appropriation; Del Rio Springs; park

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Del Rio Springs State Park

This bill gives $750,000 from the state budget in fiscal year 2026-2027 to develop a new state park at Del Rio Springs.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $750,000 from the state General Fund for the Arizona State Parks Board.
• Uses the money to develop land and build needed infrastructure at Del Rio Springs.
• Allows the funds to be used in fiscal year 2026-2027 without expiring if not spent immediately.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona State Parks Board

Terms To Know

Appropriation

An official act by the legislature to set aside money for a specific purpose.

General Fund

The main account where Arizona keeps most of its tax revenue and other income.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say when construction will start or finish.
• The text does not list specific details about what buildings or trails will be built with this money.

Official Summary Text

HB2845 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2845
: appropriation; Del Rio Springs; park

Sponsor:
Representative Bliss, LD 1

Committee
on Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Overview

Appropriates
$750,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona State Parks
Board (ASPB) for the development of a state park at Del Rio Springs.

History

ASPB is a seven-member board composed of the State Land
Commissioner and six members appointed by the Governor. ASPB exists to select,
acquire, preserve, establish and maintain areas of natural features, scenic
beauty, historical and scientific interest, zoos and botanical gardens for the
education, pleasure, recreation and health of the people (A.R.S. ��
41-511
,
41-511.03
).

In FY 2024, $7 million was appropriated from the state GF and
distributed to ASPB for the purpose of establishing a new state park at the
headwaters of the Verde River. The proposed park would be located on a land
parcel known as Del Rio Springs Ranch, five miles north of Chino Valley,
adjacent to the Upper Verde River Wildlife Area and Prescott National Forest (
JLBC
).�

Provisions

1.

Appropriates
$750,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ASPB for the purpose of developing a
state park at Del Rio Springs. (Sec. 1)

2.

Exempts the
appropriation from lapsing. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2845 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Del Rio Springs; park

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2845

Introduced by

Representative
Bliss

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the arizona state
parks board.

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
Arizona state parks board; Del Rio Springs; state park; exemption

A. The sum of $750,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
Arizona state parks board for development and necessary infrastructure at Del
Rio Springs for a state park.

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.