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commissioner is required to use these funds to construct and |
| maintain shared-use paths in the transportation region in which |
| the highway or bridge project is located and is required to |
| solicit input from the regional transportation advisory |
| committee established for that region in order to select a |
| location for the shared-use path that best serves the goals of |
| enhancing urban and small-town environments in the State through |
| the development of shared-use paths. If the project is located |
| within more than one transportation region, the commissioner is |
| required to solicit input from the regional transportation |
| advisory committee for each of those regions when selecting the |
| location or locations in those regions for the shared-use paths. |
| Curb cuts or ramps must be included where necessary as part of |
| the shared-use path. The bill also establishes a safe paths to |
| schools program. This program outlines the planning and |
| construction of shared-use paths to provide safe transportation |
| for children from neighborhoods to schools, parks and local and |
| state trails systems. It also creates a grant program to fund |
| the program. Finally, the bill creates a legislative study |
| commission to study the potential location, funding and |
| statewide benefits of shared-use paths. The study commission is |
| required to seek outside funding to pay for all costs of the |
| commission. |
