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Sponsor proposes cap on MoDOT internal spending; critics warn cities, counties could lose funds
Summary
Representative Josh Hobert told the House Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions that House Bill 572 would cap the Missouri Department of Transportation's internal spending as a share of its budget and reduce the motor fuel tax by 1 cent if the commission exceeds that cap.
Representative Josh Hobert presented House Bill 572 to the House Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions as a measure intended to restore legislative guardrails on the Missouri Department of Transportation's internal spending. Hobert said the bill responds to court decisions that affirmed MoDOT's discretion over the state road fund after the 2021 motor fuel tax increase enacted in Senate Bill 262.
Hobert described the bill's mechanics: set an internal‑spending cap (he said he initially set 18 percent) and impose a penalty of a 1‑cent reduction in the motor fuel tax rate for the next fiscal year if MoDOT exceeds that cap; the commission could regain the lost penny by returning internal spending below the cap. Hobert said…
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