appropriation; waterline project; Ganado

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on how the funds will be distributed or what happens if they are not used within a fiscal year.

Water Pipeline Funding for Navajo Nation

This bill provides $340,000 in funding from the state's general fund for a water pipeline project in Ganado, which is part of the Navajo Nation.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $340,000 to help design and build a new waterline pipeline in Ganado.
• Gives this money to the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) first.
• The ADOA will then give the money to the Navajo Nation for their use.

Who It Names or Affects

• People in Ganado who need clean water from the pipeline.
• The Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) which will manage the funds.
• The Navajo Nation that will receive and use the money for their project.

Terms To Know

Arizona Department of Administration

An agency in Arizona that helps run state government by providing services like health benefits, office space, and technology support.

Lapsing

When money given for a specific purpose is returned to the state if it's not used within a certain time period.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much of the $340,000 will be spent on each part of the project.
• It doesn't explain what happens if there are extra costs for the pipeline that weren't planned for.

Official Summary Text

SB1523 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1523

appropriation;
waterline project; Ganado

Purpose

Appropriates
$340,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona Department
of Administration (ADOA) to distribute to the Navajo Nation for the Ganado
Waterline Pipeline Project.

Background

ADOA was
established by the Legislature in 1973 to support the operation of state
government. ADOA provides medical and other health benefits to state employees,
processes claims when employees get injured, maintains office buildings for
employees to work in, purchases goods and services needed to conduct business,
provides information technology and telecommunication services for employees
and provides other centralized support services for state agencies (
ADOA
).

The Director of
ADOA must: 1) accept and disburse grants, gifts, donations, matching monies and
direct payments from public or private agencies for the conduct of programs
that are consistent with the overall purposes and objectives of ADOA; and 2)
establish and maintain separate financial accounts as required by federal law
or regulations (
A.R.S.
� 41-703
).

The Ganado
Chapter is an official certified chapter of the Navajo Nation located in Apache
County and is part of the Fort Defiance Agency of the U.S. Bureau of Indian
Affairs (
Ganado
).

S.B. 1523
appropriates $340,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOA.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates $340,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOA to distribute
to the Navajo Nation for the design, planning and construction costs for the
Ganado Waterline Pipeline Project.

2.

Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.

3.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Prepared by Senate Research

February 6, 2026

SB/SF/hk

Current Bill Text

SB1523 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

appropriation;
waterline project; Ganado

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1523

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the department of
administration.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of administration; Ganado water pipeline project; exemption

A. The sum of $340,000 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 and construction costs for the Ganado waterline pipeline 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.