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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-39a. - Registration of aircraft.

(a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall establish a program of registration for all aircraft in the state, in accordance with which the owner of any aircraft, as defined in subdivision (5) of section 15-34, which is based or primarily used at any airport facility, heliport, air navigation facility, restricted landing area or seaplane base in a municipality within this state shall, not later than October 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, be required to register with the municipality in which such aircraft is based or primarily used, by filing an application form, or renewal thereof, and paying the appropriate registration fee, as provided for in section 12-71, this section and section 13b-39b. The owner of any aircraft which is based or primarily used at any such air navigation facility or restricted landing area in this state shall register such aircraft not later than July 1, 1994, and annually thereafter not later than the first of October. Any aircraft shall be deemed to be based or primarily used in a municipality when in the normal course of its use, it leaves from and returns to or remains at one or more points within the municipality more often or longer than at any other single location outside of the municipality.
(b) The executive director, subject to the provisions of section 1-121, shall adopt such rules and procedures as deemed necessary by said executive director to implement the provisions of section 12-71, this section and sections 13b-39b to 13b-39g, inclusive.
(P.A. 86-393, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-433, S. 9, 26; P.A. 94-175, S. 10, 32; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4, S. 27, 80, 85; P.A. 95-160, S. 64, 69; P.A. 15-192, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 93-433 amended Subsec. (a) to require the registration of all aircraft with and the payment of registration fees to the municipality where the aircraft is primarily based or used, deleting prior provisions re registration with transportation commissioner, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-175 made a technical change in the statutory internal reference, effective June 2, 1994; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 extended registration to aircraft based or primarily used at air navigation facilities or restricted landing areas, effective June 9, 1994, and revised effective date of P.A. 94-175 but without affecting this section; P.A. 95-160 revised effective date of May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 but without affecting this section; (Revisor's note: In 2013, a reference in Subsec. (b) to repealed Sec. 13b-39h was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 13b-39g for clarity); P.A. 15-192 amended Subsec. (a) to change responsibility for registration from Commissioner of Transportation to executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority and amended Subsec. (b) to change provision re adoption of regulations to provision re adoption of rules and procedures and make conforming changes, effective July 2, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-39b. - Aircraft registration forms and decals.

The executive director shall prepare and distribute to each municipality in which aircraft are based or primarily used forms and decals for the registration of aircraft and the renewal of such registrations. The registration forms shall contain such information as the authority may prescribe, including, but not limited to, information concerning (1) the form and identity of ownership, including information as to whether such ownership is by an individual, partnership, corporation or other entity, (2) the type of aircraft, including the year of manufacture, the manufacturer, the model and the certified gross weight, (3) the Federal Aviation Certificate number, and (4) the location at which such aircraft is based or primarily used in this state. Each municipality shall designate a municipal registration official who may be an official or employee of the municipality or of any airport facility, heliport or seaplane base located within the municipality, to perform the duties of registration of aircraft as set forth in sections 13b-39a to 13b-39g, inclusive, and shall furnish, in writing, the name, address and telephone number of each such official. The municipality shall immediately notify the executive director upon any changes relative to the municipal registration official.
(P.A. 93-433, S. 10, 26; P.A. 94-175, S. 11, 32; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4, S. 80, 85; P.A. 95-160, S. 64, 69; P.A. 15-192, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 93-433 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-175 made a technical change in the statutory internal reference, effective June 2, 1994; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 and P.A. 95-160 revised effective date of P.A. 94-175 but without affecting this section; (Revisor's note: In 2013, a reference to repealed Sec. 13b-39h was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 13b-39g for clarity); P.A. 15-192 replaced references to Commissioner and Department of Transportation with references to executive director and authority, effective July 2, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-39c. - Display of registration decal. Certificate of registration.

