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CT Gen Stat § 7-273h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103a - Transit Districts|Section 7-273h - Liability of district. Joint assumption of liability imposed upon district officer, agent or employee.

 (a) Any district operating a transit service pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be responsible for any injury or damage to persons or property, happening or arising by reason of the maintenance or operation of the same, in the same manner and to the same extent as though the same were owned and operated by individuals or by a private corporation. Members of the board shall not be personally liable to suits in such cases except for malfeasance in office. Any member of the board shall be an agent of the district for service of process.(b) Each town, city or borough which has joined with other towns, cities or boroughs to form a district pursuant to this chapter shall jointly assume the liability imposed upon any officer, agent or employee of such district, acting in the performance of his duties and in the scope of his employment, under, and in the manner and in accordance with the procedures set forth in, subsection (a) of section 7-465. Such joint assumption of liability shall be proportionately shared by the towns, cities and boroughs in such district on the same basis that the expenses of such district are shared.(1961, P.A. 507, S. 7; 1972, P.A. 261, S. 7; P.A. 83-464, S. 2, 5.)History: 1972 act substituted “transit service” for “public passenger transportation service”; P.A. 83-464 added Subsec. (b), requiring the members of the district to jointly assume the liability imposed on any officer, agent or employee of the district while performing his duties.Cited. 235 C. 1.
CT Gen Stat § 7-273i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103a - Transit Districts|Section 7-273i - Transfer of employees when company acquired by district.

 Whenever a transit district acquires the property and franchises of any company or companies operating a transit service within its district all employees of such company or companies who are necessary for the operation of such district, except executive and administrative officers, shall become employees of such district and shall be credited by the district with all seniority rights, sick leave and vacation, insurance and pension benefits in accordance with the records or labor agreements of the acquired company or companies. Such district shall assume and observe all pension obligations of such acquired company or companies, and members and beneficiaries of any pension or retirement system or other benefits established by the acquired company or companies shall continue to have rights, privileges, benefits, obligations and status with respect to such established systems. Such district shall assume and observe all labor contracts of such company or companies in existence at the time of transfer and all obligations incurred by such contracts in regard to wages, salaries, hours, sick leave, working conditions, collective bargaining, and pension or retirement provisions. Such district, through its board, may enter into agreements with representatives of its employees relative to the transfer or establishment of pension trust funds to or under the joint control of such district and representatives of its employees, and shall have all powers necessary to maintain and administer such trust funds jointly with representatives of its employees. No employee of any such acquired company who is transferred to a position with a district shall, by reason of such transfer, be placed in any worse position with respect to workers' compensation, pension, seniority, wages, sick leave, vacation, health and welfare insurance or any other benefit than he enjoyed as an employee of such company.(1961, P.A. 507, S. 8; 1972, P.A. 261, S. 8; P.A. 79-376, S. 8.)History: 1972 act substituted “transit district” for “board of transit authority” and “transit service” for “public passenger transportation service”; P.A. 79-376 substituted “workers' compensation” for “workmen's compensation”.
CT Gen Stat § 7-273j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103a - Transit Districts|Section 7-273j - Collective bargaining.

 Each transit district shall have power to engage in collective bargaining with duly appointed representatives of an employee labor organization and may enter into labor contracts concerning wages, salaries, hours, sick leave, working conditions, collective bargaining and pension or retirement provisions. In case of any labor dispute involving a district and its employees where collective bargaining does not result in agreement, the parties shall submit such dispute to arbitration pursuant to arbitration provisions in any labor contract assumed by the district or entered into by the district, or, in the absence of such provisions, to the Board of Mediation and Arbitration in accordance with the procedure set out in section 31-97, and shall abide by the decision rendered under the provisions of section 31-98. As used in this section, the term “labor dispute” includes, but shall not be restricted to, any controversy between a district and its employees or their representatives concerning terms, tenure or conditions of employment or concerning the association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing or maintaining, or seeking to negotiate, fix, maintain or change, terms or conditions of employment; and the term “labor organization” means any organization which exists and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining, or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or other mutual aid or protection.(1961, P.A. 507, S. 9; 1972, P.A. 261, S. 9.)History: 1972 act deleted phrase requiring that transit district work through its board of transit authority.Cited. 201 C. 685; 232 C. 57.Cited. 43 CS 340.
CT Gen Stat § 7-273k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103a - Transit Districts|Section 7-273k - Contracts for mass passenger transportation service. Grants. Borrowing powers.

