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House Bill No. 5506
Public Act No. 22-118 649 of 739
(b) The Commissioner of Revenue Services may enter into a contract with any public or private entity for the purpose of preparing the report required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Sec. 461. Section 13a-175a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (a) For each fiscal year there shall be allocated twelve million five hundred thousand dollars out of the funds appropriated to the Department of Transportation, or from any other source, not otherwise prohibited by law, to be used by the towns for the construction, reconstruction, improvement or maintenance of highways, sections of highways, bridges or structures incidental to highways and bridges or the improvement thereof, including the plowing of snow, the sanding of icy pavements, the trimming and removal of trees, the installation, replacement and maintenance of traffic signs, signals and markings, [and] for traffic control and vehicular safety programs, traffic and parking planning and administration, and other purposes and programs related to highways, traffic and parking, and for the purposes of providing and operating essential public transportation services and related facilities. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in the secretary's discretion, may approve the use of funds by a town for purposes other than those enumerated in said subsection. [(a).] (c) Not later than September 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, each town or district that received funds pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in the preceding fiscal year shall submit a report to the Commissioner of Transportation, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, detailing the amount of such funds expended in such fiscal year for each of the usages enumerated in said subsection or approved pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.