HB 2853 Summary

• Appropriates capital outlay funds for fiscal year 2012-2013 totaling approximately $288 million for various state departments and agencies for building renewal, maintenance, and construction projects.

• Authorizes $10,372,600 to the Department of Administration for major maintenance and repair of state buildings, with $1,700,000 specifically allocated for a generator at Arizona State Hospital.

• Appropriates $246,731,900 to the Department of Transportation for statewide highway construction ($224,807,000) and airport planning and development ($21,924,900).

• Appropriates $4,630,500 to the Department of Corrections for building renewal projects, with monthly reporting required to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

• Appropriates $50 million ($20 million in fiscal 2012-2013 and $30 million in fiscal 2013-2014) to construct 500 male state-run maximum security prison beds, subject to Joint Committee on Capital Review approval.