 Any transit district established under this chapter may contract with any person, group of persons or corporation, including but not limited to any common carrier or any agency of the state or of the United States, for the purpose of supporting, continuing, providing, establishing or improving systems or services for mass transportation of passengers. The district may, by itself or by agreement with others, support all or a portion of such systems or services, share in the costs or provide funds for such purpose. The district may apply for grants or financial assistance from any person, group of persons or corporation or from any agency of the state or of the United States and may make equipment or other facilities available to any common carrier under arrangements deemed suitable to support, continue, provide, establish or improve mass transportation systems or services. The district may purchase any rail or mass transit right-of-way and associated facilities or acquire the right of use of such right-of-way and associated facilities by lease or any other arrangements. A transit district may borrow on a temporary basis in anticipation of grants, contributions or other revenues, may issue notes in terms not to exceed one year to evidence such borrowing, may renew such notes, and may pledge all or any portion of such grants, contributions, or other revenues as security for such notes. Such notes shall be authorized by resolution of the district's board of directors and any notes so authorized may be issued and sold in the manner provided by such resolution. Such notes shall not be included in computing the aggregate indebtedness of the district or of any municipality which is a member of the district.(1969, P.A. 47; P.A. 78-305, S. 4, 5.)History: P.A. 78-305 added provisions concerning borrowing powers of transit districts.
CT Gen Stat § 7-273l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103a - Transit Districts|Section 7-273l - Application for state funds. Distribution formula. Conditions for receiving funds. Municipal transit service. Regulations.

 Each transit district established under this chapter or any special act may (1) impose service charges and user fees on persons using transit systems operated by such district and (2) apply for funding from the Department of Transportation in accordance with the provisions of this section to finance construction, acquisition, purchase, lease or operation of a mass transit system and related programs authorized under section 7-273b. For each year starting with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, the commissioner shall distribute such funds to each transit district in the same manner as the formula specified under the Section 5 or Section 18 operating assistance programs, depending on whether the transit district is in an urbanized or nonurbanized area, of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as may be amended from time to time. In order to qualify for any such funds, a transit district shall derive at least thirty per cent of its operating costs from service charges and user fees or from federal or local subsidies and other sources other than state subsidies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, thirty-five per cent of its costs from such sources for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, and forty per cent of its costs from such sources for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1986. Any municipality providing transit service that is not part of a transit district may either establish a transit district under the provisions of this chapter to assume operating control of such service or negotiate an agreement with the Department of Transportation to administer the operation of such service. In the latter case, the department shall provide financial assistance to such municipality according to the formula specified in this section. As a condition of receiving any funds, such municipality shall derive the same percentage of operating costs from service charges, user fees, federal or local subsidies and sources other than state subsidies as that required for transit districts under the provisions of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the purposes of this section.(P.A. 82-371.)See Sec. 13b-38 re advice and assistance by Commissioner of Transportation to transit districts.
CT Gen Stat § 7-273m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103a - Transit Districts|Section 7-273m - Distribution formula exception.

 (a) As used in this section:(1) “Total system revenues” means passenger fares and other revenues incidental to a state-subsidized fixed-route bus system during a fiscal year ending June thirtieth, not including local, regional, state or federal payments to the operator of the system.(2) “Total system expenses” means such a system's operating costs during such a fiscal year.(3) “Deficit” means the difference between total system expenses and total system revenues during such a fiscal year.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7-273l, the Commissioner of Transportation shall (1) pay, from the department's appropriation for public transportation, one hundred per cent of the deficit of any state-subsidized, fixed-route bus system for which the total system revenues exceed forty per cent of the total system expenses and (2) negotiate a cost-sharing arrangement with the operators of all other state-subsidized, fixed-route bus systems. The commissioner shall recover from the federal government any operating subsidy that the operator of a system under subdivision (1) of this subsection is eligible to receive for the operation of the system and deposit such subsidy in the General Fund.(c) No fixed-route bus system operated by a transit district shall be eligible to receive funds from the state unless such transit district has developed a plan, approved by the Department of Transportation, to coordinate bus service with transit districts which provide bus service in adjacent towns. Such program shall be reviewed and approved or disapproved by the Department of Transportation annually.(d) The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing requirements and standards for programs required pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-19, S. 1, 5; P.A. 86-262, S. 3, 5.)History: P.A. 86-262 added Subsecs. (c) and (d), prohibiting transit districts from receiving state funds unless they coordinate bus service with transit districts which provide bus service in adjacent towns and requiring the commissioner of transportation to adopt regulations for such programs.
CT Gen Stat § 7-273n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103a - Transit Districts|Section 7-273n - State matching grants for elderly and handicapped demand responsive transportation programs.

