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SB1849 - 572R - S Ver
Senate Engrossed
capital outlay;
appropriations; 2026-2027.
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
SENATE BILL 1849
AN
ACT
amending laws 2021, chapter 406, section
33, as amended by laws 2022, chapter 33, section 1 and Laws 2023, chapter 135,
section 1; amending laws 2022, chapter 309, section 8, as amended by Laws 2023,
chapter 135, section 3 and Laws 2025, chapter 235, section 1; Amending laws
2023, chapter 135, section 8; Amending Laws 2023, chapter 135, section 10, as
amended by Laws 2024, chapter 211, section 1 and Laws 2025, Chapter 235,
section 2; amending laws 2024, chapter 211, section 6; Amending laws 2024,
Chapter 211, section 9, as amended by laws 2025, chapter 235, section 3;
Amending Laws 2024, chapter 211, section 22; Amending laws 2024, chapter 211,
section 29; amending laws 2025, chapter 235, sections 8 and 9; Making capital
outlay appropriations for the different departments of the state and for state
institutions; providing for review of capital outlay projects.
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Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Laws 2021, chapter 406, section 33,
as amended by Laws 2022, chapter 33, section 1 and Laws 2023, chapter 135,
section 1, is amended to read:
Sec. 33.
Appropriations; department of transportation; highway
construction; fiscal year 2020-2021; exemption; lapsing; report
A. The following amounts are appropriated from the
state general fund in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the department of transportation
for the following highway projects:
1. Repave State Route 69 in
Prescott
Valley���������������� �
$ 4,700,000
$ 4,583,800
2. Repave State Route 95 in
Mohave
county������������������ �
$46,700,000
$44,965,700
3. Study options for expanding the on and
off ramps at
the intersection of
Grand Avenue
and State Route 303����������� $ 150,000
4. Construct an overpass at Riggs Road
and State
Route 347������������������������ $25,000,000
5.
Study an overpass at Riggs Road and
Design,
right-of-way acquisition,
utility
RELOCATION, natural resource
recovery
and construction for an
Overpass
at RigGs Road and
to
improve
State Route 347����������������� $ 2,500,000
6.
Final design plan, right-of-way and
easements
for an overpass at
Riggs
Road and
Design, right-of-way
acquisition,
utility RELOCATION,
natural
resource recovery and
construction
for an
Overpass
at RiGgs Road and
to
improve
State Route 347����������������� $ 7,500,000
7. Study the north/south corridor in����������������������
Pinal county������������������������������� $ 4,000,000
8. Improve drainage on 67th Avenue
in Peoria���������������������������������� $ 8,500,000
9. Widen Camelback Road between State
Route 303 and
Litchfield Road
in Goodyear�������������������������������� $ 8,000,000
10. Study and design concept report for
the repair of
State Route 88��������������� $ 700,000
11. Repair and maintain 20th Avenue in
Safford������������������������������������ $ 1,032,100
12. Improve Tangerine Road near
Interstate 10
in Marana�������������������� $ 5,000,000
13. Construct a
bridge and extend
�
Ocotillo Road in Gilbert����������� $ 7,900,000
14. Repair State Route 186 and State
Business
Route 10 in Wilcox��
$ 3,500,000
$3,406,900
15. Replace Butte Avenue bridge in
Florence��������������������������������� $ 1,000,000
16. Improve Center Avenue in Jerome����������������� $ 560,000
17. Rehabilitate pavement along
State
Route 77 near Oro Valley����������� $15,807,500
18. Improve State Route 90 near
Fort
Huachuca���������������������������� $10,600,000
19. Improve State Route 87 � local match����������������� $ 750,000
20. Study guardrail � shoulder of
State
Route 377 from Holbrook to Heber��� $ 140,000
21. Improve Hill Street Corridor in Globe����������� $ 1,169,400
B. Notwithstanding section 41-1252, Arizona Revised
Statutes, the appropriations made in subsection A of this section are not
subject to review by the joint committee on capital review.
C. The appropriations made in subsection A of this
section do not lapse until the purpose for which the appropriations were made
has been accomplished or abandoned, or the appropriations stand for a full
fiscal year without an expenditure or encumbrance.
D. Before transferring monies between the projects
described in subsection A of this section, the department shall submit a report
for review by the joint committee on capital review.
Sec. 2. Laws 2022, chapter 309, section 8, as
amended by Laws 2023, chapter 135, section 3 and Laws 2025, chapter 235,
section 1, is amended to read:
Sec. 8.
