Title 13b — Title 13b: Transportation

Sec. 13b-38l. Citizens' Transportation Advisory Council. Appointments. Functions and duties. Section 13b-38l is repealed, effective October 1, 1999. (P.A. 88-177; P.A. 99-265, S. 5.)

Secs. 13b-38m and 13b-38n. Survey of special transportation services. Contracts for the regionalization and coordination of special transportation services. Sections 13b-38m and 13b-38n are repealed, effective June 7, 2002. (P.A. 92-68, S. 1–3; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-381, S. 9…

Sec. 13b-38o. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 13b-38o, 13b-38p, 13b-38t, 13b-38v and 13b-38x, the following definitions shall apply unless otherwise provided by federal law or regulation: (1) “Affected employer” means an employer, or its successor, which employs one hun…

Sec. 13b-38p. Voluntary traffic reduction program. There is hereby established a voluntary traffic reduction program in order to achieve the goals of the Clean Air Act. Any affected employer which elects to participate in such program shall submit a plan and an annual update to t…

Secs. 13b-38q to 13b-38s. Average vehicle occupancy. Consolidation of traffic management plans. Information to be sent to new affected employers. Sections 13b-38q to 13b-38s, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 1996. (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-13, S. 3–5, 18; P.A. 94-166; P.A.…

Sec. 13b-38t. Assistance to Department of Transportation from Labor Commissioner. The Labor Commissioner shall, upon request of the Commissioner of Transportation, supply such information as is necessary to assist the Department of Transportation in carrying out its responsibilit…

Sec. 13b-38u. Exempted employers. Section 13b-38u is repealed, effective July 1, 1996. (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-13, S. 7, 18; P.A. 93-334, S. 3, 7; P.A. 96-223, S. 7, 8.)

Sec. 13b-38v. Moneys received for traffic reduction programs. Any moneys received by the state pursuant to a congestion mitigation and air quality grant under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century shall be credited to the Special Transportation Fund, established purs…

Sec. 13b-38w. Filing fees. Section 13b-38w is repealed, effective July 1, 1996. (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-13, S. 9, 18; P.A. 93-334, S. 4, 7; P.A. 96-223, S. 7, 8.)

Sec. 13b-38x. Regulations re traffic reduction program. The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of section…

Sec. 13b-38y. Penalties. Section 13b-38y is repealed, effective July 1, 1996. (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-13, S. 12, 18; P.A. 93-334, S. 6, 7; P.A. 96-223, S. 7, 8.)

Secs. 13b-38z and 13b-38aa. State-wide objectives for providing special transportation services. Progress reports of special transportation services. Sections 13b-38z and 13b-38aa are repealed, effective June 7, 2002. (P.A. 99-265, S. 1, 2; P.A. 02-123, S. 30.)

Sec. 13b-39. Jurisdiction over and responsibility for aeronautics. (a) The Connecticut Airport Authority shall have jurisdiction over aeronautics in the state with all the powers and duties prescribed in this title, in title 15, and as otherwise provided by law, except that the C…

Sec. 13b-39a. Registration of aircraft. Not later than October first annually, the owner of any aircraft, as defined in subdivision (5) of section 15-34, which is based or primarily used at any airport facility, heliport, vertiport, air navigation facility, restricted landing are…

Sec. 13b-39b. Aircraft registration forms and decals. The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall prepare and distribute to each municipality in which aircraft are based or primarily used, forms and decals for the registration of aircraft and the renewal of …

Sec. 13b-39c. Display of registration decal. Certificate of registration. Upon receipt of the signed and certified registration form required and the requisite fee, as provided for in section 13b-39d, the municipal registration official shall assign a registration number and prov…

Sec. 13b-39d. Registration fee. The owner shall pay a fee to the municipal registration official for each aircraft so numbered or registered in accordance with the following schedule: Gross Weight (lbs.) Fee Less than 3,000 $ 90.00 3,001 - 4,500 250.00 4,501 - 8,000 700.00 8,001 …

Sec. 13b-39e. Exemption for military aircraft, government aircraft or aircraft dealers. The provisions of sections 13b-39a to 13b-39d, inclusive, shall not apply to military aircraft or government aircraft owned and operated by the United States or any state or local government t…

Sec. 13b-39f. Penalty for failure to register. Any person who operates or any owner who permits the operation of an aircraft, which has not been numbered or registered in accordance with the provisions of sections 13b-39a to 13b-39e, inclusive, and any other applicable section of…

Sec. 13b-39g. Municipality may retain fees. Each municipality which issues and renews registrations for aircraft in accordance with this section and sections 13b-39a to 13b-39f, inclusive, may retain for its own use and purposes, as a grant in lieu of property taxes, all revenue …

Sec. 13b-39h. Grants to municipalities. Section 13b-39h is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 93-433, S. 17, 26; P.A. 11-61, S. 188.)

Sec. 13b-4. Powers and duties of commissioner. The commissioner shall have the following general powers, duties and responsibilities: (1) To coordinate and develop comprehensive, integrated transportation policy and planning to include a long-range master plan of transportation f…

Secs. 13b-40 and 13b-41. Bureau of Aeronautics. State airways system. Sections 13b-40 and 13b-41 are repealed. (1969, P.A. 768, S. 35, 36; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610; P.A. 85-130.)

