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January 8, 2021
City Clerk
City of Bozeman
PO Box 1230
Bozeman,MT 59771-1230
Subject: Bridge and Road Safety and Accountability Program(BaRSAA)/HB 473 Fuel
Tax Allocation
MDT is pleased to notify you of your new fuel tax allocation provided by the 2017 legislature
thru the Bridge and Road Safety and Accountability Act(BaRSAA)Program(House Bill 473).
The new user fee was effective on July 1,2017.
As provided for in MCA 15-70-130,by March 1 of each year the Montana Department of
Transportation(MDT)must allocate BaRSAA funds to each city,town, county and consolidated
city-county government in Montana. BaRSAA program funds are in addition to the existing fuel
tax distributions provided for in MCA 15-70-101 and 7-14-102(2).
BaRSAA funds are allocated in the same proportion and using the same ratios provided for in
MCA 15-70-101(2)(b), (2)(c), and(3). Allocations are calculated based upon the statutory
formula. Road mileage reflects each city and county's locally certified mileage received by
MDT this past year and the population estimates are based on the 2019 US Census Bureau's
population estimates. The allocation available for your local government to request beginning
March 1 is summarized below:
2021 BaRSAA
Local Government Allocation
Bozeman $864,776.39
Beginning March 1,2021,local governments may request distribution of their 2021 BaRSAA
allocation from MDT. Local governments must match each$20 requested for distribution with at
least$1 of local government budgeted matching funds. Reservation requests can be made
between September 1"and November 1". Per MCA 15-70-130, an adopted resolution is
required for distribution and reservation of funds;resolution templates are available on the
League of Cities and Towns' and Montana Association of Counties' websites. Distribution and
reservation requests must then be made using the WebGrants online application system. This
system will allow uploading of the signed resolution and for electronic entry of the information
necessary for the distribution and/or reservation of funds to local governments.
Data and Statistics Bureau Rail,Transit and Planning Division
Phone: (406)444-3423 An Equal Opportunity Employer TTY (800)335-7592
Fax: (406)444-7671 Web Page: www.mdt.mt.gov
Educational resources including a video Webinar and PDF instructions on how to request
distribution or reservation of BaRSAA funds,transfer BaRSAA funds,make corrections in
WebGrants, and completing and submitting Annual Reports can be found on MDT's website
under Road and Bridge. Please note that Annual Reports are due December 31 st of each year for
all projects still marked as underway in the Webgrants online application system. If you have not
submitted annual reports for 2018,2019 and 2020 projects still marked underway,please do so at
your earliest convenience.
Additional information on the BaRSAA program is available on the MDT, Montana Association
of Counties, and Montana League of Cities and Towns websites.
https://www.mdt.mt.gov/roadbridge/
If you have any questions or to register for the training sessions,please contact Geoff Streeter at
(406)444-9131 or gstreetergmt.gov.
Brian Andersen, Supervisor
MDT Geospatial Information Section
Copy: Carol Strizich
Larry Flynn
Katie Potts
Linda Hicks
Data and Statistics Bureau Rail, Transit and Planning Division
Phone: (406)444-3423 An Equal Opportunity Employer TTY. (800)335-7592
Fax: (406)444-7671 Web Page: www.mdt.mt.gov