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SB1524 • 2026

appropriation; Navajo Route 8070; improvements

SB1524 - appropriation; Navajo Route 8070; improvements

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Theresa Hatathlie, Denise “Mitzi” Epstein, Catherine Miranda
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Senate second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Navajo Route 8070 Improvements

This bill gives $3.2 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to improve a specific road called Navajo Route 8070.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets aside $3,200,000 for use in fiscal year 2026-2027 from the state general fund.
  • Gives the money to the Department of Transportation.
  • Requires work to grade and improve drainage on Navajo Route 8070.
  • Funds adding gravel and stabilizing the road surface.
  • Exempts this specific funding from rules that make unused money expire.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Arizona Department of Transportation
  • Users of Navajo Route 8070

Terms To Know

Appropriation
An official act that sets aside money for a specific purpose.
State General Fund
The main account where the state keeps most of its tax revenue and other income.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not say exactly how long the road work will take.
  • No information is provided about when construction might start.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senate second read

  2. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  3. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: None

  4. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1524 - appropriation; Navajo Route 8070; improvements

Current Bill Text

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SB1524 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Navajo Route 8070; improvements

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1524

Introduced by

Senators
Hatathlie: Epstein, Miranda

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of
TRANSPORTATION.

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of transportation; Navajo Route 8070; exemption

a.
The
sum of $3,200,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year
2026-2027 to the department of transportation to grade, improve drainage,
gravel and stabilize Navajo Route 8070.

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.