HB 1385 Summary

• Clarifies Department of Revenue responsibility for transferring $75 million annually from documentary stamp tax distributions to the General Revenue Fund instead of the State Transportation Trust Fund

• Reduces maximum annual transfer from State Transportation Trust Fund to Right-of-Way Acquisition and Bridge Construction Trust Fund from $350 million to $275 million in debt service coverage

• Removes requirements to deduct service charges before distributing fuel tax and certain fees to the State Transportation Trust Fund (affects sections 206.606, 206.608, 212.0501, and 319.32)

• Requires vehicle operators to vacate the lane closest to road and bridge maintenance or construction vehicles displaying warning lights, or reduce speed by 20 mph when safe to do so

• Allows persons requesting Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board hearings to appear remotely via communications media technology instead of requiring physical appearance at district offices

• Requires Department of Transportation to provide 180-day advance notice to property owners, municipalities, and counties before completing design phase of projects that close or modify property access, and hold at least one public meeting

• Changes metropolitan planning organization project priority submission deadline from August 1 to October 1 annually; removes expiration date for Legislative Budget Commission amendment approval provisions