ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session
	Senate: TAT DP 7-0-0-0 | APPROP DPA 9-0-1-0 | 3^rd Read 27-0-3-0

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SB 1065: appropriation; widening; I-10

Sponsor: Senator Shope, LD 16

Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates $360,000,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2024 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to widen Interstate 10 between Chandler and Casa Grande.

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).

Laws 2022, Chapter 218 appropriated $400,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to ADOT to widen Interstate 10 between Chandler and Casa Grande. ADOT is required to use the monies for construction-related activities, including drawing down federal matching monies for the project.

Provisions

1. Appropriates $360,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to ADOT to widen Interstate 10 between Chandler and Casa Grande. (Sec. 1)

2. Directs ADOT to use the monies for construction-related activities, including drawing down federal matching monies for the project. (Sec. 1)

3. Prohibits ADOT from accepting federal matching monies for the project if the acceptance of the monies is conditioned on the design and implementation of a bicycle path or pedestrian walkway as a component of the project. (Sec. 1)

4. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing. (Sec. 1)

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