ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
technical correction;
adoption
(NOW: Cottonwood; infrastructure; appropriation)
Purpose
Appropriates $6,142,800 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2023 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the City of Cottonwood to construct and improve former State Route 279 (SR-279).
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 may 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 may cooperate with: 1) federal, state and local government
agencies; 2) Indian tribes; 3) private and public organizations; and
4) private individuals. ADOT may exchange federal monies with local governments
in order to receive local monies and may include additional federal monies in
the exchange to offset the matching costs required of local governments (A.R.S.
§ 28-334).
SR-279 is located on the southeastern end of the City of Cottonwood (ADOT).
S.B. 1181 appropriates $6,142,800 from the state GF in FY 2023 to ADOT.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $6,142,800 from the state GF in FY 2023 to ADOT to distribute to the City of Cottonwood to construct and improve former SR-279.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
• Adopted the strike-everything amendment.
Senate Action
APPROP 2/22/22 DPA/SE 9-0-1
Prepared by Senate Research
February 24, 2022
LMM/IJ/sr