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1-House Engrossed Arizona wine trail special plates State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 CHAPTER 19 HOUSE BILL 2048 An Act amending sections 28-2351 and 28-2403, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 28, chapter 7, article 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-2470.23; amending sections 28-6501, 28-6991 and 28-6993, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to special plates. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
1+House Engrossed Arizona wine trail special plates State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 HOUSE BILL 2048 An Act amending sections 28-2351 and 28-2403, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 28, chapter 7, article 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-2470.23; amending sections 28-6501, 28-6991 and 28-6993, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to special plates. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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6463 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 28-2351, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-2351. License plate provided; design A. Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall provide to every owner one license plate for each vehicle registered. At the request of the owner and on payment of a fee in an amount prescribed by the director by rule, the department shall provide one additional license plate for a vehicle for which a special plate is requested pursuant to this chapter. B. The license plate shall display the number assigned to the vehicle and to the owner of the vehicle and the name of this state, which may be abbreviated. The director shall coat the license plate with a reflective material that is consistent with the determination of the department regarding the color and design of license plates and special plates. The director shall design the license plate and the letters and numerals on the license plate to be of sufficient size to be plainly readable during daylight from a distance of one hundred feet. In addition to the standard license plate issued for a trailer before August 12, 2005, the director shall issue a license plate for trailers that has a design that is similar to the standard size license plate for trailers but that is the same size as the license plate for motorcycles. The trailer owner shall notify the department which size license plate the owner wants for the trailer. C. In addition to the requirements prescribed in subsection B of this section, for all license plates, including all special plates, that are designed or redesigned on or after September 24, 2022: 1. The background color of the license plate shall contrast significantly with the color of the letters and numerals on the license plate and with the name of this state on the license plate. 2. The name of this state shall appear on the license plate in capital letters in sans serif font and be three-fourths of an inch in height. D. Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall not contract with a nongovernmental entity to purchase or secure reflective material for the plates issued by the department unless the department has made a reasonable effort to secure qualified bids or proposals from as many individual responsible respondents as possible. E. The department shall determine the color and design of the license plate subject to the requirements prescribed by subsections B and C of this section. All plates issued by the department, except the plates that are issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475, 28-2476 and 28-4533 and article 14 of this chapter, shall be the same color as and similar in design to the license plate as determined by the department. F. A passenger motor vehicle that is rented without a driver shall receive the same type of license plate as is issued for a private passenger motor vehicle. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Section 28-2403, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-2403. Special plates; transfers; violation; classification A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the department shall issue or renew special plates in lieu of the regular license plates pursuant to the following conditions and procedures and only if the requirements prescribed by this article for the requested special plates are met: 1. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 28-2416.01, a person who is the registered owner of a vehicle registered with the department or who applies for an original or renewal registration of a vehicle may submit to the department a completed application form as prescribed by the department with the fee prescribed by section 28-2402 for special plates in addition to the registration fee prescribed by section 28-2003. 2. Except for plates issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475 and 28-2476 and article 14 of this chapter, the special plates shall be the same color as and similar to the design of the regular license plates that is determined by the department. 3. Except as provided in section 28-2416, the department shall issue special plates only to the owner or lessee of a vehicle that is currently registered, including any vehicle that has a declared gross weight, as defined in section 28-5431, of twenty-six thousand pounds or less. 4. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 28-2416.01, the department shall charge the fee prescribed by section 28-2402 for each annual renewal of special plates in addition to the registration fee prescribed by section 28-2003. B. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 28-2416.01, on notification to the department and on payment of the transfer fee prescribed by section 28-2402, a person who is issued special plates may transfer the special plates to another vehicle the person owns or leases. Persons who are issued special plates for hearing impaired persons pursuant to section 28-2408 and international symbol of access special plates pursuant to section 28-2409 are exempt from the transfer fee. If a person who is issued special plates sells, trades or otherwise releases ownership of the vehicle on which the plates have been displayed, the person shall immediately report the transfer of the plates to the department or the person shall surrender the plates to the department as prescribed by the director. It is unlawful for a person to whom the plates have been issued to knowingly allow them to be displayed on a vehicle except the vehicle authorized by the department. C. The special plates shall be affixed to the vehicle for which registration is sought in lieu of the regular license plates. D. A person is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor who: 1. Violates subsection B of this section. 