The council shall have the authority to:
(1)  Represent its member jurisdictions in conferences, meetings and hearings related to highways, roads and streets and other transportation factors affecting local highway jurisdictions;

Terms Used In Idaho Code 40-2403

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(2)  Develop uniform standards and procedures that may be recommended to its member jurisdictions for the construction, maintenance, use, operation and administration of local highways;
(3)  Cooperate with and receive and expend aid and donations from the federal or state governments, and from other sources for the administration and operation of the council;
(4)  Make recommendations to the Idaho transportation board for the distribution and prioritization of federal funds for local highway projects;
(5)  Assist the legislature by providing research and data relating to transportation matters affecting local highway jurisdictions within the state;
(6)  Maintain and disseminate information to local highway jurisdictions of federal and state legislation and administrative rules and regulations affecting local highway jurisdictions;
(7)  Maintain and disseminate information to local highway jurisdictions of activities relating to ground transportation in other states;
(8)  When authorized by the participating local jurisdiction, to act for that local jurisdiction through a joint exercise of powers agreement with any other local jurisdiction, and any agency of the state of Idaho, or any agency of the federal government;
(9)  Buy, sell, receive and exchange property, both real and personal, as necessary to perform its functions;
(10) Be the sole and exclusive authority for the expenditure of the moneys made available by appropriation or otherwise to the council.