appropriation; Sawmill; intergenerational learning center

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Sawmill Intergenerational Learning Center

This bill gives $1 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to help design, plan, build, and run a new learning center on the Navajo Nation.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2026-2027 from the state general fund.
• Sends money through the Department of Administration to the Navajo Nation.
• Pays for designing, planning, building, maintaining, and running the Sawmill Intergenerational Learning Center.
• Exempts this specific funding from rules that usually require unused money to be returned.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Administration
• The Navajo Nation

Terms To Know

Appropriation

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

Fiscal Year

A 12-month period used for government budgeting, here running from July 2026 to June 2027.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not state when the center will be finished or open.
• The text does not explain how much of the $1 million goes toward each specific task like design versus construction.

Official Summary Text

SB1484 - appropriation; Sawmill; intergenerational learning center

Current Bill Text

SB1484 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Sawmill; intergenerational learning center

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1484

Introduced by

Senators
Hatathlie: Diaz, Kuby, Miranda, Ortiz, Sears;� Representatives Garcia,
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; Sawmill intergenerational learning center;
exemption

A. The sum of $1,000,000 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 design,
planning, construction, maintenance and operation of the Sawmill
intergenerational learning center.

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.