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appropriations; transportation projects

HB2304 - appropriations; transportation projects

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Sponsor
Leo Biasiucci, Selina Bliss, Lupe Diaz, Teresa Martinez, Quang H Nguyen, Myron Tsosie, Justin Wilmeth
Last action
2026-01-20
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide detailed information on the exact impact of these projects or future funding beyond fiscal year 2026-2027.

Transportation Projects Funding

HB2304 provides funding for various transportation projects in Arizona cities and towns from the state's General Fund.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $473,488,400 from the state General Fund to ADOT for fiscal year 2026-2027.
  • Allocates funds to specific cities and towns for highway projects such as Baseline Road reconstruction in Bullhead City, Senator Chastain Road improvements in Kearny, and various bridge replacements and road widening projects across Arizona.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
  • Cities and towns in Arizona receiving funds for specific highway projects

Terms To Know

General Fund
A fund that holds money the state collects through taxes and other sources to pay for various programs.
Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
The agency responsible for managing transportation systems in Arizona, including highways, airports, and public transit.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Specific details about how the funds will be used are outlined in the bill text.
  • The exact impact on local communities is not detailed here but would depend on project completion timelines and effectiveness.
  • Future funding for these projects beyond fiscal year 2026-2027 is not addressed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-20 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-01-15 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-15 House

    House Appropriations: None

  4. 2026-01-15 House

    House Transportation & Infrastructure: DP

  5. 2026-01-15 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2304 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2304
: appropriations; transportation projects

Sponsor:
Representative Biasiucci, LD 30

Committee
on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates
$473,488,400 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) for distribution to various entities for
specified highway 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

Highway Projects for Cities and
Towns

1.

Appropriates
amounts from the GF in FY 2027 to ADOT for distribution to cities and towns for
highway projects as follows:

a.

to Bullhead
City:

i.

$1,543,700
for Baseline Road reconstruction project;

ii.

$9,000,000
for State Route 95 right-hand turn lane;

b.

$1,000,000
to the town of Kearny for Senator Chastain Road improvements;

c.

$2,615,800
to the town of Star Valley for town street improvements and town park parking
lot paving;

d.

to Globe:

i.

$4,000,000
for Pinal Creek bridge replacement;

ii.

$3,500,000
for Yuma Street bridge replacement;

e.

$2,800,000
to the town of Miami for town street bridge improvements;

f.

to the town
of Superior:

i.

$1,674,600
for Panther Drive improvements;

ii.

$1,636,000
for Sunset Drive improvements;

g.

$2,583,500
to the town of Winkelman for Golf Course Road and Quarelli Street paving ad
improvements;

h.

to Prescott:

i.

$4,500,000
for construction of and improvements to on-ramps at the interchange of State Route
89A and State Route 89;

ii.

$4,908,800
for State Route 89 improvements between Phippen Trail roundabout and Willow
Lake Road roundabout;

i.

to the town
of Chino Valley:

i.

$400,000 for
the development of the design concept report for State Route 89 widening
project between Road 5 North and Road 3 North;

ii.

$38,100,000
for State Route 89 widening project between Road 5 North and Road 3 North;

j.

to Lake
Havasu City:

i.

$250,000 for
city intersection improvement study;

ii.

$5,600,000
for Kiowa Boulevard improvements between Anacapa Drive and Canyon Cove Drive;

iii.

$1,880,000
for State Route 95 Multi-Use Trail improvements;

iv.

$9,338,800
for pavement preservation projects;

k.

$11,150,000
to Apache Junction for Meridian Road widening and improvements between State
Route 24 and Ray Road;

l.

to the town
of Florence:

i.

$2,000,000
for design concept review of proposed improvements to Hunt Highway between
Felix Road and State Route 79;

ii.

$5,837,300
for Hunt Highway and Attaway Road intersection improvements;

m.

$17,007,300
to Maricopa for Sonoran Desert Parkway design between Porter Road and
Interstate 10;

n.

