SB 838

Under current law, the Department of Transportation administers a general

transportation aids program that makes transportation aid payments to counties

based on a share–of–costs formula, and to municipalities based on the greater of a

share–of–costs formula or an aid rate per mile. Under the program, counties and

municipalities are required to submit an annual statement of costs to the

Department of Revenue. If a county or municipality fails to file the necessary

documentation by the specified deadline, but does provide the documentation within

30 days after the deadline, the amount of aid payable to that county or municipality

for the following year is reduced by 1 percent for each day late, up to a maximum 10

percent reduction. If a county or municipality fails to file the necessary

documentation within 30 days of the deadline, the amount of aid payable to that

county or municipality for the following year is reduced by 10 percent.

Under this bill, if a town fails to file the necessary documentation by the

specified deadline, but does provide the documentation within 30 days after the

deadline, the amount of aid payable to a town may not be reduced by more than $100

for each day that the necessary documentation is late.