Senator Joe Pittman will soon introduce legislation to reduce the amount of funding diverted each year from essential transportation improvement projects to support State Police operations…
Senator Pittman’s legislation significantly expedites the timeframe for reducing the diversion of money from the state’s Motor License Fund – which supports highway and bridge improvement efforts – to fund the State Police.
Current law calls for a transfer of about 4 percent each year until reaching $500 million in Fiscal Year 2027-28. Senator Pittman’s proposal would double the transfer to about 8 percent each year until Fiscal Year 2023-24.