Upon receipt of the signed and certified registration form required and the requisite fee, as provided for in section 13b-39d, the municipal registration official shall assign a registration number and provide the owner with a registration decal and certificate of registration. Such registration decal shall be displayed on the right side of the aircraft tail below the horizontal stabilizer. The number shall be maintained in a legible condition and shall be clearly visible and entirely unobscured. The certificate shall state the name of the owner, the owner's address, a description of the aircraft, the expiration date of the certificate and such other information as the executive director may prescribe. Such certificate shall be carried aboard the aircraft and shall be available for inspection upon the aircraft for which it is issued whenever the owner or any person authorized by the owner is aboard such aircraft.
(P.A. 93-433, S. 11, 26; P.A. 15-192, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 93-433 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 15-192 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director”, deleted “by regulation” and made technical changes, effective July 2, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-39d. - Registration fee.

The owner shall pay a fee to the municipal registration official for each aircraft so numbered or registered in accordance with the following schedule:
Gross Weight (lbs.)
Fee
Less than 3,000
$ 90.00
3,001 – 4,500
250.00
4,501 – 8,000
700.00
8,001 – 12,500
1,500.00
12,501 and over
2,500.00
Aircraft manufactured before 1946 shall pay the lesser of one hundred dollars or the fee as required on the basis of gross weight as set forth in this section. The executive director may establish, by procedures adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121, a uniform schedule for the expiration and renewal of registrations and may prorate the fees in this section accordingly. Any person or firm that acquires ownership of an aircraft shall obtain a new registration in the name of such owner within thirty days of the date of such acquisition, provided no additional registration fee shall be payable in cases where one or more new ownership interests are being added to the registration or in cases of legal change of name of the registrant. All registrations shall be renewed within thirty days of the date of expiration as stated in the certificate. If a valid certificate or number decal is lost, mutilated or destroyed, the aircraft owner shall notify the municipal registration official within fifteen days, and such owner shall be issued a duplicate certificate or number decal upon payment of a fee of five dollars.
(P.A. 93-433, S. 12, 26; P.A. 94-175, S. 12, 32; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4, S. 80, 85; P.A. 95-160, S. 64, 69; P.A. 03-115, S. 50; P.A. 15-192, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 93-433 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-175 made a technical change in the statutory internal reference, effective June 2, 1994; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 and P.A. 95-160 revised effective date of P.A. 94-175 but without affecting this section; P.A. 03-115 made technical changes; P.A. 15-192 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director”, “regulations” with “procedures” and “chapter 54” with “section 1-121”, effective July 2, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-39e. - Exemption for military aircraft, government aircraft or aircraft dealers.

The provisions of sections 13b-39a to 13b-39d, inclusive, shall not apply to military aircraft or government aircraft owned and operated by the United States or any state or local government therein, to any aircraft registered in a foreign country that has a reciprocal agreement with the United States government or to aircraft engaged in Federal Aviation Regulations Part 121 and Part 135 certificated operations or to aircraft owned by dealers for the sole purpose of sale or exchange. For the purpose of this section “dealer” includes any person actively engaged in buying, selling or exchanging aircraft who has an established place of business in this state and who may, incidental to such business, repair aircraft or cause them to be repaired.
(P.A. 93-433, S. 13, 26; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4, S. 1, 85; P.A. 95-160, S. 64, 69.)
History: P.A. 93-433 effective July 1, 1993; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 exempted aircraft dealers from the registration program, effective June 9, 1994; P.A. 95-160 revised effective date of May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 but without affecting this section.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-39f. - Penalty for failure to register.

Any person who operates or any owner who permits the operation of an aircraft, which has not been numbered or registered in accordance with the provisions of sections 13b-39a to 13b-39e, inclusive, and any other applicable section of the general statutes, shall have committed a violation and shall be fined two hundred dollars for the first offense and five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. Any officer empowered to enforce the provisions of section 13b-39a and any other applicable section of the general statutes who finds an aircraft which is not numbered or registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and such discovery is subsequent to a violation of this chapter may make application to the court for a warrant to seize such aircraft and take it into custody pending proof of payment of proper numbering or registration fees. No officer shall be liable for any act performed under the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 93-433, S. 14, 26.)
History: P.A. 93-433 effective July 1, 1993.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-39g. - Municipality may retain fees.

