appropriation; Woolford Road extension

Plain English Breakdown

The exact details of how ADOT will distribute funds and when construction begins are not specified in the official source material.

Appropriation for Woolford Road Extension

This bill gives $6,500,000 from the state's money in fiscal year 2026-2027 to help build a longer road called Woolford Road in Show Low.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $6,500,000 from the state General Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027 to ADOT.
• ADOT will distribute this money to the city of Show Low.
• The funds are designated specifically for extending Woolford Road.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
• The city of Show Low
• Taxpayers who fund the state's general fund

Terms To Know

Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)

A government agency that manages and maintains roads, airports, and other transportation systems in Arizona.

General Fund

The main account where the state keeps money to pay for different programs and projects.

Limits and Unknowns

• It does not specify how much of the road will be extended or when construction will begin.
• There is no information on what happens if there isn't enough funding in future years.

Official Summary Text

HB2068 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB2068
:
appropriation; Woolford Road extension

Sponsor:
Representative Blackman, LD 7

Committee
on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates
$6,500,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the city of Show Low for
the Woolford Road extension project.

History

Laws 1973, Chapter 146
established ADOT to provide for
an integrated and balanced state transportation system with a director
responsible for the Department's administration (
A.R.S. � 28-331
). ADOT has exclusive control
and jurisdiction over state highways, state routes, state-owned airports and
all state-owned transportation systems or modes.

The duties of ADOT
are as follows: 1) register motor vehicles and aircraft, license drivers,
collect revenues, enforce motor vehicle and aviation statutes and perform
related functions; 2) do multimodal state transportation planning, cooperate
and coordinate transportation planning with local governments and establish an
annually updated priority program of capital improvements for all
transportation modes; 3) design and construct transportation facilities in
accordance with a priority plan and maintain and operate state highways, state-owned
airports and state public transportation systems; 4) investigate new
transportation systems and cooperate with and advise local governments
concerning the development and operation of public transit systems; 5) have
administrative jurisdiction of transportation safety programs and implement
them following applicable law; and 6) operate a state motor vehicle fleet for
all motor vehicles that are owned, leased or rented by this state
(A.R.S. � 28- 332
).

Provisions

1.

Appropriates
$6,500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT to distribute to the city of
Show Low for the Woolford Road extension project. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2068 - 572R - I Ver

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REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Woolford Road extension

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2068

Introduced by

Representative
Blackman

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the DEPARTMENT of
transportation.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of transportation; Woolford Road extension

The sum of $6,500,000 is appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
transportation to distribute to the city of Show Low for the Woolford Road
extension project.