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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Fourth Legislature, Second Regular Session

 

FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2791

 

appropriations; State Route 88; repair

Purpose

            Appropriates $15,000,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2022 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to repair the central portion of State Route 88.

Background

            ADOT is responsible for the design and construction of state public transportation systems and the maintenance and operation of state highways in Arizona (A.R.S. § 28-332). ADOT is permitted to contract and do all things necessary to secure the full benefits available to Arizona for transportation purposes under federal law and, in doing so, ADOT is permitted to cooperate with: 1) federal, state and local government agencies; 2) Indian tribes; 3) private and public organizations; and 4) private individuals (A.R.S. § 28-334).

            State Route 88 extends from Apache Junction to Theodore Roosevelt Lake.

            H.B. 2791 appropriates $15,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2022 to ADOT.

Provisions

1.      Appropriates $15,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2022 to ADOT to repair the central portion of State Route 88.

2.      Requires ADOT, before spending the monies, to apply for any reimbursements that may be available from the federal government for the project.

3.      Becomes effective on the general effective date.

House Action

TRANS           2/19/20      DP     8-0-0-1

APPROP         2/24/20      DP     8-3-0-0

3rd Read          3/2/20                   38-18-4               

Prepared by Senate Research

March 6, 2020

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