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+ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
-REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; State Route 260; improvements
+57th
+  Legislature, 2nd Regular Session
 
-State of Arizona
-House of Representatives
-Fifty-seventh Legislature
-Second Regular Session
-2026
+Majority Research Staff
 
-HB 2242
+HB
+2242: appropriation; State Route 260; improvements
 
-Introduced by
-Representative Blackman
+Sponsor:
+Representative Blackman, LD 7
 
-AN ACT
+Committee
+on Transportation & Infrastructure
 
-APPROPRIATING MONIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
+Overview
 
-(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
+Appropriates
+$175,000,000 from the state General Fund (GF) to the Arizona Department of
+Transportation (ADOT) for design and construction of safety and capacity
+improvements (improvements) to State Route 260. Lists prioritization requirements
+for the improvements. Requires ADOT to create a public dashboard containing information
+about the status, timeline and expenditures for the improvements.
 
-HB 2242
+History
 
- - 1 -
-Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: 1
-Section 1.  Appropriation; department of transportation; State
-2
-Route 260; safety and capacity improvements; 3
-annual report; exemption; delayed repeal 4
-A.  The sum of $175,000,000 is appropriated from the state general 5
-fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of transportation for 6
-design and construction of safety and capacity improvements to State Route 7
-260 between milepost 200 and milepost 346.  Monies appropriated by this 8
-section shall be allocated for the following projects: 9
-1.  $95,000,000 for widening the roadway and expansion of the 10
-passing lane to include widening to four lanes where feasible. 11
-2.  $35,000,000 for expansion of the shoulder to not less than five 12
-feet on each side of the roadway and modernization of guardrails. 13
-3.  $25,000,000 for mitigation efforts for strikes to wildlife, 14
-including fencing, crossings and wildlife detection systems. 15
-4.  $20,000,000 for upgrades to drainage, runoff control and slope 16
-stabilization. 17
-B.  The projects listed in subsection A of this section shall be 18
-prioritized based on the following criteria: 19
-1.  Crash and safety data. 20
-2.  Traffic volume and freight movement. 21
-3.  Rural emergency response and evacuation needs. 22
-4.  Local and regional economic impact. 23
-5.  Engineering feasibility. 24
-C.  On or before December 1, 2027 and each year thereafter, the 25
-department of transportation shall submit a report on projects listed in 26
-subsection A of this section regarding project schedules, expenditures and 27
-cost projections, safety improvements and crash-reduction data, 28
-environmental compliance updates and delays and any funding deficiencies 29
-to the chairperson of the house of representatives government committee, 30
-or its successor committee, the chairperson of the senate transportation, 31
-technology and missing children committee, or its successor committee, and 32
-the joint legislative budget committee and shall provide a copy of this 33
-report to the secretary of state. 34
-D.  The department of transportation shall maintain a public 35
-dashboard for each project listed in subsection A of this section showing 36
-each project's status, timeline and expenditures. 37
-E.  The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt 38
-from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating 39
-to lapsing of appropriations until June 30, 2036. 40
-F.  This section is repealed from and after June 30, 2036. 41
+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
+$175,000,000 from the GF to ADOT for improvements to State Route 260 between
+milepost 200 and milepost 346 as follows:
+
+a.
+$95,000,000
+for widening the roadway and expansion of the passing lane to include widening
+to four lanes where feasible;
+
+b.
+$35,000,000
+for expansion of the shoulder to not less than five feet on each side of the
+roadway and modernization of guardrails;
+
+c.
+$25,000,000
+for mitigation efforts for strikes to wildlife, including fencing, crossings
+and wildlife detection systems; and
+
+d.
+$20,000,000
+for upgrades to drainage, runoff control and slope stabilization. (Sec. 1)
+
+2.
+Prioritizes improvements
+based on the following criteria:
+
+a.
+crash and
+safety data;
+
+b.
+traffic volume
+and freight movement;
+
+c.
+rural emergency
+response and evacuation needs;
+
+d.
+local and
+regional economic impact; and
+
+e.
+engineering
+feasibility. (Sec. 1)
+
+3.
+Requires
+ADOT, by December 1, 2027 and annually thereafter, to submit a report on these
+projects to the Chairpersons of the House of Representatives Government
+Committee, the Senate Transportation, Technology and Missing Children Committee,
+or their successor committees, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and
+provide a copy to the Secretary of State, regarding:
+
+a.
+project schedules;
+
+b.
+expenditures
+and cost projections;
+
+c.
+safety
+improvements and crash-reduction data;
+
+d.
+environmental
+compliance updates and delays; and
+
+e.
+any funding
+deficiencies (Sec. 1)
+
+4.
+Tasks ADOT with
+maintaining a public dashboard for each project, showing their status, timeline
+and expenditures. (Sec. 1)
+
+5.
+Exempts the appropriations
+from lapsing until June 30, 2036. (Sec. 1)
+
+6.
+Repeals
+appropriations on June 30, 2036. (Sec. 1)
+
+7.
+
+8.
+
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+10.  Initials LM/IC���������������� HB
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+11.  2/12/2026� Page 0 Transportation
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