appropriation; Apache Junction; water infrastructure

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the total amount is $40.5 million but does not specify if this money must be spent entirely within fiscal year 2026-2027 or can carry over.

HB2069: Funding Water Projects in Apache Junction

This bill gives $40.5 million from state funds to the Department of Water Resources to support water, sewer, and stormwater projects in Apache Junction.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates money from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Sends $18 million to the Apache Junction Water District to expand water and sewer capacity.
• Provides $10 million to the City of Apache Junction for a stormwater retention facility at Weekes Wash.
• Allocates $12.5 million to the Apache Junction Water District for projects that improve water resilience and conservation.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Water Resources
• The Apache Junction Water District
• The City of Apache Junction

Terms To Know

Appropriation

An official act by the legislature that sets aside money for a specific purpose.

Detention facility

A structure designed to hold stormwater temporarily, as described in the bill's reference to the Weekes Wash regional multi-use detention facility.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not state when these projects must be finished.
• The source material lists only one specific location for stormwater retention (Weekes Wash) and does not list locations for the resilience and conservation projects.

Official Summary Text

HB2069 - appropriation; Apache Junction; water infrastructure

Current Bill Text

HB2069 - 572R - I Ver

PREFILED��� DEC 16 2025

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Apache Junction; water infrastructure

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2069

Introduced by

Representative
Blackman

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of
water resources.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of water resources; water infrastructure

The following amounts are appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of water
resources for the following purposes:

1. $18,000,000 to the
Apache Junction water district for water and sewer capacity expansion.

2. $10,000,000 to the city
of Apache Junction for the Weekes wash regional multi-use detention facility
for stormwater retention.

3. $12,500,000 to the
Apache Junction water district for water resilience and conservation projects.