A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section and section 28-6538, the state highway fund shall be used for any of the following purposes in strict conformity with and subject to the budget as provided by this section and by sections 28-6997 through 28-7003:

1. 1. To pay salaries, wages, necessary travel expenses and other expenses of officers and employees of the department and the incidental office expenses, including telegraph, telephone, postal and express charges and printing, stationery and advertising expenses.

2. 2. To pay for both:

   1. (a) Equipment, supplies, machines, tools, department offices and laboratories established by the department.
   2. (b) The construction and repair of buildings or yards of the department.

3. 3. To pay the cost of both:

   1. (a) Engineering, construction, improvement and maintenance of state highways and parts of highways forming state routes.
   2. (b) Highways under cooperative agreements with the United States that are entered into pursuant to this chapter and an act of Congress providing for the construction of rural post roads.
4. 4. To pay land damages incurred by reason of establishing, opening, altering, relocating, widening or abandoning portions of a state route or state highway.
5. 5. To reimburse the department revolving account.
6. 6. To pay premiums on authorized indemnity bonds and on compensation insurance under the workers' compensation act.
7. 7. To defray lawful expenses and costs required to administer and carry out the intent, purposes and provisions of this title, including repayment of obligations entered into pursuant to this title, payment of interest on obligations entered into pursuant to this title, repayment of loans and other financial assistance, including repayment of advances and interest on advances made to the department pursuant to section 28-7677, and payment of all other obligations and expenses of the board and department pursuant to chapter 21 of this title.
8. 8. To pay lawful bills and charges incurred by the state engineer.
9. 9. To acquire, construct or improve entry roads to state parks or roads within state parks.
10. 10. To acquire, construct or improve entry roads to state prisons.
11. 11. To pay the cost of relocating a utility facility pursuant to section 28-7156.
12. 12. For the purposes provided in subsections C, D and E of this section and sections 28-1143, 28-2353 and 28-3003.
13. 13. To pay the cost of issuing an Arizona centennial special plate pursuant to section 28-2448.

14. 14. To pay for all of the following:

    1. (a) The enforcement by the department of public safety and the department of transportation of vehicle safety requirements within twenty-five miles of the border between this state and Mexico.
    2. (b) Costs related to procuring electronic equipment, automated systems or improvements to existing electronic equipment or automated systems for relieving vehicle congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico.
    3. (c) Constructing, maintaining and upgrading transportation facilities, including roads, streets and highways, approved by the board within twenty-five miles of the border between this state and Mexico.
    4. (d) As approved by the board, constructing and maintaining transportation facilities in the CANAMEX high priority corridor as defined in section 332 of the national highway system designation act of 1995 (P.L. 104-59; 109 Stat. 568).
    5. (e) Activities of the department that include collecting transportation and trade data in the United States and Mexico for the purposes of constructing transportation facilities, improving public safety, improving truck processing time and relieving congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico. The department may enter into an agreement with the Arizona-Mexico commission and provide funding to the commission for the purposes of this subdivision.
    6. (f) A commitment or investment necessary for the department or another agency of this state to obtain federal monies that are designated for expenditure pursuant to this section.