Each municipality which issues and renews registrations for aircraft in accordance with sections 13b-39a to 13b-39g, inclusive, may retain for its own use and purposes, as a grant in lieu of property taxes, all revenue received from the receipt of aircraft registration fees. Each such participating municipality shall furnish the executive director with such reports concerning the total amount of fees received pursuant to sections 12-71 and 13b-39a to 13b-39g, inclusive, the number of registrations issued, the names of registrants and the descriptions of aircraft registered.
(P.A. 93-433, S. 15, 26; P.A. 94-175, S. 13, 32; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4, S. 80, 85; P.A. 95-160, S, 64, 69; P.A. 15-192, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 93-433 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-175 made a technical change in the statutory internal reference, effective June 2, 1994; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4 and P.A. 95-160 revised effective date of P.A. 94-175 but without affecting this section; (Revisor's note: In 2013, references to repealed Sec. 13b-39h were changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 13b-39g for clarity); P.A. 15-192 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective July 2, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-40 and 13b-41. - Bureau of Aeronautics. State airways system.

Sections 13b-40 and 13b-41 are repealed.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 35, 36; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610; P.A. 85-130.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-43. - Municipal airports.

Any municipality, or any two or more municipalities jointly, may establish, maintain and operate an airport at any location within the state approved by the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority and by the municipality or municipalities within which such airport is to be established. The Commissioner of Transportation may take any land or interest therein necessary for such establishment at such location upon paying just compensation to the owner of such land or interest therein. The approval of the municipality shall be by vote of a town or borough and by vote of the city council of a city. Any municipality, or any two or more municipalities jointly, may expand or improve an airport, and may take any land or interest therein necessary for such expansion or improvement when, in the opinion of the commissioner, public convenience or safety requires, and when the approval of the municipality or municipalities in which such land is located has been legally obtained, upon paying just compensation to the owner of such land or interest therein. In case such municipality or municipalities cannot agree with such owner upon the amount of such compensation, the amount shall be determined in the manner prescribed in section 48-12. An appeal from the amount so determined shall not act as a stay of the taking of such land, provided no facility or land or interest therein held by a public service company for service to the public shall be so taken or removed unless, at the expense of the party seeking such taking or removal, an adequate and equal substitute approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall first be provided.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 38; P.A. 75-486, S. 36, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 30, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 15-192, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “public utilities commission”, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 replaced “public utilities control authority” with the “division of public utility control within the department of business regulation”, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 changed the latter to “department of public utility control”; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 15-192 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority” re approval of municipal airports and added “The Commissioner of Transportation” re taking of land, effective July 2, 2015.
Cited. 173 C. 303. Sec. 15-73 and this section provide a vehicle for a municipality to acquire interests in airport hazards to assure safe and effective operation of an airport. 185 C. 145. Cited. 201 C. 700; 230 C. 140.
Legislative history discussed. 31 CS 216. Cited. 35 CS 157.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-44a. - Filing of documents with the Properties Review Board.

Copies of all documents filed pursuant to section 13b-44 shall be filed with the Properties Review Board.
(P.A. 75-425, S. 39, 57; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 85-427, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted “commissioner of administrative services” for “public works commissioner”; P.A. 85-427 deleted provision requiring that documents be filed with administrative services commissioner.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-45. - Publication of standards applicable in taking of land.

Before exercising any of the powers conferred in sections 13b-43 and 13b-44, the executive director shall establish and publish in detailed form, available to the public, the standards the executive director has adopted and will apply in making a determination that public convenience and necessity require the taking by the Commissioner of Transportation of any parcel of land or interest in such land.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 40; P.A. 03-115, S. 52; P.A. 15-192, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 03-115 made technical changes; P.A. 15-192 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director” and added reference to Commissioner of Transportation re taking of land, effective July 2, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-47. - Criteria for approval.

