ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

 

HB2449: appropriation; Pinal East-West Corridor

Sponsor: Representative Martinez, LD 16

Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates $9,700,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2024 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to Pinal County for engineering and design of the West Pinal Parkway East-West Corridor.

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).

The county Board of Supervisors is permitted to alter, establish or abandon a highway within the county and acquire property for those purposes by purchase, donation, condemnation, dedication or other lawful means (A.R.S. §§ 28-6701).

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteAppropriates $9,700,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to ADOT to distribute to Pinal County for engineering and design of the West Pinal Parkway East-West Corridor. (Sec.1)

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