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'Noah’s Act' hearing spotlights school safety case and debate over delegating project approvals to MPOs
Summary
Representative Bob Carter’s House Bill 773 would reduce duplicative reviews of metropolitan transportation plans by allowing more decisions at the district level when MPO plans are compliant; committee heard emotional testimony from a child hit in a crosswalk and formal opposition from MDT and local public works.
Representative Bob Carter presented House Bill 773 — described in his testimony as “Noah’s Act” — to streamline transportation planning approval for metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and to reduce duplicative reviews while preserving federal and state safety standards.
The hearing featured emotional testimony from a Missoula family after their son Noah was struck in a crosswalk near his school. Noah and his mother described the collision, medical response and a…
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