(a) In determining whether to issue a certificate of approval or license for the use or operation of any proposed commercial use air navigation facility, the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall take into consideration (1) its proposed location, size and layout, (2) its relationship to any comprehensive plan for state-wide and nation-wide development, (3) the availability of areas suitable for safe future expansion, (4) the freedom of adjoining areas from obstructions based on a proper glide ratio, (5) the nature of the terrain and of the uses to which the proposed airport will be put, and (6) the possibilities for future development.
(b) In determining whether to issue a certificate of approval or license for the use or operation of any proposed private use air navigation facility, the executive director shall take into consideration: (1) Its proposed location, size and layout; (2) the freedom of adjacent areas from obstructions based on a proper glide ratio; (3) the nature of the terrain and the uses to which the proposed air navigation facility will be put; (4) the type of equipment to be utilized and the flight experience of the operator; (5) the amount of noise to be produced at such facility; and (6) such other factors as the executive director deems appropriate.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 42; P.A. 85-427, S. 3; P.A. 13-277, S. 28; P.A. 15-192, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 85-427 applied previously existing provisions to commercial use facilities and added Subsec. (b) re issuance of certificate of approval or license for private use facilities; (Revisor's note: In 2003 a reference in Subsec. (b) to “... glide ratio and (3) ...” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “... glide ratio; (3) ...”); P.A. 13-277 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re relationship of proposed commercial use air navigation facility to the master transportation plan, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 15-192 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority” and “executive director” and made technical changes, effective July 2, 2015.
Cited. 201 C. 700.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-48. - Hearing on application for certificate of approval or license.

Upon receipt of any application for a certificate of approval of an airport, heliport or restricted landing area, or an original license to use or operate an airport, heliport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility, the executive director shall send notice thereof by registered or certified mail to the chief executive officer or first selectman of the municipality or municipalities in which the proposed airport, heliport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility is proposed to be located. If the applicant, or such municipality within fifteen days after receipt of such notice, requests a public hearing, the executive director shall set a time and place for such hearing in the municipality in which the proposed airport, heliport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility is proposed to be situated, at which hearing interested parties shall have an opportunity to be heard. The executive director may hold a public hearing in any case where no such request is made. Notice of any such hearing shall be published by the executive director in a newspaper of general circulation in such municipality at least twice, the first publication to be at least fifteen days prior to the date of the hearing. Upon the conclusion of such hearing, the executive director shall consider all the relevant evidence and shall issue an order granting or denying such application, written notice of which shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the applicant and to the chief executive officer or the first selectman of the municipality or municipalities in which the proposed airport, heliport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility is to be located. Orders issued pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of section 15-66 and shall be subject to appeal as provided in section 15-67.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 43; P.A. 85-262, S. 2; P.A. 03-115, S. 53; P.A. 15-192, S. 18.)
History: P.A. 85-262 applied provisions of section to heliports; P.A. 03-115 made technical changes; P.A. 15-192 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective July 2, 2015.
Cited. 201 C. 700.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-49. - Revocation of certificate of approval or license.

The executive director may revoke temporarily or permanently any certificate of approval or license upon a determination that an airport, heliport, restricted landing area or other navigation facility is not being maintained or used in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or chapter 266, or any regulations adopted pursuant to said chapters.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 44; P.A. 85-262, S. 3; P.A. 03-115, S. 54; P.A. 15-192, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 85-262 applied provisions of section to heliports; P.A. 03-115 made technical changes; P.A. 15-192 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective July 2, 2015.
Cited. 201 C. 700.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-49a. - Owner or operator of airport or other air navigation facility to submit information re aircraft based or primarily used at such facility. Penalty.

