ~~Section 13b-39b of the 2024 supplement~~ to ~~the general statutes~~
818		-	~~is repealed and~~ the ~~following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July~~
819		-	~~1, 2024):~~
820		-	~~The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall~~
821		-	~~prepare and distribute to each municipality in which aircraft are based~~
822		-	or ~~primarily used~~, ~~forms and decals for the registration~~ of ~~aircraft and~~
823		-	~~the renewal of~~ such ~~registrations. Each municipality shall designate~~ a
824		-	~~municipal registration official who may be an official~~ or ~~employee~~ of ~~the~~ Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 5330
	589	+	operation of a motor vehicle upon a limited access highway while 509
	590	+	engaged in any activity prohibited by section 14-296aa, as amended by 510
	591	+	this act, shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this section. 511
	592	+	(b) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be 512
	593	+	fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred 513
	594	+	dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or be both fined and 514
	595	+	imprisoned for the first offense and for each subsequent offense shall be 515
	596	+	fined not more than six hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than 516
	597	+	one year or be both fined and imprisoned. 517
	598	+	Sec. 19. Section 14-296aa of the 2024 supplement to the general 518
	599	+	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 519
	600	+	(Effective October 1, 2024): 520
	601	+	(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 521
	602	+	following meanings: 522
	603	+	(1) "Mobile telephone" means a cellular, analog, wireless or digital 523
	604	+	telephone capable of sending or receiving telephone communications 524
	605	+	without an access line for service. 525
	606	+	(2) "Using" or "use" means holding a hand-held mobile telephone to, 526
	607	+	or in the immediate proximity of, the user's ear. 527
	608	+	(3) "Hand-held mobile telephone" means a mobile telephone with 528
	609	+	which a user engages in a call using at least one hand. 529
	610	+	(4) "Hands-free accessory" means an attachment, add-on, built-in 530
	611	+	feature, or addition to a mobile telephone, whether or not permanently 531
	612	+	installed in a motor vehicle, that, when used, allows the vehicle operator 532
	613	+	to maintain both hands on the steering wheel. 533
	614	+	(5) "Hands-free mobile telephone" means a hand-held mobile 534
	615	+	telephone that has an internal feature or function, or that is equipped 535
	616	+	with an attachment or addition, whether or not permanently part of 536
	617	+	such hand-held mobile telephone, by which a user engages in a call 537
	618	+	without the use of either hand, whether or not the use of either hand is 538 Substitute Bill No. 5330
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826		-	Public Act No. 24-40 26 of 51
827	620
828		-	municipality or of any airport facility, heliport, vertiport or seaplane
829		-	base located within the municipality, to utilize the information obtained
830		-	pursuant to section 13b-49a, as amended by this act, and perform the
831		-	duties of registration of aircraft as set forth in sections 13b-39a to 13b-
832		-	39g, inclusive, as amended by this act, and shall furnish to the executive
833		-	director, in writing, the name, address and telephone number of each
834		-	such official. The municipality shall immediately notify the executive
835		-	director upon any changes relative to the municipal registration official.
836		-	Sec. 23. Section 13b-46 of the general statutes is repealed and the
837		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
838		-	(a) The executive director may approve airports, heliports, vertiports,
839		-	restricted landing areas [,] and other air navigation facilities. Any
840		-	municipality or person acquiring property for the purpose of
841		-	constructing or establishing an airport, heliport, vertiport or restricted
842		-	landing area shall, prior to such acquisition, apply to the executive
843		-	director for a certificate of approval of the site selected and the general
844		-	purpose or purposes for which the property is to be acquired, to [insure]
845		-	ensure that the property and its use shall conform to minimum
846		-	standards of safety and shall serve the public interest. Any proposed
847		-	airport, heliport, vertiport, restricted landing area or other air
848		-	navigation facility at which more than thirty-six landings and takeoffs
849		-	are expected to be made by aircraft in any year shall be approved by the
850		-	executive director before it shall be licensed to be used or operated. The
851		-	executive director shall make no charge for approval certificates of
852		-	proposed property acquisition for airport, heliport, vertiport or
853		-	restricted landing area purposes.
854		-	(b) The executive director may license airports, heliports, vertiports,
855		-	restricted landing areas and other air navigation facilities and renew
856		-	such licenses. When a certificate of approval of an airport, heliport,
857		-	vertiport or restricted landing area has been issued by the executive
858		-	director, [he or she] the executive director may grant a license for Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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	623	+	necessary to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone. 539
	624	+	(6) "Engage in a call" means talking into or listening on a hand-held 540
	625	+	mobile telephone, but does not include holding a hand-held mobile 541
	626	+	telephone to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone. 542
	627	+	(7) "Immediate proximity" means the distance that permits the 543
	628	+	operator of a hand-held mobile telephone to hear telecommunications 544
	629	+	transmitted over such hand-held mobile telephone, but does not require 545
	630	+	physical contact with such operator's ear. 546
	631	+	(8) "Mobile electronic device" means any hand-held or other portable 547
	632	+	electronic equipment capable of providing data communication 548
	633	+	between two or more persons, including a text messaging device, a 549
	634	+	paging device, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, 550
	635	+	equipment that is capable of playing a video game or a digital video 551
	636	+	disk, or equipment on which digital photographs are taken or 552
	637	+	transmitted, or any combination thereof, but does not include any audio 553
	638	+	equipment or any equipment installed in a motor vehicle for the 554
	639	+	purpose of providing navigation, emergency assistance to the operator 555
	640	+	of such motor vehicle or video entertainment to the passengers in the 556
	641	+	rear seats of such motor vehicle. 557
	642	+	(9) "Operating a motor vehicle" means operating a motor vehicle on 558
	643	+	any highway, as defined in section 14-1, including being temporarily 559
	644	+	stationary due to traffic, road conditions or a traffic control sign or 560
	645	+	signal, but not including being parked on the side or shoulder of any 561
	646	+	highway where such vehicle is safely able to remain stationary. 562
	647	+	(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and 563
	648	+	subsections (c) and (d) of this section, no person shall operate a motor 564
	649	+	vehicle upon a highway, as defined in section 14-1, while using a hand-565
	650	+	held mobile telephone to engage in a call or while using a mobile 566
	651	+	electronic device. An operator of a motor vehicle who types, sends or 567
	652	+	reads a text message with a hand-held mobile telephone or mobile 568
	653	+	electronic device while operating a motor vehicle shall be in violation of 569
	654	+	this section, except that if such operator is driving a commercial motor 570 Substitute Bill No. 5330
861	655
862		-	operation and use. On and after July 1, 1995, the executive director shall
863		-	charge a fee of one hundred fifty dollars for each license or renewal
864		-	thereof. Each such license shall be effective for a period of three years
865		-	from the date of issuance. Each licensee shall certify, on a form provided
866		-	by the executive director, that the licensed facility shall comply with all
867		-	applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations during the
868		-	license period. Municipalities shall be exempt from the payment of any
869		-	license fee in connection with airports owned or operated by such
870		-	municipalities.
871		-	(c) No municipality or officer or employee thereof and no person
872		-	shall operate an airport, heliport, vertiport, restricted landing area or
873		-	other air navigation facility for which approval has not been granted,
874		-	and a license has not been issued, by the executive director. The
875		-	provisions of this section shall not apply to any airport, heliport,
876		-	vertiport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility owned
877		-	by the federal government within this state.
