ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 

HB 2791: appropriations; State Route 88; repair

Sponsor:  Representative Townsend, LD 16

Committee on Transportation

Overview

Provides funding to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to repair State Route 88.

History

Laws 1973, Chapter 146 established ADOT to provide for an integrated and balanced state transportation system with a director responsible for the department's administration (A.R.S. § 28-331). ADOT has exclusive control and jurisdiction over state highways, state routes, state owned airports and all state- owned transportation systems or modes are vested in ADOT.

The duties of ADOT are as follows: 1) register motor vehicles and aircraft, license drivers, collect revenues, enforce motor vehicle and aviation statutes and perform related functions; 2) do multimodal state transportation planning, cooperate and coordinate transportation planning with local governments and establish an annually updated priority program of capital improvements for all transportation modes; 3) design and construct transportation facilities in accordance with a priority plan and maintain and operate state highways, state owned airports and state public transportation systems; 4) investigate new transportation systems and cooperate with and advise local governments concerning the development and operation of public transit systems; and 5) have administrative jurisdiction of transportation safety programs and implement them in accordance with applicable law (A.R.S. § 28-332).

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteAppropriates monies from the General Fund to ADOT to repair State Route 88 as follows:

a)    In FY 2021, $15,000,000 for the eastern and western portions of State Route 88; and

b)    In FY 2022, $15,000,000 for the central portion of State Route 88. (Sec. 1)

2.    Requires ADOT to apply for any reimbursements available from the federal government before spending the appropriations made for the repair of State Route 88. (Sec. 1)

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