ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

 

HB2586: ADOT dynamic message signs

Sponsor: Representative Carter, LD 15

Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRequires that the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) only display messages directly related to transportation or highway public safety on dynamic message signs. Allows ADOT to display amber alerts, silver alerts and blue alerts.

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).

Provisions

1.   Asserts that ADOT may only display messages directly related to transportation or highway public safety on ADOT's dynamic message signs. (Sec.1)

2.   States that ADOT may display amber alerts, silver alerts and blue alerts on the dynamic message signs. (Sec.1)

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