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Senators Consider One‑time Transit Study Funding as Cities Face Federal Reclassification and Falling Federal Aid
Summary
Sen. Josh Baucher urged a $5 million one‑time appropriation (Senate Bill 2254) to fund a study and interim work on fixed‑route and paratransit funding for Minot, Bismarck, Grand Forks and Fargo after federal census reclassifications reduced federal transit support for some cities.
Senate Bill 2254 drew testimony that population changes reflected in the 2020 Census have moved Minot and Fargo into higher federal urban categories, producing a drop in federal transit formula funds for those communities. Sen. Josh Baucher, the bill sponsor, asked lawmakers to allocate a one‑time $5,000,000 grant to the cities of Minot, Bismarck, Grand Forks and Fargo so those communities can study and pursue an updated state funding formula for fixed‑route and paratransit systems.
Baucher told the committee the study…
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