Sec. 13b-50c. Connecticut airport and aviation account.
Sec. 13b-55b. Harbor improvement account. Deposit and expenditure of funds.
Sec. 13b-55d. Small harbor improvement projects grant program.
Sec. 13b-10f. Advice, technical assistance and grants for projects that incorporate Complete Streets standards or policies. The Commissioner of Transportation shall provide advice and technical assistance to municipalities and regional councils of governments regarding the adoption and implementation of Complete Streets standards or policies, as described in Section 11206 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, P.L. 117-58, as amended from time to time. The commissioner may also administer grants to municipalities for the purpose of supporting public highway improvement projects that incorporate Complete Streets standards or policies in such municipalities.
(P.A. 25-65, S. 21.)
History: P.A. 25-65 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 13b-17. Regulations re conduct of business. Delegation of duties and responsibilities. Regulations re application fees. (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, for the efficient conduct of the business of the department. The commissioner may delegate (1) to the Deputy Commissioner of Transportation any of the commissioner's duties and responsibilities; (2) to the bureau chief for an operating bureau any of the commissioner's duties and responsibilities which relate to the functions to be performed by that bureau; and (3) to other officers, employees and agents of the department any of the commissioner's duties and responsibilities that the commissioner deems appropriate, to be exercised under the commissioner's supervision and direction.
(b) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing reasonable fees for any application submitted to the Department of Transportation or the Office of the State Traffic Administration for any of the following: (1) A state highway right-of-way encroachment permit, (2) a certificate of operation for an open air theater, shopping center or other development generating large volumes of traffic pursuant to section 14-311, or (3) a state highway right-of-way encroachment permit for an open air theater, shopping center or other development generating large volumes of traffic pursuant to section 14-311, provided the fees so established shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five per cent of the estimated administrative costs related to such applications. The commissioner may exempt municipalities from any fees imposed pursuant to this subsection.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 12; 1972, P.A. 134, S. 2; 238, S. 2; P.A. 75-572, S. 4, 5; P.A. 82-341; P.A. 83-487, S. 4, 33; P.A. 84-546, S. 35, 173; P.A. 12-132, S. 9; P.A. 13-277, S. 69; 13-299, S. 11; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 111; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 673; P.A. 18-167, S. 2; P.A. 25-65, S. 14.)
History: 1972 acts deleted the Connecticut aeronautics commission and the steamship terminals commission from Subdiv. (3); P.A. 75-572 added “public” before “transportation” in Subdiv. (3); P.A. 82-341 added Subsec. (b) allowing the commissioner to adopt regulations establishing certain permit fees; P.A. 83-487 amended section to reflect change in name of Connecticut Public Transportation Authority; P.A. 84-546 made technical change in Subsec. (a)(3), substituting the words “the commission” for “such agencies”; P.A. 12-132 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing “deputy commissioner” with “bureau chief”, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “State Traffic Commission” with “Office of the State Traffic Administration” and deleting reference to repealed Sec. 14-311a, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-277 amended Subsec. (a) to restore former Subdiv. (3) re delegation to the Connecticut Public Transportation Commission and to restore former designation of Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (4), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 13-299 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re regulations to be adopted in accordance with Ch. 54, to delete former Subdiv. (3) re delegation to the Connecticut Public Transportation Commission and to redesignate existing Subdiv. (4) as Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 2013; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 amended Subsec. (a) to delete former Subdiv. (3) re delegation to Connecticut Public Transportation Commission and to redesignate existing Subdiv. (4) re other officers, employees and agents of department as Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 2016; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (b) to delete former Subdiv. (1) re state highway right-of-way encroachment permit and Subdiv. (2) designator and added Subsec. (c) re fees for applications for state highway right-of-way encroachment permit for open air theater, shopping center or other development generating large volumes of traffic, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-167 amended Subsec. (b) to add Subdiv. (1) re state highway right-of-way encroachment permit and designate existing provision re certificate of operation for open air theater, shopping center or other development generating large volumes of traffic as Subdiv. (2); P.A. 25-65 amended Subsec. (b) by moving provision re state highway right-of-way encroachment permit for open air theater, shopping center or other development generating large volumes of traffic from former Subsec. (c) to Subdiv. (3) and deleted former Subsec. (c) re fees to mirror amounts charged by Massachusetts Department of Transportation, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 13b-20o. Set aside for contractors or subcontractors with annual gross revenues not exceeding three million dollars. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department of Transportation may set aside any contract or portions thereof, or require any general or trade contractor or any other entity authorized by the department to award contracts to set aside a portion of any contract for contractors or subcontractors that had gross revenues not exceeding three million dollars in the most recently completed fiscal year prior to the contract award. Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish the total value of contracts that are required to comply with spending allocation goals of the department pursuant to section 4a-60g.
(P.A. 10-190, S. 3; P.A. 11-104, S. 3; P.A. 25-168, S. 225.)
