ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

HB2098: appropriation; Clarkdale bridge

Sponsor: Representative Bliss, LD 1

Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates $6,321,360 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2024 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to Clarkdale to replace the current bridge over Bitter Creek Wash with one suitable for vehicular traffic and to convert the current bridge for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

History

Towns are permitted to direct and control the laying and construction of railroad tracks, bridges, switches and sidetracks in the streets, alleys and other public places of the town (A.R.S. § 9-240).

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 $6,321,360 from the state GF in FY 2024 to ADOT to distribute to the town of Clarkdale to replace the current bridge over Bitter Creek Wash with a bridge suitable for vehicular traffic and to convert the current bridge for pedestrian and bicycle traffic. (Sec. 1)

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