878		-	(d) Any heliport in operation prior to October 1, 1985, shall be
879		-	deemed licensed for operation and use and the executive director shall
880		-	issue an original license for any such heliport upon the written request
881		-	of the person who controls and operates such heliport. Such heliports
882		-	shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter concerning the renewal
883		-	or revocation of licenses, inspection and review of air navigation
884		-	facilities and any other provision of this chapter except those concerning
885		-	the initial approval or licensing of such facilities. Such heliports shall be
886		-	subject to any rule or procedure adopted by the authority in accordance
887		-	with the provisions of this chapter except those concerning the initial
888		-	approval or licensing of any air navigation facility.
889		-	Sec. 24. Section 13b-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the
890		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
891		-	Upon receipt of any application for a certificate of approval of an Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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895		-	airport, heliport, vertiport or restricted landing area, or an original
896		-	license to use or operate an airport, heliport, vertiport, restricted landing
897		-	area or other air navigation facility, the executive director shall send
898		-	notice thereof by registered or certified mail to the chief executive officer
899		-	or first selectman of the municipality or municipalities in which the
900		-	proposed airport, heliport, vertiport, restricted landing area or other air
901		-	navigation facility is proposed to be located. If the applicant, or such
902		-	municipality within fifteen days after receipt of such notice, requests a
903		-	public hearing, the executive director shall set a time and place for such
904		-	hearing in the municipality in which the proposed airport, heliport,
905		-	vertiport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility is
906		-	proposed to be situated, at which hearing interested parties shall have
907		-	an opportunity to be heard. The executive director may hold a public
908		-	hearing in any case where no such request is made. Notice of any such
909		-	hearing shall be published by the executive director in a newspaper of
910		-	general circulation in such municipality at least twice, the first
911		-	publication to be at least fifteen days prior to the date of the hearing.
912		-	Upon the conclusion of such hearing, the executive director shall
913		-	consider all the relevant evidence and shall issue an order granting or
914		-	denying such application, written notice of which shall be sent by
915		-	registered or certified mail to the applicant and to the chief executive
916		-	officer or the first selectman of the municipality or municipalities in
917		-	which the proposed airport, heliport, vertiport, restricted landing area
918		-	or other air navigation facility is to be located. Orders issued pursuant
919		-	to this section shall comply with the requirements of section 15-66, as
920		-	amended by this act, and shall be subject to appeal as provided in
921		-	section 15-67.
922		-	Sec. 25. Section 13b-49 of the general statutes is repealed and the
923		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
924		-	The executive director may revoke temporarily or permanently any
925		-	certificate of approval or license upon a determination that an airport, Substitute House Bill No. 5330
	659	+	vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, such operator shall be charged with 571
	660	+	a violation of subsection (e) of this section. 572
	661	+	(2) An operator of a motor vehicle who holds a hand-held mobile 573
	662	+	telephone to, or in the immediate proximity of, his or her ear while 574
	663	+	operating a motor vehicle is presumed to be engaging in a call within 575
	664	+	the meaning of this section. The presumption established by this 576
	665	+	subdivision is rebuttable by evidence tending to show that the operator 577
	666	+	was not engaged in a call. 578
	667	+	(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed as 579
	668	+	authorizing the seizure or forfeiture of a hand-held mobile telephone or 580
	669	+	a mobile electronic device, unless otherwise provided by law. 581
	670	+	(4) Subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not apply to: (A) The use 582
	671	+	of a hand-held mobile telephone for the sole purpose of communicating 583
	672	+	with any of the following regarding an emergency situation: An 584
	673	+	emergency response operator; a hospital, physician's office or health 585
	674	+	clinic; an ambulance company; a fire department; or a police 586
	675	+	department, or (B) any of the following persons while in the 587
	676	+	performance of their official duties and within the scope of their 588
	677	+	employment: A peace officer, as defined in subdivision (9) of section 589
	678	+	53a-3, a firefighter or an operator of an ambulance or authorized 590
	679	+	emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, or a member of the armed 591
	680	+	forces of the United States, as defined in section 27-103, while operating 592
	681	+	a military vehicle, or (C) the use of a hand-held radio by a person with 593
	682	+	an amateur radio station license issued by the Federal Communications 594
	683	+	Commission in emergency situations for emergency purposes only, or 595
	684	+	(D) the use of a hands-free mobile telephone. 596
	685	+	(c) No person shall use a hand-held mobile telephone or other 597
	686	+	electronic device, including those with hands-free accessories, or a 598
	687	+	mobile electronic device, while operating a school bus that is carrying 599
	688	+	passengers, except that this subsection shall not apply when such 600
	689	+	person: (1) Places an emergency call to school officials; (2) uses a hand-601
	690	+	held mobile telephone as provided in subparagraph (A) of subdivision 602 Substitute Bill No. 5330
926	691
927		-	Public Act No. 24-40 29 of 51
928	692
929		-	heliport, vertiport, restricted landing area or other navigation facility is
930		-	not being maintained or used in accordance with the provisions of this
931		-	chapter, [or] chapter 266 [,] or any regulations or procedures adopted
932		-	pursuant to said chapters.
933		-	Sec. 26. Section 13b-49a of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes
934		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
935		-	1, 2024):
936		-	(a) Not later than July thirty-first annually, the owner or operator of
937		-	any airport, heliport, vertiport, restricted landing area, seaplane base or
938		-	other air navigation facility licensed under the provisions of section 13b-
939		-	46, as amended by this act, shall submit to the executive director and the
940		-	municipality in which the aircraft is based, the following information
941		-	with respect to an aircraft which is based or primarily used at such
942		-	facility as of July first of such year: (1) The identity and address of the
943		-	owner and form of ownership, including information as to whether the
944		-	owner is an individual, partnership, corporation or other entity; (2) the
945		-	type of aircraft, including the year of manufacture, the manufacturer,
946		-	the model and the certified gross weight; and (3) the Federal Aviation
947		-	Aircraft Registration number.