Appropriations;
department of transportation; highway construction; intent; reports; exemption;
lapsing
A. The following amounts are appropriated from the
state highway fund established by section 28-6991, Arizona Revised
Statutes, in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the department of transportation for the
following highway projects:
1. Design and construct additional vehicle
lanes,
separated by a lighted median,
on
Interstate 10 between State Route 85
and
Citrus Road��������������������������� $60,910,000
The legislature intends that:
(a) Not more than one hundred twenty days after the
effective date of this section, the city of Buckeye contribute $3,000,000 to
the project described in this paragraph.
(b) The Maricopa association of governments collect
and contribute at least $10,000,000 from sources other than this state for the
project described in this paragraph.
(c) The department use any federal discretionary
monies awarded for the project described in this paragraph before spending the
monies appropriated in this paragraph.
2. Improve Jackrabbit Trail between
Thomas Road and McDowell Road������������������ $20,080,000
The legislature intends that the city of Buckeye contribute
$5,020,000 to the project described in this paragraph.
3. Acquire right-of-way to extend State
Route 24��������������������������������������� $15,000,000
4. Rehabilitate pavement along United States
Route 60 between Loop 101
and Loop 202����������������������������������� $38,482,000
5. Study the construction of an emergency
evacuation bridge in Lake Havasu City���������� $ 200,000
6. Construct roundabout at intersection of
State Route 69 and State Route 169������������� $ 8,022,500
7. Study and design traffic interchange on
State Route 74 at Lake Pleasant
Parkway�������� $ 5,000,000
8. Assess intersection of State Route 79 and
Hunt Highway����������������������������������� $ 100,000
9. Assess intersection of State Route 87
and Skousen Road������������������������������� $ 100,000
10. Design traffic interchange on State
Route 89 at State Route 89A������������������� $ 600,000
11. Rehabilitate pavement along State Route 90
between Campus
Drive and the U.S. Border
Patrol Station in
Huachuca City��������������� $38,620,000
12. Rehabilitate pavement along United States
Route 191 between
Mile Post 163 and
Mile Post
173���������������������
$22,152,000
$16,239,900
13. Design and construct a screen wall along
Loop 101 between
51st Avenue and
59th Avenue����������������������������������� $ 9,514,000
14. Rehabilitate pavement along United States
Route 191 between
Armory Road and
East
Safford����������������������
$16,481,000
$14,865,500
15. Design to improve State Route 238 between
State Route 347 and
Green Road���������������� $ 800,000
16. Design work for State Route 303
Improvements from
Interstate 17
to Lake Pleasant
Parkway���������������������� $ 4,000,000
17. Design work for the interchange at
State
Route 303 and Interstate 17���������� $19,000,000
18. Design
,
to
widen lanes along
right-of-way
acquisition,
utility relation, natural
resource
recovery and construction to
improve
State Route 347, including
improving
the intersection on state route
347
at casa blanca road and cement
plant
access, and to construct an
overpass
at Riggs Road and
State
Route 347
between Interstate 10
and city of Maricopa
����������������������� $19,000,000
19. Assess intersection on State
Route 389 at
Arizona Avenue���������������� $ 100,000
20. Distribute to the northern Arizona
intergovernmental
public
transportation
authority for
capital costs of
the Flagstaff
downtown connection
center����������������� $ 6,000,000
21. Install lighting on the Sentinel exit
in Gila
Bend����������������������
$ 1,085,000
$762,500
22. Conduct a tier 2 study for the
North-South
Corridor in Pinal county������� $15,000,000
23. Conduct a tier 2 study for the Sonoran
Corridor in Pima
county�������������������� $14,000,000
24. Conduct a tier 2 study for Interstate 11
in Maricopa county������������������������� $25,000,000
25. Design and construct a screen wall
along the east side
of Loop 101
near 16th
Street��������������
$ 7,250,000
$ 6,365,000
B. Within thirty days after the last day of each
calendar quarter, the department shall report to the joint legislative budget
committee staff the projected cost and status of the projects for the
appropriations made in subsection A of this section. The report
shall include any impacts to the projects due to the increase in the cost of
concrete.
C. Before transferring monies between the projects
described in subsection A of this section, the department shall submit a report
for review by the joint committee on capital review.
D. Notwithstanding section 41-1252, Arizona Revised
Statutes, the appropriations made in subsection A of this section are not
subject to review by the joint committee on capital review.
