HB2063 - 561R

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

Section 1. Laws 2022, chapter 309, section 8 is amended to read:

Sec. 8. Appropriations; department of transportation; highway construction; intent; reports; exemption; lapsing

A. The following amounts are appropriated from the state highway fund established by section 28-6991, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the department of transportation for the following highway projects:

1. Design and construct additional vehicle

lanes, separated by a lighted median,

on Interstate 10 between State Route 85

and Citrus Road $64,200,000

The legislature intends that:

(a) Not more than one hundred twenty days after the effective date of this section, the city of Buckeye contribute $3,000,000 to the project described in this paragraph.

(b) The Maricopa association of governments collect and contribute at least $10,000,000 from sources other than this state for the project described in this paragraph.

(c) The department use any federal discretionary monies awarded for the project described in this paragraph before spending the monies appropriated in this paragraph.

2. Improve Jackrabbit Trail between Thomas Road

and McDowell Road $20,080,000

The legislature intends that the city of Buckeye contribute $5,020,000 to the project described in this paragraph.

3. Acquire right-of-way to extend State

Route 24 $15,000,000

4. Rehabilitate pavement along United States

Route 60 between Loop 101

and Loop 202 $38,482,000

5. Study the construction of an emergency

evacuation bridge in Lake Havasu City $ 200,000

6. Construct roundabout at intersection of

State Route 69 and State Route 169 $ 1,500,000

7. Study and design traffic interchange on

State Route 74 at Lake Pleasant Parkway $ 5,000,000

8. Assess intersection of State Route 79 and

Hunt Highway $ 100,000

9. Assess intersection of State Route 87

and Skousen Road $ 100,000

10. Design traffic interchange on State

Route 89 at State Route 89A $ 3,000,000

11. Rehabilitate pavement along State Route 90

between Campus Drive and the U.S. Border

Patrol Station in Huachuca City $39,200,000

12. Rehabilitate pavement along United States

Route 191 between Mile Post 163 and

Mile Post 173 $22,152,000

13. Design and construct a screen wall along

Loop 101 between 51st Avenue and

59th Avenue $ 9,514,000

14. Rehabilitate pavement along United States

Route 191 between Armory Road and

East Safford $16,330,000

15. Design to improve State Route 238 between

State Route 347 and Green Road $ 800,000

16. Construct and improve former State

Route 279 $ 6,142,800

17. Design work for State Route 303 improvements

from Interstate 17 to Lake Pleasant

Parkway $ 4,000,000

18. Design work for the interchange at State

Route 303 and Interstate 17 $19,000,000

19. Design to widen lanes along State Route 347

between Interstate 10 and city of Maricopa $19,000,000

6,000,000

20. Assess intersection on State Route 389

at Arizona Avenue $ 100,000

21. Distribute to the northern Arizona

intergovernmental public transportation

authority for capital costs of the

Flagstaff downtown connection center $ 6,000,000

22. Install lighting on the Sentinel exit

in Gila Bend $ 568,000

23. Conduct a tier 2 study for the North-South

Corridor in Pinal county $15,000,000

24. Conduct a tier 2 study for the Sonoran

Corridor in Pima county $14,000,000

25. Conduct a tier 2 study for Interstate 11

in Maricopa county $25,000,000

26. Design and construct a screen wall along the

east side of Loop 101 near 16th Street $ 7,250,000

B. Within thirty days after the last day of each calendar quarter, the department shall report to the joint legislative budget committee staff the projected cost and status of the projects for the appropriations made in subsection A of this section. The report shall include any impacts to the projects due to the increase in the cost of concrete.

C. Before transferring monies between the projects described in subsection A of this section, the department shall submit a report for review by the joint committee on capital review.

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

E. The appropriations made in subsection A of this section do not lapse until the purpose for which the appropriations were made has been accomplished or abandoned or the appropriations stand for a full fiscal year without an expenditure or encumbrance.

Sec. 2. Supplemental appropriation; department of transportation; State Routes 238 and 347; exemption; lapsing

A. In addition to any other monies appropriated in fiscal year 2022-2023, the sum of $13,000,000 is appropriated from the state highway fund established by section 28-6991, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the department of transportation to distribute to the city of Maricopa to design and construct improvements to State Route 238 or State Route 347, or both.

B. 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.

C. 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 encumbrance.