appropriation; Black Mesa; veterans center

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for a Veterans Center in Black Mesa

This bill provides $2.5 million to help build a new veterans center for the Black Mesa Chapter of the Navajo Nation.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $2,500,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Gives money to the Department of Veterans' Services.
• Requires the department to give funds to the Black Mesa Chapter of the Navajo Nation.
• Allows the chapter to survey, design, and build a veterans center.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Veterans' Services
• The Black Mesa Chapter of the Navajo Nation

Terms To Know

Appropriation

Money set aside by a government for a specific use.

Fiscal year

A one-year period used for budgeting and accounting, here 2026-2027.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say when construction will start or finish.
• The text does not list the specific features of the new center.
• No effective date is listed in this document excerpt.

Official Summary Text

HB2884 - appropriation; Black Mesa; veterans center

Current Bill Text

HB2884 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Black Mesa; veterans center

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2884

Introduced by

Representative
Tsosie

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of
veterans' services.

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of veterans' services; Black Mesa Chapter; veterans center

The sum of $2,500,000 is appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
veterans' services to distribute to the Black Mesa Chapter of the Navajo Nation
to survey, design and construct a veterans center for the Black Mesa Chapter.