SB 1737 Summary

• Amends Laws 2023, chapter 135, section 10 to reallocate Department of Transportation highway project funding, including reducing Queen Creek State Route 24 extension funding from $87.5 million to $59.8 million and eliminating the West Pinal Parkway project from FY 2023-2024 (reappropriated to FY 2027-2028).

• Appropriates $462.488 billion from the state highway fund for statewide highway construction and $25.55 million from the state aviation fund for airport planning and development in fiscal year 2024-2025.

• Appropriates $19 million from the capital outlay stabilization fund to the Department of Administration for building renewal and $8.557 million to the Department of Corrections for facility maintenance.

• Reduces and reappropriates various prior-year capital appropriations to future fiscal years, including $25 million for a veterans' home facility (moved to FY 2027-2028) and $49 million for a Riggs Road overpass (moved to FY 2027-2028).

• Deems specific projects favorably reviewed by the joint committee on capital review, including $63 million for Arizona State University system information technology infrastructure and $16.375 million for Yavapai College bond projects.