$2,729,700
to the town of Queen Creek for Ironwood Road widening and improvements between
Era Mae Boulevard and 1,250 feet south of Ocotillo Road;

o.

to Flagstaff:

i.

$18,649,600
for West Route 66 improvements;

ii.

$8,000,000
for U.S. Route 180 Corridor improvements;

p.

$8,025,600
to Sedona for State Route 89A, Forest Road and Ranger Road construction and
improvement projects;

q.

to the town
of Eagar:

i.

$524,300 for
electric vehicle charging station development and construction on North Main
Street;

ii.

$3,150,000
for South Main Street improvements between Stat Route 260 and West School Bus
Road;

r.

$8,256,600
to the town of Clarkdale for Luke Lane paving and Broadway Street pedestrian
safety improvement projects;

s.

$4,259,100
to Williams for Rodeo Road improvements and pedestrian trail connector
projects;

t.

$7,700,000
to the town of Camp Verde for Montezuma Castle Highway widening and multimodal
improvements;

u.

$8,660,000
to Page for North Lake Powell Boulevard roadway and utility improvements
between Vista Avenue and South Navajo Drive;

v.

$6,500,000
to Show Low for East Woolford Road extension and construction between State
Route 260 and South Penrod Road;

w.

$2,096,000
to Winslow for Lindbergh Parkway construction and improvements between
Interstate 40 and State route 87;

x.

$8,270,000
to Sierra Vista for Buffalo Soldier Trail reconstruction and improvements;

y.

to the town
of Huachuca City:

i.

$700,400 for
School Drive improvements;

ii.

$1,800,000
for Gila Street improvements;

z.

to Douglas;

i.

$1,250,000
for State Route 80 and Washington Avenue intersection turn lane requirements;

ii.

$7,077,500
for downtown revitalization streetscape project;

aa.

$1,850,700
to the town of Duncan for improvements between U.S. Route 70 and Stadium
Street;

bb.

$6,532,700
to Nogales for Western Avenue and Target Range Road pavement rehabilitation;

cc.

$8,824,800
to Casa Grande for freight corridor improvements at the Trekell Road and Jimmie
Kerr Boulevard intersection;

dd.

$16,570,000
to Coolidge for Proctor and Gamble Roadway improvements;

ee.

$8,285,000
to Eloy for Houser Road improvements between the Inland Port of Arizona and
Interstate 10;

ff.

$1,008,000
to the town of Colorado City for Mohave Avenue and Redwood Street
reconstruction and improvements;

gg.

$7,384,300
to Kingman for Flying Fortress Parkway design and construction between Berry
Road and Kingman Industrial Park;

hh.

$1,652,800
to Somerton for Main Street improvements at and in the vicinity of the Somerton
Avenue intersection; and

ii.

to Yuma:

i.

$6,000,000
for 40th Street and State Route 195 intersection improvements; and

ii.

$3,000,000 for
traffic signal upgrades. (Sec. 1)

Highway Projects for Counties

2.

Appropriates
amounts from the GF in FY 2027 to ADOT for distribution to counties for highway
projects as follows:

a.

to Pinal
County:

i.

$1,084,400
for Calle Futura and Neal Street paving and improvements;

ii.

$2,590,000
for McNab Parkway paving and improvements;

iii.

$41,384,400
for State Route 24 extension construction between Ironwood Road and proposed
North-South freeway corridor;

b.

$1,433,500
to Yavapai County for Beaver Creek Road paving project development between
Montezuma Well and Ranger Road;

c.

to Apache
County:

i.

$665,500 for
the rural school bus route enhancement and soil stabilization project;

ii.

$7,390,400
for Concho-Snowflake Highway pavement rehabilitation between U.S. 180A and mile
post 7.5;

d.

to Cochise County:

i.

$11,400,000
for Moson Road improvements between State Route 90 and Hereford Road;

ii.

$7,083,400
for Davis Road improvements between Central Highway and U.S. Route 191;

iii.

$5,617,000
for culvert construction and improvements at mile posts 5 and 13;

e.

to Graham
County:

i.

