bridge construction;
technical correction
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Committee on Appropriations |
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Caucus and COW |
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HB 2645 imposes a three-year suspension on the requirement that counties with a population of more than 400,000 persons or an incorporated city or town with a population of more that 30,000 persons located in a county of more than 400,000 persons budget and spend local revenues for street and highway purposes in an amount at least equal to the average amount of local revenues budgeted and spent for these purposes in any four of the five fiscal years during the period beginning with fiscal year 1981-1982 and ending with fiscal year 1985-1986. Sets an effective date of June 30, 2005.
Current Status
HB 2645 passed the Transportation Committee with a strike-everything amendment that suspends the requirement that counties with a population of more than 400,000 persons or an incorporated city or town with a population of more that 30,000 persons located in a county of more than 400,000 persons budget and spend local revenues for street and highway purposes in an amount at least equal to the average amount of local revenues budgeted and spent for these purposes in any four of the five fiscal years during the period beginning with fiscal year 1981-1982 and ending with fiscal year 1985-1986. Sets an effective date of June 30, 2005. HB 2645 passed the Appropriations Committee unamended. The strike-everything amendment was adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
As part of a 1981 transportation funding bill, the Arizona Legislature enacted the requirements that, beginning in 1985, local entities budget and spend local revenues for street and highway purposes in an amount equal to local revenues spent for these purposes in the preceding five years. Based on available information, it appears that the legislature increased funding for transportation improvements to local entities in the early 1980s, and the “maintenance of effort” provisions were enacted to ensure that local entities continued to maintain local expenditures for transportation so that the increased state funding was spent on the intended purpose: roads and streets. Current statute contains provisions that if local entities do not comply, the Arizona Department of Transportation withholds distribution of Highway User Revenue Funds.
· Suspends ARS § 28-6543 and ARS § 28-6544 relating to “maintenance of effort” reporting requirements and sanctions for failure to comply with these requirements for three years.
· Adds an emergency clause.
· Makes technical and conforming changes.
The Strike-Everything
was adopted in the Transportation Committee.
The Strike-Everything was adopted by the
Committee of the Whole.
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45th Legislature
Second Regular Session 2 April 6, 2002
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