air mobility fund; border security

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air mobility fund; border security

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What This Bill Does

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• 1457 air mobility fund; border security Purpose Adds purchasing advanced air mobility vehicles for border security to the allowable uses of monies in the Advanced Air Mobility Fund (Fund).
• Background The Fund is administered by the State Treasurer and consists of monies appropriated by the Legislature and any nonfederal gifts, grants, donations or other monies received from any public or private source for transportation projects.
• Fund monies must be used to: 1) purchase advanced air mobility vehicles that are capable of carrying passengers or cargo for testing and demonstration purposes; and 2) constructing vertiports ( A.R.S.

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Official Summary Text

SB1457 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1457

air mobility fund;
border security

Purpose

Adds purchasing
advanced air mobility vehicles for border security to the allowable uses of
monies in the Advanced Air Mobility Fund (Fund).

Background

The Fund is
administered by the State Treasurer and consists of monies appropriated by the
Legislature and any nonfederal gifts, grants, donations or other monies
received from any public or private source for transportation projects. Fund
monies must be used to: 1) purchase advanced air mobility vehicles that are
capable of carrying passengers or cargo for testing and demonstration purposes;
and 2) constructing vertiports (
A.R.S.
� 28-8604
).

There is no
anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.

Provisions

1.

Adds purchasing advanced air mobility vehicles for border security to
the allowable uses of monies in the Fund.

2.

Requires priority to be given to counties that are located along the
international border when purchasing advanced air mobility vehicles.

3.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Prepared by Senate Research

February 4, 2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1457 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

air mobility fund;
border security

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1457

AN
ACT

Amending section 28-8604, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to the advanced air mobility fund.

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

Section 1. Section 28-8604, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
28-8604.

Advanced air mobility fund

A. The advanced air mobility fund is
established. The state treasurer shall administer the
fund. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation
and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing
of appropriations. The state treasurer shall invest and divest
monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from
investment shall be credited to the fund. The fund consists of the
following:

1. Monies appropriated by the legislature.

2. Any nonfederal gifts, grants, donations or other
monies received by the state treasurer

from any
public or private source for transportation projects.

B. The monies in the fund shall be used to:

1. Purchase advanced air mobility vehicles that are
capable of carrying passengers or cargo for testing and demonstration purposes
of the ability to use the advanced air mobility vehicles.

2. Construct vertiports.

3. Purchase advanced air mobility
vehicles for border security purposes. priority shall be given to
counties that are located along this state's international border.

C. Before any expenditure is made from the fund, the
state treasurer and the department shall submit an expenditure plan for review
to the joint committee on capital review.
END_STATUTE