ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: TRANS DP 12-0-0-0 │ APPROP 11-0-2-0

HB 2728: appropriations; ADOT; tier 2 studies

Sponsor: Representative Wilmeth, LD 15

Caucus & COW

Overview

Appropriates $58 million from the state General Fund (GF) in fiscal year (FY) 2023 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to conduct tier two studies for the Interstate 11 project in Maricopa County, North-South Corridor project in Pinal County and Sonoran Corridor project in Pima 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.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteAppropriates the specified funds to ADOT from the GF in FY2023 to conduct tier two studies for the following projects:

a)   $25,000,000 for Interstate 11 in Maricopa County;

b)   $19,000,000 for the North-South Corridor in Pinal County; and

c)   $14,000,000 for the Sonoran Corridor in Pima County. (Sec. 1)

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