28-6547

28-6547. Safety enforcement and transportation
infrastructure fund; exemption from lapsing

A. The safety enforcement and transportation infrastructure fund is established.
The fund consists of monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-2321, 28-2324, 28-2325,
28-5474, 28-5739, 28-5863 and 28-5864. The department shall administer the fund.

B. Subject to legislative appropriation, monies in the fund shall be spent on the
following:

1. Enforcement of vehicle safety requirements by the department of public safety
and the department of transportation within twenty-five miles of the border between
Arizona and Mexico.

2. Costs related to the procurement of electronic equipment, automated systems or
improvements to existing electronic equipment or automated systems for relieving vehicle
congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico.

3. Construction, maintenance and upgrades of transportation facilities, including
roads, streets and highways, approved by the board within twenty-five miles of the border
between Arizona and Mexico.

4. As approved by the board, construction and maintenance of transportation
facilities in the CANAMEX high priority corridor as defined in section 332 of the
national highway system designation act of 1995 (P.L. 104-59; 109 Stat. 596-597).

5. Activities of the department that include the collection of transportation and
trade data in the United States and Mexico for the purposes of constructing
transportation facilities, improving public safety, improving truck processing time and
relieving congestion at ports of entry on the border between Arizona and Mexico. The
department may enter into an agreement with the Arizona-Mexico commission and provide
funding to the commission for the purposes contained in this paragraph.

6. A commitment or investment necessary for the department or another agency of
this state to obtain federal monies that are designated for expenditure pursuant to this
section.

C. If the department of transportation determines that activities proposed by the
Arizona department of homeland security may improve traffic safety in this state, the
department of transportation may enter into an agreement with, and provide, subject to
legislative appropriation, fund monies to the Arizona department of homeland security for
the purposes contained in this subsection.

D. If the department determines that activities proposed by the Arizona
international development authority for planning, development and construction of
transportation facilities on the border between Arizona and Mexico may improve traffic
safety in this state, the department may enter into an agreement with, and provide,
subject to legislative appropriation, fund monies to the Arizona international
development authority for the purposes contained in this subsection.

E. On notice from the department, the state treasurer shall invest and divest
monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall
be credited to the fund.

F. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to
lapsing of appropriations.