HB 1126 Summary

• Removes the requirement to deduct one-half of the state police department appropriation from the motor vehicle highway account fund before allocating funds to cities, towns, counties, and the department of transportation.

• Eliminates references to "policing" from the stated policy for motor vehicle highway account use, limiting it to traffic safety and highway construction, reconstruction, improvement, and maintenance.

• Removes language requiring deduction of amounts appropriated for public safety and policing when calculating minimum fund thresholds for county and city distributions.

• Effective date is July 1, 2013.