Assigned to TAT & APPROP FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2289
appropriation; State Route 24
Purpose
Appropriates $18,000,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2024 to the
Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to Pinal County for the engineering
and design costs for the extension of State Route 24 (SR 24).
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 may include additional federal monies in the exchange to offset the matching costs
required of local governments (A.R.S. § 28-334).
SR 24 opened in 2014 and is currently six miles long, stretching from the Loop 202 to
Ironwood Drive in Pinal County (ADOT).
H.B. 2289 appropriates $18,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to ADOT to distribute
to Pinal County for the engineering and design costs for the extension of SR 24.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $18,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to ADOT to distribute to Pinal County
for the engineering and design costs for the extension of SR 24.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
TI 2/8/23 DP 10-1-0-0
APPROP 3/1/23 W/D
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Read 3/9/23 56-1-3
Prepared by Senate Research
March 16, 2023
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