Sec. 13b-13a. Connecticut Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board. (a) There
is established a Connecticut Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board which shall be
within the Department of Transportation for administrative purposes only.
(b) The board shall consist of eleven members appointed as follows: The Governor
shall appoint five members and the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the
majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives and
the minority leader of the Senate shall each appoint one member. The members shall
be electors of the state and have a background and interest in issues pertaining to walking
and bicycling, one of whom shall be a representative of an organization interested in
the promotion of bicycling, one of whom shall be a representative of an organization
interested in the promotion of walking, one of whom shall be an owner or manager of
a business engaged in the sale or repair of bicycles, one of whom shall be a representative
of visually impaired persons, one of whom shall be a representative of mobility impaired
persons, one of whom shall be a representative of transit workers and one of whom shall
be a person sixty years of age or older.
(c) All members shall serve for a term of four years, except that of the members
first appointed by the Governor, three members shall serve for an initial term of two
years and two members shall serve for an initial term of three years. Any vacancy in
the membership of the board shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired
term. Members shall receive no compensation for their services.
(d) The board shall, at its first meeting and annually thereafter, select a chairperson,
vice-chairperson and secretary from among its members. The board shall meet at least
once during each calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems
necessary or upon the request of a majority of the members.
(e) The duties of the board shall include, but not be limited to, examining the need
for bicycle and pedestrian transportation, promoting programs and facilities for bicycles
and pedestrians in this state, and advising appropriate agencies of the state on policies,
programs and facilities for bicycles and pedestrians.
(f) The board may apply for and accept grants, gifts and bequests of funds from
other states, federal and interstate agencies, independent authorities and private firms,
individuals and foundations, for the purpose of carrying out its responsibilities.
(g) The Department of Transportation shall assist the board in carrying out its responsibilities by making available department reports and records related to the board's
responsibilities and, within available appropriations, printing the board's annual report,
distributing copies of such report and mailing notices of the board's meetings.
(h) Not later than January 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, the board shall submit
a report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the Governor, the Commissioner of Transportation and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance
of matters relating to transportation on (1) the progress made by state agencies in improving the environment for bicycling and walking in this state, (2) recommendations for
improvements to state policies and procedures related to bicycling and walking, and (3)
specific actions taken by the Department of Transportation in the preceding year that
affect the bicycle and pedestrian environment.
(P.A. 09-154, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 09-154 effective July 1, 2009.
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Sec. 13b-20. Records. Certified copies furnished by department or State Traffic Commission. (a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall keep a record of all
proceedings and orders pertaining to the matters under said commissioner's direction
and copies of all plans, specifications and estimates submitted to said commissioner.
Said commissioner shall furnish to any court in this state without charge certified copies
of any document or record pertaining to the operation of the department, and any certified
document or record of the commissioner, attested as a true copy by the commissioner,
the deputy commissioner, the chief engineer of the department, or any deputy commissioner for an operating bureau, shall be competent evidence in any court of this state of
the facts contained in such document or record. The commissioner may delegate to the
deputy commissioner, the chief engineer, and the deputy commissioners for operating
bureaus, the authority to sign any agreement, contract, document or instrument which
the commissioner is authorized to sign and any such signature shall be binding and valid.
(b) The executive director of the State Traffic Commission may certify copies of
any document or record pertaining to the operation of the State Traffic Commission,
and any certified document or record of said commission, attested as a true copy by said
executive director, shall be competent evidence in any court of this state of the facts
contained in such document or record.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 52; P.A. 09-186, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 09-186 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), made technical changes therein and added Subsec.
(b) to authorize executive director of State Traffic Commission to certify copies of documents or records, effective July
20, 2009.
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Sec. 13b-20g. Notice of need for consultants. Responses. Whenever there is a
need to engage a consultant, the Commissioner of Transportation shall notify all firms
that are prequalified in accordance with section 13b-20e in the category of services
being sought by the department. If the prequalified list contains fewer than five consulting firms or does not include the area of expertise required by the department, the
commissioner shall publish a notice in appropriate professional magazines, professional
newsletters or on-line professional web sites, indicating the general scope of the assignment and requesting responses in accordance with subsection (b) of section 13b-20e,
and at least once in one or more newspapers having a circulation in each county of the
state. Responses shall be received at the Department of Transportation not later than
fourteen days after the last date on which the notice is published, unless additional time
is specifically authorized by the commissioner, or not later than any specific date set
forth in such notice. For certain specialized projects the notice may also solicit a full
work proposal in addition to the technical qualifications of a firm.
(P.A. 83-521, S. 6, 13; P.A. 89-152, S. 2; P.A. 09-186, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 89-152 made technical change; P.A. 09-186 required commissioner to notify prequalified firms and, if
fewer than 5 prequalified firms, to publish notice, and replaced "and newspapers" with "or on-line professional web sites",
effective July 20, 2009.
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Sec. 13b-38dd. Zero-emissions buses implementation plan. Collaborative efforts re hydrogen fuel and renewable energy sources strategies. Hydrogen refueling
stations. Funding plans. (a) The Department of Transportation shall consult with the
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. to develop a plan to implement
zero-emissions buses state-wide. Such plan shall include the technological, facility and
financial arrangements needed for such a conversion of bus fleets as well as identifying
specific locations for hydrogen refueling stations along state highways or at locations
that could potentially be utilized by state fleets or other public or private-sector fleets.
This shall be part of a larger collaborative effort between the Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. to identify strategies
to expand the availability and use of hydrogen fuel and renewable energy sources within
any such corridor or around such a centralized fleet fueling location. Said plan shall be
completed within available appropriated funds designated for the purpose of studying
or designing clean fuel or alternative fuel solutions.
(b) Said plan shall be completed and submitted to the joint standing committees of
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy, environment
and transportation not later than December 31, 2010, subject to the availability of study
funds from readily available and already appropriated sources of funding.
(c) Such hydrogen refueling stations identified in the plan shall provide fuel for
zero emissions vehicles at appropriate pressures and volumes identified by Connecticut
Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. The study shall consider technologies for generating hydrogen which will use products principally manufactured and assembled in
the state.
(d) The plan shall also examine appropriate available funding from the state or
federal government for purchasing zero-emissions buses and constructing any recommended hydrogen fueling facilities from funds designated for the purpose of encouraging clean fuel or alternative fuel use. Any funding plans developed within the study
for the establishment of zero-emissions bus fleets and hydrogen refueling corridors or
centralized fueling facilities shall be provided in a manner to encourage federal and
private cost sharing.
(P.A. 09-186, S. 8.)
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