1. A. The Local Government Division of the Department of Transportation shall immediately establish a program to aid counties in replacing or repairing bridges. The bridges to be replaced or repaired shall be those that are structurally inadequate, functionally obsolete or have been destroyed or rendered unusable.
2. B. Funds made available for the purposes of County Bridge Improvement Act may be used to pay the cost of county bridge inspections, classifications, and evaluations required by federal and state authorities and to match federal funds, provided the applicable federal program funds are available; however, projects utilizing federal funds are to be restricted to those bridge projects of exceptional need where the cost is beyond the normal scope of this program.
3. C. Except as otherwise specified in this act, the county major collector system, including any future revisions thereto, shall constitute the system of roads wherein the bridges are located that are eligible for project funding under this act. Official maps showing this county major collector system in each county shall be maintained on file by the Department of Transportation and shall be furnished each county at no cost.
4. D. The Department of Transportation may approve the utilization of up to ninety percent (90%) of the estimated four-year apportionment to the county for county projects. However, no additional projects may be approved for the county until the county has accumulated a surplus of three (3) months of apportionments and repaid all funds advanced from the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund.

Added by Laws 1980, HB 1819, c. 307, § 4, emerg. eff. June 17, 1980; Amended by Laws 1981, HB 1115, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1981; Amended by Laws 1989, HB 1613, c. 352, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1991, HB 1100, c. 98, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1991; Amended by Laws 1995, HB 1397, c. 20, § 1, eff. November 1, 1995.