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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
municipalities; parking; public vehicles
Purpose
Prohibits a city, charter city or town from restricting parking on a street or driveway under certain conditions.
Background
Under current statute, a county is prohibited from restricting a resident from parking a motor vehicle on a street or driveway if the vehicle is required to be available for designated periods at a person's place of residence for the purpose of repair or maintenance of natural gas, electrical, water or telecommunications infrastructure. The vehicle must not exceed a gross weight of 20,000 pounds and must bear an official emblem or other designation of the public service corporation, federally regulated utility or municipal utility conducting the service (A.R.S. § 11-269.10). The same prohibitions also apply to planned communities (A.R.S. § 33-1809).
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is responsible for regulating interstate transmission and transportation rates and services for electric, natural gas and oil companies, as well as overseeing environmental matters relating to hydropower. The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has jurisdiction over the quality of service and rates charged by public service utilities.
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Restricts a city, charter city or town from prohibiting a resident from parking a motor vehicle on a street or driveway if the vehicle is required to be available at designated periods at a place of residence on condition of the person's employment and either of the following apply:
a) the resident is employed by a public service corporation regulated by the ACC, an entity regulated by FERC, or a municipal utility if such entity is responsible for the repair or maintenance of natural gas, electrical, telecommunications or water infrastructure and the vehicle bearing an official emblem weighs no more than 20,000 pounds; or
b) the resident is employed by a public safety agency or a private fire or ambulance service provider and the vehicle bearing an official emblem weighs no more than 10,000 pounds.
2. Specifies that telecommunications means the transmission of information between or among specified points without change in the form or content of information being transmitted, but does not include commercial mobile radio services.
3. Contains a legislative findings clause.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 29, 2018
JO/ZD/lat