Connecticut 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 717 — AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PRIORITIZATION.

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This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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2619 Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by:
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(TRA) AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PRIORITIZATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1.
(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than December 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Transportation shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, the status of significant transportation projects in any phase of construction, design or planning.
This report shall be referred to as the "Transportation Project Priority Report".
(b) The Transportation Project Priority Report shall:
(1) Identify twenty transportation projects that are a priority to the Department of Transportation and for each identified transportation project, include (A) whether such project is scheduled to be substantially complete by the originally anticipated completion date, (B) whether the cost of such project is under the budgeted amount and if not, identify the amount that exceeds the budgeted amount and explain why such project exceeded the budgeted amount, and (C) whether such project was LCO No.
6195 1 of 2 Committee Bill No.
717 subject to a change order and if so, identify the cost of the change order and explain the reason for the change order;
(2) identify all transportation projects that are at the stage where construction can begin but such transportation projects are not funded;
(3) identify all transportation projects for which bonds have been authorized but construction has not started and for each such transportation project, identify (A) the date such bonds were authorized by the General Assembly, (B) the reasons construction has not started, and (C) the date construction is anticipated to start;
and (4) identify all transportation projects that are anticipated to become a priority based on use, the demands of traffic and the integrity of the mode of transportation.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Transportation to submit an annual report that prioritizes transportation projects.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, not underlined.] the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is Co-Sponsors:
AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PRIORITIZATION.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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That chapter 242 of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Transportation to submit an annual list of prioritized transportation projects to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.
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Statement of Purpose:
To provide transparency regarding the prioritization of transportation initiatives and projects.
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Action History

  1. MOTION FAILED JF

  2. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation

  3. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  4. Vote to Draft

  5. PUBLIC HEARING 0225

  6. Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

  7. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

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Not signed on (186)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 717?
SB 717 is sponsored by Tony Hwang (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 717?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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