ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: TRANS DPA 11-0-0-1 | APPROP DP 12-0-0-1

HB 2394: appropriation; north-south corridor study

Sponsor:  Representative Cook, LD 8

Caucus & COW

Overview

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the GF in FY 2022 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for a tier 2 study relating to the north-south corridor transportation project in Pinal County.

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.   Appropriates $5,000,000 from the GF in FY 2022 to ADOT for a tier 2 study relating to the north-south corridor transportation project in Pinal County☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note. (Sec. 1)

Amendments

Committee on Transportation

1.   Reduces the appropriation for the tier 2 study relating to the north-south corridor transportation project in Pinal County to $4,000,000.

2.   Adds an appropriation of $750,000 from the GF in FY 2022 to ADOT to distribute to Pinal County to supplement a local match to a federal build grant to fund intersection and road improvements in the area of State Route 87 and Hanna and Houser Roads.

 

 

 

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