E. The appropriations
made in subsection A of this section do not lapse until the purpose for which
the appropriations were made has been accomplished or abandoned, or the
appropriations stand for a full fiscal year without an expenditure or encumbrance.
Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 135, section 8 is
amended to read:
Sec. 8.
Appropriations;
state agency and administrative board capital projects
A. The amounts appropriated in this section are
appropriated for fiscal year 2023-2024 to be used by the applicable agency or
board for individual capital projects.
B. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Electric vehicle charging and advance
����� fuel
infrastructure���������������������������� $ 5,000,000
Fund source:
State general fund����������������������������� $ 5,000,000
C. STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
1. Replace evaporative cooling statewide
with HVAC�������������������������������������� $ 66,783,600
2. Statewide
door, lock and fire systems
replacement������������������������������������ $ 48,650,600
Fund source:
State general fund����������������������������� $115,434,200
D. DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Additional construction monies for
Surprise readiness center���������������������� $ 1,125,000
Fund source:
State general fund����������������������������� $ 1,125,000
E. ARIZONA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR BOARD
Capital
improvements��������������������������� $ 3,802,100
Fund source:
Arizona exposition
and state fair fund��������� $ 3,802,100
F. ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
1. Dam maintenance���������������������������������� $ 150,000
2. Hatchery maintenance����������������������������� $ 400,000
3. Property maintenance����������������������������� $ 300,000
4. Water conservation projects���������������������� $ 500,000
Fund sources:
Capital improvement
fund����������������������� $ 850,000
Game and fish fund����������������������������� $ 500,000
G. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
1. State hospital water pump replacements ���������� $ 209,000
2. State hospital water isolation valves������������ $ 200,000
Fund source:
Arizona state
hospital fund�������������������� $ 409,000
H. ARIZONA STATE
PARKS BOARD
1. Capital
improvements����������������������������� $ 3,034,400
2. Verde River state
park��������������������������� $ 7,000,000
Fund sources:
State general fund����������������������������� $ 7,000,000
State parks revenue
fund����������������������� $ 3,034,400
The Arizona state parks board shall establish a state park at
the headwaters of the Verde River.
The Arizona state parks board shall report to the joint
committee on capital review and the governor's office of strategic planning and
budgeting if the board revises the plan for any project for which monies are
appropriated by this subsection because the board receives land and water
conservation grant funding.
I. ARIZONA PIONEERS' HOME
1. Capital improvements����������������������������� $ 468,700
2. Cemetery columbarium����������������������������� $ 75,000
3. Cemetery parking��������������������������������� $ 250,000
Fund source:
Miners' hospital
for miners with
disabilities land fund����������������������� $ 793,700
J. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Renovate Flagstaff aviation hangar������������������� $ 320,000
Fund source:
State general fund����������������������������� $ 320,000
K. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1. Construct new maintenance facility in
����� Keams Canyon����������������������������������� $ 3,400,000
2. Replace vehicle fueling facilities in
����� Springerville,
Holbrook and Chambers����������� $ 2,600,000
3. Electric
vehicle charging and advance
����� fuel
infrastructure at department
����� facilities
open and accessible to the
����� public,
excluding rest areas������������������� $ 2,500,000
4. Electric
vehicle charging and advance
�����
fuel infrastructure at department
�����
fleet facilities
�������������������������������
$ 5,000,000
5.
4.
Renovate motor vehicle division in
����� north
Tucson������������������������������� $� 4,100,000
6.
5.
Water conservation projects������������������ $�
2,500,000
7.
6.
Planning
of passenger rail
����� service from Phoenix to
����� Tucson������������������������������������� $�
3,500,000
Fund sources:
State general fund����������������������������� $ 3,500,000
State highway fund����������������������������� $ 20,100,000
Sec. 4. Laws 2023, chapter 135, section 10, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 211, section 1 and
Laws 2025, chapter 235, section 2
,
is amended to read:
Sec. 10.
Appropriations; department of transportation; highway projects;
exemption
A. The following
amounts are appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024
to the department of transportation for the following highway projects:
1. Improve the interchange at State Route
����� 303 and
U.S. Route 60������������������������� $ 4,500,000
2. Distribute to the town of Clarkdale to
����� replace
the current bridge over
����� Bitter
Creek wash����������������������������� $ 6,321,400
3.
