{"data":{"id":"us-mt/60-3-303","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"60-3-303","heading":"Shared-use paths to be established -- funding.","body":"(1) (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1)(b), the commission or the department or a county or city, with funds received from the commission or the department, may construct or extend a shared-use path:\n(i) wherever a highway, road, or street is being constructed, reconstructed, or relocated;\n(ii) at any time along a highway, road, or street under state jurisdiction; or\n(iii) if the construction enhances traffic safety and convenience.\n(b) Funds allocated by the department pursuant to 60-3-309 may be used for the purposes described in subsection (1)(a) of this section only as provided in 60-3-309(3).\n(2) A shared-use path may not be established under subsection (1):\n(a) if the cost of establishing the path is excessively disproportionate to the need or probable use; or\n(b) if sparsity of population, other available ways, or other factors indicate an absence of any need for the path.\n(3) The commission shall let to contract in any period of 5 consecutive fiscal years not less than an average of $200,000 each year to construct or extend shared-use paths. The department shall establish accounting procedures to document compliance with this subsection.","path":["TITLE 60. HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 3. DISTRIBUTION AND APPORTIONMENT OF HIGHWAY FUNDS","Part 3. Shared-Use Paths"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0600/chapter_0030/part_0030/section_0030/0600-0030-0030-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:35Z","sha256":"219ed57e9899440d7ea7b5126a0283db9aa00747dc2cb053ca8006fe2eaa01e6","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/60-3-302","next":"us-mt/60-3-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}