HIGHWAY USER REVENUE RESOLUTION.PDF

MARICOPA COUNTY
RESOLUTION NO. C-20-14-017-2-00
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MARICOPA COUNTY
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE RESTORE LOCAL
HIGHWAY USER REVENUE FUNDS AND WORK WITH TRANSPORATION
STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY PROTECTIONS FOR THE EXISTING HURF
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND TO PURSUE POLICIES THAT IMPROVE EFFICIENT
UTILIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES.
WHEREAS, the road building and maintenance responsibilities of Arizona’s counties
are critical to public safety, economic development and quality of life in Arizona, and
WHEREAS, the Highway User Revenue Fund, known as HURF, is the primary resource
dedicated to state, county and municipal highway and road construction, and
WHEREAS, HURF relies heavily on a 18 cent per gallon fuel tax that has not been
raised since 1990 and is not indexed for inflation, leading to a substantial degradation in
HURF purchasing power as the price of asphalt, rock products and heavy equipment
has increased dramatically, and
WHEREAS, since FY09, the situation has been made worse by diverting over $634
million of HURF revenue to fund state agencies, costing the counties over $115 million,
and
WHEREAS, the FY14 state budget shifts $120 million from road activities to fund
obligations of the state’s general fund, impacting county transportation programs by
nearly $21 million, and
WHEREAS, the reduced allocations from HURF to counties has resulted in counties
suspending new construction, substantially decreasing road maintenance activities, and
increasing designation of “primitive” roads, and
WHEREAS, these reduced allocations from HURF have caused similar infrastructure
deficits in state and municipal transportation departments, making it evident that the
road system in Arizona has been substantially compromised:
THEREFORE be it resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County to
respectfully request that the Arizona State Legislature:
• Discontinue the use of HURF resources for purposes other than road
activities and restore those funds to state and local government
transportation departments.

• Work with stakeholders to identify and enact protections for the existing
HURF distribution system.
• Identify and enact policies that improve efficient utilization of
transportation resources.
Dated this 20th day of November, 2013.
MARICOPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS
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Chairman,
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Clerk of the Board County Counsel