SB1535

THE CONTEXT: The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) was established in 1973 to provide for an integrated and balanced state transportation system with a director responsible for the department's administration ( A. R.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would converts the session law requirement that ADOT submit the following annual reports to the JLBC into statutory law: a) Progress in improving MVD wait times and vehicle registration renewal by mail turnaround times by July 31; b) Expenditures for an information technology system using ADOT's dedicated portion of an authorized third-party electronic service partner's fee retention by February 1; and c) ADOT's share of fees retained in the prior fiscal year by an authorized third-party electronic service partner by August and prohibit the use of HURF monies for projects that reduce the capacity for motor vehicle travel.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give the people who rely on the rule clearer information and a defined reporting process. It would converts the session law requirement that ADOT submit the following annual reports to the JLBC into statutory law: a) Progress in improving MVD wait times and vehicle registration renewal by mail turnaround times by July 31; b) Expenditures for an information technology system using ADOT's dedicated portion of an authorized third-party electronic service partner's fee retention by February 1; and c) ADOT's share of fees retained in the prior fiscal year by an authorized third-party electronic service partner by August, and would also prohibit the use of HURF monies for projects that reduce the capacity for motor vehicle travel, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.