948		-	(b) The executive director, after notice and opportunity for hearing,
949		-	may suspend or revoke the license of any such facility in the event the
950		-	owner or operator thereof knowingly or intentionally fails to comply
951		-	with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
952		-	Sec. 27. Subsection (a) of section 13b-50 of the 2024 supplement to the
953		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
954		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
955		-	(a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority is
956		-	authorized to cooperate with the government of the United States or any
957		-	agency or department thereof in the acquisition, construction, Substitute House Bill No. 5330
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958	694
959		-	Public Act No. 24-40 30 of 51
	695	+	(4) of subsection (b) of this section; (3) uses a hand-held mobile 603
	696	+	telephone or mobile electronic device in a manner similar to a two-way 604
	697	+	radio to allow real-time communication with a school official, an 605
	698	+	emergency response operator, a hospital, physician's office or health 606
	699	+	clinic, an ambulance company, a fire department or a police department; 607
	700	+	or (4) uses a mobile electronic device with a video display, provided 608
	701	+	such device (A) is used as a global positioning system or to provide 609
	702	+	navigation, (B) is securely attached inside the school bus near such 610
	703	+	person, and (C) has been approved for such use by the Department of 611
	704	+	Motor Vehicles. 612
	705	+	(d) No person under eighteen years of age shall use any hand-held 613
	706	+	mobile telephone, including one with a hands-free accessory, or a 614
	707	+	mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a public 615
	708	+	highway, except as provided in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of 616
	709	+	subsection (b) of this section. 617
	710	+	(e) No person shall use a hand-held mobile telephone or other 618
	711	+	electronic device or type, read or send text or a text message with or 619
	712	+	from a mobile telephone or mobile electronic device while operating a 620
	713	+	commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, except for the 621
	714	+	purpose of communicating with any of the following regarding an 622
	715	+	emergency situation: An emergency response operator; a hospital; 623
	716	+	physician's office or health clinic; an ambulance company; a fire 624
	717	+	department or a police department. 625
	718	+	(f) Except as provided in subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this 626
	719	+	section, no person shall engage in any activity not related to the actual 627
	720	+	operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that interferes with the safe 628
	721	+	operation of such vehicle on any highway, as defined in section 14-1. 629
	722	+	(g) Any law enforcement officer who issues a summons for a 630
	723	+	violation of this section shall record on such summons the specific 631
	724	+	nature of any distracted driving behavior observed by such officer. 632
	725	+	(h) Any person who violates this section shall be fined two hundred 633
	726	+	dollars for a first violation, three hundred seventy-five dollars for a 634 Substitute Bill No. 5330
960	727
961		-	improvement, maintenance and operation of airports, heliports,
962		-	vertiports, landing fields and other aeronautical facilities in this state
963		-	where federal financial aid is received and to comply with the
964		-	provisions of the laws of the United States and any regulations made
965		-	thereunder for the expenditure of federal moneys upon such airports,
966		-	heliports, vertiports, landing fields and facilities. The executive director
967		-	is authorized to accept, receive and receipt for federal or other moneys
968		-	for and on behalf of this state or any political subdivision thereof for the
969		-	acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance and operation of
970		-	facilities within this state. All moneys accepted for disbursement by the
971		-	executive director pursuant to this subsection shall be disbursed in
972		-	accordance with the provisions of the respective grants.
973		-	Sec. 28. Section 13b-50p of the general statutes is repealed and the
974		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
975		-	(a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, upon
976		-	receipt of a written complaint, in such form and containing such
977		-	information as the executive director may require, from any person
978		-	alleging that there have been repeated landings or takeoffs by aircraft
979		-	from any real property not licensed as an airport, heliport, vertiport,
980		-	restricted landing area or other air navigation facility under the
981		-	provisions of section 13b-46, as amended by this act, may require the
982		-	owner of such property to keep records of all landings and takeoffs
983		-	made by aircraft from such property for a period of one year. Upon
984		-	receipt of such records, the executive director shall, within ten days,
985		-	forward [them] such records to the chief elected official of the
986		-	municipality in which such area or facility is located. The provisions of
987		-	this subsection shall not apply to any landing or takeoff made by
988		-	military aircraft or an emergency medical service organization, any
989		-	landing made for emergency purposes or [to] any landing or takeoff
990		-	made at an annual special event or for agricultural purposes.
991		-	(b) The executive director shall adopt written procedures, in Substitute House Bill No. 5330
992	728
993		-	~~Public Act No. 24-40~~ 31 of 51
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994	730
995		-	accordance with the provisions of section 1-121, to implement the
996		-	provisions of subsection (a) of this section. The procedures shall include,
997		-	but not be limited to, the type of information the property owner may
998		-	be required to record, the procedures for transmitting such information
999		-	to the executive director and standards for determining what constitutes
1000		-	an annual special event and agricultural purposes.
1001		-	(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section or any
1002		-	procedure adopted pursuant to this section shall be fined not more than
1003		-	five hundred dollars.
1004		-	(d) In addition to the fine imposed pursuant to subsection (c) of this
1005		-	section, a municipality may, by ordinance, establish a fine of not more
1006		-	than two hundred fifty dollars for violating any provision of this section.
1007		-	Sec. 29. Section 15-41 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1008		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1009		-	The executive director may perform such acts, issue and amend such
1010		-	orders, and make and amend such reasonable general or special
1011		-	regulations and [procedure] procedures and establish such minimum
1012		-	standards, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, as the
1013		-	executive director deems necessary or appropriate, and which are
1014		-	commensurate with and for the purpose of protecting and [insuring]
1015		-	ensuring the general public interest and safety, the safety of persons
1016		-	receiving instruction concerning, or operating, using or traveling in,
1017		-	aircraft, of persons operating or using unmanned aircraft, and of
1018		-	persons and property on land or water, and to develop and promote
1019		-	aeronautics in this state. No regulation or procedure of the executive
1020		-	director shall apply to airports or other air navigation facilities owned
1021		-	by the federal government within this state.
1022		-	Sec. 30. Section 15-71b of the general statutes is repealed and the
1023		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): Substitute House Bill No. 5330
	731	+	second violation and six hundred twenty-five dollars for a third or 635
	732	+	subsequent violation. 636
	733	+	(i) An operator of a motor vehicle who commits a moving violation, 637
	734	+	as defined in subsection (a) of section 14-111g, while engaged in any 638
	735	+	activity prohibited by this section shall be fined in accordance with 639
	736	+	subsection (h) of this section, in addition to any penalty or fine imposed 640
	737	+	for the moving violation. 641
	738	+	(j) The state shall remit to a municipality twenty-five per cent of the 642
	739	+	fine amount received for a violation of this section with respect to each 643
	740	+	summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the Superior Court 644
	741	+	or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior 645
	742	+	Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, on or before 646
	743	+	the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each year, certify 647
	744	+	to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this 648
	745	+	subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or 649
	746	+	official. 650
	747	+	(k) A record of any violation of this section shall appear on the 651
	748	+	driving history record or motor vehicle record, as defined in section 14-652
	749	+	10, of any person who commits such violation, and the record of such 653
	750	+	violation shall be available to any motor vehicle insurer in accordance 654
	751	+	with the provisions of section 14-10. 655
	752	+	(l) No person shall be subject to prosecution for a violation of the 656
	753	+	provisions of this section and subsection (a) of section 14-222, as 657
	754	+	amended by this act, because of the same offense. 658
	755	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	756	+	sections:
1024	757
1025		-	Public Act No. 24-40 32 of 51
	758	+	Section 1 October 1, 2024 14-314
	759	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 14-311(b)
	760	+	Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 14-311(f)
	761	+	Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 14-311c(b)
	762	+	Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 14-311c(f)
	763	+	Sec. 6 October 1, 2024 14-299 Substitute Bill No. 5330
1026	764
1027		-	As used in [section] sections 15-45, as amended by this act, and 15-
1028		-	71a, as amended by this act, and chapter 267:
1029		-	[(a)] (1) "Aircraft accident" means an occurrence associated with the
1030		-	operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person
1031		-	boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such
1032		-	persons have disembarked, in which any person suffers death or serious
1033		-	injury as a result of such person being in or upon the aircraft or in direct
1034		-	contact with the aircraft or anything attached thereto or as a result of the
1035		-	operation of the aircraft, or the aircraft receives substantial damage;
1036		-	[(b) "Operator" means any person who causes or authorizes the
1037		-	operation of an aircraft, such as the owner, lessee or bailee of an aircraft;]
1038		-	[(c)] (2) "Substantial damage" means (A) damage in excess of one
1039		-	thousand dollars to the property of any person, or (B) damage or
1040		-	structural failure which adversely affects the structural strength,
1041		-	performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft or unmanned
1042		-	aircraft, and which would normally require major repair or replacement
1043		-	of the affected component. [, except that] "Substantial damage" does not
1044		-	include engine failure, damage limited to an engine, bent fairings or
1045		-	cowling, dented skin, small punctured holes in the skin of fabric, ground
1046		-	damage to rotor or propeller blades and damage to landing gear,
1047		-	wheels, tires, flaps, engine accessories, brakes or wing tips; [are not
1048		-	considered "substantial damage" for the purpose of this part.] and
1049		-	(3) "Unmanned aircraft accident" means an occurrence associated
1050		-	with the operation of an unmanned aircraft that takes place between the
1051		-	time an unmanned aircraft takes off until such unmanned aircraft lands,
1052		-	in which any person suffers death or serious injury because of such
1053		-	person being in direct contact with the unmanned aircraft or anything
1054		-	attached thereto or because of the operation of the unmanned aircraft,
1055		-	or the unmanned aircraft incurs or causes substantial damage. Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1056	765
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1058	767
1059		-	Sec. 31. Section 15-45 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1060		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1061		-	The executive director may hold investigations, inquiries and
1062		-	hearings concerning matters covered by the provisions of this chapter,
1063		-	aircraft accidents, unmanned aircraft accidents or orders, [and]
1064		-	regulations and procedures of the executive director.
