Bill Text: CT HB05067 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Committing Bus And Rail Fare Increases To Bus And Rail Upgrades.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 24-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-14 - Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation [HB05067 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05067-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5067
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 108
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist. REP. WADSWORTH, 21st Dist. REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist. REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist. REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist. REP. SHABAN, 135th Dist. REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist. REP. PERILLO, 113th Dist. REP. MOLGANO, 144th Dist. REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist. REP. WOOD, 141st Dist. REP. COUTU, 47th Dist. REP. GIBBONS, 150th Dist.			REP. SMITH, 108th Dist. REP. BETTS, 78th Dist. REP. HETHERINGTON, 125th Dist. REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist. SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist. SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. SEN. SUZIO, 13th Dist. REP. PERONE, 137th Dist. SEN. FRANTZ, 36th Dist. REP. ROSE, 118th Dist. REP. MILLER L., 122nd Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist.

AN ACT COMMITTING BUS AND RAIL FARE INCREASES TO BUS AND RAIL UPGRADES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require that the Department of Transportation use an amount equal to the amount of revenue raised from the scheduled twelve per cent fare increase on Connecticut bus and rail passengers over the next three years for upgrades to bus and rail service operations and maintenance.

Statement of Purpose:

To require that the scheduled bus and rail fare increases be used for bus and rail operations, maintenance, and service upgrades.