Connecticut HB 5461: AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT GRANTS FOR INCLUSIVE MUNICIPALITIES.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5461
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1947

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION

Introduced by:
(TRA)

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE
CONNECTICUT PORT AUTHORITY TO ELIMINATE THE FEES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE MARINE PILOT LICENSE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 15-13 of the general 1
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(c) Each pilot shall, upon the granting of a license, [pay a fee of thirty 4
dollars to said authority and shall] give a bond of one thousand dollars 5
to the Treasurer and the Treasurer's successors in office, with surety, to 6
the acceptance of the authority, conditioned for the faithful performance 7
of [his or her] such pilot's duties as a pilot, upon which bond suit may 8
be brought in the name of said Treasurer for the benefit of any person 9
who may suffer loss or damage, by reason of the ignorance, neglect or 10
misconduct of such pilot in the discharge of such pilot's duties. [The 11
authority shall increase such fee by fifty per cent July 1, 1985, by an 12
additional fifty per cent effective July 1, 1989, by an additional twenty-13
five per cent effective July 1, 1991, and by an additional twenty-five per 14

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cent effective July 1, 1993.] 15
(d) Each license shall expire on the last day of December following its 16
issuance and may be renewed upon application, [and payment of the 17
fee required by subsection (c) of this section,] renewal of the bond 18
required under subsection (c) of this section and proof of current federal 19
licensure as required in subsection (a) of this section. 20
Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 13b-59 of the general statutes is 21
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 22
1, 2026): 23
(d) "License, permit and fee revenues" means (1) all fees and other 24
charges required by, or levied pursuant to sections 12-487, 13b-80 and 25
13b-97, subsection (b) of section 14-12, sections 14-16a, 14-21c, 14-44h 26
and 14-44i, subsection (v) of section 14-49, subsections (b) and (f) of 27
section 14-50, subdivisions (7) to (9), inclusive, of subsection (a) of 28
section 14-50a, sections 14-52, 14-58, 14-67l and 14-69, subsection (e) of 29
section 14-73, sections 14-96q and 14-103a, subsection (a) of section 14-30
164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192, subsection (d) of section 14-270, 31
sections 14-319 and 14-320 and sections 13b-410a to 13b-410c, inclusive; 32
(2) all aeronautics, waterways, and other fees and charges required by, 33
or levied pursuant to sections 13a-80 and 13a-80a [,] and subsection (b) 34
of section 13b-42; [and subsections (c) and (d) of section 15-13;] and (3) 35
all motor vehicle related fines, penalties or other charges, as defined in 36
subsection (g) of this section; 37
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 15-13(c) and (d)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2026 13b-59(d)

TRA Joint Favorable