Deadline for bills to be heard in Committees is March 6th

   Assigned to Appropriations & Budget Committee:

HB1188 & HB2872 passed A&B Transportation subcommittee Feb. 17th!  Please contact A&B Committee chair to hear bill and all of committee to support with Yes vote.

HB1188 – Title 69, Section 1707 – Abutting property owner rights along turnpikes, including compensation for damages, devaluation of property or at the request of the property owner, acquisition of property plus all relocation costs incurred by owner. (Rick West) **MIRROR BILL TO SB969

HB2872 – NEW LAW – Title 69, Section 1708.1.   This bill creates a set of requirements that the OTA must complete prior to proposing any new turnpike or modification to an existing turnpike. (Staires)

1. Give notice to all affected property owners pursuant to Title 12, Section 2004. Notice shall include a brief summary of the turnpike, map of turnpike, the proposed action being taken, the circumstances which created the need for the turnpike, the specific legal authority, including statutory citations authorizing the turnpike, the intended effect of the turnpike, request that business entities provide dollar amounts they would incur due to the turnpike, when, where and how interested parties may present their views at the public hearing, where copies of the proposed turnpikes may be obtained for review.
2. 30-day written public comment period after notice of project.
3. Within 30 days of the close of the written public comment, hold hearing for oral arguments.
4. OTA to consider the effect its intended action may have on property owners & on consumer groups
5. After the OTA provides notice (Paragraph 1), provide electronic map to Governor and President Pro Tempe, Speaker of House.                  **MIRROR BILL TO SB80

Assigned to Commerce & Economic Development Committee:

HB 1939 passed House Transportation on the Feb. 20th!  Please contact Commerce & Economic Development chair to hear bill and all of committee to support with Yes vote.

HB1939 – Title 69, Sections 1705 & 1718 – Amendatory. Bonds can only be granted after review of reliable, data-driven transportation planning, public policy studies, and appropriate public notice and input.  OTA must collaborate with any municipality, county, federal or state agency affected. OTA is required to provide notice via certified mail to property owners within one mile and conduct public meetings. Any studies conducted to provide the justification or impacts must be conducted in such a way to limit the conflicts-of-interest between consulting firms doing the studies engineering firms performing the work. All studies must be reviewed by an independent body. (Sterling)

Assigned to Government Oversight Committee:

HB2095 Passed in General Government Committee Feb. 11th!  Please contact Government Oversight Committee chair to hear bill and all of committee to support with Yes vote.

HB2095 – Title 51, Section 24A.5 – Requiring state agencies to reply to open record requests within 30 days. (Menz)

Ready to be heard on Senate Floor:

SB80 passed Feb. 10th!

SB80 – NEW LAW – Title 69, Section 1708.1.   This bill creates a set of requirements that the OTA must complete prior to proposing any new turnpike or modification to an existing turnpike. (Standridge)

1. Give notice to all affected property owners pursuant to Title 12, Section 2004. Notice shall include a brief summary of the turnpike, map of turnpike, the proposed action being taken, the circumstances which created the need for the turnpike, the specific legal authority, including statutory citations authorizing the turnpike, the intended effect of the turnpike, request that business entities provide dollar amounts they would incur due to the turnpike, when, where and how interested parties may present their views at the public hearing, where copies of the proposed turnpikes may be obtained for review.
2. 30-day written public comment period after notice of project.
3. Within 30 days of the close of the written public comment, hold hearing for oral arguments.
4. OTA to consider the effect its intended action may have on property owners & on consumer groups
5. After the OTA provides notice (Paragraph 1), provide electronic map to Governor and President Pro Tempe, Speaker of House.