Allocation of state aid — State Aid Street Committee established

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  7. Allocation of state aid — State Aid Street Committee established

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  1. (a) State aid streets in the several municipalities shall receive state aid in the manner and under the terms and conditions set out in this section.

  2. (b) The state aid street system shall be allocated to the several municipalities of the state by the State Aid Street Committee.

  3. (c)

    1. (1) The committee shall be established to select the state aid street projects for submittal to the state aid engineer for funding and construction pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.

    2. (2)

      1. (A) The committee shall consist of nine (9) mayors to be appointed as follows:

        1. (i) Three (3) mayors appointed by the Governor;

        2. (ii) Three (3) mayors appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

        3. (iii) Three (3) mayors appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

      2. (B) The Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall each appoint at least one (1) mayor from a municipality with a population in excess of twenty-five thousand (25,000).

    3. (3)

      1. (A) Each appointed mayor shall serve a term of four (4) years.

      2. (B) A mayor shall be eligible to serve two (2) full terms of four (4) years on the committee.

      3. (C) Committee members shall serve staggered terms.

      4. (D) Should a mayor selected for the committee leave office before the end of his or her term, the party who made the original nomination shall appoint a successor mayor to serve the remainder of the term.

    4. (4) The committee shall select a chair and a vice chair by majority vote to serve a term of one (1) year.

    5. (5) A quorum is necessary to transact the business of the committee.

    6. (6) The committee shall meet at least two (2) times each calendar year.

  4. (d) The committee may establish a formula or criteria to facilitate the identification and selection of state aid street projects, subject to the approval of the state aid engineer and consistent with the provisions of this subchapter.

  5. (e) All state aid street projects proposed by a municipality shall meet the requirements of §§ 27-72-406, 27-72-415, and 27-72-417 of this subchapter before the committee may consider the projects for submission to the state aid engineer.


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