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LD 154

An Act To Amend The Transportation Laws

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Lydia Crafts

The bill streamlines DOT funding by repealing the Secondary Road Program Fund and formally codifying a $100k+ unallocated Highway Fund transfer mechanism to DOT accounts, with a $5

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Bill Summary · LD 154

Summary — LD 154: "An Act To Amend the Transportation Laws"

Status: Signed by the Governor (May 9, 2025)
Introduced: January 14, 2025
Committee: Transportation (Committee Amendment C "A" (H‑75) adopted)
Legislative Reference: LR 132(02)/(03)

Purpose

LD 154 makes statutory changes to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) financial structure—principally repealing a small, named fund and codifying an existing transfer practice for Highway Fund balances. The changes are largely housekeeping and technical in nature.

Key provisions

  • Repeals the Secondary Road Program Fund in the Department of Transportation.
  • Eliminates the base Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $500 associated with the repealed Secondary Road Program Fund beginning in FY 2025‑26.
  • Codifies in statute a provision that had previously existed only in unallocated (budget) language: amounts in excess of $100,000 in the unallocated balance of the Highway Fund may be transferred to DOT accounts including:
    • Highway and Bridge Capital,
    • Highway Light Capital,
    • Maintenance and Operations, and
    • Multimodal Transportation Fund.

Fiscal impact

  • Net fiscal change: reduction of Other Special Revenue Funds appropriations by $500 annually beginning FY 2025‑26 ( fiscal notes approved 04/17/25 and 04/30/25 show ($500) in FY 2025‑26 and each subsequent projection year).
  • The codification of the transfer authority does not create new funding for the named DOT programs because the transfer mechanism currently exists in unallocated budget language; therefore, no additional appropriations are required for those programs as a result of this bill.

Who/what is affected

  • Department of Transportation: administrative/accounting treatment of the former Secondary Road Program Fund will change; transfer authority for certain Highway Fund balances is placed into statute.
  • State budget/accounting: a minor permanent removal of a $500 base allocation from Other Special Revenue Funds; the Highway Fund transfer rule is formalized.

Legislative/procedural history

  • Referred to Transportation Committee (1/14/25); work session and OTP‑AM recommendation.
  • Committee Amendment "A" (H‑75) adopted (4/30/25); bill engrossed and passed by both chambers in early May 2025.
  • Signed by the Governor on May 9, 2025.

Notes / Implications

  • The bill appears intended to streamline DOT fund structure and to move formal transfer authority from unallocated budget language into statute for clarity and permanence.
  • No substantive program expansions or new spending are authorized by the bill; the primary fiscal effect is a minor administrative reduction of $500 annually. The effective date is not specified in the provided materials.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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