ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: TI DP 11-0-0-0 | APPROP DP 13-0-0-2

HB 2063: appropriation; State Routes; 238; 347

Sponsor: Representative Martinez, LD 16

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Overview

Reduces funds appropriated in FY 2023 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) from the State Highway Fund for the design to widen lanes along State Route 347 and appropriates $13,000,000 from the State Highway Fund in FY 2023 to ADOT to distribute to the city of Maricopa to design and construct improvements to State Route 238 or State Route 347, or both.

History

Laws 2022, Chapter 309 appropriated $19,000,000 from the State Highway Fund in FY 2023 to ADOT to design to widen lanes along State Route 347 between Interstate 10 and the city of Maricopa.

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 State Highway Fund consists of funds collected from certain vehicle fees, monies distributed from the Highway User Revenue Fund, donations, appropriations, interest earnings and fees for commercial vehicle permits collected at ports of entry on the border with Mexico. The purpose of the State Highway Fund is to fund: 1) the construction and maintenance of state highways and roads; 2) the acquisition of right-of-way; 3) ADOT's operational budget; and 4) other highway-related projects (A.R.S. §§ 28-6991, 28-6993).

Provisions

1. Reduces from $19,000,000 to $6,000,000 the funds appropriated to ADOT in FY 2023 from the State Highway Fund for the design to widen lanes along State Route 347 between Interstate 10 and the City of Maricopa. (Sec. 1)

2. Appropriates, in addition to other monies appropriated in FY 2023, $13,000,000 from the State Highway Fund to ADOT to distribute to the city of Maricopa to design and construct improvements to State Route 238 or State Route 347, or both. (Sec. 2)

3. Exempts the appropriation from review by the Joint Committee on Capital Review and specifies the appropriation will not lapse until its purpose has been accomplished or abandoned or the appropriation stands for a full fiscal year without expenditure or encumbrance. (Sec. 2)

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