appropriation; State Route 64; study

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed as a general state rule, so no specific calendar date can be confirmed from this document alone.

Funding a Safety Study for State Route 64

This bill gives $500,000 to the Arizona Department of Transportation to study traffic and safety on the road from Williams to the Grand Canyon.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $500,000 from the state General Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Requires ADOT to conduct a traffic and safety study on State Route 64 between Williams and the Grand Canyon.
• Mandates that ADOT submit a report with findings by December 31, 2026.
• Directs the final report to be sent to the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
• Drivers who travel on State Route 64 between Williams and the Grand Canyon
• State lawmakers receiving the final study report

Terms To Know

Appropriation

The official act of setting aside money from a government fund for a specific purpose.

State General Fund

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

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say what specific changes will be made to the road after the study is finished.
• The text only covers State Route 64 between Williams and the Grand Canyon, not other roads in Arizona.
• The exact date when this law becomes effective depends on a general state rule that is not listed here.

Official Summary Text

SB1154 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1154

appropriation;
State Route 64; study

Purpose

Appropriates
$500,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) to conduct a traffic and safety study on
State Route 64 from the City of Williams (Williams) to the Grand Canyon.

Background

ADOT is tasked
with providing an integrated balanced state transportation system and has
exclusive control and jurisdiction over all: 1) state highways; 2) state roads;
3) state-owned airports; and 4) state-owned transportation systems or modes.
ADOT is responsible for the design and construction of transportation
facilities in accordance with a priority plan and to maintain and operate all
state-owned highways, airports and public transportation systems (A.R.S. ��
28-331

and
28-332
).

S.B. 1154
appropriates $500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates $500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT to conduct a
traffic and safety study on State Route 64 from Williams to the Grand Canyon.

2.

Requires ADOT, by December 31, 2026, to submit a report and any
recommendations for traffic and safety improvements along State Route 64 to the
Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

3.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Prepared by Senate Research

January 22, 2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1154 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

appropriation; State
Route 64; study

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1154

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; traffic and safety study; State Route 64; report

A. The sum of $500,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of transportation to conduct a traffic and safety study on State
Route 64 from the city of Williams to the Grand Canyon.

B. On or before December
31, 2026, the department shall submit a report on the study prescribed by
subsection A of this section to the governor, the president of the senate and
the speaker of the house of representatives and shall include any recommendations
for traffic and safety improvements along State Route 64.