Creates the Orphan Roads Maintenance Program Grant Fund within the Department of Transportation (DOT), for the improvement of subdivision streets that don’t meet the DOT standards for addition to the State highway system or multiple street system for maintenance.
Appropriates $75 million to the DOT from the Highway Fund for 2025-26 to establish the Orphan Roads Fund.
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish procedures and adopt rules for awarding funds to counties or municipality from the orphan roads fund, and provides applicable requirements to be incorporated into the rules, including a local funding match.
Effective July 1, 2025. Repealed effective June 30, 2030, and then the DOT must transfer any unused funds to the Highway Fund.
ORPHAN ROADS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM GRANT.
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AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE ORPHAN ROADS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM GRANT.Intro. by Winslow, Tyson.
Status: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Feb 24 2025)
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Fri, 21 Feb 2025 House: Filed(link is external)
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Mon, 24 Feb 2025 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
H 159
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