Bill > LB449

This bill modifies the state highway system planning process by updating the requirements for the Department of Transportation's annual highway system plan. Specifically, the bill restructures the existing law by reorganizing the text and adding new provisions. The key changes include: requiring the department to continue developing a long-range state highway system plan and presenting annual plans to the Legislature; removing detailed language about priority-setting factors such as traffic volume and economic development needs; and introducing a new requirement that at least 70% of highway revenue raised in each district must be allocated to projects within that same district. The bill aims to provide more structured guidance for highway planning while ensuring that a significant portion of transportation funding remains local to the district where it was generated. The changes are relatively technical in nature and appear designed to provide more flexibility to the department while ensuring a degree of local funding accountability.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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