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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020

HOUSE BILL 2243

 

AN ACT

 

Appropriating monies to the department of transportation.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Appropriation; department of transportation; Gila River bridge; reversion; lapsing

A.  The sum of $28,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the department of transportation to replace and expand the Gila River bridge on Interstate 10.

B.  The appropriation made in subsection A of this section may not be spent until the transportation board established by section 28‑302, Arizona Revised Statutes, has adopted a five year transportation facilities construction program developed by the director of the department of transportation pursuant to section 28-6951, Arizona Revised Statutes, that includes a project to replace the Gila River bridge.  If the board does not adopt a program that includes sufficient monies in fiscal year 2020-2021 to fund the remainder of the project to replace the Gila River bridge on or before June 30, 2021, the appropriation made in subsection A of this section reverts to the state general fund on June 30, 2021.

C.  Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the appropriation made in subsection A of this section does not lapse until the purpose for which the appropriation was made has been accomplished or abandoned, or the appropriation stands for a full fiscal year without an expenditure or an encumbrance.

D.  Notwithstanding section 41-1252, Arizona Revised Statutes, the appropriation made in subsection A of this section is not subject to review by the joint committee on capital review.