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(a)(1) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars for registration for a triennial period, ten dollars for registration for a biennial period and five dollars for registration for an annual period, except that any individual who is sixty-five years of age or older on or after January 1, 1994, may, at the discretion of such individual, pay the fee for a one-year period if such individual obtains a one-year registration under subsection (a) of section 14-49. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-propelled, that is electrically powered, or that is exempted from payment of a registration fee. This fee may be identified as the “federal Clean Air Act fee” on any registration form provided by the commissioner. Payments collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited as follows: (A) Fifty-seven and one-half per cent of such payments collected shall be deposited into the Special Transportation Fund established pursuant to section 13b-68, and (B) forty-two and one-half per cent of such payments collected shall be deposited into the General Fund. The fee required by this subsection is in addition to any other fees prescribed by any other provision of this title for the registration of a motor vehicle. No part of the federal Clean Air Act fee shall be subject to a refund under subsection (z) of section 14-49.
(2) Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Commissioners of Energy and Environmental Protection, Transportation and Motor Vehicles, shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the environment and transportation indicating (A) the amount of payments collected pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection during the preceding fiscal year, and (B) all state funds expended during the preceding fiscal year associated with implementing the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act, improving air quality and reducing transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions.
(b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars for registration for a triennial period or ten dollars for registration for a biennial period for the following registration types: Passenger, motorcycle, motor home, combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years or older and who obtains a one-year registration renewal under section 14-49 for such registration type shall pay five dollars for the annual registration period. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-propelled or that is exempted from payment of a registration fee. This fee shall be identified as the “Passport to the Parks Fee” on any registration form provided by the commissioner. Payments collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the Passport to the Parks account established pursuant to section 23-15h. The fee required by this subsection is in addition to any other fees prescribed by any other provision of this title for the registration of a motor vehicle. No part of the “Passport to the Parks Fee” shall be subject to a refund under subsection (z) of section 14-49.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 14. Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline § 14-49b. Federal Clean Air Act fee. Passport to the Parks Fee - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-14-motor-vehicles-use-of-the-highway-by-vehicles-gasoline/ct-gen-st-sect-14-49b/
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