Connecticut General Statutes/Title 14/Chapter 246/Section 14-49b

CGS § 14-49b. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (b) and effective date.) Federal Clean Air Act fee. Passport to the Parks Fee.

(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.

Short History

(P.A. 93-235, S. 3; P.A. 94-189, S. 22; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 46, 121; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6, S. 79, 85; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 150; P.A. 04-151, S. 11; P.A. 06-161, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 393; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 325; P.A. 19-165, S. 9; P.A. 22-25, S. 9.)

*Note: On and after July 1, 2025, subsection (b) of this section, as amended by section 43 of public act 24-81, is to read as follows:

“(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 twenty-four dollars for registration for a triennial period or sixteen 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 eight 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.”

Long History

History: P.A. 94-189 amended Subsec. (a) by adding the provision “that any individual who is 65 years of age or older on or after January 1, 1994, may, at his discretion, pay the fee for either a one-year or two-year period”; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing the “Clean Air Act fund” with the “Clean Air Act account”, effective June 24, 1998; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re new registration, to increase the Clean Air Act fee, to provide that a portion of the revenue therefrom shall go to the Special Transportation Fund, to provide that fee required by section is in addition to other registration fees and to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “and any funds transferred to the account pursuant to section 22a-27m may additionally be used by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to carry out the provisions of chapter 446c”; P.A. 04-151 amended Subsec. (a) to change “22a-174a” to “22a-174”, effective May 21, 2004; P.A. 06-161 made a technical change in Subsec. (a); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 deleted former Subsec. (b) re operating budget for federal Clean Air Act account, deleted provisions re deposit and use of funds in said account, added requirement that payments be deposited in General Fund and made a conforming change; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 designated existing provisions re registration fee as Subsec. (a) and amended same to add provision re fee not subject to refund, added Subsec. (b) re Passport to the Parks Fee, and made technical and conforming changes, effective January 1, 2018; P.A. 19-165 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to add provision re registration fee for triennial period and replace reference to Sec. 14-49(aa) with reference to Sec. 14-49(z), and further amended Subsec. (a) to replace provision re two-year registration for individual who is 65 years of age or older with provision re one-year registration under Sec. 14-49(a), effective January 1, 2020; P.A. 22-25 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and redesignating Subdivs. (1) and (2) as Subparas. (A) and (B) and added new Subdiv. (2) re report by Secretary of Office of Policy and Management re federal Clean Air Act fee collection and expenditure and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 24-81 amended Subsec. (b) to change references from 15, 10 and 5 dollars to 24, 16 and 8 dollars, respectively, effective July 1, 2025.

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