appropriation; Navajo Route 8090; improvements

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Navajo Route 8090 Road Improvements

This bill sets aside $12,175,000 from the state general fund to help improve a specific road on the Navajo Nation.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $12,175,000 for use in fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Gives money to the Department of Administration to pass along to the Navajo Division of Transportation.
• Pays for raising the road level on Navajo Route 8090.
• Funds drainage work, graveling, and chip sealing on that route.
• Exempts this specific funding from rules about unused money expiring.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Administration
• The Navajo Division of Transportation

Terms To Know

Appropriation

Money officially set aside by the government for a specific purpose.

Chip sealing

A road surface treatment that uses asphalt and small stones to protect pavement.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not list the exact start or end dates for construction work.
• It does not specify how much of the total money will go toward each type of repair.
• No effective date is listed in this text.

Official Summary Text

SB1735 - appropriation; Navajo Route 8090; improvements

Current Bill Text

SB1735 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Navajo Route 8090; improvements

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1735

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; Navajo Route 8090; roadway improvements;
exemption

A. The sum of $12,175,000
is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of administration to distribute to the Navajo division of
transportation for roadway improvements along Navajo Route 8090, including for
raising the roadway, drainage improvements, graveling and chip sealing.

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.