appropriation; Navajo technical university; laboratory

Plain English Breakdown

The official source confirms the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but does not list a specific effective date.

Funding for an Environmental Testing Laboratory at Navajo Technical University

This bill provides $8 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to build and equip an environmental testing laboratory at Navajo Technical University.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $8,000,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Sends money through the Department of Administration to Navajo Technical University.
• Pays for surveying, designing, planning, and building an environmental testing laboratory.
• Covers costs for interior construction work and specialized equipment needed for the lab.
• Exempts this specific funding from rules that usually require unused money to be returned.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Administration
• Navajo Technical University

Terms To Know

Appropriation

An official act by the legislature to set aside money for a specific purpose.

State General Fund

The main account where Arizona keeps most of its tax revenue and other income.

Lapsing of Appropriations

A rule that says money not spent by the end of a fiscal year must be returned to the state treasury.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not list specific dates for when construction will start or finish.
• The text does not describe what types of environmental tests the laboratory will perform once built.
• No information is provided about how much money might be needed after this initial $8 million.

Official Summary Text

SB1483 - appropriation; Navajo technical university; laboratory

Current Bill Text

SB1483 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Navajo technical university; laboratory

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1483

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; Navajo technical university; environmental
testing laboratory; exemption

A. The sum of $8,000,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of administration to distribute to the Navajo technical university
to survey, design, plan and construct an environmental testing laboratory, including
any interior build-out or specialized equipment needed.

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.