appropriation; road improvements; Piñon schools

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how ADOT will ensure safe travel for students and staff.

Money for Road Fixes Near Piñon Schools

This bill gives $3,700,000 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) from the state's money in fiscal year 2026-2027 to improve roads near Piñon Unified School District.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $3,700,000 from the State General Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027 to ADOT.
• ADOT will distribute this money to the Navajo Division of Transportation for road improvements near Piñon Unified School District.

Who It Names or Affects

• Students and staff at Piñon Unified School District
• People who live or work near the school district

Terms To Know

Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)

The state agency that takes care of roads, airports, and other transportation in Arizona.

Navajo Division of Transportation

A part of the Navajo Nation government that works on transportation issues for the Navajo people.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how exactly the roads will be improved.
• It is unclear if there are other road improvement projects in the area that this money might affect.

Official Summary Text

HB2284 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2284
: appropriation; road improvements; Pi�on schools

Sponsor:
Representative Tsosie, LD 6

Committee
on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriate
$3,700,000 from the State General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the Navajo Division of
Transportation for road improvements for the Pi�on Unified School District.

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.

Appropriate
$3,700,000 from the State GF in FY 2027 to the ADOT to the Navajo Division of
Transportation for road improvements for the Pi�on Unified School District.
(Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2284 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; road improvements; Pi�on schools

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2284

Introduced by

Representative
Tsosie

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; road improvements; Pi�on unified school district

The sum of $3,700,000 is appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
transportation to distribute to the Navajo division of transportation for road
improvements for the Pi�on unified school district.