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Moderator outlines $1.7 million for bridge and paving projects and discusses EV charger support
Summary
A conference committee on the budget reviewed closing the T bill and proposed $1.7 million for bridge and paving projects, discussed an EV charger program coordinated with ACCD, and considered a new local option municipal transportation special fund funded by excess lot revenue on a 75/25 split.
The conference committee on the budget met and the Moderator said, “The T bill is ready to close,” while identifying several transportation-related allocations the panel is considering.
The committee reviewed lines 40 and 41 and discussed a proposed $1.7 million, split across two funds, to support bridge and paving projects. The Moderator said members wanted to resolve a related disposal item before finalizing the T bill and asked the group to consider the proposed allocations before reconvening.
Members discussed elements described as the “Drive Electric” work stream, including a public-facing website, stakeholder workshops and dealer outreach. The Moderator said the program team is working with ACCD on a charger program and framed that work as part of broader market-transformation activities. “I would like, if it’s ever going to be in here again…to hear some sort of report they were doing,” the Moderator said, asking for a report on implementation and outcomes.
The committee also reviewed a map of existing charging stations—identifying functional and nonfunctional sites—and noted an approximately $50,000 figure in discussion while stressing protection of the T fund when allocating such dollars.
On specific program lines, the group reviewed line 6653 addressing non-emergency medical transports and referred to a separate $3 million pilot for state aid (line 66); the members said they were not moving forward on line 64 at this time.
The committee examined language to establish a local option municipal transportation special fund. One member said they are typically reluctant to create special funds but were persuaded that this proposal had a clear purpose; the draft directs excess lot revenue on a 75/25 construct and ties funding to town-level transportation programs.
The session concluded with staff offering the committee a constructed draft of the transportation-related pages for review; members agreed to meet again at 3:30 p.m.
Next steps: staff will circulate the draft language and members will reconvene to finalize the T bill and related transportation allocations.
