appropriation; Navajo Route 8009

Plain English Breakdown

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Money for Road Work on Navajo Route 8009

This bill gives $800,000 from the state's money in fiscal year 2026-2027 to fix and improve a road called Navajo Route 8009.

What This Bill Does

• Gives $800,000 to the Department of Administration for work on Navajo Route 8009.
• The money is used in fiscal year 2026-2027.
• This money goes to the Navajo Division of Transportation to fix and improve the road.
• The project includes grading, draining, graveling, and stabilizing the roadway.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who use Navajo Route 8009 will benefit from improved roads.
• The Department of Administration receives money for this project.
• The Navajo Division of Transportation gets funding to work on the road.

Terms To Know

appropriation

Giving a specific amount of money from the state's budget to be used for a particular purpose.

fiscal year

A period of one year that is used for budgeting and financial reporting, starting on July 1st and ending on June 30th in Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the road work will be done or who will do it.
• It's unclear if there are any other requirements for using this money besides what is stated in the bill.

Official Summary Text

SB1737 - appropriation; Navajo Route 8009

Current Bill Text

SB1737 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; Navajo Route 8009

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1737

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 8009; exemption

A. The sum of $800,000 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 grading, draining, graveling and stabilizing the roadway
along Navajo Route 8009.

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.