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Bill would add tribal representation and coordinators in state transportation planning and safety work
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 5,374 would require local governments to coordinate with affected tribal governments when preparing transportation elements and county transportation programs, add a tribal government representative to the Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council, and authorize a tribal traffic safety coordinator program at the Traffic Safety Commission subject to appropriation.
Substitute Senate Bill 5,374 would change how transportation planning and safety work engages tribal governments. Under the version briefed to the committee, local governments preparing the transportation element of comprehensive plans or counties adopting comprehensive transportation programs must coordinate with affected tribal governments and assess impacts on tribal areas. The Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council would include a tribal government representative. The Traffic Safety Commission would be directed, subject to amounts appropriated, to establish a tribal traffic safety coordinator program and to award grants and provide programmatic support to tribes for traffic safety activities.
Michelle Rusk, staff to the House Local Government Committee,…
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