$2,390,500
for 8th Street improvements between Arena Way and 1st Avenue;

ii.

$3,730,000
for Reay Lane improvements between U.S. Route 70 and Safford Bryce Road;

f.

$1,103,300
to Santa Cruz County for roundabout construction and improvements at the West
Frontage Road and Camino Ramanote intersection;

g.

$11,364,000
to La Paz County for Vicksburg Road improvements between Interstate 10 and
State Route 72;

h.

to Mohave County:

i.

$1,575,000 for
Bank Street improvements between Grace Neal Parkway and Calle Castano Road;

ii.

$9,000,000
for Rancho Sante Fe Parkway lane additions and improvements between the
southerly city of Kingman city limits and Hualapai Mountain Road; and

i.

$8,340,000
to Yuma County for U.S. Route 95 improvements between County 17th Street and
Avenue D. (Sec. 1)

Transportation Infrastructure
Projects for Tribal Lands

3.

Appropriates
amounts from the GF in FY 2025 to ADOT for distribution to tribes for highway
projects as follows:

a.

the San
Carlos Apache Tribe:

i.

$54,800 for
BIA Route 170 sidewalk improvements;

ii.

$2,963,800
for Peridot Siding Road pavement rehabilitation between BIA Route 170 and U.S.
Route 70;

b.

$3,063,500
to Gila River Indian Community for Koli Road improvements;

c.

$1,817,000
to the Navajo Nation for N9205 low water crossing project at Pueblo Colorado
wash; and

d.

$17,719,000
to the Hopi Tribe for Kachina Point Road reconstruction and improvements
between State Route 99 and State Route 264. (Sec. 1)

Miscellaneous Highway Projects

4.

Appropriates
amounts from the GF in FY 2025 to ADOT for distribution to highway projects as
follows:

a.

$2,880,000
to Northern Arizona Council of Governments for rural school bus routes study;
and

b.

$38,756,000
for Gila River bridge replacement and expansion on U.S. Route 95. (Sec. 1)

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REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriations; transportation projects

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2304

Introduced by

Representatives
Biasiucci: Bliss, Diaz, Martinez, Nguyen, Tsosie, Wilmeth

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of
transportation.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of transportation; highway projects; fiscal year 2026-2027

The following amounts are appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
transportation for the following projects:

