Bill Text: CT HB05552 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5552 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Exempting Certain Fuel-efficient Vehicles From The Minimum Vehicle Occupancy Requirements Of The State's Hov Lanes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-31 - Public Hearing 02/04 [HB05552 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05552-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5552*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 1291

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. BOLINSKY, 106th Dist.

AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES FROM THE MINIMUM VEHICLE OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE'S HOV LANES.

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

That the general statutes be amended (1) to establish a program exempting certain fuel-efficient vehicles from the minimum vehicle occupancy requirements for operation of a motor vehicle in the state's high occupancy vehicle lanes, provided the operator of any such fuel-efficient vehicle pays an annual user fee of twenty-five dollars to participate in such program, and (2) to provide that any funds collected by the operation of such program shall be dedicated toward maintenance of the state's transportation infrastructure.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide an incentive for drivers to purchase fuel-efficient vehicles, to reduce traffic congestion and to increase funding for maintenance of the state's transportation infrastructure.