§ 262. Appropriations by state for the maintenance, repair, and
reconstruction of state highways and state owned bridges thereon. There
shall be annually appropriated for the maintenance, repair, and
reconstruction of improved state highways and state owned bridges
thereon, an amount sufficient to provide therefor, based upon estimates
by counties, prepared and submitted by the commissioner of
transportation. In addition thereto there shall be appropriated each
year for the same purposes an amount equal to not less than ten per
centum of the amount appropriated for counties to be known as a
maintenance contingent fund to be used by the commissioner of
transportation in his discretion to supplement the amounts appropriated
to each county for the maintenance, repair and reconstruction of state
highways and state owned bridges thereon. Such appropriations shall be
paid out of monies in the hands of the state department of taxation and
finance not otherwise appropriated on vouchers approved by the
commissioner of transportation after audit by and on the warrant of the
state comptroller.