Bill > LB619

This bill provides a grant program for cities of the primary class and their corresponding counties to construct transportation infrastructure that connects local highways to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. Specifically, the Department of Transportation will award grants to these cities and counties, with the Legislature intending to appropriate $15 million from the General Fund in fiscal year 2025-26 for this purpose. Grant recipients are required to submit annual reports to the Department of Transportation detailing how the grant money is being used. If any grant funds are not used for the intended purpose, the city and county must repay the money, which will then be credited to the General Fund. The bill includes an emergency clause, meaning it will take effect immediately upon being passed and approved. The primary purpose appears to be improving transportation infrastructure connectivity between local and interstate highway systems, with a focus on cities classified as "primary class" and their surrounding counties.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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