Assigned to APPROP FOR COMMITTEE ARIZONA STATE SENATE Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1239 appropriation; widening; I-10 Purpose Appropriates $400,000,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2023 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to widen Interstate 10 (I-10) between Chandler and Casa Grande. Background ADOT is responsible for the design and construction of state public transportation systems and the maintenance and operation of state highways in Arizona (A.R.S. § 28-332). ADOT may contract and do all things necessary to secure the full benefits available to Arizona for transportation purposes under federal law. ADOT may cooperate with: 1) federal, state and local government agencies; 2) Indian tribes; 3) private and public organizations; and 4) private individuals. ADOT may exchange federal monies with local governments in order to receive local monies and is allowed to include additional federal monies in the exchange to offset the matching costs required of local governments (A.R.S. § 28-334). The I-10 connects Pinal County to the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. The distance between Chandler and Casa Grande is approximately 25 miles (ADOT Maps). S.B. 1239 appropriates $400,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to ADOT. Provisions 1. Chandler and Casa Grande. 2. Requires ADOT to use the monies for construction-related activities, including drawing down federal matching monies for the project. 3. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing. 4. Becomes effective on the general effective date. 5. Appropriates $400,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to ADOT to widen I-10 between Prepared by Senate Research January 28, 2022 LMM/IJ/sr