2026 Regular Session - Day 43 - HJR 76 | Rep. Ken Upchurch

Resolution 76 is the LARP, local assistance road plan. In years past, it's been known as governor's discretionary, and we took that over a few years ago and have appropriated $20 million in each of the past two years to that. But we recognize the importance of our city streets and county roads, and the fact that they're behind on their resurfacing and keeping up with the roads locally. As I've mentioned in House Bill 502, the road plan, all of us made sacrifices. And because of the sacrifices we made on the state road plan, we were able to procreate in this LARP plan $68 million for city streets and county roads, which will be very important to our local people. And so with this plan, at $68.2 million and accounting for the previous $40 million, and then the money we will spend in next year's road plan, or the LARP plan, that's about $140 million that has gone or will will go to your county governments and cities to take care of their city streets and county roads, which we all know is very important. So that's what this plan does. Be happy to answer any questions. Otherwise, I've moved for passage of House Joint Resolution 76.