(a) Not later than July thirty-first annually, the owner or operator of any airport, heliport, restricted landing area, seaplane base or other air navigation facility licensed under the provisions of section 13b-46 shall submit to the executive director the following information with respect to an aircraft which is based or primarily used at such facility as of July first of such year: (1) The name and address of the owner thereof; (2) the type of aircraft; and (3) the Federal Aviation Aircraft Registration number. The executive director shall forward such information to the municipality in which an aircraft is based.
(b) The executive director, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may suspend or revoke the license of any such facility in the event the owner or operator thereof knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 97-304, S. 1, 31; P.A. 15-192, S. 20.)
History: P.A. 97-304 effective July 8, 1997; P.A. 15-192 replaced “Commissioner of Transportation” and “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective July 2, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-50a. - Initiatives for the preservation of airports.

The following initiatives shall be established to preserve Connecticut's licensed privately owned, publicly used airports which have a paved runway and a minimum of five thousand operations per year: (1) The state shall have the right of first refusal to purchase, via fair market value and state property acquisition procedures, an airport, if that airport is threatened with sale or closure, for the express purpose of preserving the airport; (2) the executive director may acquire the development rights, based on fair market value for such rights, of such airports, provided the airport remains a public airport; (3) the state shall fund capital improvements to private airports, in which case the state shall participate in ninety per cent of the eligible costs and the balance by the sponsor, with budget and priorities to be determined by the executive director, and engineering in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circulars; and (4) the establishment of a new airport zoning category for the airport's imaginary surfaces as defined by Federal Aviation Regulations and a program to mitigate noise in airport neighborhoods in which the noise exceeds applicable Federal Aviation Administration standards. Such program may be combined with existing energy conservation programs. Funding for such program shall be from available federal resources.
(P.A. 07-232, S. 50; P.A. 10-32, S. 42; P.A. 12-138, S. 1; P.A. 15-192, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 07-232 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 10-32 made technical changes, effective May 10, 2010; P.A. 12-138 deleted provisions re notices for proposed construction and construction of obstructions and added provisions re a program to mitigate noise in airport neighborhoods, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 15-192 replaced references to Commissioner and Department of Transportation with “executive director”, effective July 2, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-50b. - Set aside for veterans with service in time of war.

The Connecticut Airport Authority, in consultation with the Labor Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall, in administering the program established pursuant to subdivision (4) of section 13b-50a, set aside not less than thirty per cent of the projects or contracts for such program for veterans with service in time of war, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, except that for the purposes of this section, “service in time of war” shall not include time spent in training. To be eligible for such set aside, the contracting entity shall be a veteran certified in weatherization and insulation techniques through a training program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or a company that employs such certified veterans.
(P.A. 12-138, S. 2; P.A. 15-192, S. 23; P.A. 16-167, S. 18.)
History: P.A. 12-138 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 15-192 replaced “Department of Transportation” with “Connecticut Airport Authority”, effective July 2, 2015; P.A. 16-167 replaced “Department of Veterans' Affairs” with “Department of Veterans Affairs”, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-50c. - Connecticut airport and aviation account.

(a) There is established an account to be known as the “Connecticut airport and aviation account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund established pursuant to section 4-31c. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, for airport and aviation-related purposes.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 13b-61a, on and after the effective date of this section, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall deposit into said account seventy-five and three-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from aviation fuel sources from the tax imposed under section 12-587.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 672; P.A. 19-123, S. 2.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 19-123 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Commissioner of Transportation” with “executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority” and made a technical change, effective July 9, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-50p. - Complaints re repeated landings or takeoffs by aircraft from real property not licensed as an airport or other air navigation facility.

