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Lawmaker tables bill on DOT prioritization; fiscal staff demos data tools to help analyze transportation backlog
Summary
Representative Zach Worth moved to table HB172 after describing flaws in his draft bill aimed at changing DOT prioritization. DOT offered to provide training, and the Legislative Fiscal Division demonstrated MARA interactive tools showing local transportation spending and models to analyze backlog and costs.
Representative Zach Worth opened House Bill 172 and acknowledged the bill was flawed and that no amendment could fix its core problems; he said he intended to table the bill and use the process as an educational moment about how the Department of Transportation prioritizes projects.
Larry Flynn of the Montana Department of…
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