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Bill would add tribal consultation to transportation planning and create tribal safety coordinator program
Summary
Senate Bill 5,374 would require transportation planning bodies to include affected tribal governments in intergovernmental coordination for comprehensive transportation programs, and would establish a tribal traffic safety coordinator program to provide technical and grant support; sponsors and tribal advocates framed the bill as a targeted safety and coordination measure.
The committee heard engrossed second substitute Senate Bill 5,374, a measure that would require transportation planning and programming processes to include affected federally recognized tribes and to assess impacts on tribal areas. The bill would also direct the traffic safety commission to establish a tribal safety coordinator program to assist tribes with traffic-safety strategies and award grants for tribal safety work.
Elizabeth Ren, committee staff, said the bill amends the…
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