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Chair hears Agency of Transportation briefing on Policy, Planning and Research budget
Summary
Acting Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee heard a presentation from Dave Pelletier of the Agency of Transportation on the Policy, Planning and Research budget for state fiscal 2027, emphasizing that about 80% of the program is federally funded and that much of the money is passed through to MPOs and regional planning commissions.
Acting Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee on March 25 heard a presentation from Dave Pelletier, planning manager at the Agency of Transportation, on the agency's Policy, Planning and Research budget for state fiscal year 2027.
Pelletier told the committee the program is "largely federal funded" — about 80% — and explained that a significant portion of the funds are passed through to Metropolitan Planning Organizations and regional planning commissions to support planning staff and consultant work. "The MPO portion is, significant. It's about $5,000,000 or so," he said, describing the amount as an approximate apportionment that flows through the agency from the Federal Highway Administration.
Why it matters: committee members pushed on how those pass-through dollars are used and whether local communities have sufficient voice as the…
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