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REFERENCE TITLE: county roads; repairs; damage reimbursement |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
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HB 2572 |
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Introduced by Representatives Finchem, Leach: Bowers, Campbell, Cobb, Fann, Lawrence, Senators Burges, Lesko
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AN ACT
Amending title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-269.13; relating to county boards of supervisors.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-269.13, to read:
11-269.13. Use of Arizona highway user revenue fund monies; vehicle repair reimbursement
A. Monies received by a county pursuant to title 28, chapter 18, article 2 shall be used as follows:
1. At least eighty percent of the monies received shall be used for road construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair or roadside development, including materials and labor.
2. Not more than twenty percent of the monies received shall be used for the administrative costs associated with road construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair or roadside development.
B. Beginning January 1, 2018, a county shall reimburse a person for damage caused to the person's vehicle by the county's failure to maintain a roadway from monies received by the county pursuant to section 28-5808.
C. A person whose vehicle is damaged from the county's failure to maintain a roadway may apply to the county for reimbursement for the cost of the repair. The county shall reimburse the applicant within five days after receiving the application for reimbursement. The application for reimbursement, at a minimum, shall include the following:
1. The name and mailing address of the applicant.
2. The amount of reimbursement, including two estimates for the cost to repair the vehicle and the amount of the insurance deductible.
3. Proof that the county's failure to maintain the roadway was the proximate cause of the damage to the vehicle.
D. The amount of reimbursement a person may receive pursuant to this section is the amount of the cost to repair the vehicle or the amount of the insurance deductible, whichever is less.