appropriation; Douglas port of entry

Plain English Breakdown

There is a discrepancy between the Senate Fact Sheet ($30,723,600) and the official bill text ($5,000,000); only the amount in the enacted bill text was used.

SB1272: Funding Match for Douglas Port of Entry

This bill sets aside state money to help pay for a border crossing in Douglas, but only if the federal government provides its required share.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $5,000,000 from the Arizona General Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Sends this money to the State Treasurer to give to the City of Douglas as a state match.
• Requires that federal funding must be awarded before state funds can be spent.

Who It Names or Affects

• The City of Douglas
• The Arizona State Treasurer's Office

Terms To Know

Appropriation

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

State General Fund

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

Port of Entry

A designated place, such as a border crossing, where people and goods enter or leave a country.

Limits and Unknowns

• The state money cannot be used unless the federal government awards $678 million for the project.
• The bill does not list an exact date when it becomes effective beyond stating 'general effective date'.

Official Summary Text

SB1272 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1272

appropriation;
Douglas port of entry

Purpose

Appropriates
$30,723,600 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2027 to the State
Treasurer to distribute to the City of Douglas for the state match of the
Douglas port of entry.

Background

Established in
1949, the U.S. General Services Administration provides centralized procurement
for the federal government and offers services, products and facilities to
federal agencies. The U.S. General Services Administration is funded by costs
recovered through the products and services it provides to federal agencies (
GSA
).

The State Treasurer's
duties include: 1) authenticating writings and documents certified by the State
Treasurer with the seal of the State Treasurer's Office; 2) receiving and keeping
in secure custody all monies that belong to Arizona and that are not required
to be received and kept by some other person; 3) filing and keeping the
documentation delivered to the Treasurer when monies are deposited into the Treasury;
4) delivering to each person depositing money into the Treasury a confirmation
showing the date, amount and depositing agency and providing a unique
identifying number for each confirmation; 5) paying warrants drawn by the Arizona
Department of Administration; 6) keeping an account of all monies received and
disbursed and separate accounts of the different funds and appropriations of
monies; and 7) keeping information in writing as to the condition of the Treasury
or on any subject relating to the duties of the Treasurer, at the request of a
member of the Legislature (
A.R.S.
� 41-172
).

S.B. 1272
appropriates $30,723,600 from the state GF in FY 2027 to the State Treasurer.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates $30,723,600 from the state GF in FY 2027 to the State
Treasurer to distribute to the City of Douglas for the state match of the
Douglas port of entry.

2.

Stipulates that the appropriated monies may only be expended to the
extent that the U.S. General Services Administration provides an award of
$678,000,000 for the Douglas port of entry.

3.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Prepared by Senate Research

February 19, 2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1272 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

appropriation;
Douglas port of entry

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1272

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the state
treasurer.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section
1.
1.
Appropriation; state treasurer; city of Douglas; Douglas port of
entry

A. The sum of
$5,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in
fiscal year 2026-2027 to the state treasurer for distribution to the city of
Douglas for the state match of the Douglas port of entry.

B. The monies appropriated
in subsection A of this section may be expended only to the extent that the
general services administration provides an award of $678,000,000 for the
Douglas port of entry.