1065		-	Sec. 32. Section 15-66 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1066		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1067		-	In any case in which the executive director of the Connecticut Airport
1068		-	Authority refuses to issue a certificate of approval of, or license or
1069		-	renewal of license for, an airport, restricted landing area, heliport,
1070		-	vertiport or other air navigation facility, or in any case in which the
1071		-	executive director issues any order requiring certain things to be done
1072		-	or revoking any license, the executive director shall set forth the reasons
1073		-	therefor and shall state the requirements to be met before such approval
1074		-	shall be given, license granted or order modified or changed. Any order
1075		-	made by the executive director pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
1076		-	shall be served upon the interested persons by registered or certified
1077		-	mail or in person. To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the
1078		-	executive director and any official or employee of the authority and any
1079		-	state or municipal officer charged with the duty of enforcing this chapter
1080		-	may inspect and examine at reasonable hours any premises and the
1081		-	buildings and other structures thereon where airports, restricted
1082		-	landing areas, heliports, vertiports, air schools, flying clubs or other air
1083		-	navigation facilities or aeronautical activities are operated or carried on.
1084		-	No provision of this section shall prohibit the executive director from
1085		-	suspending or revoking the right of any person to pilot, or the right to
1086		-	any operation of any aircraft within this state, for any cause that is
1087		-	deemed sufficient, with or without a hearing. No appeal taken from the
1088		-	action of the executive director shall act as a stay of suspension or
1089		-	revocation except with the executive director's consent and under such Substitute House Bill No. 5330
	768	+	Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 New section
	769	+	Sec. 8 October 1, 2024 14-297(7)
	770	+	Sec. 9 October 1, 2024 14-218a(b)
	771	+	Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 13a-123(e)
	772	+	Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 13b-38ff(b)
	773	+	Sec. 12 July 1, 2024 13b-2(10)
	774	+	Sec. 13 July 1, 2024 13b-34(a)
	775	+	Sec. 14 July 1, 2024 13b-34(j)
	776	+	Sec. 15 October 1, 2024 14-289g
	777	+	Sec. 16 October 1, 2024 14-36a(a)
	778	+	Sec. 17 October 1, 2024 14-40a(b)
	779	+	Sec. 18 October 1, 2024 14-222
	780	+	Sec. 19 October 1, 2024 14-296aa
1090	781
1091		-	Public Act No. 24-40 34 of 51
	782	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	783	+	Section 6 was rewritten for accuracy.
1092	784
1093		-	conditions as the executive director may prescribe. No service of process
1094		-	shall be necessary in connection with any of the prescribed activities of
1095		-	the executive director. The term of any suspension or revocation shall
1096		-	commence upon notice thereof by the executive director.
1097		-	Sec. 33. Section 15-69 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1098		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1099		-	(a) Any person who interferes or tampers with any airport, heliport,
1100		-	vertiport, landing field or airway or the equipment thereof or who
1101		-	interferes or tampers with or circumvents, attempts to circumvent or
1102		-	thwart any security device or equipment installed or who circumvents,
1103		-	attempts to circumvent or fails to comply with security measures or
1104		-	procedures in operation at any airport shall be guilty of a class D felony.
1105		-	(b) Any person who knowingly or intentionally provides false
1106		-	information, makes a false written statement or withholds relevant
1107		-	information on any application or other document required by airport
1108		-	or airplane operator security plans or measures pursuant to federal law
1109		-	and regulations which is submitted to any airport owner or operator, air
1110		-	carrier, airport tenant, concessionaire or contractor shall be fined not
1111		-	more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year
1112		-	or be both fined and imprisoned.
1113		-	Sec. 34. Section 15-71a of the general statutes is repealed and the
1114		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1115		-	Any pilot, whether resident or nonresident, of a civil aircraft involved
1116		-	in an aircraft accident [resulting in personal injury or substantial
1117		-	damage to the aircraft] and any operator, whether resident or
1118		-	nonresident, of an unmanned aircraft involved in an unmanned aircraft
1119		-	accident shall immediately notify the executive director or the state
1120		-	police of such accident. If the pilot, [or] pilots, operator or operators are
1121		-	incapacitated, any person who caused or authorized the operation of Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1122		-
1123		-	Public Act No. 24-40 35 of 51
1124		-
1125		-	such aircraft or unmanned aircraft at the time of the accident shall be
1126		-	responsible for giving such notification. [A] The pilot, pilots, operator or
1127		-	operators shall file a written report [shall be filed] concerning the
1128		-	accident with the executive director [within] not later than fourteen
1129		-	calendar days after such accident on a form prescribed by the executive
1130		-	director. If requested by the executive director, a written report may also
1131		-	be required for an aircraft or unmanned accident when the damage is
1132		-	less than substantial damage. The executive director may make an
1133		-	investigation of such accidents as [he or she] the executive director
1134		-	deems advisable or in lieu of a detailed investigation, may accept a copy
1135		-	of the final report by a federal investigation agency.
1136		-	Sec. 35. Section 15-72 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1137		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1138		-	No person shall operate any aircraft or unmanned aircraft carelessly,
1139		-	negligently or recklessly, or in such a manner as to endanger the
1140		-	property, life or limb of any person, having regard to the proximity of
1141		-	other aircraft or other unmanned aircraft, weather conditions, field
1142		-	conditions and, while in flight, the territory flown over.
