Montana Code 60-3-304. Duties of department of transportation
60-3-304. Duties of department of transportation. (1) The allocation of available funds for the maintenance, repair, and establishment of shared-use paths and the expenditure of funds as authorized by this part are primarily for the maintenance and repair of shared-use paths and for the promotion of traffic safety on the highways, roads, and streets of the state.
Terms Used In Montana Code 60-3-304
- 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.
- shared-use path: means a multiuse path that is separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space, pavement markings, or a barrier within a highway right-of-way and that is usable for transportation purposes by pedestrians, runners, bicyclists, skaters, equestrians, and other nonmotorized users. See Montana Code 60-3-302
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)The transportation commission shall, when requested, provide technical assistance and advice to cities and counties in carrying out the purpose of this part.
(3)The department of transportation shall:
(a)maintain an inventory of all shared-use paths located in the right-of-way of each state-maintained federal-aid highway in Montana;
(b)maintain a plan for maintenance and repair of all the shared-use paths described in subsection (3)(a);
(c)recommend construction and maintenance standards for shared-use paths;
(d)provide a uniform system of signing shared-use paths that applies to all shared-use paths, whether under the jurisdiction of the commission or a city or county; and
(e)as provided in 60-3-309, allocate funds in the account established in 61-3-321(21).
(4)(a) Except as provided in subsection (4)(b), shared-use paths may not be used by motorized vehicles.
(b)The transportation commission, a city or county, or the commission jointly with a city or county may authorize the use of snowmobiles on all or a portion of a shared-use path under its jurisdiction.