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MT HB345

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jerry Schillinger

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Transfers authority to allocate federal transit administration funds, freight assistance funds, and rail/transit intermodal transportation grants from the Transportation Commission to the Department of Transportation
  • Removes the limitation that commission transit fund allocations must be "within the programs under its jurisdiction"
  • Retains commission authority to allocate federal-aid highway funds for projects on highways not in the defined highway systems
  • Preserves commission ability to authorize transfers of federal funds between highway and transit programs and to delegate its functions to the department
  • Amends Section 60-2-129, MCA (Montana Code Annotated)

Legislative Description

Revise MDT and transportation commission roles in transit

State Government

Last Action

Chapter Number Assigned

5/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Highways and Transportation3/1/2025
Transportation1/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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