1143		-	Sec. 36. Section 15-73 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1144		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1145		-	Where necessary in order to provide unobstructed air space for the
1146		-	landing and taking-off of aircraft, in the case of airports, heliports,
1147		-	vertiports and restricted landing areas acquired or operated by the
1148		-	authority, the executive director or, if a taking is required, the
1149		-	Commissioner of Transportation, and, in the case of municipal airports,
1150		-	the municipality, is granted authority to acquire, in the same manner as
1151		-	is provided for the acquisition of property for airport purposes,
1152		-	easements through or other interests in air space over land or water,
1153		-	interests in airport hazards outside the boundaries of the airports,
1154		-	heliports, vertiports or restricted landing areas, and such other airport Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1155		-
1156		-	Public Act No. 24-40 36 of 51
1157		-
1158		-	protection privileges as are necessary to [insure] ensure safe approaches
1159		-	to the landing areas of such airports, heliports, vertiports and restricted
1160		-	landing areas and the safe and efficient operation thereof. The executive
1161		-	director or, if a taking is required, said commissioner, is empowered to
1162		-	acquire in the same manner the right of easement for a term of years or
1163		-	perpetually to place or maintain suitable marks for the daytime marking
1164		-	and suitable lights for the nighttime marking of airport hazards for the
1165		-	purpose of maintaining and repairing such lights and marks. No person
1166		-	shall build, rebuild or create or cause to be built, rebuilt or created any
1167		-	object, or plant, cause to be planted or permit to grow higher any tree or
1168		-	trees or other vegetation, which encroach upon any airport protection
1169		-	privileges acquired pursuant to the provisions of this section. Any such
1170		-	encroachment is declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated in
1171		-	the manner prescribed by law for the abatement of public nuisances, or
1172		-	the municipality in charge of the airport, heliport, vertiport or restricted
1173		-	landing area for which airport protection privileges have been acquired
1174		-	as provided in this section may go upon the land of others and remove
1175		-	any such encroachment without being liable for damages in so doing.
1176		-	Before exercising any of the powers conferred [herein] in this section,
1177		-	the executive director shall establish and publish in detailed form,
1178		-	available to the public, the standards which the executive director has
1179		-	adopted and will apply in making a determination that public
1180		-	convenience and necessity require the taking of any parcel of land or
1181		-	interest therein.
1182		-	Sec. 37. Section 15-74a of the general statutes is repealed and the
1183		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1184		-	Terms used in this section and sections 15-74b and 15-74c [,] shall be
1185		-	construed as follows, unless another meaning is expressed or is clearly
1186		-	apparent from the language or the context: "public service company"
1187		-	[means "public service company" as defined by] has the same meaning
1188		-	as provided in section 16-1; "public airport" means any state or Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1189		-
1190		-	Public Act No. 24-40 37 of 51
1191		-
1192		-	municipality owned airport, heliport, vertiport, restricted landing area
1193		-	or other air navigational facility or any facility licensed by the executive
1194		-	director of the Connecticut Airport Authority under section 13b-46, as
1195		-	amended by this act, except any privately owned airport, heliport,
1196		-	vertiport, restricted landing area or air navigational facility unless the
1197		-	same has been on file with the Federal Aviation Administration for a
1198		-	period of at least two years and designated by it as a facility open to the
1199		-	public; and "clear zone" means an area extending for up to one-half mile
1200		-	from the end of a runway on a public airport and designated by the
1201		-	executive director as a clear zone in accordance with regulations or
1202		-	procedures adopted by the executive director.
1203		-	Sec. 38. Section 15-77 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1204		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024):
1205		-	(a) No person shall operate or attempt to operate any aircraft or
1206		-	unmanned aircraft on the ground or in the air while under the influence
1207		-	of intoxicating liquor or of any drug.
1208		-	(b) No person shall operate or attempt to operate any aircraft on the
1209		-	ground or in the air carrying passengers who are under the influence of
1210		-	intoxicating liquor or of any drug.
1211		-	(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, for a
1212		-	first offense, be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and, for any subsequent
1213		-	offense, be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
1214		-	Sec. 39. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) The Connecticut Airport
1215		-	Authority, in consultation with the Department of Transportation and
1216		-	representatives from the unmanned aircraft industry, organizations
1217		-	representing municipalities and organizations representing first
1218		-	responders, may adopt procedures pursuant to the provisions of section
1219		-	1-121 of the general statutes that (1) specify where unmanned aircraft
1220		-	may take off and land, giving consideration to the public health, safety, Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1221		-
1222		-	Public Act No. 24-40 38 of 51
1223		-
1224		-	aesthetics and general welfare of this state, and (2) govern the operation
1225		-	of unmanned aircraft, unless otherwise prohibited by, or provided for,
1226		-	in federal law.
1227		-	Sec. 40. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section,
1228		-	(1) "unmanned aircraft" has the same meaning as provided in section 15-
1229		-	34 of the general statutes, as amended by this act; (2) "armed forces of
1230		-	the United States" has the same meaning as "armed forces" in section 27-
1231		-	103 of the general statutes; (3) "armed forces of the state" has the same
1232		-	meaning as described in section 27-2 of the general statutes; (4)
1233		-	"firefighter" has the same meaning as described in section 7-313g of the
1234		-	general statutes; (5) "police officer" has the same meaning as provided
1235		-	in section 7-294a of the general statutes; and (6) "public service
1236		-	company" has the same meaning as described in section 16-1 of the
1237		-	general statutes.
1238		-	(b) No person shall operate an unmanned aircraft, or program an
1239		-	unmanned aircraft to operate, at a height of less than two hundred fifty
1240		-	feet over the boundaries of private premises without the prior approval
1241		-	of the owner of such premises.
1242		-	(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to
1243		-	(1) the operation of an unmanned aircraft by, or on behalf of, an
1244		-	employee of the federal government, the state or a political subdivision
1245		-	of the state, a member of the armed forces of the United States, a member
1246		-	of the armed forces of the state, a firefighter, a police officer or an
1247		-	employee of a public service company when such operation is in the
1248		-	performance of the official duties of such employee, member, firefighter
1249		-	or officer, or (2) a person operating an unmanned aircraft for
1250		-	commercial purposes in compliance with authorization granted by the
1251		-	Federal Aviation Administration to the extent such operation is
1252		-	necessary for such commercial purpose.
1253		-	(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall have Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1254		-
1255		-	Public Act No. 24-40 39 of 51
1256		-
1257		-	committed an infraction.
1258		-	Sec. 41. Subsection (g) of section 30-91 of the 2024 supplement to the
1259		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
1260		-	thereof (Effective October 1, 2024):
1261		-	(g) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) and subdivisions
1262		-	(1) and (2) of subsection (e) of this section, food or nonalcoholic
1263		-	beverages may be sold, dispensed or consumed in places operating
1264		-	under a cafe permit issued pursuant to subsection (d) of section 30-22a,
1265		-	at any time, as allowed by agreement between the Connecticut Airport
1266		-	Authority and its lessees or concessionaires. In the case of premises
1267		-	operating at Bradley International Airport under a cafe permit, the sale,
1268		-	dispensing or consumption or the presence in glasses or other
1269		-	receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of alcoholic liquor by an
1270		-	individual shall be unlawful on [: (1) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
1271		-	Thursday and Friday between the hours of one o'clock a.m. and six
1272		-	o'clock a.m., (2) Saturday and Sunday between the hours of two o'clock
1273		-	a.m. and six o'clock a.m., (3) Christmas, except for alcoholic liquor that
1274		-	is served where food is also available during the hours otherwise
1275		-	permitted by this section for the day on which Christmas falls, and (4)
1276		-	January first between the hours of three o'clock a.m. and six o'clock a.m.]
1277		-	any day between the hours of twelve o'clock a.m. and four o'clock a.m.
1278		-	and after eleven o'clock p.m.
