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DOT, legislators debate snow‑trail program changes as federal funding rules shift
Summary
Legislators raised constituent concerns about recent changes to the department's winter-trail/snow‑machine grooming program after the program began using federal State Transportation Block Grant funds. DOT said it is reworking agreements to meet FHWA requirements and that the change allows expanded eligible activities using receipt-match funding.
The Senate Transportation Committee discussed changes this year to the state’s winter-trail grooming program after the program began drawing on federal aid eligibility created or clarified by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Commissioner Ryan Anderson said the snow-trail work moved into DOT last year and that the department is reworking agreements because federal standards differ from previous practices. Andy Mills, DOT legislative…
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