The purpose of this section and subdivision (16) of subsection (b) of section 13b-61 is to promote the welfare and prosperity of the people of this state by enabling the state to implement and fund certain transportation-related projects, purposes and strategies in order to:

1. (1) Improve personal mobility within and through this state;
2. (2) improve the movement of goods and freight within and through this state;
3. (3) integrate transportation with economic, land use, environmental and quality of life issues;
4. (4) develop policies and procedures that will integrate the state economy with regional, national and global economies; and
5. (5) identify policies and sources that provide an adequate and reliable flow of funding necessary for a quality multimodal transportation system.

(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4, S. 13; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-4, S. 50; P.A. 11-61, S. 13; P.A. 16-151, S. 9.)

History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4 effective August 20, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-4 made technical changes, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 11-61 removed reference to Transportation Strategy Board, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 16-151 deleted references to Secs. 13b-57n to 13b-57q and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2016.