appropriation; N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how or when the $4 million will be spent.

Appropriation for N9073 Rockfall/Roadway Project

This bill gives $4 million from the state's money in fiscal year 2026-2027 to help fix a dangerous road and prevent rocks from falling on it.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $4,000,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2026-2027 to ADOT for distribution to the Navajo Department of Transportation for engineering services and early-stage construction of mitigations for the N9073 Rockfall/Roadway project.
• Exempts this appropriation from lapsing.

Who It Names or Affects

• Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
• Navajo Department of Transportation
• People who use N9073 Roadway

Terms To Know

Appropriation

Money given by the government for a specific purpose.

Lapsing

When money set aside for something is returned to the treasury if it's not used within a certain time.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how or when the $4 million will be spent.
• It only talks about giving money, but doesn't explain what happens after that.

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.