Assigned to APPROP FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1490
appropriation; Cesar Chavez Boulevard
Purpose
Appropriates $33,000,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2023 to the
Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to Yuma County to construct, widen,
repair and upgrade Cesar Chavez Boulevard in the city of San Luis.
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).
S.B. 1490 appropriates $33,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to ADOT.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $33,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to ADOT to distribute to Yuma
County to construct, widen, repair and upgrade Cesar Chavez Boulevard in the city of San
Luis.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 4, 2022
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