Connecticut General Statutes/Title 22a/Chapter 446c/Section 22a-201c

CGS § 22a-201c. Greenhouse gas reduction fee.

(a) For each registration of a new motor vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to chapter 246, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars, in addition to any other fees required for registration, for the following registration types: Passenger, motor home, combination or antique.

(b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor vehicle, except a new motor vehicle, with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to chapter 246, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the commissioner a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents for registration for a triennial period and five dollars for registration for a biennial period for the following registration types: Passenger, motor home, combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years of age or older and who obtains a one-year registration renewal for any motor vehicle under section 14-49 for such registration type shall pay two dollars and fifty cents for the annual registration period.

(c) The fee imposed by this section may be identified as the “greenhouse gas reduction fee” on any registration form, or combined with the fee specified by subdivision (3) of subsection (k) of section 14-164c on any registration form. Payments collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited into the Connecticut hydrogen and electric automobile purchase rebate program account, established pursuant to subsection (h) of section 22a-202. No part of the greenhouse gas reduction fee shall be subject to a refund under subsection (z) of section 14-49.

Short History

(P.A. 06-161, S. 6; P.A. 08-98, S. 6; 08-124, S. 20; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 408; P.A. 13-209, S. 15; P.A. 19-117, S. 95; P.A. 21-40, S. 22; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 183; P.A. 22-25, S. 10.)

Long History

History: P.A. 08-98 amended Subsec. (b) to add references to Secs. 22a-174 and 22a-200a to 22a-200d re use of funds; P.A. 08-124 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 2, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing provision re deposit of receipts into federal Clean Air Act account with provision re deposit of receipts into General Fund, and amended Subsec. (b) to delete provision allowing Commissioner of Environmental Protection to draw upon funds deposited into account and to make a conforming change; P.A. 13-209 added new Subsec. (a) re definition of “motor vehicle”, redesignated existing Subsec. (a) as Subsec. (b) and deleted former Subsec. (b) re use of funds by Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; P.A. 19-117 deleted former Subsec. (a) defining “motor vehicle”, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as new Subsec. (a) and substantially amended same including by deleting reference to January 1, 2007, replacing $5 fee with $10 fee, adding provisions re registration by person age 65 or older, added new Subsec. (b) re fee for new registration or renewal, designated existing provision re greenhouse reduction fee as Subsec. (c) and amended same by adding provisions re first $3,000,000 received from payment of fee to be deposited into Connecticut hydrogen and electric automobile purchase rebate program account, revenue in excess of $3,000,000 to be deposited into General Fund and fee not subject to refund, effective January 1, 2020; P.A. 21-40 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing $10 fee with $15 fee and deleting provisions re registration for biennial period and registration by person age 65 or older, amended Subsec. (b) by adding $7.50 fee for triennial period, deleting reference to 1-year registration and exception for new motor vehicle and making a technical change, and amended Subsec. (c) by changing reference to Sec. 14-49(aa) to Sec. 14-49(z), effective June 23, 2021; P.A. 22-25 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing provision re first $3,000,000 to be deposited into account with provision re payments collected to be deposited into account, replacing reference to Sec. 22a-202(c) with reference to Sec. 22a-202(h), deleting provision re excess revenue to be deposited into General Fund and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2022.

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