What is the PRTA?

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors established the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority (PRTA) in 2015 as a public improvement and taxing subdivision of the State of Arizona to coordinate multi-jurisdictional transportation planning, improvements, and funding. This is an entity authorized and defined in Arizona Revised Statutes Title 48 (Special Taxing Districts), Chapter 30 (Regional Transportation Authority). The PRTA is comprised of members from Pinal County plus municipalities and tribal nations within the county.

This organization developed a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) that was taken to the voters in a November 2017 Special Election. The voters of Pinal County approved both the RTP and a 20-year half-cent sales tax to fund the transportation improvements contained in the plan. However, the structure of the tax was challenged in a 2018 lawsuit and ruled invalid by the Arizona Supreme Court in March 2022, so implementation of the Plan has not yet begun.

Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02. Public Notice is hereby given that all Pinal Regional Transportation Authority Board Meeting Notices shall be posted in a kiosk located outside the front entrance of the Pinal County 1891 Historic Courthouse located at 135 N. Pinal Street, Florence, AZ 85132, the county’s website under the Required Postings section, and the PRTA website under Board & Committees. All Meeting Agendas are inclusive of the Meeting Notice of Posting which indicates the date, time, and place of said meetings.