2. Fraudulently gives false or fictitious information in the application for or renewal of special plates or placards issued pursuant to this article. 3. Conceals a material fact or otherwise commits fraud in the application for or renewal of special plates or placards issued pursuant to this article. END_STATUTE Sec. 3. Title 28, chapter 7, article 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-2470.23, to read: START_STATUTE28-2470.23. Northern Arizona wine trail special plates; fund A. If, by December 31, 2024, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue northern Arizona wine trail special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the northern Arizona wine trail special plates. The design and color of the northern Arizona wine trail special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for northern Arizona wine trail special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the northern Arizona wine trail special plates. B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation. C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and shall transmit all donations collected pursuant to this section to the northern Arizona wine trail special plate fund established by this section. D. The northern Arizona wine trail special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of the monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund to an entity that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. The entity must: 1. Have more than twenty winery members that are located in a designated American viticultural area in the north central region of this state that has vineyards that are examples of sustainable practices making grapes an even more efficient water crop. 2. Encourage continued growth of the region described in paragraph 1 of this subsection by promoting water-friendly vineyard development and helping industry professionals play a more prominent role in advocating for responsible drinking. F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. END_STATUTE Sec. 4. Section 28-6501, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-6501. Definition of highway user revenues In this article, unless the context otherwise requires or except as otherwise provided by statute, "highway user revenues" means all monies received in this state from licenses, taxes, penalties, interest and fees authorized by the following: 1. Chapters 2, 7, 8 and 15 of this title, except for: (a) The special plate administration fees prescribed in sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514. (b) The donations prescribed in sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2415, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475 and 28-2476. 2. Section 28-1177. 3. Chapters 10 and 11 of this title. 4. Chapter 16, articles 1, 2 and 4 of this title, except as provided in sections 28-5926 and 28-5927. END_STATUTE Sec. 5. Section 28-6991, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-6991. State highway fund; sources The state highway fund is established that consists of: 1. Monies distributed from the Arizona highway user revenue fund pursuant to chapter 18 of this title. 2. Monies appropriated by the legislature. 3. Monies received from donations for the construction, improvement or maintenance of state highways or bridges. These monies shall be credited to a special account and shall be spent only for the purpose indicated by the donor. 4. Monies received from counties or cities under cooperative agreements, including proceeds from bond issues. The state treasurer shall deposit these monies to the credit of the fund in a special account on delivery to the treasurer of a concise written agreement between the department and the county or city stating the purposes for which the monies are surrendered by the county or city, and these monies shall be spent only as stated in the agreement. 5. Monies received from the United States under an act of Congress to provide aid for the construction of rural post roads, but monies received on projects for which the monies necessary to be provided by this state are wholly derived from sources mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this section shall be allotted by the department and deposited by the state treasurer in the special account within the fund established for each project. On completion of the project, on the satisfaction and discharge in full of all obligations of any kind created and on request of the department, the treasurer shall transfer the unexpended balance in the special account for the project into the state highway fund, and the unexpended balance and any further federal aid thereafter received on account of the project may be spent under the general provisions of this title. 6. Monies in the custody of an officer or agent of this state from any source that is to be used for the construction, improvement or maintenance of state highways or bridges. 7. Monies deposited in the state general fund and arising from the disposal of state personal property belonging to the department. 8. Receipts from the sale or disposal of any or all other property held by the department and purchased with state highway monies. 9. Monies generated pursuant to section 28-410. 10. Monies distributed pursuant to section 28-5808, subsection B, paragraph 2, subdivision (d). 11. Monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-1143, 28-2353 and 28-3003. 12. Except as provided in section 28-5101, the following monies: (a) Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2206 and section 28-5808, subsection B, paragraph 2, subdivision (e). (b) $1 of each registration fee and $1 of each title fee collected pursuant to section 28-2003. (c) $2 of each late registration penalty collected by the director pursuant to section 28-2162. (d) The air quality compliance fee collected pursuant to section 49-542. (e) The special plate administration fees collected pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514. (f) Monies collected pursuant to sections 28-372, 28-2155 and 28-2156 if the director is the registering officer. 13. Monies deposited pursuant to chapter 5, article 5 of this title. 14. Donations received pursuant to section 28-2269. 15. Dealer and registration monies collected pursuant to section 28-4304. 