1279		-	Sec. 42. Section 13a-261 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1280		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1281		-	For the purposes of this section and sections 13a-262 to 13a-268,
1282		-	inclusive, as amended by this act, and section 47 of this act:
1283		-	(1) "Department" means the Department of Transportation.
1284		-	[(2) "Limited access state highway" means any state highway so
1285		-	designated under the provisions of section 13b-27.] Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1286		-
1287		-	Public Act No. 24-40 40 of 51
1288		-
1289		-	[(3)] (2) "Owner" means a person in whose name a motor vehicle is
1290		-	registered under the provisions of chapter 246 or law of another
1291		-	jurisdiction.
1292		-	[(4)] (3) "Personally identifiable information" means information
1293		-	created or maintained by the department or a vendor that identifies or
1294		-	describes an owner and includes, but need not be limited to, the owner's
1295		-	address, telephone number, number plate, photograph, bank account
1296		-	information, credit card number, debit card number or the date, time,
1297		-	location or direction of travel on a [limited access] highway.
1298		-	[(5)] (4) "Vendor" means a person selected by the department (A) to
1299		-	provide services to the department described in sections 13a-262 to 13a-
1300		-	268, inclusive, as amended by this act; (B) who operates, maintains,
1301		-	leases or licenses a work zone speed control system; or (C) is authorized
1302		-	to review and assemble the recorded images captured by the work zone
1303		-	speed control system.
1304		-	[(6)] (5) "Highway work zone" has the same meaning as provided in
1305		-	section 14-212d.
1306		-	[(7)] (6) "Work zone speed control system" means a device having one
1307		-	or more motor vehicle sensors connected to a camera system capable of
1308		-	producing recorded images that indicate the date, time and location of
1309		-	the image of each motor vehicle allegedly operating in violation of the
1310		-	provisions of section 13a-263, as amended by this act.
1311		-	[(8)] (7) "Work zone speed control system operator" means a person
1312		-	who is trained and certified to operate a work zone speed control
1313		-	system.
1314		-	[(9)] (8) "Driver", "highway" and "number plate" have the same
1315		-	meanings as provided in section 14-1.
1316		-	Sec. 43. Section 13a-262 of the general statutes is repealed and the Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1317		-
1318		-	Public Act No. 24-40 41 of 51
1319		-
1320		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1321		-	(a) The department may establish a [pilot] program to operate work
1322		-	zone speed control systems in a highway work zone, [. The pilot
1323		-	program shall provide for] provided the department does not operate
1324		-	such systems at [not] more than [three locations] fifteen highway work
1325		-	zones in the state at any one time. A work zone speed control system
1326		-	may be used to record the images of motor vehicles traveling on a
1327		-	[limited access] highway (1) within a highway work zone, and (2) on
1328		-	which the speed limit, established using generally accepted traffic
1329		-	engineering practices, is forty-five miles per hour or greater. [The pilot
1330		-	program shall commence on or before January 1, 2022, and terminate on
1331		-	December 31, 2023.]
1332		-	(b) A work zone speed control system may be used provided (1) such
1333		-	system is operated by a work zone speed control system operator, (2) if,
1334		-	in accordance with the manual of uniform traffic control devices as
1335		-	approved and revised by the Office of State Traffic Administration, at
1336		-	least two conspicuous road signs are placed at a reasonable distance in
1337		-	advance of a highway work zone notifying drivers that a work zone
1338		-	speed control system may be in operation, (3) at least one of the signs
1339		-	described in subdivision (2) of this subsection indicates that the work
1340		-	zone speed control system is operational or is not operational, (4) an
1341		-	appropriate sign is conspicuously placed at the end of a highway work
1342		-	zone with a work zone speed control system that is operational, and (5)
1343		-	a notice identifying the location of a work zone speed control system is
1344		-	available on the Internet web site of the department.
1345		-	(c) A work zone speed control system shall be used in a manner to
1346		-	only record images of motor vehicles that are exceeding the posted
1347		-	highway work zone speed limit by [fifteen] ten miles per hour or more
1348		-	in violation of the provisions of section 13a-263, as amended by this act.
1349		-	Any recorded images collected as part of a work zone speed control
1350		-	system shall not be used for any surveillance purpose. [The] At least two Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1351		-
1352		-	Public Act No. 24-40 42 of 51
1353		-
1354		-	days prior to a work zone speed control system becoming operational,
1355		-	the department or work zone speed control system operator shall
1356		-	[certify] provide written notice of the date such system will be
1357		-	operational to the Division of State Police [when a work zone speed
1358		-	control system is operational] and the chief executive officer of the
1359		-	municipality where such system is to be located.
1360		-	(d) The Commissioner of Transportation may (1) enter into
1361		-	agreements with vendors for the design, operation or maintenance, or
1362		-	any combination thereof, of work zone speed control systems, and (2)
1363		-	retain and employ consultants and assistants on a contract or other basis
1364		-	for rendering legal, financial, professional, technical or other assistance
1365		-	and advice necessary for the design, operation and maintenance of work
1366		-	zone speed control systems. If a vendor provides, deploys or operates a
1367		-	work zone control system, the vendor's fee may not be contingent on the
1368		-	number of violations issued or fines paid pursuant to the provisions of
1369		-	section 13a-263, as amended by this act.
1370		-	Sec. 44. Section 13a-263 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1371		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1372		-	(a) No person operating a motor vehicle shall exceed the posted speed
1373		-	limit by [fifteen] ten or more miles per hour, as detected by a work zone
1374		-	speed control system, within a highway work zone where a work zone
1375		-	speed control system is operational.
1376		-	(b) [The] Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the
1377		-	owner of a motor vehicle identified by a work zone speed [camera]
1378		-	control system as violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this
1379		-	section shall, (1) for a first violation, receive a written warning, and (2)
1380		-	for a second or subsequent violation that occurs within one year of the
1381		-	date of such owner's most recent violation, be fined seventy-five dollars.
1382		-	[, (3) for a subsequent violation, be fined one hundred fifty dollars.] Any
1383		-	subsequent violation occurring more than one year after such owner's Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1384		-
1385		-	Public Act No. 24-40 43 of 51
1386		-
1387		-	most recent violation shall be considered a first violation.
1388		-	(c) The owner of a motor vehicle identified by a work zone speed
1389		-	control system as violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this
1390		-	section and traveling at a rate of speed of eighty-five miles per hour or
1391		-	greater shall be fined seventy-five dollars.
1392		-	(d) The owner shall be liable for any [such] fine imposed pursuant to
1393		-	subsection (b) or (c) of this section unless the driver of the motor vehicle
1394		-	received a citation from a law enforcement officer at the time of the
1395		-	violation. In the case of a motor vehicle that is leased for more than thirty
1396		-	days and identified by a work zone speed control system as violating
1397		-	the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the lessee shall be
1398		-	considered the owner of such motor vehicle for the purposes of this
1399		-	section and sections 13a-264, as amended by this act, and 13a-266, as
1400		-	amended by this act.
1401		-	[(c)] (e) All amounts received in respect to the violation of subsection
1402		-	(a) of this section shall be deposited into the Special Transportation
1403		-	Fund, established pursuant to section 13b-68 and maintained pursuant
1404		-	to article thirty-second of the amendments to the Constitution of the
1405		-	state.
