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Proposal for $5M study to reassess transit funding for North Dakota’s four fixed-route cities
Summary
Senate Bill 2254 would authorize a one‑time $5 million appropriation to the Department of Transportation to grant Minot, Bismarck, Grand Forks and Fargo funds and commission a study of fixed-route and paratransit funding formulas. Proponents said federal reclassification and the end of COVID-relief funds have strained local transit systems.
Senators heard from local transit officials and advocates on a proposal to fund a study and one-time grants to four cities that operate fixed-route transit systems.
Senate Bill 2254, presented by Senator Josh Baucher, would provide $5,000,000 in one-time state grants to Minot, Bismarck, Grand Forks and Fargo to support fixed-route and paratransit operations and to fund a study during the next interim that would examine the feasibility of updating a state transit funding formula.
Why it matters: Baucher told the committee that recent population growth and changes in federal transit designations have reduced…
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