SB 274

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to administer a local

highways and bridges supplement program. Under the program, DOT awards

grants to municipalities and counties to fund qualifying improvement projects on

highways or bridges under the jurisdiction of the municipality or county. A

qualifying improvement project under the program is a highway or bridge

construction project for which no federal funds, except funds from the federal

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, are expended and that is any of the following:

1. Eligible for funding under the local bridge improvement assistance program.

2. Eligible for funding under the local roads improvement discretionary grant

program.

3. A project to increase the load-bearing capacity of a bridge.

The bill requires the governor to allocate $308,519,800 of the funds accepted

under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for this program. The bill

provides $144,000,000 for grants to counties. Not more than $2,000,000 of this

amount may be paid to each county. The bill also provides $164,519,800 for grants

to municipalities. Each municipality may be paid no more than the amount

calculated by multiplying the number of miles of highways under the jurisdiction of

the municipality for calendar year 2020 by $2,000. Under the bill, DOT may not

provide grants under the program after December 31, 2024.