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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
appropriation; Clarkdale bridge.
Purpose
Appropriates $6,321,360 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2024 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the Town of Clarkdale (Clarkdale) to replace the current bridge over Bitter Creek Wash.
Background
ADOT is responsible for the design and construction of state public transportation systems and the maintenance and operation of state highways in Arizona (A.R.S. § 28-332). ADOT may contract and do all things necessary to secure the full benefits available to Arizona for transportation purposes under federal law. ADOT may cooperate with: 1) federal, state and local government agencies; 2) Indian tribes; 3) private and public organizations; and 4) private individuals. ADOT may exchange federal monies with local governments in order to receive local monies and may include additional federal monies in the exchange to offset the matching costs required of local governments (A.R.S. § 28-334).
The bridge over Bitter Creek Wash was built in 1917 and provides single-lane capacity across the wash to the Bitter Creek Industrial Area, the location of the sole railhead in Verde Valley. The bridge is 130.2 feet long and is registered in the National Register of Historic Places (Clarkdale).
S.B. 1169 appropriates $6,321,360 from the state GF in FY 2024 to ADOT to distribute to Clarkdale.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $6,321,360 from the state GF in FY 2024 to ADOT to distribute to Clarkdale to:
a) replace the current bridge over Bitter Creek Wash with a bridge that is suitable for vehicular traffic; and
b) convert the current bridge for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 9, 2023
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