16. Abandoned vehicle administration monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4804. 17. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-710, subsection D, paragraph 2. 18. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2065. 19. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7311. 20. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7059. 21. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-1105. 22. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2448, subsection D. 23. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3415. 24. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3002, subsection A, paragraph 14. 25. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7316. 26. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4302. 27. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3416. 28. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4504. 29. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2098. 30. Monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-2321, 28-2324, 28-2325, 28-5474, 28-5739, 28-5863 and 28-5864. END_STATUTE Sec. 6. Section 28-6993, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-6993. State highway fund; authorized uses A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section and section 28-6538, the state highway fund shall be used for any of the following purposes in strict conformity with and subject to the budget as provided by this section and by sections 28-6997 through 28-7003: 1. To pay salaries, wages, necessary travel expenses and other expenses of officers and employees of the department and the incidental office expenses, including telegraph, telephone, postal and express charges and printing, stationery and advertising expenses. 2. To pay for both: (a) Equipment, supplies, machines, tools, department offices and laboratories established by the department. (b) The construction and repair of buildings or yards of the department. 3. To pay the cost of both: (a) Engineering, construction, improvement and maintenance of state highways and parts of highways forming state routes. (b) Highways under cooperative agreements with the United States that are entered into pursuant to this chapter and an act of Congress providing for the construction of rural post roads. 4. To pay land damages incurred by reason of establishing, opening, altering, relocating, widening or abandoning portions of a state route or state highway. 5. To reimburse the department revolving account. 6. To pay premiums on authorized indemnity bonds and on compensation insurance under the workers' compensation act. 7. To defray lawful expenses and costs required to administer and carry out the intent, purposes and provisions of this title, including repayment of obligations entered into pursuant to this title, payment of interest on obligations entered into pursuant to this title, repayment of loans and other financial assistance, including repayment of advances and interest on advances made to the department pursuant to section 28-7677, and payment of all other obligations and expenses of the board and department pursuant to chapter 21 of this title. 8. To pay lawful bills and charges incurred by the state engineer. 9. To acquire, construct or improve entry roads to state parks or roads within state parks. 10. To acquire, construct or improve entry roads to state prisons. 11. To pay the cost of relocating a utility facility pursuant to section 28-7156. 12. For the purposes provided in subsections C, D and E of this section and sections 28-1143, 28-2353 and 28-3003. 13. To pay the cost of issuing an Arizona centennial special plate pursuant to section 28-2448. 14. To pay for all of the following: (a) The enforcement by the department of public safety and the department of transportation of vehicle safety requirements within twenty-five miles of the border between this state and Mexico. (b) Costs related to procuring electronic equipment, automated systems or improvements to existing electronic equipment or automated systems for relieving vehicle congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico. (c) Constructing, maintaining and upgrading transportation facilities, including roads, streets and highways, approved by the board within twenty-five miles of the border between this state and Mexico. (d) As approved by the board, constructing and maintaining transportation facilities in the CANAMEX high priority corridor as defined in section 332 of the national highway system designation act of 1995 (P.L. 104-59; 109 Stat. 568). (e) Activities of the department that include collecting transportation and trade data in the United States and Mexico for the purposes of constructing transportation facilities, improving public safety, improving truck processing time and relieving congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico. The department may enter into an agreement with the Arizona-Mexico commission and provide funding to the commission for the purposes of this subdivision. (f) A commitment or investment necessary for the department or another agency of this state to obtain federal monies that are designated for expenditure pursuant to this section. B. For each fiscal year, the department of transportation shall allocate and transfer monies in the state highway fund to the department of public safety for funding a portion of highway patrol costs in eight installments in each of the first eight months of a fiscal year that do not exceed $10,000,000. C. Subject to legislative appropriation, the department may use the monies in the state highway fund as prescribed in section 28-6991, paragraph 12 to carry out the duties imposed by this title for registration or titling of vehicles, to operate joint title, registration and driver licensing offices, to cover the administrative costs of issuing the air quality compliance sticker, modifying the year validating tab and issuing the windshield sticker and to cover expenses and costs in issuing special plates pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514. D. The department shall use monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to chapter 5, article 5 of this title only as prescribed by that article. E. Monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-2269 shall be used only as prescribed by that section. F. Monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-710, subsection D, paragraph 2 shall only be used for state highway work zone traffic control devices. G. The department may exchange monies