Official Summary Text
HB2306 - 572R - House Bill Summary
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session
Majority Research Staff
HB2306
:
appropriation; Apache county; rural routes
Sponsor:
Representative Biasiucci, LD 30
Committee
on Transportation & Infrastructure
Overview
Appropriates
$665,000 from the State Highway Fund (SHF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona Department
of Transportation (ADOT) for distribution to Apache County for the rural school
bus route enhancement and soil stabilization pilot project, only if the county
demonstrates to ADOT a $60,000 commitment in matching monies. Exempts the
appropriation from lapsing.
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
$665,000 from the SHF in FY 2027 to ADOT for distribution to Apache County for
the rural school bus route enhancement and soil stabilization pilot project. (Sec.
1)
2.
Mandates
that the appropriation may only be spent if Apache County demonstrates to ADOT
that the county has a commitment of at least $60,000 in matching monies from
sources other than this state. (Sec. 1)
3.
Exempts the
appropriation from lapsing. (Sec. 1)
4.
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REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Apache county; rural routes
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HB 2306
Introduced by
Representatives
Biasiucci: Tsosie
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; Apache county; rural school bus route enhancement
and soil stabilization pilot project; matching monies; exemption
A. The sum of $665,000 is
appropriated from the state highway fund established by section 28-6991,
Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
transportation for distribution to Apache county for the rural school bus route
enhancement and soil stabilization pilot project.
B. The appropriation made
in subsection A of this section may be spent only if Apache county demonstrates
to the department that the county has a commitment of at least $60,000 in
matching monies from sources other than this state.
C. The appropriation made
in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190,
Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.