Improve intersection on State Route
347
�����
at Casa Blanca Road and Cement
�����
Plant access
Design, right-of-way acquisition,
����� utility
relocation, natural resource
����� recovery
and construction to improve
����� state
route 347, including improving the
����� intersection
on state route 347 at casa
����� blanca
road and cement plant access,
����� and
to construct an overpass at riggs road
����� and
state route 347
�������������������������� $18,000,000
4. Distribute to the city of Phoenix for
����� improvements
on Happy Valley Road
����� between 35th
Avenue and 67th Avenue������������ $12,500,000
The legislature intends that the city of Phoenix contribute
$14,800,000 to the project described in this paragraph.
5. Distribute to the town of Prescott Valley
����� to
improve Glassford Hill Road���������������� $ 9,900,000
The department of transportation may distribute the monies
appropriated in this paragraph only if the town of Prescott Valley demonstrates
to the department that the town has a commitment for at least $1,100,000 in
matching monies of gifts, grants and donations for improvements to Glassford
Hill Road from sources other than this state.
6. Distribute to the
city of Coolidge for
����� Coolidge Avenue reconstruction between
����� Christensen Road and Clemans Road������������� $ 5,300,000
7. Distribute to the city of Eloy for Sunland
����� Gin
Road Interstate 10 overpass and road
����� improvements
between Interstate 10 and
����� Arica
Road������������������������������������ $ 5,000,000
8. Distribute to the town of Marana for�������������
����� design
costs for traffic interchange
����� between
Interstate 10 and Cortaro Road�������� $10,000,000
9. Distribute to the city of Douglas for road
����� development
and construction connecting
the Douglas
international commercial
����� port of
entry and State Route 80�������������� $ 8,170,000
10. Distribute to the town of Patagonia for
������� McKeown
Avenue reconstruction between
������� Fourth
Avenue West and State Route 82��������� $ 1,500,000
11. Distribute to the city of Sierra Vista for �����������������
������� Theater
Drive corridor improvements
������� between
7th Street and Carmichael
������� Avenue���������������������������������������� $ 1,800,000
12. Distribute to Graham county for
������� intersection
reconstruction at Norton
������� Road and
Reay Lane���������������������������� $ 500,000
13. Distribute to Cochise county for
������� Moson
Road drainage and safety
������� improvements
between State Route 90
������� and
Hereford Road����������������������������� $ 6,100,000
14. Improve U.S. Route 95 between Wellton
������� Mohawk
Canal Road and Aberdeen Road����������� $33,300,000
15. Distribute to Yuma county for
������� U.S.
Route 95 pavement
������� rehabilitation
between County
������� 22nd
Street and County 11th Street������������ $ 5,910,400
16. Design work and engineer improvements on
������� State
Route 85 between mile post 123
������� and
Maricopa Road����������������������������� $ 6,500,000
17. Construct turn lanes along State Route 95
������� near
Bullhead City���������������������������� $ 8,000,000
18. Construct an emergency evacuation bridge
������� in Lake
Havasu City��������������������������� $35,500,000
19. Distribute to the
town of Queen Creek
������� to extend State Route 24 including a
������� traffic interchange at State Route 24
������� and Ironwood Road����������������������������� $59,800,000
Monies distributed to the town of Queen Creek for the project
in this paragraph are eligible to be used for all necessary expenses from the
current project status until completion. The town of Queen Creek
must collaborate with Pinal county before spending the monies distributed for
the project pursuant to this paragraph.
