(a) Public transportation is an important matter of State concern, essential to the economic growth of the State and to the public health, safety, and welfare of present and future generations of Vermonters.

(b) In each fiscal year, a portion of the Transportation Fund shall be dedicated to the continued support of public transit. (Added 1989, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.); amended 2001, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. June 21, 2002.)