distributed to the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-6538, subsection A, paragraph 1 for local government surface transportation program federal monies suballocated to councils of government and metropolitan planning organizations if the local government scheduled to receive the federal monies concurs. An exchange of state highway fund monies pursuant to this subsection shall be in an amount that is at least equal to ninety percent of the federal obligation authority that exists in the project for which the exchange is proposed. H. The department shall use monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-1105, subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (a) only for a transportation facility that is located within twenty drivable miles of the international port of entry and shall spend the monies proportionally based on the amount of total monies collected pursuant to section 28-1105, subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (a). For the purposes of this subsection, "transportation facility" means a highway or a state route or a county, city or town road that is used by a commercial vehicle or a commercial vehicle combination for which an axle fee is paid pursuant to section 28-5474. END_STATUTE
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7473 B. The license plate shall display the number assigned to the vehicle and to the owner of the vehicle and the name of this state, which may be abbreviated. The director shall coat the license plate with a reflective material that is consistent with the determination of the department regarding the color and design of license plates and special plates. The director shall design the license plate and the letters and numerals on the license plate to be of sufficient size to be plainly readable during daylight from a distance of one hundred feet. In addition to the standard license plate issued for a trailer before August 12, 2005, the director shall issue a license plate for trailers that has a design that is similar to the standard size license plate for trailers but that is the same size as the license plate for motorcycles. The trailer owner shall notify the department which size license plate the owner wants for the trailer.
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8281 D. Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall not contract with a nongovernmental entity to purchase or secure reflective material for the plates issued by the department unless the department has made a reasonable effort to secure qualified bids or proposals from as many individual responsible respondents as possible.
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8483 E. The department shall determine the color and design of the license plate subject to the requirements prescribed by subsections B and C of this section. All plates issued by the department, except the plates that are issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475, 28-2476 and 28-4533 and article 14 of this chapter, shall be the same color as and similar in design to the license plate as determined by the department.
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8685 F. A passenger motor vehicle that is rented without a driver shall receive the same type of license plate as is issued for a private passenger motor vehicle. END_STATUTE
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8887 Sec. 2. Section 28-2403, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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9493 1. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 28-2416.01, a person who is the registered owner of a vehicle registered with the department or who applies for an original or renewal registration of a vehicle may submit to the department a completed application form as prescribed by the department with the fee prescribed by section 28-2402 for special plates in addition to the registration fee prescribed by section 28-2003.
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9695 2. Except for plates issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475 and 28-2476 and article 14 of this chapter, the special plates shall be the same color as and similar to the design of the regular license plates that is determined by the department.
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9897 3. Except as provided in section 28-2416, the department shall issue special plates only to the owner or lessee of a vehicle that is currently registered, including any vehicle that has a declared gross weight, as defined in section 28-5431, of twenty-six thousand pounds or less.
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102101 B. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 28-2416.01, on notification to the department and on payment of the transfer fee prescribed by section 28-2402, a person who is issued special plates may transfer the special plates to another vehicle the person owns or leases. Persons who are issued special plates for hearing impaired persons pursuant to section 28-2408 and international symbol of access special plates pursuant to section 28-2409 are exempt from the transfer fee. If a person who is issued special plates sells, trades or otherwise releases ownership of the vehicle on which the plates have been displayed, the person shall immediately report the transfer of the plates to the department or the person shall surrender the plates to the department as prescribed by the director. It is unlawful for a person to whom the plates have been issued to knowingly allow them to be displayed on a vehicle except the vehicle authorized by the department.
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118117 A. If, by December 31, 2024, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue northern Arizona wine trail special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the northern Arizona wine trail special plates. The design and color of the northern Arizona wine trail special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for northern Arizona wine trail special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the northern Arizona wine trail special plates.
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120119 B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
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122121 C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and shall transmit all donations collected pursuant to this section to the northern Arizona wine trail special plate fund established by this section.
