Bill > A06366

This bill establishes the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Reform Act, which modifies how money in the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund can be spent. The bill removes several operational expenses from the fund's permitted uses, specifically eliminating funding for snow and ice control activities, safety inspection activities, and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) operational costs. Instead, the trust fund will be more narrowly focused on infrastructure construction and improvement projects, including reconstruction, replacement, and preservation of roads, highways, bridges, and related transportation infrastructure across state, county, town, city, and village jurisdictions. The bill also maintains provisions for funding aviation projects, supporting minority and women-owned transportation businesses, matching federal grants, acquiring necessary real property, and conducting preventive maintenance. By restricting the fund's use to construction and infrastructure purposes, the legislation aims to ensure that dedicated transportation funds are more directly applied to physical infrastructure improvements rather than administrative and operational expenses.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6366