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Committee hears bill to let DNR, Fish and Wildlife use ATV safety fund for green-dot road maintenance
Summary
House Transportation Committee members held a public hearing Jan. 29 on House Bill 1537, which would expand eligible uses of the Multi-Use Roadway Safety Account (MRSA) and allow interagency transfers from the account to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW).
House Transportation Committee members held a public hearing Jan. 29 on House Bill 1537, which would expand eligible uses of the Multi-Use Roadway Safety Account (MRSA) and allow interagency transfers from the account to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW).
The bill matters because the MRSA is funded by a $12 registration fee paid by owners of wheeled all-terrain vehicles licensed for on-road use; supporters say redirecting some funds to DNR and DFW would provide maintenance for a network of "green dot" roads that currently lack sustained funding. Mark Mattson, staff to the committee, said, "When these vehicles are registered, the…
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