HB 2178 Summary

• Establishes the local transportation assistance fund (LTAF) to receive $18-23 million annually from state lottery revenues, with distributions to cities, towns, counties, and regional transit authorities for transportation and public transit purposes.

• Creates the county assistance fund to distribute up to $7.65 million annually from lottery revenues to counties, with 93.47% going to counties with populations of 500,000 or fewer persons and 6.53% to larger counties.

• Establishes the Arizona state parks board heritage fund to receive $10 million annually from lottery revenues for trails, parks, outdoor recreation, natural areas, historic preservation, and environmental education programs.

• Modifies state lottery fund distributions by reallocating monies from various programs and requiring deposits to the LTAF and county assistance fund before distributing remaining revenues to existing programs like education, health services, and university capital improvements.

• Amends transportation statutes to establish distribution mechanisms for LTAF monies to cities and towns based on population, with requirements for matching local funds and reporting on expenditures for public transportation projects.