ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

HB 2885: appropriation; transportation; infrastructure projects

Sponsor: Representative Campbell, LD 1

Committee on Appropriations

Overview

Appropriates $95,000,000 from the Arizona Highway Patrol Fund (HPF) in FY 2021 to the Department of Transportation (ADOT) for transportation infrastructure projects. Contains an emergency measure.

History

The HPF is used to administer the highway patrol and the Arizona highway patrol reserve. The HPF consists of deposits from the highway safety fee, insurance premium tax revenues, towing and impound fees, service fees, rewards, awards and insurance recoveries (FY 2021 JLBC Baseline).

According to state law all state-owned transportation systems or modes are vested in ADOT and it has exclusive jurisdiction and control over state highways, routes and airports. ADOTs duties include:

1) Registering motor vehicles and aircraft, licensing drivers, collecting revenues, enforcing motor vehicle and aviation statutes and performing related functions;

2) Performing multimodal state transportation planning, cooperating and coordinating transportation planning with local governments and establishing an annually updated priority program of capital improvements for all transportation modes;

3) Designing and constructing transportation facilities in accordance with a priority plan and maintain and operating state highways, state owned airports and state public transportation systems;

4) Investigating new transportation systems and cooperate with and advising local governments concerning the development and operation of public transit systems; and

5) Maintaining administrative jurisdiction of transportation safety programs and implementing them in accordance with applicable law (A.R.S. § 28-332).

Provisions

1. Appropriates $95,000,000 from the HPF in FY 2021 to ADOT for transportation infrastructure projects. This appropriation is exempt from lapsing. (Sec. 1)

2. Contains an emergency clause. (Sec. 2)

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