§17-31-4. Eligible funding uses.

(a) Funds in the Neighborhood Access Road Fund may be used for the construction, improvement, or upgrade of public access roads that:

(1) Serve residential neighborhoods or subdivisions to connect to an existing state road;

(2) Serve expansion phases of existing residential neighborhoods or subdivisions; or

(3) Provide improved access to existing residential neighborhoods that:

(A) Contain a substantial number of residential dwelling units; and

(B) Lack adequate public roadway access due to substandard conditions, insufficient capacity or safety features, or connectivity limitations affecting emergency services, school transportation, or general public access.

(b) All projects funded under this article shall involve infrastructure that is already part of the state or local public road system and dedicated to public use. Nothing in this article requires the division to accept infrastructure into the state road system.