SB 660 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER IN THE TOWNS OF STONINGTON AND GROTON.

Senate General Assembly CommitteeFile Bill No.

660234 January Session, 2023 LCOSenate Bill No.

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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER IN THE TOWNS OF STONINGTON AND GROTON.

(Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force totostudythefeasibility studyofdevelopingamultimodaltransportationcenter the feasibility of developing a multimodal transportation center in the towns of Stonington and Groton.

(2) an examination of transportation options that are currently availableavailableto to ease traffictrafficcongestion,whichmay congestion, which may include, but need not be limited to, water taxis, parking areas, bike lanes, trolley services and related options;

and (5) the development of alternatives to alleviate parking and traffic pressure in theSB660 Mystic/ areaFile ofNo. the towns of Stonington and Groton, with a focus on green transportation.

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660234 (b)the TheMystic taskarea forceof shallthe consisttowns of theStonington followingand members:Groton, with a focus on green transportation.

(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:

and (10) A resident of Stonington or Groton, who shall be appointed by theSB660 Governor./ File No.

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660234 (c) Any member of the taskGovernor. force appointed under subdivision (1), (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) or (10) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.

(d)(c) AllAny initialmember appointmentsof to the task force shallappointed beunder madesubdivision not(1), later(2), than(5), thirty(6), days(7), after(8), the(9) effectiveor date(10) of subsection (b) of this section.section may be a member of the General Assembly.

Any(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later thanthirty daysafter theeffective date ofthis section.Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

(e)(e)The The speaker ofoftheHouse theofRepresentativesandthepresident House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from among the members of the task force.

Such chairpersons shall schedule thethefirst first meeting ofofthe the task force, whichwhichshall shallbeheld be held not later thanthansixty sixty days after the effective date of this section.

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234 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill establishes a task force to study the feasibility of developing a multimodal transportation center in Stonington and Groton resulting in no fiscal impact because the task force has the expertise to meet the requirements of the bill.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None SB660 / File No.

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234 OLR Bill Analysis SB 660 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER IN THE TOWNS OF STONINGTON AND GROTON.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.

COMMITTEE ACTION Commerce Committee Joint Favorable Yea 24 Nay 0 (03/14/2023) SB660 / File No.

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