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House panel advances bill letting counties initiate urban transit districts, relaxes 8‑mile municipal bus limit
Summary
The House Local Government Committee voted to pass House Bill 7 64, which would let county commissions initiate urban transportation districts and allow municipal bus systems to run routes beyond an 8‑mile limit when they can finance service.
Representative Brian Close, sponsor of House Bill 7 64, told the House Local Government Committee the bill modernizes 50‑year‑old statutes governing public transit, letting counties initiate urban transportation districts and removing a narrow 8‑mile route cap on municipal bus companies where they can finance service.
The bill would preserve the current approval steps — boundary drawing and voter approval — but would allow a county commission to place a district formation question on the ballot without a citizen petition, a change proponents said would reduce the time and cost of qualifying a measure.…
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