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124123 D. The northern Arizona wine trail special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of the monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
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132131 F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. END_STATUTE
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134133 Sec. 4. Section 28-6501, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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152151 Sec. 5. Section 28-6991, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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164163 4. Monies received from counties or cities under cooperative agreements, including proceeds from bond issues. The state treasurer shall deposit these monies to the credit of the fund in a special account on delivery to the treasurer of a concise written agreement between the department and the county or city stating the purposes for which the monies are surrendered by the county or city, and these monies shall be spent only as stated in the agreement.
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166165 5. Monies received from the United States under an act of Congress to provide aid for the construction of rural post roads, but monies received on projects for which the monies necessary to be provided by this state are wholly derived from sources mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this section shall be allotted by the department and deposited by the state treasurer in the special account within the fund established for each project. On completion of the project, on the satisfaction and discharge in full of all obligations of any kind created and on request of the department, the treasurer shall transfer the unexpended balance in the special account for the project into the state highway fund, and the unexpended balance and any further federal aid thereafter received on account of the project may be spent under the general provisions of this title.
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168167 6. Monies in the custody of an officer or agent of this state from any source that is to be used for the construction, improvement or maintenance of state highways or bridges.
169168
170169 7. Monies deposited in the state general fund and arising from the disposal of state personal property belonging to the department.
171170
172171 8. Receipts from the sale or disposal of any or all other property held by the department and purchased with state highway monies.
173172
174173 9. Monies generated pursuant to section 28-410.
175174
176175 10. Monies distributed pursuant to section 28-5808, subsection B, paragraph 2, subdivision (d).
177176
178177 11. Monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-1143, 28-2353 and 28-3003.
179178
180179 12. Except as provided in section 28-5101, the following monies:
181180
182181 (a) Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2206 and section 28-5808, subsection B, paragraph 2, subdivision (e).
183182
184183 (b) $1 of each registration fee and $1 of each title fee collected pursuant to section 28-2003.
185184
186185 (c) $2 of each late registration penalty collected by the director pursuant to section 28-2162.
187186
188187 (d) The air quality compliance fee collected pursuant to section 49-542.
189188
190189 (e) The special plate administration fees collected pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514.
191190
192191 (f) Monies collected pursuant to sections 28-372, 28-2155 and 28-2156 if the director is the registering officer.
193192
194193 13. Monies deposited pursuant to chapter 5, article 5 of this title.
195194
196195 14. Donations received pursuant to section 28-2269.
197196
198197 15. Dealer and registration monies collected pursuant to section 28-4304.
199198
200199 16. Abandoned vehicle administration monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4804.
201200
202201 17. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-710, subsection D, paragraph 2.
203202
204203 18. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2065.
205204
206205 19. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7311.
207206
208207 20. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7059.
209208
210209 21. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-1105.
211210
212211 22. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2448, subsection D.
213212
214213 23. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3415.
215214
216215 24. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3002, subsection A, paragraph 14.
217216
218217 25. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7316.
219218
220219 26. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4302.
221220
222221 27. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3416.
223222
224223 28. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4504.
225224
226225 29. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2098.
227226
228227 30. Monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-2321, 28-2324, 28-2325, 28-5474, 28-5739, 28-5863 and 28-5864. END_STATUTE
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230229 Sec. 6. Section 28-6993, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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232231 START_STATUTE28-6993. State highway fund; authorized uses
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234233 A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section and section 28-6538, the state highway fund shall be used for any of the following purposes in strict conformity with and subject to the budget as provided by this section and by sections 28-6997 through 28-7003:
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236235 1. To pay salaries, wages, necessary travel expenses and other expenses of officers and employees of the department and the incidental office expenses, including telegraph, telephone, postal and express charges and printing, stationery and advertising expenses.
237236
238237 2. To pay for both:
239238
240239 (a) Equipment, supplies, machines, tools, department offices and laboratories established by the department.
241240
242241 (b) The construction and repair of buildings or yards of the department.
243242
244243 3. To pay the cost of both:
245244
246245 (a) Engineering, construction, improvement and maintenance of state highways and parts of highways forming state routes.
247246
248247 (b) Highways under cooperative agreements with the United States that are entered into pursuant to this chapter and an act of Congress providing for the construction of rural post roads.
