(a) As used in this section, “motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, with a gross vehicle weight rating, as defined in section 14-1, of ten thousand pounds or less, except for a motorcycle.

(b) On and after January 1, 2007, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall charge a fee of five dollars, in addition to any other fees required for registration, for each new motor vehicle. Said fee 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. All receipts from the payment of such fee shall be deposited into the General Fund.

(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.)

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.