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

Plain English Breakdown

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Study on Creating a Connecticut Bridge Authority

This law allows state officials to study if creating an agency to oversee funding and construction of a bridge between Connecticut and Long Island is possible.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study whether establishing a Connecticut Bridge Authority is feasible.
• States that this potential authority would be tasked with overseeing funding and construction for a bridge connecting Connecticut to Long Island if created.
• Sets a deadline of January 1, 2027, for submitting a report on the study results if the Commissioner conducts one.
• Requires sending the final report to specific General Assembly committees responsible for commerce, planning and development, and transportation.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
• General Assembly committees with responsibility over commerce, planning and development, and transportation

Terms To Know

Feasibility study

A research project to see if a plan is possible or practical.

Connecticut Bridge Authority

The name of the proposed group that would oversee bridge funding and construction, but only if created after this study.

Limits and Unknowns

• This law does not create the authority or build the bridge; it only allows a study to happen.
• No money is provided in this text for building the actual bridge.
• The final decision on whether to start construction depends on the results of the future report.

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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