(a) The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, upon receipt of a written complaint, in such form and containing such information as the executive director may require, from any person alleging that there have been repeated landings or takeoffs by aircraft from any real property not licensed as an airport, heliport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility under the provisions of section 13b-46, may require the owner of such property to keep records of all landings and takeoffs made by aircraft from such property for a period of one year. Upon receipt of such records the executive director shall, within ten days, forward them to the chief elected official of the municipality in which such area or facility is located. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any landing or takeoff made by military aircraft or an emergency medical service organization, any landing made for emergency purposes or to any landing or takeoff made at an annual special event or for agricultural purposes.
(b) The executive director shall adopt written procedures in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121 to implement the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. The procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the type of information the property owner may be required to record, the procedures for transmitting such information to the executive director and standards for determining what constitutes an annual special event and agricultural purposes.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section or any procedure adopted pursuant to this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.
(d) In addition to the fine imposed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, a municipality may, by ordinance, establish a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for violating any provision of this section.
(P.A. 97-258, S. 1, 2; P.A. 98-78; P.A. 15-192, S. 24; P.A. 16-55, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 97-258 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-78 amended Subsec. (a) to require the commissioner to forward, within ten days, the records of landings and takeoffs at an air navigational facility to the chief elected official of the municipality where such facility is located and added Subsec. (d) allowing a municipality to establish, by ordinance, a fine of not more than $250; P.A. 15-192 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to replace references to Commissioner of Transportation with references to executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority and amended Subsec. (b) to replace provision re regulations adopted by commissioner with provision re procedures adopted by executive director, effective July 2, 2015; P.A. 16-55 replaced “regulation” with “procedure”, effective May 31, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-51. - Jurisdiction over harbors, harbor boards, harbor masters and deputy harbor masters.

The Connecticut Port Authority shall have jurisdiction over the harbors of the state, with all the powers and duties prescribed in this chapter and as otherwise provided by law. The powers and duties of all existing harbor boards or boards of harbor commissioners under either the general statutes or special acts of this state shall be vested in the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection but all such boards shall continue to assist the commissioner in an advisory capacity, and to perform such duties as the commissioner may delegate to them. Harbor masters and deputy harbor masters appointed by the Governor under section 15-1 shall be subject to the direction and control of the commissioner, and shall be responsible to the commissioner for the safe and efficient operation of the harbors over which the harbor masters and deputy harbor masters have jurisdiction. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or in any way derogate from the powers and authority of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection under title 25.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 46; 1972, P.A. 294, S. 14; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 12.)
History: 1972 act changed reference to the powers and authorities under title 25 from the water resources commission to the commissioner of environmental protection; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced reference to commissioner with reference to Connecticut Port Authority re jurisdiction over harbors of the state, deleted “and navigable waterways” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-51a. - Connecticut Maritime Commission. Establishment. Members. Duties.

Section 13b-51a is repealed, effective July 1, 2015.
(P.A. 04-143, S. 22; P.A. 10-159, S. 4; P.A. 11-61, S. 21; 11-80, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 519.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-51b. - State Maritime Office.

Section 13b-51b is repealed, effective July 1, 2016.
(P.A. 04-143, S. 26; P.A. 10-159, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 523.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-53. - Acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of water transportation and related facilities. Lease or grant of interest at State Pier or navigation property. Concessions privilege.