20. Improve State Route 83 within
������� Santa
Cruz county����������������������������� $ 9,000,000
21. Distribute to the town of Cave Creek to
������� study
the construction of expanding
������� lanes
along Cave Creek Road between
������� Loop 101
and Carefree Highway����������������� $ 250,000
22. Design a freeway interchange on
������� Interstate
10 at Jackrabbit Trail������������� $ 5,000,000
23. Distribute to the city of Phoenix to
������� extend
43rd Avenue between Dove
������� Valley
Road and State Route 74���������������� $ 6,500,000
24. Design of State Route 87 intersection
������� improvements
at Arica Road and
������� Shedd
Road������������������������������������ $ 700,000
25. Distribute to the town of Huachuca City
������� for
Skyline Drive reconstruction
������� between
State Route 90 and
������� Huachuca
City Landfill������������������������ $ 1,565,200
26. Distribute to the town of Huachuca City
������� for
Skyline Pathway development along
������� Skyline
Drive between Gila Avenue
������� and
Edgewood Street �������������������������� $ 506,000
27. Distribute to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside
������� for
Porter Mountain Road improvements
������� in the
vicinity of Blue Ridge
������� elementary
school����������������������������� $ 2,242,200
28. Distribute to the city of Globe for
������� sidewalk
construction along Jesse Hayes
������� Road and
Six Shooter Canyon Road�������������� $ 3,501,100
29. Distribute to the city of Globe for
������� Jesse
Hayes Road bridge replacement
������� and
improvements at Pinal Creek��������������� $ 643,200
30. Distribute to the city of Globe for
������� Cottonwood
Street bridge replacement
������� and
improvements at Pinal Creek��������������� $ 632,500
31. Distribute to
Gila county for
������� Houston Mesa Road improvements
������� between
State Route 260 and .4 miles
������� south
of Forest Road 198���������������������� $ 243,600
32. Distribute to the Canyon Water improvement
������� district
to make improvements to
������� infrastructure,
including fire hydrants
������� and
other related water needs����������������� $ 610,000
33. Distribute to Graham county for
������� Safford
Bryce Road improvements in
������� the
vicinity of Talley Wash Crossing���������� $ 1,781,500
34. Distribute to the town of Thatcher for
������� 8th
Street improvements between
������� 1st
Avenue and 20th Avenue�������������������� $ 4,526,400
35. Repave U.S. Route 60 between Morristown
������� and
Wickenburg�������������������������������� $10,500,000
36. Distribute to the town of Winkelman for
������� improvements
to Golf Course Road and
������� Quarelli
Street������������������������������� $ 1,560,900
37. Distribute to the town of Superior for
������� Panther
Drive bridge design and
������� construction
at Queen Creek������������������� $ 2,486,700
38. Improve
State Route 260 within
������� Navajo
county��������������������������������� $ 4,250,000
39. Distribute
to the Navajo Nation for
������� Improvements
to N9402 Road near
������� Lupton
and Houck������������������������������ $10,000,000
40. Distribute
to Apache county for
������� State
Route 264 turn lane construction
������� into
the Ganado senior citizens center
������� and
veterans building development area�������� $ 538,700
41. Distribute
to the city of Tucson for
������� improvements
to the Drexel Road
������� bridge���������������������������������������� $15,000,000
42. Distribute
to Santa Cruz county for
������� improvements
to traffic interchange
������� at
Interstate 19 and Rio Rico Drive
������� and
traffic interchange at
������� Interstate
19 and Ruby Road������������������� $ 8,600,000
B. Within thirty days after the last day of each
calendar quarter, the department of transportation shall report to the joint
legislative budget committee staff the projected cost and status of the
projects for the appropriations made in subsection A of this section.
C. Before transferring monies between the projects
described in subsection A of this section, the department of transportation
shall submit a report for review by the joint committee on capital review.
D. Notwithstanding section 41-1252, Arizona Revised
Statutes, the appropriations made in subsection A of this section are not
subject to review by the joint committee on capital review.
Sec. 5. Laws 2024, chapter 211, section 6 is amended to read:
Sec
. 6.
Appropriation reduction; fiscal year 2021-2022;
appropriation; fiscal year 2028-2029; department of veterans' services;
veterans' home facility; site selection; review; exemption
A. Notwithstanding
any other law, the following amounts are reduced from appropriations made to
the following state agency in fiscal year 2021-2022 by Laws 2021, chapter 406,
section 29 for the following project:
B. DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS' SERVICES
Veterans' home
facility ����������������������� $(25,000,000)
Fund
source:
State general fund����������������������������� $(25,000,000)
C. The
sum of $25,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year
2027-2028
2028-2029
to the
department of veterans' services to construct and establish a veterans' home
facility in the northwestern portion of this state.
D. The
appropriation made in subsection C of this section is intended to be this
state's share of the costs and is not subject to expenditure for any purpose
unless the department of veterans' services has irrevocable commitments from
the United States government to fund at least sixty-five percent of the total
costs.
E. The
department shall submit the proposed site location in the northwestern portion
of this state to the Arizona veterans' service advisory commission established
by section 41-602, Arizona Revised Statutes, for approval. The department
shall provide the commission a feasibility analysis of suitable sites to
consider when approving the site location.
F. Before spending the appropriation made in
subsection C of this section, the department of veterans' services shall submit
the scope, purpose and estimated cost of the capital improvements to the joint
committee on capital review for its review pursuant to section 41-1252, Arizona
Revised Statutes.
