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Montana Title 60. Highways and Transportation § 60-3-303. Shared-use paths to be established--funding

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1)(b), the commission or the department or a county or city, with funds received from the commission or the department, may construct or extend a shared-use path:

(i) wherever a highway, road, or street is being constructed, reconstructed, or relocated;

(ii) at any time along a highway, road, or street under state jurisdiction; or

(iii) if the construction enhances traffic safety and convenience.

(b) Funds allocated by the department pursuant to 60-3-309 may be used for the purposes described in subsection (1)(a) of this section only as provided in 60-3-309(3).

(2) A shared-use path may not be established under subsection (1):

(a) if the cost of establishing the path is excessively disproportionate to the need or probable use; or

(b) if sparsity of population, other available ways, or other factors indicate an absence of any need for the path.

(3) The commission shall let to contract in any period of 5 consecutive fiscal years not less than an average of $200,000 each year to construct or extend shared-use paths. The department shall establish accounting procedures to document compliance with this subsection.

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