appropriation; Dennehotso pedestrian path

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for a Walking Path in Dennehotso

This bill gives $5,900,000 from the state general fund to build and light a walking path near U.S. Route 160 in Dennehotso.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Sends the money from the state general fund to the Department of Administration.
• Requires the department to give funds to the Navajo Nation.
• Pays for surveying and designing a new pedestrian path in Dennehotso.
• Funds construction and lighting along U.S. Route 160.

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, here running from 2026 to 2027.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not state when construction will start or finish.
• The text does not explain how much of the money goes to each specific task like surveying versus lighting.

Official Summary Text

SB1734 - appropriation; Dennehotso pedestrian path

Current Bill Text

SB1734 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Dennehotso pedestrian path

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1734

Introduced by

Senators
Hatathlie: Gonzales, Kuby

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; Dennehotso pedestrian path

The sum of $5,900,000 is appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
administration to distribute to the Navajo Nation for surveying, designing,
constructing and lighting of a pedestrian path in Dennehotso along U.S. Route
160.