G. The appropriation made in subsection C of this
section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised
Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Laws 2024, chapter 211, section 9, as amended by Laws 2025, chapter 235, section 3, is
amended to read:
Sec. 9.
Appropriation reductions; appropriation; department of
transportation; Riggs Road overpass; fiscal years 2020-2021, 2022-2023
and 2027-2028; fund balance transfer; intent
A. Notwithstanding any
other law, the following amounts are reduced from appropriations made to the
following state agency in fiscal year 2020-2021 by Laws 2021, chapter
406, section 33
, as
amended by Laws 2022, chapter 33, section 1 and Laws 2023, chapter 135, section
1,
for the following
project:
B. DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
Construct an
overpass at Riggs Road������������
and State Route 347�������������������� $(25,000,000)
Fund sources:
State general fund����������������������� $(25,000,000)
C. Notwithstanding any
other law, the following amounts are reduced from appropriations made to the
following state agency in fiscal year 2022-2023 by Laws 2022, chapter 309,
section 12, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 135, section 5, for the following
project:
D. DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
Construct an
overpass at Riggs Road������������
and State Route 347�������������������� $(24,000,000)
Fund sources:
State highway fund����������������������� $(24,000,000)
E. Notwithstanding any other law, on or before June
30, 2024, $24,000,000 from the state highway fund established by section
28-6991, Arizona Revised Statutes, is transferred to the state general fund for
the purposes of providing adequate support and maintenance for agencies of this
state. This amount reflects a portion of the revenues derived from
the tax levied by title 42, chapter 5, articles 1 and 5, Arizona Revised
Statutes, that were transferred to the state highway fund by Laws 2022, chapter
321, section 20, subsection A, paragraph 2.
F. The sum of $41,400,000 is appropriated from the
state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the department of transportation
for
design,
right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation,
natural resource recovery and construction of an overpass at riggs road and
State Route 347.
G. The sum
of $49,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year
2027-2028 to the department of transportation
to construct
for design, right-of-way acquisition, utility
relocation, natural resource recovery and construction of
an overpass at
Riggs Road and
State Route 347. Consistent
with this advance appropriation, the legislature intends that
the
overpass at Riggs Road and State Route 347
the
appropriation made in this subsection
be funded in fiscal year 2027-2028.
Sec. 7. Laws 2024, chapter 211, section 22 is
amended to read:
Sec
. 22.
Supplemental appropriation; department of transportation; Riggs
Road overpass; fiscal year 2023-2024
A. In addition to the
appropriation made by Laws 2021, chapter 406, section 33, the following amounts
are appropriated to the following state agency in fiscal year 2023-2024
for the following project:
B. DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
Final
design plan, right-of-way and
easements for
an overpass at
�
Riggs Road
and State Route 347
Design, right-of-way
ACQUISITION, utility
relocation, natural
resource recovery
and construction for
an overpass at
Riggs road and state
route 347�����������
����� $ 1,500,000
Fund sources:
State highway fund����������������������������� $ 1,500,000
Sec. 8. Laws 2024, chapter 211, section 29 is amended to read:
Sec
. 29.
Supplemental appropriation; department of transportation; State
Route 347; fiscal year 2023-2024
A. In addition to the
appropriation made by Laws 2023, chapter 135, section 10, the following amounts
are appropriated to the following state agency in fiscal year 2023-2024 for the
following project:
B. DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
Improve
intersection on State Route 347
at Casa Blanca Road and
Cement
Plant access
Design, right-of-way
acquisition, utility
relocation, natural
resource recovery
And construction to
improve state route 347,
including improving
the intersection on
state route 347 at
casa blanca road and
cement plant access,
and to construct
an overpass at riggs
road
and state route 347
���������������������������� $ 1,901,000
Fund sources:
State general fund����������������������������� $ 1,901,000
Sec. 9. Laws 2025, chapter 235, section 8 is amended to
read:
Sec. 8.
Appropriations; state
agencies and boards; capital projects
A. The amounts appropriated in this section are
appropriated for fiscal year 2025-2026 to be used by the applicable
agency or board for individual capital projects.
B. STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Replace fire, life alarm and suppression
system at the Yuma state prison������������������� $ 8,500,000
Fund source:
State general fund����������������������������� $ 8,500,000
C. ARIZONA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR BOARD
Capital improvements��������������������������� $ 3,815,100
Fund source:
Arizona exposition
and state fair fund��������� $ 3,815,100
D. ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
1. Dam maintenance���������������������������������� $ 150,000
2. Hatchery maintenance����������������������������� $ 400,000
3. Property maintenance����������������������������� $ 300,000
4. Dam repairs at Black Canyon Lake
and Fool Hollow Lake�������������������������� $ 6,850,000
5. Hatchery repairs��������������������������������� $ 4,700,000
Fund sources:
Capital improvement
fund����������������������� $ 850,000
Game and fish fund����������������������������� $ 11,550,000
E. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
1. State hospital isolation valve installation������ $ 160,000
2. State hospital anti-ligature renovations��������� $ 695,000
3. State hospital perimeter detection
system replacement���������������������������� $ 83,000
Fund source:
Arizona state
hospital land fund��������������� $ 938,000
F. DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS
1. Fire line booster pumps replacement�������������� $ 536,600
2. School door and lock replacements at
Adobe Mountain school������������������������� $ 303,000
3. School kitchen air unit replacements at
Adobe Mountain school������������������������� $ 641,000
Fund sources:
Criminal justice
enhancement fund�������������� $ 1,361,900
Department of
juvenile corrections
local cost sharing fund����������������������� $ 118,700
G. ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD
1. Capital improvements����������������������������� $ 3,633,300
2. Verde River state park construction�������������� $ 500,000
Fund sources:
State general fund����������������������������� $ 500,000
State parks revenue
fund����������������������� $ 3,633,300
H. ARIZONA PIONEERS' HOME
1. Capital improvements����������������������������� $ 470,400
2. Facility window and door replacements������������ $ 1,515,000
Fund source:
Miners' hospital
for miners with
disabilities land fund����������������������� $ 1,985,400
I. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
1. Replace office buildings in
Payson and Sanders���������������������������� $ 2,000,000
2. Upgrade electrical system at the department
headquarters in
Phoenix����������������������� $ 11,227,100
Fund source:
State general fund����������������������������� $ 13,227,100
J. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1. Improvements to vehicle repair shop
in Avondale����������������������������������� $ 6,951,000
2. Construct new maintenance offices in
Little
Antelope and Gray Mountain������������� $ 6,861,000
3. Renovate Grand Canyon airport terminal����������� $ 850,300
Fund sources:
State highway fund����������������������������� $ 13,812,000
State aviation fund���������������������������� $ 850,300
The monies appropriated to the department of transportation to
renovate the Grand Canyon airport terminal revert to the state aviation fund
established by section 28-8202, Arizona Revised Statutes, on June 30,
2026
2028
if the department does not
receive a federal aviation administration grant for the project.
K. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES
Replace HVAC at the Tucson veterans' home������������ $ 2,400,000
Fund source:
State general fund����������������������������� $ 2,400,000
The monies appropriated to the department of veterans' services
to replace the HVAC at the Tucson veterans' home revert to the state general
fund on June 30,
2026
2027
if the
department is not awarded a federal grant for the project. The
department may apply for federal grant monies for the HVAC replacement project
prior to review by the joint committee on capital review.
Sec. 10. Laws 2025, chapter 235, section 9 is amended to read:
Sec. 9.
Appropriations; department
of transportation; highway projects
A. The
following amounts are appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year
2025-2026 to the department of transportation for the following highway
projects:
1.
Improve intersection on State Route 347
at Casa
Blanca Road and Cement
Plant
Access Road
Design,
right-of-way acquisition,
utility
relocation, natural resource
recovery
and construction to
improve
state route 347, including
improving
the intersection on state route
347 at
casa Blanca road and cement plant
access,
and to construct an overpass at
riggs
road and state route 347
������������������� $ 10,839,000
2.
Design to widen lanes along State
Route
347 between Interstate 10
and the
city of Maricopa
Design,
right-of-way acquisition,
utility
relocation, natural resource
recovery
and construction to
improve
state route 347, including
improving
the intersection on state route
347 at
casa Blanca road and cement plant
access,
and to construct an overpass at
riggs
road and state route 347
����������������� $ 1,500,000
3. Design an
additional right-hand
turn lane on
northbound State Route
87 and State Route 260
near Payson������������� $ 2,129,800
4. Distribute
to the city of Flagstaff to
design and construct a
traffic light
signal at the
intersection of Woody
Mountain Road and US
Route 66������������������ $ 1,900,000
The department of
transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to the city of
Flagstaff to design and construct a traffic light signal at the intersection of
Woody Mountain Road and US Route 66 on or before September 15,
2025. If the city of Flagstaff agrees to the intergovernmental
agreement, the monies appropriated in this paragraph to design and construct a
traffic light signal at the intersection of Woody Mountain Road and US Route 66
shall be distributed to the city of Flagstaff on or before November 1, 2025.
