appropriation; N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project

Plain English Breakdown

The bill states funds are exempt from lapsing rules but does not explain what happens if the money is unused after a certain time, other than implying it can be carried over.

HB2287: Funding for N9073 Rockfall and Roadway Project

This bill sets aside $4 million from the state budget in fiscal year 2026-2027 to help fix rockfalls on Route N9073.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $4,000,000 from the Arizona General Fund for use in fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Gives this money to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to pass along to another agency.
• Pays for engineering work and early construction steps to stop rockfalls on Route N9073.
• Allows ADOT to give these funds directly to the Navajo Department of Transportation.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
• The Navajo Department of Transportation
• Travelers and residents who use Route N9073

Terms To Know

Appropriation

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

General Fund

The main account where Arizona keeps most of its tax revenue to pay for state services.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say when construction will finish or how long the project will take.
• It only covers engineering and early-stage work, so later costs are not included in this amount.
• The text does not list specific locations along Route N9073 where rockfalls happen.

Official Summary Text

HB2287 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2287
: appropriation; N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project

Sponsor:
Representative Tsosie, LD 6

Committee
on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Appropriates
$4,000,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the Navajo Department of
Transportation for engineering services and early-stage construction of
mitigations for the N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project. Exempts the appropriation
from lapsing.

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
$4,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT to distribute to the Navajo
Department of Transportation for engineering services and early-stage
construction of mitigations for the N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project. (Sec. 1)

2.

Exempts the
appropriation from lapsing. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2287 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2287

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; N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project; exemption

A. The sum of $4,000,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of transportation to distribute to the Navajo department of
transportation for engineering services and early-stage construction of
mitigations for the N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project.

B. The appropriation made
in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section
35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.