The commissioner and the Connecticut Port Authority may, on behalf of the state, acquire, own, construct, maintain or operate, upon, at or near the seaboard or any navigable waterway, land, or any harbor, wharf, dock, pier, quay, canal, slip or basin, or any appropriate harbor facility, shed, warehouse of any kind, vault, railroad track, yard, terminal or equipment, or such other facility related to the transportation of goods or people by water as the commissioner or the authority, as appropriate, deems necessary to the fulfillment of the purposes of this chapter. The commissioner, with the approval of the State Properties Review Board, the Office of Policy and Management and the Attorney General, may lease or grant any interest at the State Pier in New London or any navigation property owned or under the control of the Department of Transportation to any person and in any manner, as the commissioner deems appropriate, except that after initiating such approval, the commissioner may temporarily lease any such interest with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. A temporary lease shall be effective only until a final decision is made by the Office of Policy and Management, the State Properties Review Board and the Attorney General. Leases of land of the state shall be for periods determined by the commissioner with the approval of the State Properties Review Board and may provide for the construction of buildings on the land. The commissioner or the authority, as appropriate, may confer the privilege of concessions of supplying, upon such facilities, goods, commodities, service and facilities.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 48; P.A. 08-101, S. 2; 08-185, S. 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 08-101 deleted provisions authorizing commissioner to make facility available for use by any person to promote efficient interchange of traffic between modes of transportation by water and other than by water, added provisions authorizing commissioner, with approval of State Properties Review Board, Office of Policy and Management and Attorney General, to lease or grant interest at State Pier or navigation property owned or under control of department, added provisions re temporary lease, lease period and construction of buildings, and authorized commissioner to confer privilege of concessions, effective May 27, 2008; P.A. 08-185 required approval of Office of Policy and Management for temporary lease and included Office of Policy and Management in making final decision, effective June 12, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 added provisions re Connecticut Port Authority having power to acquire, own, construct, maintain or operate certain facilities and to confer the privilege of concessions, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-54. - Cooperation with other authorities, agencies and persons. Development of water transportation.

The commissioner shall, on behalf of the state, consult and cooperate with appropriate federal authorities regarding any river or harbor improvement or other improvement in facilities or services relating to transportation by water, or the construction of any bridge over the navigable waters of the state. The commissioner shall confer with representatives of municipalities, businesses and other organizations concerning the maintenance of adequate water terminal facilities, shall promote greater coordination between water and other modes of transportation, shall advise relative to the proper mechanical devices for handling freight, and shall adopt such other means, by surveys and recommendations, as will conserve and develop transportation by water.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 49.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-55. - Sale or conveyance of excess property or rights therein.

Section 13b-55 is repealed, effective July 1, 2016.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 50; P.A. 74-342, S. 39, 43; P.A. 75-425, S. 51, 57; 75-568, S. 35, 45; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 72, 110; P.A. 03-115, S. 55; P.A. 04-143, S. 11; P.A. 10-32, S. 43; P.A. 11-51, S. 44; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 523.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-55a. - Harbor improvement projects.

(a) In addition to municipal requests for a grant-in-aid pursuant to section 13b-57, harbor improvement projects may be initiated by the Connecticut Port Authority on behalf of the state or for the state on behalf of the federal government. Recommendations on the prioritization or inclusion of projects shall be submitted to the board of directors of the authority by the executive director of the authority. The authority shall contract for the provision of goods and services to harbors and waterways for such improvements, and shall provide the funding required under such contracts, except that the authority may enter into agreements with other state agencies or municipalities for such agencies or municipalities to provide the funding for any of such contracts. The authority shall administer all contracts entered into under this section.
(b) All contracts are subject to final negotiation of the scope and budget for a given project. Contracting periods may vary depending on each project. Payments shall be made on a reimbursement basis for deliverables completed no later than the dates of service of an executed contract. Appropriate back-up information shall be included with each payment request indicating that services have been rendered. The authority may elect to provide part or all of the funds necessary as an upfront payment, provided funds are held in a separate, noninterest bearing account and are expended not later than sixty days after such funds are provided.
(c) Harbor improvement projects include the preparation of plans, studies and construction for the alteration and improvement of various state, municipal and other properties in or adjacent to the waters of the state, for the purpose of improving the economy and infrastructure of the state.
(P.A. 08-101, S. 9; P.A. 14-222, S. 8; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 08-101 effective May 27, 2008; P.A. 14-222 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Connecticut Maritime Commission” with “Connecticut Port Authority”, effective October 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced references to Commissioner and Department of Transportation with references to Connecticut Port Authority and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-55b. - Harbor improvement account. Deposit and expenditure of funds.

