appropriation; Navajo Route 8009

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Navajo Route 8009 Roadwork

This bill sets aside $800,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to help fix and improve a specific road on the Navajo Nation.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $800,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Gives this money to the Department of Administration to send to the Navajo Division of Transportation.
• Pays for grading, draining, graveling, and stabilizing the road on Navajo Route 8009.
• Exempts this specific funding from rules that usually require unused money to be returned.

Who It Names or Affects

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

Terms To Know

Appropriation

An official act by the legislature that sets aside money for a specific purpose.

State General Fund

The main account where Arizona keeps most of its tax revenue to pay for government services.

Lapsing of Appropriations

A rule that says money not spent by the end of a budget year must be returned or cannot be used later.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say exactly when the roadwork will start or finish.
• It is unclear if this $800,000 covers all costs needed to fully complete the project on Navajo Route 8009.

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.