Sec. 13b-42. Airport or restricted landing area owned or leased by the state. Granting of interests. Purchase or taking of airport properties. Agreements with municipalities. Advertisement and award of certain leases that involve work on a public building. (a) The commissioner sh…

Sec. 13b-43. Municipal airports. Any municipality, or any two or more municipalities jointly, may establish, maintain and operate an airport at any location within the state approved by the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority and by the municipality or municip…

Sec. 13b-44. Establishment and maintenance of state airports. (a) The state may, through the Connecticut Airport Authority, establish, maintain and operate, and may expand, an airport at any location within the state in the following manner. The executive director shall conduct a…

Sec. 13b-44a. Filing of documents with the Properties Review Board. Section 13b-44a is repealed, effective July 1, 2023. (P.A. 75-425, S. 39, 57; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 85-427, S. 2; P.A. 23-135, S. 53.)

Sec. 13b-45. Publication of standards applicable in taking of land. Before exercising any of the powers conferred in sections 13b-43 and 13b-44, the executive director shall establish and publish in detailed form, available to the public, the standards the executive director has …

Sec. 13b-46. Certificate of approval. Licenses. (a) The executive director may approve airports, heliports, vertiports, restricted landing areas and other air navigation facilities. Any municipality or person acquiring property for the purpose of constructing or establishing an a…

Sec. 13b-46a. Transferred to Chapter 266a, Sec. 15-101q.

Sec. 13b-47. Criteria for approval. (a) In determining whether to issue a certificate of approval or license for the use or operation of any proposed public use air navigation facility, the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall take into consideration (1) …

Sec. 13b-48. Hearing on application for certificate of approval or license. Upon receipt of any application for a certificate of approval of an airport, heliport, vertiport or restricted landing area, or an original license to use or operate an airport, heliport, vertiport, restr…

Sec. 13b-49. Revocation of certificate of approval or license. The executive director may revoke temporarily or permanently any certificate of approval or license upon a determination that an airport, heliport, vertiport, restricted landing area or other navigation facility is no…

Sec. 13b-49a. Owner or operator of airport or other air navigation facility to submit information re aircraft based or primarily used at such facility. Penalty. (a) Not later than July thirty-first annually, the owner or operator of any airport, heliport, vertiport, restricted la…

Sec. 13b-4a. Certifications to enable nonprofit corporations and associations to participate in the Urban Mass Transportation Act; regulations. The Commissioner of Transportation may, at the request of any nonprofit corporation or association providing transportation services to …

Sec. 13b-4b. Commissioner's duties and responsibilities re railroads. Wherever the term “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” occurs or is referred to in chapters 245, 245a and 245b relating to the duties and responsibilities of said authority, it shall be deemed to mean or ref…

Sec. 13b-4c. Certifications re transportation programs for persons who are elderly or persons with disabilities. Notwithstanding any section of the general statutes to the contrary, no state agency, other than the Department of Transportation, shall expend funds in support of, or…

Sec. 13b-4d. Commissioner's power to declare a state of emergency. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation may declare a state of emergency and may employ, in any manner, such assistance as the commissioner may require t…

Secs. 13b-5 to 13b-9. Deputy commissioner. Departmental organization. Deputy commissioners of bureaus. Bureau of Planning and Research. Bureau of Administration. Sections 13b-5 to 13b-9, inclusive, are repealed. (1969, P.A. 768, S. 5–7, 16, 51; P.A. 75-247, S. 2, 4; P.A. 77-614, …

Sec. 13b-50. Cooperation with federal government. State assistance to municipalities and owners of commercial airports. (a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority is authorized to cooperate with the government of the United States or any agency or department …

Sec. 13b-50a. Initiatives for the preservation of airports. The following initiatives shall be established to preserve Connecticut's licensed privately owned, publicly used airports which have a paved runway and a minimum of five thousand operations per year: (1) The state shall …

Sec. 13b-50b. Set aside for veterans with service in time of war. Section 13b-50b is repealed, effective July 1, 2023. (P.A. 12-138, S. 2; P.A. 15-192, S. 23; P.A. 16-167, S. 18; P.A. 23-135, S. 53.)

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…

Secs. 13b-50d to 13b-50o. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 13b-50p. Complaints re repeated landings or takeoffs by aircraft from real property not licensed as an airport or other air navigation facility. (a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, upon receipt of a written complaint, in such form and containing …

Sec. 13b-51. Jurisdiction over harbors, harbor boards, harbor masters and deputy harbor masters. The Connecticut Port Authority shall have jurisdiction over the harbors of the state, with all the powers and duties prescribed in this chapter and as otherwise provided by law. The p…

Sec. 13b-51a. Connecticut Maritime Commission. Establishment. Members. Duties. Section 13b-51a is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. (P.A. 04-143, S. 22; P.A. 10-159, S. 4; P.A. 11-61, S. 21; 11-80, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 519.)

Sec. 13b-51b. State Maritime Office. Section 13b-51b is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (P.A. 04-143, S. 26; P.A. 10-159, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 523.)

Sec. 13b-52. Bureau of Waterways. Section 13b-52 is repealed. (1969, P.A. 768, S. 47; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

Sec. 13b-53. Acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of water transportation and related facilities. Lease or grant of interest at State Pier or navigation property. Concessions privilege. The commissioner and the Connecticut Port Authority may, on behalf of the stat…