AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONNECTICUT BRIDGE AUTHORITY.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not specify any details about the bridge's construction or funding beyond studying its feasibility.

Study for a Connecticut Bridge Authority

This act allows the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study if establishing a Connecticut Bridge Authority is feasible.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study the feasibility of creating a Connecticut Bridge Authority.
• Requires the commissioner to submit recommendations about whether establishing this authority is feasible.
• If the study happens, it must be completed by January 1, 2027.
• The results of the study need to be reported to certain committees in the General Assembly.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
• Joint standing committees of the General Assembly

Terms To Know

Connecticut Bridge Authority

A proposed organization that would oversee funding and construction for a bridge connecting Connecticut to Long Island.

General Assembly

The state legislature of Connecticut, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what will happen after the study is completed.
• Does not provide funding for the study or the potential bridge authority.

Official Summary Text

To allow the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study the feasibility of establishing a Connecticut Bridge Authority tasked with overseeing the funding and construction of a bridge connecting Connecticut to Long Island.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 2227 1 of 2

General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5320
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2227

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE

Introduced by:
(CE)

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
CONNECTICUT BRIDGE AUTHORITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Economic and 1
Community Development may study and make recommendations 2
regarding the feasibility of establishing a Connecticut Bridge Authority 3
for the purpose of overseeing the funding and construction of a bridge 4
connecting Connecticut to Long Island . If the commissioner conducts 5
such study, n ot later than January 1, 202 7, the commissioner shall 6
submit a report on the re sults of such study to the joint standing 7
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 8
relating to commerce, planning and development and transportation, in 9
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 10
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

Raised Bill No. 5320

LCO No. 2227 2 of 2

Statement of Purpose:
To allow the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
to study the feasibility of establishing a Connecticut Bridge Authority
tasked with overseeing the funding and construction of a bridge
connecting Connecticut to Long Island.

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