appropriation; State Route 89 widening

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide specific details on how ADOT will use the funds or what changes will occur on State Route 89.

Money for Wider State Route 89

HB2200 gives $36 million to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) in fiscal year 2027 to help widen State Route 89 near Chino Valley, but only if the town also provides at least $1 million.

What This Bill Does

• Gives ADOT $36 million from state money for the next fiscal year to work on making State Route 89 wider between Road 5 North and Road 3 North in Chino Valley.
• Requires that Chino Valley must show it has at least $1 million of its own money or donations before ADOT can give them the state money.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) gets more money to work on roads.
• Chino Valley town needs to show they have their own money before getting state help.

Terms To Know

Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)

The agency that takes care of roads, airports, and other transportation things in Arizona.

Fiscal Year

A period of time used for budgeting and financial planning by the government, usually from July 1 to June 30.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how ADOT will use the money or what changes will happen on State Route 89.
• It is unclear when the road widening project will start and finish.

Official Summary Text

HB2200 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB2200
:
appropriation; State Route 89 widening

Sponsor:
Representative Bliss, LD 1

Committee
on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates
$36,000,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the town of Chino Valley
for the State Route 89 widening project. Allows distribution of the funds only
if the town of Chino Valley demonstrates a commitment of at least $1,000,000.

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
$36,000,000 from the GF in FY 2027 to ADOT to distribute to the town of Chino
Valley for the State Route 89 widening project between Road 5 North and Road 3
North. (Sec. 1)

2.

Stipulates
that the appropriation may only be distributed if the town of Chino Valley
demonstrates to ADOT that the town commits at least $1,000,000 in matching
monies of gifts, grants and donations from sources that are not from the state.
(Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2200 - 572R - I Ver

PREFILED��� JAN 09 2026

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; State Route 89 widening

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2200

Introduced by

Representative
Bliss

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; State Route 89; matching monies

The sum of $36,000,000 is appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
transportation to distribute to the town of Chino Valley to develop the design
concept report for the State Route 89 widening project between Road 5 North and
Road 3 North. The department of transportation may distribute the
monies appropriated in this section only if the town of Chino Valley
demonstrates to the department that the town has a commitment for at least
$1,000,000 in matching monies of gifts, grants and donations from sources other
than this state.