Sec. 13b-29. Commuter parking facilities. Regulations.
Sec. 13b-29. Commuter parking facilities. Regulations. (a) Notwithstanding the
provisions of any other statute, the commissioner may develop plans for, construct and
maintain commuter parking facilities at locations along automobile routes that will reduce peak traffic demands on highway systems and at locations that will encourage the
use of carpools, vanpools and mass transportation facilities such as, but not limited to,
bus or railroad lines. Any such parking facilities which are not regulated by municipalities on October 1, 1983, may be used only for routine, temporary parking by persons
using carpool or vanpool vehicles or mass transportation facilities. The commissioner
shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 governing the
use of such parking facilities. Violation of any provision of any such regulations shall
be an infraction.
(b) Such parking facilities may use space on, above or under highway rights-of-way. Funds expended by the Commissioner of Transportation on such parking facilities
shall be divided between the needs of individuals who commute by automobile and
individuals who commute by any of the various forms of mass transportation to insure
that the needs of each commuter for adequate parking facilities along railroad lines, bus
routes, automobile routes or the lines or routes of other forms of transportation are not
neglected. The commissioner may enter into agreements with federal, state or local
governmental agencies to develop such plans, and to construct and maintain such facilities. The provisions of such agreements may be carried out by the commissioner or the
state or local agency as necessity, convenience or economy requires. If and when the
Congress of the United States provides financial aid to states for the planning, construction or maintenance of commuter parking facilities, the commissioner may do any and
all other acts and things necessary or desirable to take advantage of such financial aid
on behalf of the state in the same manner as is provided in section 13a-165 for federal
aid for highways. Contracts for such construction shall be carried out in the manner
provided by statute and regulations pursuant thereto for public works. The commissioner
may acquire in the name of the state such real property as is necessary to construct and
maintain such commuter parking facilities in the same manner and with like powers
as authorized and exercised by said commissioner in acquiring real property for state
highway purposes.
(1969, P.A. 105, S. 1; 768, S. 25; P.A. 78-50; P.A. 83-53.)
History: 1969, P.A. 105, which in fact amended Sec. 13a-3a, the prior statute addressing this subject matter and which
was repealed by 1969, P.A. 768, Sec. 243, added in conjunction with commuter parking lots at locations "including space
on, above or under highway rights-of-way"; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 25 created present Sec. 13b-29 and the new provisions in
1969, P.A. 105 were incorporated; P.A. 78-50 added "along automobile routes" in conjunction with "commuter parking
facilities at locations", further added "such as, but not limited to, bus or railroad lines" to "encourage the use of mass
transportation" and deleted "or reduce peak traffic demands on highway systems", further added policy for dividing funds
between needs of automobile commuters and those who commute by mass transportation to the end that neither are
neglected; P.A. 83-53 divided section into Subsecs., included specific mention of carpools and vanpools and limited use
of commuter parking facilities not regulated by municipalities and required adoption of regulations governing use of
facilities.
See Secs. 4b-1 and 4b-51 re limitations on Public Works Commissioner's authority over capital improvement projects.
See Sec. 13a-73 re acquisition of real property.