ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

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HB 2287: appropriation; N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project

Sponsor: Representative Tsosie, LD 6

Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates $4,000,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the Navajo Department of Transportation for engineering services and early-stage construction of mitigations for the N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.

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 $4,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT to distribute to the Navajo Department of Transportation for engineering services and early-stage construction of mitigations for the N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project. (Sec. 1)

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

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