A. The department may establish a rest area sponsorship sign program. Notwithstanding sections 28-648, 28-7048 and 28-7053, the department may contract with a third party to install, maintain and replace rest area sponsorship signs at rest areas located in the public right-of-way of the interstate or state highway system. The third party shall agree in the contract to lease sponsor recognition space and to furnish, install, maintain and replace signs for the benefit of business or organizational sponsors.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-7059

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way if a part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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
  • State highway: means a state route or portion of a state route that is accepted and designated by the board as a state highway and that is maintained by the state. See Arizona Laws 28-101

B. Costs incurred under the program shall be paid under agreements negotiated between the third party and the business or organizational sponsors.

C. The department may enter into a revenue sharing agreement with the third party. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all monies received from the revenue sharing agreement in a subaccount of the state highway fund for the purpose of rest area maintenance, operations and repairs.