appropriation; State Route 89 widening

Plain English Breakdown

The official text specifies 'fiscal year 2026-2027', which is shortened to FY 2027 for simplicity.

Funding for State Route 89 Widening Design Report

This bill sets aside $36 million to help the town of Chino Valley create a design plan for widening part of State Route 89, but only if the town raises at least $1 million from non-state sources.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $36,000,000 from the state General Fund for fiscal year 2027.
• Sends this money to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to give to Chino Valley.
• Requires ADOT to check that Chino Valley has at least $1,000,000 in matching funds before releasing state money.
• Limits the use of these funds to creating a design concept report for widening State Route 89 between Road 5 North and Road 3 North.

Who It Names or Affects

• The town of Chino Valley
• The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)

Terms To Know

Appropriation

The official act by which a government sets aside money for a specific purpose.

Matching monies

Funds that must be raised from other sources, such as gifts or grants not from the state, to qualify for receiving state funds.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only covers creating a design concept report, not building the road.
• State money will not be released if Chino Valley cannot prove it has $1 million in gifts, grants, or donations from non-state sources.

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.