Bill Text: CT SB00937 | 2015 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut Senate Bill 937 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: An Act Requiring All Moneys Directed To The Special Transportation Fund To Be Deposited In Said Fund, And All Expenditures From Said Fund To Be For Transportation Purposes.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-01 - File Number 352 [SB00937 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00937-Comm_Sub.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 937*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 3879
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)

AN ACT REQUIRING ALL MONEYS DIRECTED TO THE SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FUND TO BE DEPOSITED IN SAID FUND, AND ALL EXPENDITURES FROM SAID FUND TO BE FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES.

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

Section 1. Section 13b-61 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):

(a) On and after July 1, 1975, there shall be paid promptly to the State Treasurer and thereupon, unless required to be otherwise applied by the terms of any lien, pledge or obligation created by or pursuant to the 1954 declaration or part III (C) of chapter 240, credited to the General Fund:

(1) All moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, motor fuel taxes; provided on and after July 1, 1983, one cent of the amount imposed per gallon before July 1, 1984, and received or collected from any rate of such tax on motor fuels shall be credited by the State Treasurer to the Special Transportation Fund;

(2) All moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, motor vehicle taxes;

(3) All moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, expressway revenues;

(4) All moneys becoming payable, under the terms of the 1954 declaration and part III (C) of chapter 240, into the Highway or Additional Expressway Construction Funds mentioned in said declaration;

(5) All moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, highway tolls;

(6) All other moneys received or collected by the commissioner or his department; and

(7) Any other receipts of the state required by law to be paid into the state Highway Fund or the Transportation Fund other than proceeds of bonds or other securities of the state or of federal grants under the provisions of federal law.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, there shall be paid promptly to the State Treasurer and thereupon, unless required to be applied by the terms of any lien, pledge or obligation created by or pursuant to the 1954 declaration, part III (C) of chapter 240, credited to the Special Transportation Fund:

(1) On and after July 1, 1984, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, sections 12-458 and 12-479, provided the State Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue to the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, the amount of tax levied in accordance with said sections 12-458 and 12-479, on all fuel sold or used prior to the end of said fiscal year and which tax is received no later than July 31, 1984;

(2) On and after July 1, 1984, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, motor vehicle receipts;

(3) On and after July 1, 1984, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, (A) subsection (a) of section 14-192, and (B) royalty payments for retail sales of gasoline pursuant to section 13a-80;

(4) On and after July 1, 1985, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, license, permit and fee revenues as defined in section 13b-59, except as provided under subdivision (3) of this subsection;

(5) On or after July 1, 1989, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, section 13b-70;

(6) On and after July 1, 1984, all transportation-related federal revenues of the state;

(7) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, fees for the relocation of a gasoline station under section 14-320;

(8) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, section 14-319;

(9) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, fees collected pursuant to section 14-327b for motor fuel quality registration of distributors;

(10) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, annual registration fees for motor fuel dispensers and weighing or measuring devices pursuant to section 43-3;

(11) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, fees for the issuance of identity cards pursuant to section 1-1h;

(12) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, safety fees pursuant to subsection (w) of section 14-49;

(13) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, late fees for the emissions inspection of motor vehicles pursuant to subsection (k) of section 14-164c;

(14) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, the sale of information by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subsection (b) of section 14-50a;

(15) On and after October 1, 1998, all moneys received by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, section 14-212b;

(16) On and after July 1, 2009, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, any direct federal subsidy pursuant to Section 6431 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, and relating to bonds or bond anticipation notes issued by the state pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive;

(17) On and after July 1, 2011, all moneys received or collected by the state or any officer thereof on account of, or derived from, sections 13b-61a to 13b-61c, inclusive; and

(18) On and after July 1, 2011, any other funds, moneys and receipts of the state required by law to be deposited, transferred or paid into the Special Transportation Fund other than proceeds of bonds or other securities of the state or of federal grants under the provisions of federal law.

(c) None of the revenues of the state required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to be deposited into the Special Transportation Fund may be deposited, transferred or paid into any other fund, and no law shall be enacted authorizing such deposit, transfer or payment.

Sec. 2. Section 13b-69 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of section 14-212g, the Treasurer shall apply the resources in the Special Transportation Fund, upon their receipt, first, to pay or provide for the payment of debt service requirements, as defined in section 13b-75, at such time or times, in such amount or amounts and in such manner, as provided by the proceedings authorizing the issuance of special tax obligation bonds pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, and then to pay from the Transportation Strategy Board projects account of the Special Transportation Fund, established under section 13b-57r, the incremental revenues identified in approved annual financing plans for cash funding in accordance with the provisions of section 13b-57q.

(b) The remaining resources of the Special Transportation Fund shall, pursuant to appropriation thereof in accordance with chapter 50 and subject to approval by the Governor of allotment thereof, be applied and expended for (1) payment of the principal of and interest on "general obligation bonds of the state issued for transportation purposes", as defined in subsection [(c)] (d) of this section, or any obligations refunding the same, (2) payment of state budget appropriations made to or for the Department of Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicles, and (3) payment of state budget appropriations made to or for the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for members of the Division of State Police designated by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for motor patrol work pursuant to section 29-4, except that (A) for the fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 1998, excluding the highway motor patrol budgeted expenses, and (B) for the fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 1999, excluding the highway motor patrol fringe benefits.

(c) The resources of the Special Transportation Fund may only be used as provided in this section. No law shall be enacted authorizing the resources of said fund to be applied or expended for other purposes, unless the Governor declares an emergency or the existence of extraordinary circumstances, and at least three-fifths of the members of each house of the General Assembly votes to approve such deposit, transfer or payment into another fund for purposes of such emergency or extraordinary circumstances.

[(c)] (d) As used in this section, "general obligation bonds of the state issued for transportation purposes" means the aggregate principal amount, as determined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, of state general obligation bonds authorized for transportation purposes pursuant to the following authorizations issued and outstanding at any time: Special acts 406 of the 1959 session; 328 of the 1961 session, as amended; 362 of the 1963 session, as amended; 245 of the February 1965 special session, as amended; 276 and 315 of the 1967 session, as amended; 255 and 281 of the 1969 session; 31 of the 1972 session, as amended; 73-74, as amended; 74-43; 74-102, as amended; 75-101; 76-84, as amended; 77-47; 78-70; 78-71, as amended; 78-81, as amended; 79-95; 80-41; 81-71; 82-46, as amended; 83-17 of the June special session; and 83-2 and 83-3 of the October special session; sections 4-66c; 13a-20; 13a-29; 13a-32 to 13a-35, inclusive; 13a-157; 13a-165; 13a-166; 13a-176 to 13a-192, inclusive; 13a-197; 13a-198a to 13a-198j, inclusive; 13a-239 to 13a-246, inclusive; 16-338; 16a-40j; and section 28 of public act 132 of 1959, sections 8 and 13 of public act 325 of the February 1965 special session, as amended; sections 4 and 5 of public act 755 of 1969, as amended; and section 1 of public act 80-392.

Sec. 3. Section 13b-69 of the general statutes, as amended by section 76 of public act 13-277, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):

[(d) The resources of the Special Transportation Fund shall be used only for transportation purposes.]


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2015	13b-61
Sec. 2	July 1, 2015	13b-69
Sec. 3	July 1, 2015	13b-69