 Section 7-273n is repealed, effective October 1, 1999.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-28, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-428, S. 9, 10; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 99-265, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-273o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103a - Transit Districts|Section 7-273o - Political advertising at transit district and parking authority facilities.

 (a) As used in this section, “political advertising” means any advertising for the purpose of influencing public opinion with respect to any legislative, administrative or electoral decision or with respect to any controversial issue of public importance.(b) No transit district or parking authority that allows the placement of any advertising, whether placed directly by such transit district or parking authority or by any third party or independent contractor, on or within its facilities, including, but not limited to, advertising on or within any vehicle, or on any bus shelter operated by such transit district, parking authority, third party or independent contractor, shall prohibit the placement of political advertising on or within such facilities.(P.A. 13-277, S. 12.)History: P.A. 13-277 effective January 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 7-273dd (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103b - Municipal Resource Recovery Authorities|Section 7-273dd - Sale of bonds or notes. Use of proceeds.

 Bonds issued under authority of this chapter shall be sold by the municipality or the authority, at public or private sale at a price determined by the issuer thereof. The bonds may bear a single or variable rate of interest and may bear different rates of interest for different maturities. The proceeds arising from the sale of any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter by a municipality or authority shall be kept in accounts separate from other funds of the municipality or the authority. Said proceeds shall be expended only for the purposes and subject to the provisions of this chapter, provided the proceeds from the issuance and sale of any bonds shall first be applied to the payment of such bonds as have been issued in anticipation of such issue.(P.A. 81-213, S. 6, 18; P.A. 83-519, S. 19, 23; P.A. 85-478, S. 5, 10.)History: P.A. 83-519 eliminated requirements related to public sale of bonds or notes issued under chapter 103b to conform with more commonly adopted provisions authorizing municipalities to sell bonds, additionally such change is necessary if bonds issued under chapter 103b are to be consolidated with other types of bonds for sale as a single issue in accordance with Sec. 42b-15; P.A. 85-478 authorized public or private sale of bonds and a variable rate of interest and made technical changes.See Sec. 42b-1 for definitions re registered public obligations.See Sec. 42b-11 re effect of chapter 748 with respect to registered public obligations issued on or after July 7, 1983.See Sec. 42b-12 for requirement that this section and chapter 748 be construed in conjunction with the Uniform Commercial Code.See Sec. 42b-14 re severability of provisions relating to registered public obligations.
CT Gen Stat § 7-273ff (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103b - Municipal Resource Recovery Authorities|Section 7-273ff - Signatures of officers on date of execution binding.

 Any bonds or notes issued under the authority of this chapter, if properly executed and signed by officers of a municipality in office on the date of execution, shall be valid and binding according to their terms notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor such officers have ceased to be officers of the municipality.(P.A. 81-213, S. 8, 18.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-273gg (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103b - Municipal Resource Recovery Authorities|Section 7-273gg - Form. Maturity. Investment of proceeds.

 Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be executed and delivered in such manner and at such times, may be in such form and denominations, bear such date or dates, be sold at such prices and mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from the date thereof as the body having power to authorize such bonds shall determine. The bonds may be issued as serial bonds or as term bonds or as a combination thereof. The bonds shall be in such denominations, be in such form, either bearer or registered as to principal and interest or as to principal alone or in book entry form, carry such exchange, transfer and registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places whether within or without the state, and be subject to such terms of redemption as the body having power to authorize such bonds shall determine. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds may be invested and reinvested in such obligations, securities and other investments or deposited or redeposited in such bank or banks as the body having power to authorize such bonds shall determine.(P.A. 81-213, S. 9, 18; P.A. 85-478, S. 7, 10.)History: P.A. 85-478 struck previous section and inserted present provisions allowing issuing authority to determine the form and maturity of the bonds and inserted provisions regarding investment of proceeds.
CT Gen Stat § 7-273hh (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103b - Municipal Resource Recovery Authorities|Section 7-273hh - Temporary notes.

 Any municipality which has authorized the acquisition or construction of all or of any part of a resource recovery facility and which has made an appropriation therefor may borrow temporarily upon the credit of the municipality such sum or sums as may be necessary for such acquisition or construction and may issue temporary notes for any such loan, including temporary notes issued in anticipation of the sale of bonds to be secured by the full faith and credit of the municipality, by the pledge of revenues to be derived from the operation of a resource recovery facility or by both the full faith and credit of the municipality and the pledge of revenues to be derived from the operation of a resource recovery facility. Each issue of any such temporary notes shall constitute a separate loan and may be for a period of not more than two years, except that any temporary notes issued in anticipation of the sale of bonds to be secured solely by the pledge of revenues to be derived from the operation of a resource recovery facility may be for a period of not more than four years. Such temporary notes may be renewed from time to time by the issue of other temporary notes, provided the period from the date of issue of the original notes to the date of maturity of the last renewal notes shall not be more than two or four years, as the case may be. The interest or discount on such temporary notes, including renewals thereof, and the expense of preparing, issuing and marketing the same, may be included as a cost of the acquisition or construction of a resource recovery facility and may either be borrowed temporarily under the provisions of this section or funded by the issue of serial bonds or notes under the provisions of this chapter. Temporary notes may be issued under the authority of this section in anticipation of proceeds to be derived from the sale of bonds notwithstanding that, at the time of issuing such temporary notes, the municipality has not actually authorized the issue of such bonds.(P.A. 81-213, S. 10, 18.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-273ii (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103b - Municipal Resource Recovery Authorities|Section 7-273ii - Revenue or guaranteed bonds not included in debt limitation.

 Bonds and notes issued pursuant to this chapter and (a) secured solely by a pledge of revenues to be derived from the operation of a resource facility or (b) guaranteed, in whole or in part, by state, federal or private grants of money shall not be subject to any statutory limitation, to the extent of such security or guarantee, on the indebtedness of the municipality and such bonds and notes when issued shall not be included in computing the aggregate indebtedness of the municipality in respect to and to the extent of any such limitation.(P.A. 81-213, S. 11, 18.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-273jj (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103b - Municipal Resource Recovery Authorities|Section 7-273jj - Agreement with bondholders.

 In connection with any bonds or notes issued under the authority of this chapter, the municipality may, by resolution of the body having power to make appropriations for such municipality, covenant and agree with the holders thereof as to (a) the rates or charges to be imposed upon the users of such resource recovery facility, including the municipality, for connection with or the use of such facility, (b) the use and disposition of the revenue from such rates or charges, (c) the creation and maintenance of special funds and the management, use and disposition thereof, (d) the purposes for which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds or notes may be used, (e) the acts or conduct which shall constitute a default and the rights and liabilities of the holders arising upon such default, (f) the terms and conditions upon which bonds or notes issued under the authority of this chapter shall become or may be declared due before maturity and the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may be waived, (g) the conditions upon which other or additional bonds or notes may be issued and secured by revenue from the operation of a resource recovery facility, (h) the insurance to be carried upon the facility, and the use and disposition of any insurance moneys, (i) the maintenance of books of account and the inspection and audit thereof.(P.A. 81-213, S. 12, 18.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-273kk (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 103b - Municipal Resource Recovery Authorities|Section 7-273kk - Use of funds.

 All revenues derived from the operation of a resource recovery facility, whether pledged for payment of bonds or notes or otherwise, shall be kept separate from other funds of the municipality and shall be used for the facility, including the payment of debt incurred for the facility and interest thereon, and for no other purpose.(P.A. 81-213, S. 13, 18.)