Bill Text: AZ SB1490 | 2016 | Fifty-second Legislature 2nd Regular | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Transportation funding; task force

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 21-6)

Status: (Passed) 2016-05-12 - Chapter 228 E [SB1490 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2016-SB1490-Chaptered.html

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House Engrossed Senate Bill

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

Second Regular Session

2016

 

 

 

CHAPTER 228

 

SENATE BILL 1490

 

 

AN ACT

 

Establishing a surface transportation funding task force.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Surface transportation funding task force; membership; duties; reports

A.  The surface transportation funding task force is established consisting of nine members as follows:

1.  One member who has at least ten years of transportation experience, who is employed by a trucking company based in this state and who is appointed by the governor.

2.  One member who has at least ten years of transportation experience, who represents a credible highway user group that represents the motoring public and who is appointed by the governor.

3.  One member who represents a statewide business organization and who is appointed by the governor.

4.  Six members, two of whom are appointed by the governor, two of whom are appointed by the president of the senate and two of whom are appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.  Each member who is appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall have at least ten years of experience in any of the following:

(a)  State or local taxation.

(b)  Revenue forecasting.

(c)  Economic forecasting.

(d)  Municipal debt issuance.

(e)  State or local government finances in this state.

B.  The appointments shall be made within thirty days after the effective date of this act.  If an appointing authority fails to make appointments within forty days after the effective date of this act, the other appointing authorities shall jointly fill the remaining unfilled appointments.

C.  A member may not hold elected public office or be employed by a transportation planning agency during the member's term on the task force and may not have held elected public office or have been employed by a transportation planning agency within the five years immediately preceding the appointment.

D.  Not more than four members who are appointed pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section may reside in any one county and the remaining members must include residents of at least three different counties.

E.  The governor shall designate a task force chairperson and vice‑chairperson from the membership in consultation with the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.

F.  The task force shall do all of the following:

1.  Review the existing, previously prepared reports and analyses regarding transportation needs and revenue sources in this state.

2.  Recommend specific revenue proposals for dedicated funding sources for principal interstate highways in this state that are sufficient to meet projected interstate freight capacity needs for twenty years.

3.  Recommend specific revenue proposals for dedicated incremental funding sources for the highway user revenue fund that are sufficient to meet the statewide needs of the state highway system and associated proportionate funding for local government recipients of highway user revenues based on the highway user revenue distribution requirements prescribed by title 28, chapter 18, Arizona Revised Statutes.

4.  Recommend specific revenue proposals for dedicated funding sources for all of the department of public safety's highway patrol costs.  The proposals must be conditioned on the department of public safety not receiving any monies from highway user revenue funds for highway patrol costs.

5.  Recommend specific revenue proposals for dedicated funding options for regional state highway system and highway capacity needs for twenty years.

6.  Recommend specific revenue proposals for dedicated funding options for local city, town and county roads and streets.

7.  In consultation and cooperation with the department of administration, conduct a statewide study to identify vacant or underused buildings that are owned by this state and that could be sold by this state to provide funding for transportation projects.

8.  Prioritize the recommendations if the task force recommends more than one proposal for any purpose prescribed in paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of this subsection.

9.  Engage in any other related duties as determined by the task force members.

G.  The task force shall meet at least monthly at the state capitol in a hearing room in the senate or the house of representatives.

H.  Any task force member who misses two consecutive meetings is deemed to have vacated the member's position and shall be replaced within twenty days after the second missed meeting.  The appointing authority who appointed the member whose seat is vacated shall make this appointment.

I.  Any task force member who misses at least three meetings is deemed to have vacated the position and shall be replaced within twenty days after the third missed meeting.  The appointing authority who appointed the member whose seat is vacated shall make this appointment.

J.  The task force shall:

1.  Issue progress reports every three months to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and shall provide a copy of the reports to the secretary of state.

2.  Submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on or before December 31, 2016 and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

K.  If the task force requests staff support, it shall be provided by any of the following:

1.  The department of administration.

2.  The department of transportation.

3.  The department of revenue.

4.  The Arizona commerce authority.

5.  Other executive branch personnel.

6.  Staff of the joint legislative budget committee.

7.  Any municipal planning organization in this state.

8.  Staff of the senate.

9.  Staff of the house of representatives.

Sec. 2.  Delayed repeal

This act is repealed from and after June 30, 2017.

Sec. 3.  Emergency

This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.

 

 

 

 

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY 12, 2016.

 

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 12, 2016.