Montana § 60-3-303 Shared-Use Paths To Be Established -- Funding

Montana Statutes

§ 60-3-303 — Shared-Use Paths To Be Established -- Funding

Montana § 60-3-303

Title 60HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION

Ch. 3DISTRIBUTION AND APPORTIONMENT OF HIGHWAY FUNDS

Part 3Shared-Use Paths

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 60-3-303 (2026).

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60-3-303 . Shared-use paths to be established -- funding.

(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 d

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60-3-303 . Shared-use paths to be established -- funding. (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.

Legislative History

En. 32-2626 by Sec. 3, Ch. 544, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2626; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 23, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 75, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 297, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 250, L. 2017.