1. Distribution to the city of Bullhead
City

for Baseline Road reconstruction project������ $ 1,543,700

2. Distribution to the city of Bullhead
City

for State Route 95 right-hand turn lane������� $ 9,000,000

3. Distribution to the town of Kearny for

Senator Chastain Road improvements������������ $ 1,000,000

4. Distribution to the town of Star Valley

for town street improvements and town

park parking lot paving����������������������� $ 2,615,800

5. Distribution to the city of Globe for

Pinal Creek bridge replacement���������������� $ 4,000,000

6. Distribution to the city of Globe for

Yuma Street bridge replacement���������������� $ 3,500,000

7. Distribution to the town of Miami for

town street and bridge improvements����������� $ 2,800,000

8. Distribution to Pinal county for Calle

Futura and Neal Street paving and

improvements���������������������������������� $ 1,084,400

9. Distribution to Pinal county for McNab

Parkway paving and improvements��������������� $ 2,590,000

10. Distribution to the town of Superior for

Panther Drive improvements�������������������� $ 1,674,600

11. Distribution to the town of Superior for

Sunset Drive improvements��������������������� $ 1,636,000

12. Distribution to the town of Winkelman for

Golf Course Road and Quarelli Street

paving and improvements����������������������� $ 2,583,500

13. Distribution to the San Carlos Apache

Tribe for BIA Route 170 sidewalk

improvements���������������������������������� $ 54,800

14. Distribution to the city of Prescott

for construction of and improvements to

on-ramps at the interchange of State Route

89A and State Route 89������������������������ $ 4,500,000

15. Distribution to the city of Prescott for

State Route 89 improvements between

Phippen Trail roundabout and Willow

Lake Road roundabout�������������������������� $ 4,908,800

16. Distribution to the town of Chino Valley

for the development of the design concept

report for State Route 89 widening project

between Road 5 North and Road 3 North��������� $ 400,000

17. Distribution to the town of Chino Valley

for State Route 89 widening project

between Road 5 North and Road 3 North��������� $ 38,100,000

18. Distribution to the city of Lake Havasu City

for city intersection improvement study������� $ 250,000

19. Distribution to the city of Lake Havasu City

for Kiowa Boulevard improvements between

Anacapa Drive and Canyon Cove Drive����������� $ 5,600,000

20. Distribution to the city of Lake Havasu City

for State Route 95 Multi-Use Trail

improvements���������������������������������� $ 1,880,000

21. Distribution to the city of Lake Havasu City

for pavement preservation projects������������ $ 9,338,800

22. Distribution to the city of Apache Junction

for Meridian Road widening and improvements

between State Route 24 and Ray Road����������� $ 11,150,000

23. Distribution to the town of Florence for

design concept review of proposed

improvements to Hunt Highway between

Felix Road and State Route 79����������������� $ 2,000,000

24. Distribution to the town of Florence for

Hunt Highway and Attaway Road

intersection improvements��������������������� $ 5,837,300

25. Distribution to the Gila River Indian

Community for Koli Road improvements���������� $ 3,063,500

26. Distribution to the city of Maricopa for

Sonoran Desert Parkway design between

Porter Road and Interstate 10����������������� $ 17,007,300

27. Distribution to Pinal county for

State Route 24 extension construction

between Ironwood Road and proposed

North-South freeway corridor������������������ $ 41,384,400

28. Distribution to the town of Queen Creek

for Ironwood Road widening and improvements

between Era Mae Boulevard and 1,250 feet

south of Ocotillo Road������������������������ $ 2,729,700

29. Distribution to the city of Flagstaff for

West Route 66 improvements�������������������� $ 18,649,600

30. Distribution to the city of Flagstaff for

U.S. Route 180 Corridor improvements���������� $ 8,000,000

31. Distribution to the northern Arizona

council of governments for rural school

bus routes study������������������������������ $ 2,880,000

32. Distribution to the city of Sedona for

State Route 89A, Forest Road and Ranger

Road construction and improvement

projects�������������������������������������� $ 8,025,600

33. Distribution to the town of Eagar for

electric vehicle charging station

development and construction on

North Main Street����������������������������� $ 524,300

34. Distribution to the town of Clarkdale for

Luke Lane paving and Broadway Street

pedestrian safety improvement projects�������� $ 8,256,600

35. Distribution to the city of Williams for

Rodeo Road improvements and pedestrian

trail connector projects���������������������� $ 4,259,100

36. Distribution to Yavapai county for

Beaver Creek Road paving project

development between Montezuma Well

and Ranger Road������������������������������� $ 1,433,500

37. Distribution to Apache county for the

rural school bus route enhancement

and soil stabilization project���������������� $ 665,500

38. Distribution to Apache county for

Concho-Snowflake Highway pavement

rehabilitation between U.S. 180A

