Arizona Laws 28-7000. Contracts; exceptions
A. Notwithstanding section 28-6999, the department may enter into:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-7000
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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.
- Owner: means :
(a) A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Right-of-way: when used within the context of the regulation of the movement of traffic on a highway means the privilege of the immediate use of the highway. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
1. Construction contracts the performance of which may extend beyond the close of the fiscal year.
2. Contracts or agreements for the purpose of right-of-way acquisitions that may obligate state monies for payment up to ten years before the estimated completion date of construction.
3. Contracts or agreements for the purpose of compensating a utility for damages to the utility’s facilities if the damages result from an increase in the cost of maintenance, repair or replacement of the facilities due to changes in the configuration or location of the utility’s facilities that are required to accommodate a transportation facility. This paragraph applies to any contract or agreement in effect on August 9, 2001. For the purposes of this paragraph, "utility" includes the owner of the utility facilities and any person other than the owner who is responsible for the cost of maintenance, repair or replacement of the facilities.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section, the department may purchase rights-of-way for projects identified in the long-range statewide transportation plan pursuant to sections 28-307 and 28-506.