(a) There is established an account to be known as the “harbor improvement account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. There shall be deposited in the account: (1) The proceeds of notes, bonds or other obligations issued by the state for the purpose of deposit therein and use in accordance with the permissible uses thereof; (2) funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the purpose of deposit therein and used in accordance with the permissible uses thereof; and (3) any other funds required or permitted by law to be deposited in the account. The funds in said account shall be expended by the Connecticut Port Authority for the purpose of initiating harbor improvement projects in accordance with section 13b-55a and for the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The harbor improvement account may be used for federal dredging projects (1) to support, in full or in part, local and state matching requirements for such projects; (2) to cover the incremental costs associated with applicable environmental regulatory requirements or management practices, including beneficial use; and (3) to cover part or all of the costs of such projects in the absence of adequate federal funds. If any account funds are used for the purpose described in subdivision (3) of this subsection, the authority shall pursue reimbursement to the account from the federal government.
(P.A. 08-101, S. 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 08-101 effective May 27, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced references to Commissioner of Transportation with references to Connecticut Port Authority and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-55c. - Priority ranking for certified clean marinas.

(a) As used in this section, (1) “certified clean marina” means a facility committed to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's voluntary clean marina program and engaged in efforts to operate at standards exceeding regulatory compliance, as prescribed by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, including, but not limited to, implementing practices that minimize pollution from mechanical activities, cleaning, painting and fiberglass repair, hauling and storing boats, fueling and facility management, and (2) “eligible project” means any portion of a sediment, dredging or dredge disposal activity for which all necessary permits and certifications have been obtained and that complies with the provisions of section 13b-55a or 13b-57.
(b) An eligible project proposed by a certified clean marina shall receive priority ranking for grants-in-aid awarded pursuant to section 13b-55a or 13b-57 and shall qualify for an additional grant under either of said sections in an amount equal to ten per cent of the costs of the project.
(c) A certified clean marina shall remain eligible for priority ranking pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for up to five years after July 1, 2013, or the date of such marina's most recent certification, whichever is later.
(P.A. 13-202, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 13-202 effective July 1, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-57. (Formerly Sec. 8-212). - State grants-in-aid for harbor improvement projects.

The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Connecticut Port Authority, may enter into a contract with a municipality, or any federal or state agency acting on behalf of such municipality, for state financial assistance in the form of a state grant-in-aid for a harbor improvement project pursuant to section 13b-55a, provided such project is approved by the authority. Any such application for state financial assistance under this section shall be submitted by the authority to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for said commissioner's review. Said commissioner shall submit a written report to the authority, setting forth said commissioner's findings regarding such application.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 15; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 143; P.A. 73-331; P.A. 08-101, S. 8; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-202, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 17.)
History: 1971 act substituted “commissioner of environmental protection” for “water resources commission” where appearing; P.A. 73-331 added “of transportation” to the word “commissioner” wherever it appeared without specific title and substituted “commissioner of transportation” for “commissioner of community affairs”; in 1975 Sec. 8-212 transferred to Sec. 13b-57; P.A. 08-101 deleted provision re state grant-in-aid equal to two-thirds of net cost of project as approved by Commissioner of Transportation, but not exceeding $1,000,000, effective May 27, 2008; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-202 replaced “acting by its harbor improvement agency” with “or any federal or state agency acting on behalf of such municipality”, replaced “a harbor improvement plan” with “section 13b-55a, provided such project is” and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced references to Commissioner of Transportation with references to Connecticut Port Authority and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation › Section 13b-57a to 13b-57c. - Reference by court to arbitration panel. Attorney General to represent state. Actions pending on June 14, 1977.

Sections 13b-57a to 13b-57c, inclusive, are repealed.
(P.A. 77-448, S. 1–4; P.A. 78-333; P.A. 88-317, S. 59, 107; P.A. 90-95, S. 3; P.A. 91-284, S. 3, 4.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 242a - State Transportation Strategy and Transportation Investment Areas › Section 13b-57e. - Connecticut Transportation Strategy Board established. Membership.

Section 13b-57e is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-5, S. 2, 18; P.A. 03-115, S. 56; P.A. 06-136, S. 13; P.A. 11-61, S. 188.)