and mile post 7.5����������������������������� $ 7,390,400

39. Distribution to the town of Camp Verde

for Montezuma Castle Highway widening

and multimodal improvements������������������� $ 7,700,000

40. Distribution to the city of Page for

North Lake Powell Boulevard roadway

and utility improvements between

Vista Avenue and South Navajo Drive����������� $ 8,660,000

41. Distribution to the Navajo Nation for

for N9205 low water crossing project

at Pueblo Colorado wash����������������������� $ 1,817,000

42. Distribution to the town of Eagar for

South Main Street improvements between

State Route 260 and West School Bus

Road������������������������������������������ $ 3,150,000

43. Distribution to the Hopi Tribe for

Kachina Point Road reconstruction and

improvements between State Route 99

and State Route 264 �������������������������� $ 17,719,000

44. Distribution to the city of Show Low for

East Woolford Road extension and

construction between State Route 260

and South Penrod Road������������������������� $ 6,500,000

45. Distribution to the city of Winslow for

Lindbergh Parkway construction and

improvements between Interstate 40

and State Route 87���������������������������� $ 2,096,000

46. Distribution to Cochise county for Moson

Road improvements between State Route 90

and Hereford Road����������������������������� $ 11,400,000

47. Distribution to the city of Sierra Vista

for Buffalo Soldier Trail reconstruction

and improvements������������������������������ $ 8,270,000

48. Distribution to the town of Huachuca City

for School Drive improvements����������������� $ 700,400

49. Distribution to the town of Huachuca City

for Gila Street improvements������������������ $ 1,800,000

50. Distribution to Graham county for

8th Street improvements between

Arena Way and 1st Avenue���������������������� $ 2,390,500

51. Distribution to the San Carlos Apache

Tribe for Peridot Siding Road pavement

rehabilitation between BIA Route 170

and U.S. Route 70����������������������������� $ 2,963,800

52. Distribution to the city of Douglas for

State Route 80 and Washington Avenue

intersection turn lane improvements����������� $ 1,250,000

53. Distribution to the city of Douglas for

downtown revitalization streetscape

project��������������������������������������� $ 7,077,500

54. Distribution to Cochise county for

Davis Road improvements between Central

Highway and U.S. Route 191�������������������� $ 7,083,400

55. Distribution to Cochise county for

culvert construction and improvements

at mile posts 5 and 13������������������������ $ 5,617,000

56. Distribution to the town of Duncan for

improvements between U.S. Route 70 and

Stadium Street�������������������������������� $ 1,850,700

57. Distribution to Graham county for

Reay Lane improvements between U.S.

Route 70 and Safford Bryce Road��������������� $ 3,730,000

58. Distribution to Santa Cruz county for

roundabout construction and improvements

at the West Frontage Road and Camino

Ramanote intersection������������������������� $ 1,103,300

59. Distribution to the city of Nogales for

Western Avenue and Target Range Road

pavement rehabilitation����������������������� $ 6,532,700

60. Distribution to the city of Casa Grande

for freight corridor improvements at the

Trekell Road and Jimmie Kerr Boulevard

intersection���������������������������������� $ 8,824,800

61. Distribution to the city of Coolidge

for Proctor and Gamble Roadway

improvements���������������������������������� $ 16,570,000

62. Distribution to the city of Eloy for

Houser Road improvements between

the Inland Port of Arizona and

Interstate 10��������������������������������� $ 8,285,000

63. Distribution to La Paz county for

Vicksburg Road improvements between

Interstate 10 and State Route 72�������������� $ 11,364,000

64. Distribution to Mohave county for Bank

Street improvements between Grace Neal

Parkway and Calle Castano Road���������������� $ 1,575,000

65. Distribution to the town of Colorado City

for Mohave Avenue and Redwood Street

reconstruction and improvements��������������� $ 1,008,000

66. Distribution to Mohave county for Rancho

Sante Fe Parkway lane additions and

improvements between the southerly city

of Kingman city limits and Hualapai

Mountain Road��������������������������������� $ 9,000,000

67. Distribution to the city of Kingman for

Flying Fortress Parkway design and

construction between Berry Road and

Kingman Industrial Park����������������������� $ 7,384,300

68. Distribution for Gila River bridge

replacement and expansion on U.S.

Route 95�������������������������������������� $ 38,756,000

69. Distribution to Yuma county for

U.S. Route 95 improvements between

County 17th Street and Avenue D��������������� $ 8,340,000

70. Distribution to the city of Somerton for

Main Street improvements at and in the

vicinity of the Somerton Avenue

intersection���������������������������������� $ 1,652,800

71. Distribution to the city of Yuma for

40th Street and State Route 195

intersection improvements��������������������� $ 6,000,000

72. Distribution to the city of Yuma for

traffic signal upgrades ���������������������� $ 3,000,000