Each fiscal year, by June 15, the state transportation department must move $2,500,000 from the Arizona highway user revenue fund into the State Match Advantage for Rural Transportation Fund, which helps pay for applying for and matching federal transportation grants.
Official title: transportation; 2026-2027
- September 12, 2026
- Repealed after June 30, 2035: Repeal of section 28-7282
What changes
BeforeThe rural transportation match fund was made up of money appropriated by the legislature and gifts, grants and donations from public or private sources.
NowThe fund also receives money allocated under a new section of law: $2,500,000 each fiscal year from the Arizona highway user revenue fund.
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NowThe department must allocate and transfer the $2,500,000 no later than June 15 of each fiscal year.
BeforeAn existing section of state law (section 28-6534) was in place; this text does not show what it said.
NowThat section is repealed and replaced with the new transfer rule under the same section number.
BeforeAnother section of state transportation law (section 28-7282) was in place; this text does not show what it said.
NowThat section is repealed after June 30, 2035.
Who it affects
- Counties, cities and towns and other entities eligible for federal surface transportation grants that apply to the rural match fund
- Arizona Department of Transportation
- State Transportation Board
- Recipients of Arizona highway user revenue fund distributions
What you need to do
Nothing.
What the law doesn't answer
- What the repealed section 28-6534 previously said or required
- What section 28-7282 covers and what happens when it is repealed in 2035
- Whether the $2,500,000 transfer reduces the amounts other recipients get from the highway user revenue fund
- Whether the yearly transfer has an end date
This summary describes the law as enacted. Later laws, court rulings or referendum petitions can change the picture. Check the official text for the current wording.