2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §28-8102  General lottery monies; fund distribution; definitions

A. The state treasurer shall pay incorporated cities and towns from the available monies in the local transportation assistance fund pursuant to section 5-522, subsection B. A city or town shall receive monies in the proportion that the population of each city or town bears to the total population of all cities and towns in this state, except that a city or town is entitled to receive at least ten thousand dollars.

B. The state treasurer shall pay cities and towns as provided in subsection A of this section a maximum amount of twenty-three million dollars in any one fiscal year from the local transportation assistance fund.

C. A city or town with a population of three hundred thousand persons or less shall use the monies received under subsection A of this section for transportation purposes except as provided in section 28-8104 and may use the monies for public transportation operating and related capital purposes. A city or town with a population of more than three hundred thousand persons shall use the monies received under subsection A of this section for public transportation operating and related capital purposes except as provided in section 28-8104.

D. In this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Population" means the population of a city, town or county as defined by section 41-563.

2. "Public transportation" means local transportation of passengers by means of a public conveyance.