History: P.A. 10-190 effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-104 made a technical change, effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 25-168 replaced reference to setting aside contracts pursuant to Sec. 4a-60g with reference to complying with spending allocation goals pursuant to Sec. 4a-60g.
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Sec. 13b-36. Acquisition of land, buildings, equipment or facilities; right of first refusal of railroad properties and facilities, when. (a) The commissioner may purchase or take and, in the name of the state, may acquire title in fee simple to, or any lesser estate, interest or right in, any land, buildings, equipment or facilities which the commissioner finds necessary for the operation or improvement of transportation services. The determination by the commissioner that such purchase or taking is necessary shall be conclusive. Such taking shall be in the manner prescribed in subsection (b) of section 13a-73 for the taking of land for state highways.
(b) The commissioner may sell, lease, convey or enter into any other arrangement for the use of such property for the operation of transportation services, or for such other purposes as the commissioner determines to be consistent with the best interests of the state. With respect to such state-owned property that supports rail operations, including any rail right-of-way, the commissioner may issue an entry permit on a form required by the commissioner to any person seeking nonexclusive, temporary access to such property. Such permit shall specify the insurance coverage that the permittee shall be required to obtain, as determined by the commissioner in consultation with the state's Director of Insurance and Risk Management, with the state named as an additional insured.
(c) Any company or corporation which conducts or has conducted rail operations in the state shall not, except as provided for in this subsection, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any railroad properties and related facilities within the state that are abandoned, inactive or currently being used for railroad purposes to any party, without first offering such properties and facilities for sale to the Commissioner of Transportation. This provision shall not apply to any rail related facility that is to be replaced as a result of a rehabilitation program or emergency or routine maintenance programs. Such offer shall be made in writing and shall be sent by certified mail to the Commissioner of Transportation. Such offer shall include a map and description of the subject properties or facilities, the price, if available, for such properties or facilities, a description of the present or past railroad use of the subject property or facilities, and any other terms or conditions said company or corporation proposes to include as part of such sale. The commissioner, upon receipt of such offer, shall within forty-five days notify said company or corporation, in writing by certified mail, whether he is interested in acquiring the subject properties or facilities. Within one hundred thirty-five days of such written notice, the commissioner shall notify said company or corporation in writing by certified mail that he shall acquire such properties or facilities or that he shall not accept such offer and shall not acquire such properties or facilities. In no event shall said company or corporation offer to sell any railroad properties or related facilities which were the subject of negotiations between the commissioner and said company or corporation to any other party on terms more favorable to said party than the final terms offered to the commissioner during negotiations. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a railroad company from transferring rail facilities within its own system or from selling, leasing or transferring or otherwise disposing of railroad properties or related facilities currently in use to another party provided that in no event shall the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of such properties or facilities result in the discontinuance of existing rail service in the state. For the purposes of this section, the terms railroad properties and related facilities shall mean all the land, structures, buildings, rails, ties, ballast, signals and materials that have been or are used for rail transportation purposes and that are located either within the right-of-way as defined by railroad valuation maps or other suitable maps or abutting such right-of-way.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 30; P.A. 74-342, S. 37, 43; P.A. 79-167, S. 1, 2; P.A. 02-123, S. 4; P.A. 18-167, S. 3; P.A. 25-65, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 74-342 deleted “rail or motor carrier” in Subsecs. (a) and (b) and substituted “transportation”; P.A. 79-167 added new Subsec. (c) providing for offering first refusal to the state by companies disposing of railroad properties and facilities; P.A. 02-123 amended Subsec. (a) to require that taking be in the manner prescribed in Sec. 13a-73(b) for the taking of land for state highways, in lieu of Sec. 48-12 for the taking of land for state institutions, effective June 7, 2002; P.A. 18-167 amended Subsec. (c) to delete provision re express finding made in accordance with Sec. 13b-35; P.A. 25-65 amended Subsec. (b) to add provisions re issuance of entry permit for access to state-owned property that supports rail operations, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 13b-38j. Discount for the lawful charge to use state-owned or state-controlled bus public transportation service. (a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall discount the lawful charge to use state-owned or state-controlled bus public transportation service for the following: (1) Veterans, as defined in section 27-103, (2) persons who are sixty-five years of age or older, (3) persons with disabilities, and (4) persons who are eighteen years of age or younger. The amount of any such discount shall be up to fifty per cent of the lawful charge to use state-owned or state-controlled bus public transportation service.
(b) The Commissioner may require a person to (1) obtain a reduced fare transit identification card issued by the Department of Transportation, and (2) present such card to any employee of the Department of Transportation or of a third-party contractor with fare inspection duties, as defined in section 13b-2, in order to receive the discounted lawful charge established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) A local or regional board of education may (1) purchase passes for the use of state-owned or state-controlled bus public transportation service at the discounted lawful charge established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and (2) distribute such passes without cost or sell such passes at cost or at a reduced cost to students who are enrolled in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, of a public school under the jurisdiction of such local or regional board of education.
(P.A. 25-65, S. 37.)
