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Starting in fiscal year 2027, this bill directs $5 million to the Department of Public Safety for Highway Patrol field operations by drawing from two sources: $2 million from the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 (a road construction fund) and $3 million transferred from the General Fund into the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account. To make this possible, the bill expands the allowable uses of the Transportation Investment Fund to include operating state highways and enforcing traffic laws on roads that were built or improved using that fund's money. It also formally allows the Legislature to appropriate money directly into the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account, which can be spent on hiring new troopers, paying overtime, and purchasing enforcement equipment.