appropriation; Apache Junction; transportation projects

Plain English Breakdown

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HB2067: Funding Transportation Projects in Apache Junction

This bill sets aside $29,400,000 from the state General Fund for fiscal year 2027 to help fix and improve roads and drainage systems in Apache Junction.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $29,400,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Gives money to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the City of Apache Junction.
• Pays for widening Tomahawk Road between U.S. Route 60 and Southern Avenue.
• Funds safety and drainage improvements on Delaware Drive between 16th Avenue and Broadway Avenue.
• Provides $1,000,000 for the pavement preservation program in Apache Junction.
• Allocates $12,000,000 for street and drainage projects in Apache Junction.
• Funds improvements to the Ironwood Drive corridor.
• Pays for safety improvements at the intersection of Idaho Road and U.S. Route 60.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
• The City of Apache Junction
• Drivers using Tomahawk Road, Delaware Drive, Ironwood Drive, and the intersection of Idaho Road and U.S. Route 60

Terms To Know

Appropriation

An official act by the government to set aside money for a specific purpose.

General Fund (GF)

The main account where state tax revenue is kept and spent on public services.

Pavement preservation

Work done to keep roads in good condition so they last longer, such as sealing cracks or resurfacing.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not list a specific date when the work must start or finish.
• It does not explain how ADOT will choose contractors to do the construction.
• The text does not say if more money can be added later for these projects.

Official Summary Text

HB2067 - 572R - House Bill Summary

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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REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Apache Junction; transportation projects

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2067

Introduced by

Representative
Blackman

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of
transportation.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of transportation; infrastructure and transportation projects

The following amounts are appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
transportation to distribute to the city of Apache Junction for the following
transportation and infrastructure projects:

1. $2,700,000 to widen
Tomahawk Road between U.S. Route 60 and Southern Avenue.

2. $6,700,000 to improve
Delaware Drive between 16th Avenue and Broadway Avenue with safety and drainage
improvements.

3. $1,000,000 to the
pavement preservation program in Apache Junction.

4. $12,000,000 for street
and drainage projects in Apache Junction.

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

6. $2,000,000 for safety
improvements at the intersection of Idaho Road and U.S. Route 60.