appropriation; Fort Defiance; streetlights

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill text specifies fiscal year '2026-2027', while the candidate explanation used 'FY 2027'. The corrected version uses the full range found in the source.

HB2285: Funding for Solar Streetlights in Fort Defiance

This bill sets aside $3.5 million from the state general fund to give to ADOT, which will then provide money to the Fort Defiance Chapter of the Navajo Nation to install solar streetlights on three specific roads.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $3,500,000 from the State General Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Gives this money to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
• Requires ADOT to distribute the funds to the Fort Defiance Chapter of the Navajo Nation.
• Pays for installing solar streetlights on BIA Routes N110, N7, and N12 in Fort Defiance.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
• The Fort Defiance Chapter of the Navajo Nation
• People who use roads BIA Routes N110, N7, and N12 in Fort Defiance

Terms To Know

Appropriation

The act of setting aside a specific amount of money for a certain purpose.

State General Fund (GF)

The main account where the state keeps most of its tax money to pay for government services.

BIA Routes

Roads managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, often located on tribal lands.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say when the streetlights will be finished.
• The text does not explain how ADOT will choose which specific spots get lights first.
• No effective date is listed in the provided summary or excerpt.

Official Summary Text

HB2285 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2285
: appropriation; Fort Defiance; streetlights

Sponsor:
Representative Tsosie, LD 6

Committee
on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates
$3,500,000 from the State General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the Fort Defiance Chapter
of the Navajo Nation to install solar streetlights on BIA Routes N110, N7 and
N12 in Fort Defiance.

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
$3,500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT to distribute to the Fort
Defiance Chapter of the Navajo Nation to install solar streetlights on BIA
Routes N110, N7 and N12 in Fort Defiance. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2285 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Fort Defiance; streetlights

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2285

Introduced by

Representative
Tsosie

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the department of
transportation.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of transportation; Fort Defiance; streetlights

The sum of $3,500,000 is appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
transportation to distribute to the Fort Defiance chapter of the Navajo Nation
to install solar streetlights on BIA Routes N110, N7 and N12 in Fort Defiance.