Bill Text: NC S171 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Remove Limits on Light Rail Funding
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-02 - Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate [S171 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2017-S171-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
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SENATE BILL 171
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Short Title: Remove Limits on Light Rail Funding. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Senators Ford (Primary Sponsor); Bryant and Smith-Ingram. |
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Referred to: |
Rules and Operations of the Senate |
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March 2, 2017
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to remove the limitations on funding from the highway trust fund for light rail transit system projects.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 35.12(b) of S.L. 2016‑94 is repealed.
SECTION 2. G.S. 136‑189.10 reads as rewritten:
"§ 136‑189.10. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
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(2) Division needs projects. – Includes only the following:
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e. Public transportation
service not included in subdivision (3) or (4) of this section. This sub‑subdivision
includes commuter rail, intercity rail, and light rail. Nothing in this sub‑subdivision
shall be construed as authorizing total State funding in excess of the maximum
established in sub‑subdivision g. of subdivision (3) of this section for
commuter rail and light rail projects.
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(3) Regional impact projects. – Includes only the following:
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g. Public transportation
service that spans two or more counties and that serves more than one
municipality. Programmed funds pursuant to this sub‑subdivision shall
not exceed ten percent (10%) of any distribution region allocation. This
sub‑subdivision includes commuter rail, intercity rail, and light rail.
Total State funding for a commuter rail or light rail project shall not exceed
ten percent (10%) of the estimated total project costs used during the
prioritization scoring process. The State shall not be responsible or liable
for any project costs in excess of the maximum established under this sub‑subdivision.
Any agreement entered into by the State to fund a commuter rail or light rail
project shall include language setting out the limitations set forth in this
sub‑subdivision.
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SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
