SB 260 — AN ACT CONCERNING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.

General Assembly   CommitteeSubstitute Bill No.

260 January Session, 2017   LCO*_____SB00260TRA___032017____* No.AN ACT CONCERNING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.

5442   *05442SB00260TRA* Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION   Introduced by:

  (TRA)   AN ACT CONCERNING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.

(6) "Autonomous"Highway" vehicle tester" means an autonomous vehicle manufacturer, educational institution, automotive equipment or technology provider, fleet operator or person who is certified by an autonomous vehicle manufacturer to conduct testing and who has beenthe authorizedsame bymeaning theas statedefined toin conductsection public14-1 testing of anthe autonomousgeneral vehicle;statutes;

(7) "Highway""Department" hasmeans the sameDepartment meaning as defined in section 14-1 of theMotor generalVehicles. statutes;

(8)(b) "Department"The meansdepartment, in consultation with the Department of MotorTransportation, Vehicles.the Office of Policy and Management and the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, may establish a pilot program for not more than two municipalities to allow the testing of autonomous vehicles by autonomous vehicles manufacturers on the highways in such municipalities.

(b) The department, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, the Office of Policy and Management and the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, may establish a pilot program for not more than two municipalities to test autonomous vehicles on the highways of this state.

(7) TheOne Commissionerappointed by the Senate chairperson of Transportation,the orjoint standing committee of the commissioner'sGeneral designee;Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation;

(8) ThreeOne persons appointed by the Governor;Senate ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation;

(9) One appointed by the senateHouse chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation;

(10) OneThree persons appointed by the houseGovernor; chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation;

and (11) OneThe appointedCommissioner by the senate ranking member of theTransportation, jointor standing committee of the Generalcommissioner's Assemblydesignee. having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.

(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivisions (1) to (6),(10), inclusive, and (8) to (11), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.

2 from passage New section Statement of Purpose:Legislative Commissioners:

ToIn establishSection a1(a), pilotthe programdefinition forof the"autonomous testingvehicle oftester" autonomouswas vehiclesdeleted andbecause establishthe aterm taskis forcenot toused studyin autonomousthe vehicles.section;

[Proposedin deletionsSection are1(b), enclosedthe inprovision brackets.was rewritten for clarity and to reflect legislative intent;

Proposedin additionsSection are2(b), indicatedSubdivs. by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:

SEN.(7) to (11), inclusive, were reordered for clarity;

LEONE,and 27thin Dist.Section 2(c), "subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, and (8) to (11)" was changed to "subdivisions (1) to (10)" to conform with the changes being made in Section 2(b).

S.B.TRA Joint Favorable Subst.

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