1406		-	Sec. 45. Subsections (h) and (i) of section 13a-264 of the general
1407		-	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
1408		-	(Effective July 1, 2024):
1409		-	(h) A violation of section 13a-263, as amended by this act, shall not (1)
1410		-	be included in [the operating record of the driver] any driver control
1411		-	record maintained pursuant to section [14-137a] 14-111l, (2) be the
1412		-	subject to merit rating for insurance purposes, or (3) authorize the
1413		-	imposition of surcharge points in the provision of motor vehicle
1414		-	insurance coverage.
1415		-	(i) The following defenses shall be available to the owner of a motor Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1416		-
1417		-	Public Act No. 24-40 44 of 51
1418		-
1419		-	vehicle identified by a work zone speed [camera] control system as
1420		-	allegedly violating section 13a-263, as amended by this act: (1) The
1421		-	violation took place during a period of time in which the motor vehicle
1422		-	had been reported as being stolen to a law enforcement unit, as defined
1423		-	in section 7-294a, and had not been recovered prior to the time of the
1424		-	violation, and (2) the work zone speed control system used to determine
1425		-	speed was not in compliance with the provisions of this section relating
1426		-	to tests for accuracy, certification or calibration.
1427		-	Sec. 46. Section 13a-266 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1428		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1429		-	If an owner [does not] fails to (1) pay the fine and any additional fee
1430		-	imposed for a violation or conviction of section 13a-263, as amended by
1431		-	this act, [or after being found guilty at a trial for the commission of such
1432		-	violation] (2) submit a plea of not guilty by the answer date, or (3)
1433		-	appear for any scheduled court appearance at the time and place
1434		-	assigned, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may refuse to register or
1435		-	suspend the registration of the motor vehicle operated at the time of
1436		-	such violation.
1437		-	Sec. 47. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Not later than February 1, 2026,
1438		-	and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Transportation shall
1439		-	submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the
1440		-	general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General
1441		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. Such
1442		-	report shall include the following information regarding the preceding
1443		-	calendar year: (1) The number of warnings and violations issued
1444		-	pursuant to section 13a-263 of the general statutes, as amended by this
1445		-	act, for each work zone speed control system that was operational; (2)
1446		-	the number of such warnings and violations where the motor vehicle
1447		-	exceeded the posted speed limit by (A) at least eleven miles per hour,
1448		-	but not more than twenty miles per hour, (B) at least twenty-one miles
1449		-	per hour, but not more than thirty miles per hour, (C) at least thirty-one Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1450		-
1451		-	Public Act No. 24-40 45 of 51
1452		-
1453		-	miles per hour, but not more than forty miles per hour, and (D) forty-
1454		-	one miles per hour or greater; (3) the number of crashes that occurred in
1455		-	each highway work zone where a work zone speed control system was
1456		-	operational; (4) the amount of fines received pursuant to section 13a-263
1457		-	of the general statutes, as amended by this act; (5) the annual cost to the
1458		-	Department of Transportation to use work zone speed control systems;
1459		-	(6) the number of motor vehicles identified by a work zone speed control
1460		-	system that were the subject of one violation, two violations, three
1461		-	violations or four or more violations; (7) a list of engineering and
1462		-	educational measures undertaken by the department to improve safety
1463		-	in highway work zones with an operational work zone speed control
1464		-	system; (8) a description of situations where recorded images produced
1465		-	by a work zone speed control system could not be used or were not
1466		-	used; and (9) the number of leased or rented motor vehicles, out-of-state
1467		-	motor vehicles or other vehicles, including trucks, where enforcement
1468		-	efforts were unsuccessful.
1469		-	Sec. 48. Subsection (d) of section 14-307c of the 2024 supplement to
1470		-	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
1471		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1472		-	(d) Any ordinance adopted under this section may: (1) Establish a fine
1473		-	to be imposed against the owner of a motor vehicle committing a
1474		-	violation of such ordinance, provided the amount of such fine is not
1475		-	more than fifty dollars for a first violation and not more than seventy-
1476		-	five dollars for a second or subsequent violation that occurs within one
1477		-	year of the date of the owner's most recent violation, and (2) impose a
1478		-	reasonable fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars, for the costs associated with
1479		-	the electronic processing of the payment of any such fine. Any
1480		-	subsequent violation occurring more than one year after the owner's
1481		-	most recent violation shall be considered a first violation. Any funds
1482		-	received by a municipality from fines imposed pursuant to an ordinance
1483		-	adopted under this section shall be used for the purposes of improving Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1484		-
1485		-	Public Act No. 24-40 46 of 51
1486		-
1487		-	transportation mobility, investing in transportation infrastructure
1488		-	improvements or paying the costs associated with the use of automated
1489		-	traffic enforcement safety devices in the municipality.
1490		-	Sec. 49. Subsection (i) of section 14-307c of the 2024 supplement to the
1491		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
1492		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1493		-	(i) (1) Whenever an automated traffic enforcement safety device
1494		-	detects and produces recorded images of a motor vehicle allegedly
1495		-	committing a violation of an ordinance adopted under this section, a
1496		-	sworn member or employee of the municipality's police department or
1497		-	an employee of the municipality designated by the traffic authority shall
1498		-	review the recorded images provided by such device. If, after such
1499		-	review, such member or employee determines that there are reasonable
1500		-	grounds to believe that a violation of the ordinance has occurred, such
1501		-	member or employee may issue a citation to the owner of the motor
1502		-	vehicle. The citation shall include the following: (A) The name and
1503		-	address of the owner of the motor vehicle; (B) the number plate of the
1504		-	motor vehicle; (C) the violation charged; (D) the location of the
1505		-	automated traffic enforcement safety device and the date and time of
1506		-	the violation; (E) a copy of or information on how to view, through
1507		-	electronic means, the recorded images described in this section; (F) a
1508		-	statement or electronically generated affirmation by the member or
1509		-	employee who reviewed the recorded images and determined that the
1510		-	motor vehicle violated the ordinance; (G) verification that the
1511		-	automated traffic enforcement safety device was operating correctly at
1512		-	the time of the alleged violation and the date of the most recent
1513		-	calibration check performed pursuant to subsection (h) of this section;
1514		-	(H) the amount of the fine imposed and how to pay such fine; and (I)
1515		-	the right to contest the violation and request a hearing pursuant to
1516		-	section 7-152c.
1517		-	(2) In the case of an alleged violation involving a motor vehicle Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1518		-
1519		-	Public Act No. 24-40 47 of 51
1520		-
1521		-	registered in the state, the citation shall be mailed not later than thirty
1522		-	days after the identity of the owner is ascertained to the address of the
1523		-	owner that is in the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. In the
1524		-	case of an alleged violation involving a motor vehicle registered in
1525		-	another jurisdiction, the citation shall be mailed not later than thirty
1526		-	days after the identity of the owner is ascertained to the address of the
1527		-	owner that is in the records of the official in the other jurisdiction issuing
1528		-	such registration. A citation shall be invalid unless mailed to an owner
1529		-	not later than sixty days after the alleged violation.
1530		-	(3) The citation shall be sent by first class mail. A manual or
1531		-	automated record of mailing prepared by the municipality's police
1532		-	department shall be prima facie evidence of mailing and shall be
1533		-	admissible in any hearing conducted pursuant to section 7-152c as to the
1534		-	facts contained in the citation.
