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The article focuses on the construction of public roads in Poland. In the introductory section the basic rules for financing such investments are discussed. It is highlighted that investment in road infrastructure is very expensive for the state budget and local government, even with financial support from the EU funds. In this context, public-legal partnership (PPP) has become a very useful and cost-effective institution for carrying out public tasks. This article describes the possible partners of PPP and the legal nature of the related contract, highlighting the three main types of public-law partnerships that can be applied to the construction of public roads in Poland. The article concludes with recommendations regarding legislation governing the construction of public roads and public-private partnership. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Opinion on the possibility of establishing a provision allowing local self-govern-ment units to give financial aid out of their budgets in the form of grant-in-aid for the General Directorate for the National Roads and Motorways (Opinion prepared on January 7, 2013 on the request of the Bureau of Research of the Chancellery of the Sejm): The opinion provides legal analysis of the possibility of existence, in the national legal system, of a provision permitting local self-government units to offer financial aid out of their budgets for General Directorate for the National Roads. The author claims that introducing such a regulation would infringe Article 166 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]