ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB 2067: appropriation; Apache Junction; transportation projects

Sponsor: Representative Blackman, LD 7

Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates $29,400,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the City of Apache Junction for outlined transportation and infrastructure projects.

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.

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; 5) have administrative jurisdiction of transportation safety programs and implement them following applicable law; and 6) operate a state motor vehicle fleet for all motor vehicles that are owned, leased or rented by this state (A.R.S. § 28- 332).

Provisions

1. Appropriates amounts from the GF in FY 2027 to ADOT to distribute to the City of Apache Junction for the following transportation and infrastructure projects:

a. $2,700,000 to widen Tomahawk Road between U.S. Route 60 and Southern Avenue;

b. $6,700,000 to improve Delaware Drive between 16th Avenue and Broadway Avenue with safety and drainage improvements;

c. $1,000,000 to the pavement preservation program in Apache Junction;

d. $12,000,000 for street and drainage projects in Apache Junction;

e. $5,000,000 for improvements to the Ironwood Drive corridor; and

f. $2,000,000 for safety improvements at the intersection of Idaho Road and U.S. Route 60. (Sec. 1)

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