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Riggs proposes voter power to veto MoDOT spending plan; MoDOT warns federal approval could be at risk
Summary
Representative Louis Riggs introduced HJR 46 to allow the General Assembly to approve or veto the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP); MoDOT officials told the committee that making the STIP subject to additional review could delay federal approvals and jeopardize federal reimbursements.
Representative Louis Riggs (Fifth District) told the committee HJR 46 would give the General Assembly authority to approve or reject the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, the STIP, which MoDOT currently prepares. Riggs said his region has waited decades for projects — including a bypass around Macon and an overpass at Palmyra — while MoDOT prioritized other projects. He said the STIP process lacks accountability to elected representatives and asserted MoDOT is "sitting on" an estimated $1.1 billion in unobligated funds that could be used on long-delayed rural projects.
Riggs framed HJR 46 as restoring checks and balances.…
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