| 24 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 1 |
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| 25 | | - | "weigh-in-motion system" means a system that (1) consists of an array 2 |
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| 26 | | - | of sensors used to measure various features of a vehicle while such 3 |
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| 27 | | - | vehicle is moving, such as the time, date, speed, vehicle axle counts, axle 4 |
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| 28 | | - | spacing, axle weight, gross vehicle weight, weight violations, vehicle 5 |
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| 29 | | - | classification and overall length, and (2) is capable of transmitting the 6 |
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| 30 | | - | collected information. 7 |
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| 31 | | - | (b) Not later than July 1, 2026, the Departments of Motor Vehicles, 8 |
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| 32 | | - | Transportation and Emergency Services and Public Protection shall 9 |
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| 33 | | - | jointly expand the use of weigh-in-motion systems throughout the state 10 |
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| 34 | | - | to improve the safety and productivity of commercial motor vehicle 11 |
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| 35 | | - | operators and enhance commercial motor vehicle size, weight and 12 |
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| 36 | | - | safety enforcement. The departments shall execute a memorandum of 13 |
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| 37 | | - | understanding that specifies the role of each agency in expanding and 14 |
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| 38 | | - | implementing the use of weigh-in-motion systems and the collection 15 |
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| 39 | | - | and distribution of information collected from such use. Such agreement 16 |
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| 40 | | - | Committee Bill No. 5241 |
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| 43 | | - | LCO No. 4340 2 of 2 |
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| 45 | | - | shall include, but need not be limited to, sharing information collected 17 |
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| 46 | | - | from such use with (1) the Department of Revenue Services to aid in the 18 |
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| 47 | | - | collection of the tax imposed pursuant to section 12-493a of the general 19 |
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| 48 | | - | statutes, and (2) the Department of Transportation to aid in the 20 |
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| 49 | | - | provision of real-time traffic management and the development of plans 21 |
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| 50 | | - | to address the present and future transportation needs of the state. 22 |
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| 51 | | - | Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2027, the 23 |
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| 52 | | - | Departments of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency 24 |
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| 53 | | - | Services and Public Protection shall jointly submit a report, in 25 |
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| 54 | | - | accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 26 |
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| 55 | | - | concerning the expanded use of weigh-in-motion systems pursuant to 27 |
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| 56 | | - | section 1 of this act and the impact of such use on commercial motor 28 |
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| 57 | | - | vehicle enforcement activities to the joint standing committees of the 29 |
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| 58 | | - | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 30 |
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| 59 | | - | transportation, public safety and finance, revenue and bonding. 31 |
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| 60 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 61 | | - | sections: |
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| 63 | | - | Section 1 from passage New section |
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| 64 | | - | Sec. 2 from passage New section |
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| 23 | + | That chapter 248 of the general statutes be amended to implement 1 |
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| 24 | + | weigh-in-motion systems for commercial motor vehicle enforcement 2 |
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| 25 | + | activities. 3 |
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| 67 | | - | To require the Departments of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and |
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| 68 | | - | Emergency Services and Public Protection to expand the use of weigh- |
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| 69 | | - | in-motion systems for commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities. |
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| 71 | | - | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except |
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| 72 | | - | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not |
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| 73 | | - | underlined.] |
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| 75 | | - | Co-Sponsors: REP. FOSTER, 57th Dist. |
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| 77 | | - | H.B. 5241 |
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| 27 | + | To implement weigh-in-motion systems for commercial motor vehicle |
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| 28 | + | enforcement activities to reduce paperwork requirements related to the |
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| 29 | + | highway use tax, save time by preventing stops at weigh stations and |
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| 30 | + | reduce idling of commercial motor vehicles at weigh stations. |
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