249248
250249 4. To pay land damages incurred by reason of establishing, opening, altering, relocating, widening or abandoning portions of a state route or state highway.
251250
252251 5. To reimburse the department revolving account.
253252
254253 6. To pay premiums on authorized indemnity bonds and on compensation insurance under the workers' compensation act.
255254
256255 7. To defray lawful expenses and costs required to administer and carry out the intent, purposes and provisions of this title, including repayment of obligations entered into pursuant to this title, payment of interest on obligations entered into pursuant to this title, repayment of loans and other financial assistance, including repayment of advances and interest on advances made to the department pursuant to section 28-7677, and payment of all other obligations and expenses of the board and department pursuant to chapter 21 of this title.
257256
258257 8. To pay lawful bills and charges incurred by the state engineer.
259258
260259 9. To acquire, construct or improve entry roads to state parks or roads within state parks.
261260
262261 10. To acquire, construct or improve entry roads to state prisons.
263262
264263 11. To pay the cost of relocating a utility facility pursuant to section 28-7156.
265264
266265 12. For the purposes provided in subsections C, D and E of this section and sections 28-1143, 28-2353 and 28-3003.
267266
268267 13. To pay the cost of issuing an Arizona centennial special plate pursuant to section 28-2448.
269268
270269 14. To pay for all of the following:
271270
272271 (a) The enforcement by the department of public safety and the department of transportation of vehicle safety requirements within twenty-five miles of the border between this state and Mexico.
273272
274273 (b) Costs related to procuring electronic equipment, automated systems or improvements to existing electronic equipment or automated systems for relieving vehicle congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico.
275274
276275 (c) Constructing, maintaining and upgrading transportation facilities, including roads, streets and highways, approved by the board within twenty-five miles of the border between this state and Mexico.
277276
278277 (d) As approved by the board, constructing and maintaining transportation facilities in the CANAMEX high priority corridor as defined in section 332 of the national highway system designation act of 1995 (P.L. 104-59; 109 Stat. 568).
279278
280279 (e) Activities of the department that include collecting transportation and trade data in the United States and Mexico for the purposes of constructing transportation facilities, improving public safety, improving truck processing time and relieving congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico. The department may enter into an agreement with the Arizona-Mexico commission and provide funding to the commission for the purposes of this subdivision.
281280
282281 (f) A commitment or investment necessary for the department or another agency of this state to obtain federal monies that are designated for expenditure pursuant to this section.
283282
284283 B. For each fiscal year, the department of transportation shall allocate and transfer monies in the state highway fund to the department of public safety for funding a portion of highway patrol costs in eight installments in each of the first eight months of a fiscal year that do not exceed $10,000,000.
285284
286285 C. Subject to legislative appropriation, the department may use the monies in the state highway fund as prescribed in section 28-6991, paragraph 12 to carry out the duties imposed by this title for registration or titling of vehicles, to operate joint title, registration and driver licensing offices, to cover the administrative costs of issuing the air quality compliance sticker, modifying the year validating tab and issuing the windshield sticker and to cover expenses and costs in issuing special plates pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514.
287286
288287 D. The department shall use monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to chapter 5, article 5 of this title only as prescribed by that article.
289288
290289 E. Monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-2269 shall be used only as prescribed by that section.
291290
292291 F. Monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-710, subsection D, paragraph 2 shall only be used for state highway work zone traffic control devices.
293292
294293 G. The department may exchange monies distributed to the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-6538, subsection A, paragraph 1 for local government surface transportation program federal monies suballocated to councils of government and metropolitan planning organizations if the local government scheduled to receive the federal monies concurs. An exchange of state highway fund monies pursuant to this subsection shall be in an amount that is at least equal to ninety percent of the federal obligation authority that exists in the project for which the exchange is proposed.
295294
296295 H. The department shall use monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-1105, subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (a) only for a transportation facility that is located within twenty drivable miles of the international port of entry and shall spend the monies proportionally based on the amount of total monies collected pursuant to section 28-1105, subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (a). For the purposes of this subsection, "transportation facility" means a highway or a state route or a county, city or town road that is used by a commercial vehicle or a commercial vehicle combination for which an axle fee is paid pursuant to section 28-5474. END_STATUTE
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