1535		-	(4) In the case of a motor vehicle that is leased for a period of more
1536		-	than thirty days and identified by an automated traffic enforcement
1537		-	safety device as allegedly committing a violation of an ordinance
1538		-	adopted under this section, the lessee shall be considered the owner of
1539		-	such motor vehicle for the purposes of this section.
1540		-	Sec. 50. Section 14-307f of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes
1541		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
1542		-	1, 2024):
1543		-	(a) No personally identifiable information shall be disclosed by the
1544		-	municipality or a vendor to any person or entity, including any law
1545		-	enforcement unit, except where the disclosure is made in connection
1546		-	with the charging, collection and enforcement of the fines imposed
1547		-	pursuant to an ordinance adopted under section 14-307c, as amended
1548		-	by this act.
1549		-	(b) No personally identifiable information shall be stored or retained Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1550		-
1551		-	Public Act No. 24-40 48 of 51
1552		-
1553		-	by the municipality or a vendor unless such information is necessary for
1554		-	the charging, collection and enforcement of the fines imposed pursuant
1555		-	to an ordinance adopted under section 14-307c, as amended by this act.
1556		-	(c) The municipality or a vendor shall destroy personally identifiable
1557		-	information and other data that specifically identifies a motor vehicle
1558		-	and relates to a violation of an ordinance adopted under section 14-307c,
1559		-	as amended by this act, not later than thirty days after any fine is
1560		-	collected or the resolution of a hearing conducted for the alleged
1561		-	commission of such violation, whichever is later, except a municipality
1562		-	or vendor may retain a portion of personally identifiable information for
1563		-	the limited purpose of determining whether a person committed a
1564		-	second or subsequent violation of such ordinance. The municipality or
1565		-	vendor shall destroy any retained portion of personally identifiable
1566		-	information not later than one year after the date of such person's most
1567		-	recent violation.
1568		-	(d) Any information and other data gathered from automated traffic
1569		-	enforcement safety devices shall be subject to disclosure under the
1570		-	Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, except no
1571		-	personally identifiable information may be disclosed.
1572		-	Sec. 51. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Not later than October 1, 2024,
1573		-	the Commissioner of Transportation shall develop, and thereafter revise
1574		-	as necessary, a process by which the chief executive officer of a
1575		-	municipality, traffic authority, as defined in section 14-297 of the general
1576		-	statutes, as amended by this act, or regional council of governments may
1577		-	request the Department of Transportation to perform a road safety audit
1578		-	of a specified state highway for the purpose of identifying
1579		-	transportation safety solutions and improving motor vehicle, bicycle
1580		-	and pedestrian traffic upon such state highway. Any such process shall
1581		-	require the commissioner to notify, in writing, the requesting chief
1582		-	executive officer, traffic authority or regional council of governments,
1583		-	not later than sixty days after receipt of any such request, of the Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1584		-
1585		-	Public Act No. 24-40 49 of 51
1586		-
1587		-	commissioner's determination (1) to perform such road safety audit and
1588		-	to coordinate with the traffic authority in which the state highway is
1589		-	located to schedule a date for such road safety audit, or (2) to not
1590		-	perform such road safety audit and the reasons for the commissioner's
1591		-	determination. Such process shall require the results of any road safety
1592		-	audit to be submitted to the chief executive officer, traffic authority or
1593		-	regional council of governments that requested such road safety audit
1594		-	and any members of the General Assembly representing the
1595		-	municipality in which the audited state highway is located. The
1596		-	commissioner shall post the process developed pursuant to the
1597		-	provisions of this section on the Internet web site of the Department of
1598		-	Transportation.
1599		-	Sec. 52. Section 7-204a of the general statutes is repealed and the
1600		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):
1601		-	Any [consolidated town and city which (1) was consolidated in 1896,
1602		-	(2) has a mayor and a court of common council, and (3) has a population
1603		-	of more than one hundred thousand, may, by ordinance adopted by the
1604		-	court of common council] municipality may, by ordinance adopted by
1605		-	its legislative body or, where the legislative body is a town meeting, by
1606		-	the board of selectmen, authorize the parking authority of such
1607		-	[consolidated town and city] municipality to [(A)] (1) enforce the
1608		-	parking regulations of such [consolidated city and town] municipality,
1609		-	and [(B)] (2) receive the amount remitted to the [town and city]
1610		-	municipality for parking regulations under subsection (b) of section 51-
1611		-	56a.
1612		-	Sec. 53. (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2025, the
1613		-	Commissioner of Transportation shall submit a report, in accordance
1614		-	with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint
1615		-	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
1616		-	matters relating to transportation that (1) identifies at least five
1617		-	alternative methods for restoring service on the Shore Line East rail line, Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1618		-
1619		-	Public Act No. 24-40 50 of 51
1620		-
1621		-	and (2) recommends what level of funding would be necessary to
1622		-	implement each such alternative method.
1623		-	Sec. 54. Subsection (c) of section 14-227b of the general statutes is
1624		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
1625		-	2024):
1626		-	(c) If the person arrested refuses to submit to such test or
1627		-	nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation or submits to such
1628		-	test, commenced within two hours of the time of operation, and the
1629		-	results of such test indicate that such person has an elevated blood
1630		-	alcohol content, the police officer, acting on behalf of the Commissioner
1631		-	of Motor Vehicles, shall immediately revoke and take possession of the
1632		-	motor vehicle operator's license or, if such person is not licensed or is a
1633		-	nonresident, suspend the operating privilege of such person, for a
1634		-	twenty-four-hour period. The police officer shall prepare a report of the
1635		-	incident and shall mail or otherwise transmit in accordance with this
1636		-	subsection the report and a copy of the results of any chemical test to
1637		-	the Department of Motor Vehicles within [three] six business days. The
1638		-	report shall contain such information as prescribed by the
1639		-	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and shall be subscribed and sworn to
1640		-	under penalty of false statement as provided in section 53a-157b by the
1641		-	arresting officer. If the person arrested refused to submit to such test or
1642		-	evaluation, the report shall be endorsed by a third person who
1643		-	witnessed such refusal. The report shall set forth the grounds for the
1644		-	officer's belief that there was probable cause to arrest such person for a
1645		-	violation of section 14-227a or 14-227m or subdivision (1) or (2) of
1646		-	subsection (a) of section 14-227n and shall state that such person had
1647		-	refused to submit to such test or evaluation when requested by such
1648		-	police officer to do so or that such person submitted to such test,
1649		-	commenced within two hours of the time of operation, and the results
1650		-	of such test indicated that such person had an elevated blood alcohol
1651		-	content. A drug influence evaluation need not be commenced within Substitute House Bill No. 5330
1652		-
1653		-	Public Act No. 24-40 51 of 51
1654		-
1655		-	two hours of the time of operation. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
1656		-	may accept a police report under this subsection that is prepared and
1657		-	transmitted as an electronic record, including electronic signature or
1658		-	signatures, subject to such security procedures as the commissioner may
1659		-	specify and in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-266 to 1-286,
1660		-	inclusive. In any hearing conducted pursuant to the provisions of
1661		-	subsection (g) of this section, it shall not be a ground for objection to the
1662		-	admissibility of a police report that it is an electronic record prepared by
1663		-	electronic means.
	785	+	TRA Joint Favorable Subst.
1664	786