This bill appropriates $2,000,000 from the general fund to the North Dakota Department of Transportation for fixed route city paratransit transportation services grants. The funding is designated as one-time funding for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. The grants are intended to support fixed route city transportation providers in delivering associated paratransit services.

Additionally, the bill mandates a legislative management study during the 2025-26 interim to assess the funding needs of fixed route city transportation networks. This study will evaluate how these networks can effectively respond to population growth, economic development, workforce needs, and health care requirements. The legislative management is tasked with developing a proposed funding formula for fixed route city transportation systems and will report its findings and any necessary legislation to the seventieth legislative assembly.