ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: GOV DPA 7-0-0-0

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HB 2610: utility relocation; funding; bonds

Sponsor: Representative Blackman, LD 7

Caucus & COW

Overview

Removes the requirement that a project must be funded in whole or in part by voter-approved municipal bond proceeds for a city or town (municipality) to reimburse a telecommunications utility for relocation.

History

A telecommunications utility must receive reimbursement for relocation costs for construction projects in a municipality that is undertaken individually or jointly by an intergovernmental contract and is funded in whole or in part by voter-approved municipal bond proceeds that need to be relocated. If the telecommunications utility has existing land rights or its facility is in the right-of-way under a permit, the municipality must provide a location with equal rights to the previous location. If there are no existing land rights, the reimbursement for relocation costs is capped at 2% of the total project monies. The total project monies is the aggregate dollar amount of voter-approved municipal bond proceeds that fund a construction project from time to time (A.R.S. § 9-461.17).

Provisions

1.   Removes the stipulation that for a municipality to reimburse a telecommunications utility for relocation costs, the project must be funded in whole or in part by voter-approved municipal bond proceeds. (Sec. 1)

2.   Removes how total project funds are calculated when determining the reimbursement limitation. (Sec. 1)

Amendments

Committee on Government

1.   Restores the stipulation that, in order for a municipality to reimburse a telecommunications utility for relocation costs, the project must be funded in whole or in part by voter-approved municipal bond proceeds.

2.   Directs municipalities to:

a.   provide public notice of any voter-approved municipal bond project 90 days before requesting relocation; and

b.   to develop a generally applicable, nondiscriminatory relocation reimbursement process.

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