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Highway Taxes and Fees: How They Are Collected and Distributed - 2001

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PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE DISPOSITION OF STATE MOTOR-FUEL TAX RECEIPTS

BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM STATE
AUTHORITIES AND ON THE LAWS OF THE STATE		 TABLE MF-106
STATUS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2001

CONNECTICUT

NAME OF FUND OR AGENCY AMOUNT OF PROPORTION OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE REMARKS STATE CODE SECTION
Gasoline: 25 Cents - - - 12-458
Diesel: 18 Cents - - - 12-458
LPG: None - - - 12-458
Gasohol: 31 Cents - - - 12-458
State Comptroller..... Amount required Refunds of motor-fuel tax.   12-459
Tax Department..... Amount required Collection, administration and auditing.    
Special Transportation Fund..... Net revenues Construction, reconstruction, restoration and
rehabilitation of highways and bridges, and
related debt service. 		Net revenues from motor-fuel and motor-vehicle taxes
(see Table MV-106) together with Federal funds, State
General Funds and certain bond revenues are deposited
in the Special Transportation Fund. Disbursements are
made from this fund for debt service of special tax obligation
bonds, general obligation bonds and budget appropriations of
State Department of Transportation and Department of Motor
Vehicles.		 13b-61
FY 1997 Appropriations      
Debt Service..... $371,520,000 Special tax and general obligation bonds.    
Department of Transportation..... $288,469,061 All operating expenses of Department of
Transportation. See below for some included
programs.		 Includes funds from Federal agencies
and nonhighway programs.		  
   $13,200,000 Highways and bridges.    
   $60,916,177 Rail operations.    
   $58,451,259 Bus operations.    
   $2,639,900 Highway planning and research.    
Town-Aid Fund..... $20,000,000 Improvement of highways and bridges. Distributed on the basis of total mileage of improved highways
in each town and on the ratio of the population of the town to
the population of the State.		 13a-175b;
13a-175e
Department of Motor Vehicles..... $40,342,377 All operating expenses of Department of Motor Vehicles.    
Department of Public Safety..... $40,159,020 All operating expenses of the Highway Patrol function
of the Department of Public Safety.		    

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