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Sec. 13b-50c. Connecticut airport and aviation account. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “Connecticut airport and aviation account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund established pursuant to section 4-31c. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, for airport and aviation-related purposes, provided one million dollars in said account shall be expended each fiscal year by said executive director to be used by Tweed-New Haven Airport for noise mitigation purposes in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 13b-61a, on and after October 31, 2017, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall deposit into said account seventy-five and three-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from aviation fuel sources from the tax imposed under section 12-587.
(2) On and after July 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall deposit into said account one hundred per cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under section 12-477aa.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 672; P.A. 19-123, S. 2; P.A. 23-204, S. 371; P.A. 25-168, S. 406.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 19-123 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Commissioner of Transportation” with “executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority” and made a technical change, effective July 9, 2019; P.A. 23-204 amended Subsec. (b) to redesignate existing provision re deposit into account as Subdiv. (1) and replace “effective date of this section” with “October 31, 2017”, and add Subdiv. (2) re deposit of tax imposed under Sec. 12-477aa into account on and after July 1, 2025, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-168 amended Subsec. (a) to add proviso re $1,000,000 expenditure to be used by Tweed-New Haven Airport for noise mitigation purposes, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 13b-55b. Harbor improvement account. Deposit and expenditure of funds. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “harbor improvement account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. There shall be deposited in the account: (1) The proceeds of notes, bonds or other obligations issued by the state for the purpose of deposit therein and use in accordance with the permissible uses thereof; (2) funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the purpose of deposit therein and used in accordance with the permissible uses thereof; and (3) any other funds required or permitted by law to be deposited in the account. The funds in said account shall be expended by the Connecticut Port Authority for the purpose of initiating harbor improvement projects in accordance with section 13b-55a and for the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The harbor improvement account may be used for federal dredging projects (1) to support, in full or in part, local and state matching requirements for such projects; (2) to cover the incremental costs associated with applicable environmental regulatory requirements or management practices, including beneficial use; and (3) to cover part or all of the costs of such projects in the absence of adequate federal funds. If any account funds are used for the purpose described in subdivision (3) of this subsection, the authority shall pursue reimbursement to the account from the federal government.
(P.A. 08-101, S. 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 15; P.A. 25-110, S. 34.)
History: P.A. 08-101 effective May 27, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced references to Commissioner of Transportation with references to Connecticut Port Authority and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 25-110 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to General Fund and make a technical change, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 13b-55d. Small harbor improvement projects grant program. (a) As used in this section, “small harbor” means any harbor in the state not under the authority of the Connecticut Port Authority.
(b) The Connecticut Port Authority, established under section 15-31a, shall establish a competitive grant program to be known as the small harbor improvements projects grant program. Such program shall provide funding to municipalities and private entities for small harbor improvement projects for purposes of improving the economy and infrastructure of the state. Such projects may include federal and nonfederal dredging projects in small harbors and private maritime infrastructure projects in small harbors, provided all applicable permits and authorizations are obtained before such private maritime infrastructure projects receive any such grant award. With regard to federal and nonfederal dredging projects, grants may be awarded to (1) support, in full or in part, local and state matching requirements for such projects; (2) cover the incremental costs associated with applicable environmental regulatory requirements or management practices, including beneficial use; (3) cover part or all of the costs of such projects in the absence of adequate federal funds; and (4) provide reimbursement for such projects that were approved by the authority for funding or that commenced prior to the disbursement of such funds due to time considerations that impacted the flow of commerce at such small harbor.
(c) Applications shall be submitted annually to the Connecticut Port Authority at such times and in such manner as the authority prescribes. The authority shall develop the eligibility criteria for participation in the program and determine the amount a private entity shall be required to provide to match any such grant. The authority shall give preference to applications submitted by a municipality.
(d) The Connecticut Port Authority shall establish an account to be known as the “small harbor improvement projects account”. There shall be deposited in the account: (1) The proceeds of notes, bonds or other obligations issued by the state for the purpose of deposit therein and used in accordance with the permissible uses thereof; (2) funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the purpose of deposit therein and used in accordance with the permissible uses thereof; and (3) any other funds required or permitted by law to be deposited in the account. The funds in said account shall be expended by the authority for the purpose of providing grants pursuant to the program described in subsection (b) of this section. If the account is used for the purpose described in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section, the authority shall pursue reimbursement to the account from the federal government.
(e) The authority shall adopt procedures in accordance with section 1-121 to implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, a process for contracting for projects in small harbors under this section.
(P.A. 24-48, S. 1; P.A. 25-65, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 24-48 effective May 28, 2024; P.A. 25-65 substantially revised section by moving defined term to new Subsec. (a), adding new Subsec. (b) re small harbor improvements projects grant program, adding new Subsec. (c) re applications and eligibility criteria, combining existing Subsec. (a) with existing Subsec. (b) and redesignating as Subsec. (d), redesignating existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (e) and making technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2025.
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