ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

HB2569: appropriation; Happy Valley Road

Sponsor: Representative Livingston, LD 28

Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates $12,500,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2024 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the city of Phoenix for improvements on Happy Valley Road between 35th Avenue and 67th Avenue. Contains a legislative intent clause.

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 following applicable law (A.R.S. § 28-332).

Cities are allowed to lay out and establish, regulate the use, open, vacate, alter, widen, extend, grade, pave, plant trees or otherwise improve streets, alleys, avenues, sidewalks, parks, public grounds and off-street parking sites and acquire any property necessary or convenient for that purpose by the exercise of the right of eminent domain (A.R.S. § 9-276).

Provisions

1. Appropriates $12,500,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to ADOT to distribute to the city of Phoenix for improvements on Happy Valley Road between 35^th Avenue and 67^th Avenue. (Sec.1)

2. States that the Legislature intends ADOT use any federal monies available for the project to supplement the appropriation and that the city of Phoenix contributes $14,800,000 to the project. (Sec.1)

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