appropriation; Fort Defiance senior center

Plain English Breakdown

The bill includes an exemption from rules that usually require unused funds to expire, but it does not specify how long the money can be kept if not spent immediately.

Funding for Fort Defiance Senior Center

This bill gives $1.5 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to help pay for surveying, design, planning, and construction of a senior center project in Fort Defiance.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $1,500,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Gives this money to the Department of Administration.
• Requires the department to send funds to the Navajo Nation.
• Pays for surveying, design, planning, and construction costs for the Fort Defiance senior center project.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Administration
• The Navajo Nation

Terms To Know

Appropriation

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

Fiscal year

A one-year period used by the government to track spending and budgeting.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not state when construction will start or finish.
• It is unclear if more money might be needed later for this project.
• The text does not list specific details about the center's size or features.

Official Summary Text

SB1482 - appropriation; Fort Defiance senior center

Current Bill Text

SB1482 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Fort Defiance senior center

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1482

Introduced by

Senators
Hatathlie: Diaz, Miranda;� Representative Sandoval

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the department of
administration.

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of administration; Fort Defiance senior center project; exemption

A. The sum of $1,500,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of administration to distribute to the Navajo Nation for the
surveying, design, planning and construction costs for the Fort Defiance senior
center project.

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.