CT HB05391

Commissioner of Transportation shall conduct environmental studies and develop a tolling proposal for electronic tolling systems on Interstate 95, Interstate 91, Interstate 84, Wilbur Cross Parkway, and Merritt Parkway, including specific toll locations, amounts, and operating costs.

Tolling proposal must be submitted to the General Assembly's transportation committee for a public hearing and roll-call vote; proposal is deemed approved if both houses fail to vote within 30 days, or requires majority approval in both houses.

Department may construct, maintain, and operate electronic tolling systems directly or contract with private toll operators; toll revenues deposited into Special Transportation Fund must fund highway maintenance, debt service, and reserves.

Electronic tolling systems must be interoperable statewide and subject to privacy protections; customer identification information must be destroyed within one year of transaction, and data cannot be sold for commercial purposes unrelated to toll collection.

Gas tax reduced by one cent per gallon starting in first full fiscal year after tolls commence, decreasing one additional cent per year for four years; sales tax deposits to Special Transportation Fund increased from 7.9% to 100% for motor vehicle sales between July 1, 2018 and July 1, 2022.