Arizona Laws 28-6308. Regional planning agency transportation policy committee
A. The regional planning agency in the county shall establish a transportation policy committee consisting of the following members:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-6308
- Board: means the transportation board. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Population: means the population determined in the most recent United States decennial census or the most recent special census as provided in section 28-6532 and revisions to the decennial or special census certified by the United States bureau of the census. See Arizona Laws 28-6301
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Public transportation: means moving passengers by means of a conveyance operated by or for a political subdivision of this state, including dial-a-ride transportation, special needs transportation and van pool transportation but excluding school buses. See Arizona Laws 28-6301
- Regional transportation infrastructure: means transportation projects that are selected through a performance-based process for nonmotorized mobility infrastructure, emerging technologies and air quality measures. See Arizona Laws 28-6301
- Regionwide business: means a company that provides goods or services throughout the county. See Arizona Laws 28-6301
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
1. Eighteen members of the regional planning agency, including one member of the state transportation board who represents the county, one member of the county board of supervisors and one member who represents Indian communities in the county.
2. Six members who represent regionwide business interests, one of whom must represent transit interests, one of whom must represent freight interests and one of whom must represent construction interests. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint three members to the committee pursuant to this paragraph. Members who are appointed pursuant to this paragraph serve six-year terms. The chairperson of the regional planning agency may submit names to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives for consideration for appointment to the transportation policy committee.
3. Beginning fiscal year 2024-2025, two members who represent unincorporated areas of a county that has a population of three million or more persons. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint one member pursuant to this paragraph. Members who are appointed pursuant to this paragraph serve six-year terms.
4. Beginning fiscal year 2024-2025, one member who represents a taxpayer organization and who is appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. The member who is appointed pursuant to this paragraph serves a six-year term.
5. Beginning fiscal year 2024-2025, one member who represents residential housing development and who is appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. The member who is appointed pursuant to this paragraph serves a six-year term.
6. Beginning fiscal year 2024-2025, one member who represents resiliency interests and who is appointed by the governor. The member who is appointed pursuant to this paragraph serves a six-year term.
B. Through the regional planning agency, the transportation policy committee by a majority vote of the members shall do all of the following:
1. Develop the plan in cooperation with the regional public transportation authority in the county and the department and in consultation with the county board of supervisors, Indian communities and cities and towns in the county.
2. Recommend approval, disapproval or modification of the plan.
3. Recommend approval, disapproval or modification of the budget processes identified by section 28-6352, subsection C.
4. Recommend approval, disapproval or modification of funding awarded through the regional transportation infrastructure process.