Senate Bill 1739 Summary

• Supreme Court granted authority to lease or purchase motor vehicles for court operations and probation services, with exemption from vehicle marking requirements; must pay fleet operation costs at rates similar to those set by the Department of Transportation.

• Establishes state court fleet operations and replacement fund consisting of proceeds from vehicle sales, fleet operation fees, and legislative appropriations; fund is continuously appropriated and does not revert to general fund.

• Creates Arizona Game and Fish Department fleet vehicle replacement fund and fleet operations fund from fees charged for vehicles in state motor vehicle fleet; funds are continuously appropriated for acquiring, replacing, maintaining and operating department vehicles.

• Establishes state match advantage for rural transportation fund to provide up to 50 percent reimbursement for federal grant application development costs and serve as local match for federal transportation grants; allocates 20 percent each to large counties, small counties, large municipalities, small municipalities, and the Department of Transportation.

• Amends Department of Transportation statutes to rename "transportation equipment fund" to "fleet operations fund" and clarify departmental committee responsibilities for reviewing applications submitted under the rural transportation fund program.