5. Construct
safety improvements along
State
Route 70 from mile post 255 to
mile post 301 near San
Carlos Apache
reservation������������������������������������ $ 1,400,000
6. Distribute
to the city of Bullhead City for
Hancock Road
improvements���������������������� $ 1,500,000
The department of
transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to the city of
Bullhead City for Hancock Road improvements on or before September 15,
2025. If the city of Bullhead City agrees to the intergovernmental
agreement, the monies appropriated in this paragraph for Hancock Road
improvements shall be distributed to the city of Bullhead City on or before
November 1, 2025.
7. Distribute
to Mohave county for Mountain
View Road improvements������������������������� $ 1,000,000
The department of
transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to Mohave county for
Mountain View Road improvements on or before September 15, 2025. If
Mohave county agrees to the intergovernmental agreement, the monies appropriated
in this paragraph for Mountain View Road improvements shall be distributed to
Mohave county on or before November 1, 2025.
8. Distribute
to the Prescott regional airport
for infrastructure
supporting firefighting
aircraft��������������������������������������� $ 3,500,000
The department of
transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to the Prescott
regional airport for infrastructure supporting firefighting aircraft on or
before September 15, 2025. If the Prescott regional airport agrees
to the intergovernmental agreement, the monies appropriated in this paragraph
for infrastructure supporting firefighting aircraft shall be distributed to the
Prescott regional airport on or before November 1, 2025.
9. Distribute
to the Prescott regional airport
for maintenance and
operations����������������� $ 500,000
The
department of transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to the
Prescott regional airport for maintenance and operations on or before September
15, 2025. If the Prescott regional airport agrees to the
intergovernmental agreement, the monies appropriated in this paragraph for
maintenance and operations shall be distributed to the Prescott regional
airport on or before November 1, 2025.
10. Distribute to
Yuma county for bridge
replacement
project on Somerton Avenue
between
West County 10th Street and
West County 11th
Street����������������������� $ 1,300,000
The department of
transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to Yuma county for
the bridge replacement project on Somerton Avenue between West County 10th
Street and West County 11th Street on or before September 15,
2025. If Yuma county agrees to the intergovernmental agreement, the
monies appropriated in this paragraph for the bridge replacement project on
Somerton Avenue between West County 10th Street and West County 11th Street
shall be distributed to Yuma county on or before November 1, 2025.
11. Install traffic control systems along
State Route 389
near Colorado City������������ $ 1,500,000
12. Distribute to the
city of Kingman for
Eastern
Street infrastructure improvements���� $ 1,500,000
The department of
transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to the city of
Kingman for the Eastern Street infrastructure improvements project on or before
September 15, 2025. If the city of Kingman agrees to the
intergovernmental agreement, the monies appropriated in this paragraph for the
Eastern Street infrastructure improvements project shall be distributed to the
city of Kingman on or before November 1, 2025.
13. Distribute to the city of Nogales for
improvements to Frank Reed
Road���������������� $ 1,500,000
The department of
transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to the city of
Nogales for improvements to Frank Reed Road on or before September 15,
2025. If the city of Nogales agrees to the intergovernmental
agreement, the monies appropriated in this paragraph for improvements to Frank
Reed Road shall be distributed to the city of Nogales on or before November 1,
2025.
14. Distribute to the city of Nogales for
improvements
to Industrial Park Road����������� $ 2,900,000
The
department of transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to the
city of Nogales for improvements to Industrial Park Road on or before September
15, 2025. If the city of Nogales agrees to the intergovernmental
agreement, the monies appropriated in this paragraph for improvements to
Industrial Park Road shall be distributed to the city of Nogales on or before
November 1, 2025.
15. Distribute to the city of Nogales for
Improvements to La
Quinta Road����������������� $ 1,800,000
The department of transportation shall submit an intergovernmental
agreement to the city of Nogales for improvements to La Quinta Road on or
before September 15, 2025. If the city of Nogales agrees to the
intergovernmental agreement, the monies appropriated in this paragraph for
improvements to La Quinta Road shall be distributed to the city of Nogales on
or before November 1, 2025.
16. Distribute to the
city of Cottonwood for
Main
Street preservation and sidewalk
Improvements����������������������������������� $ 1,000,000
The department of
transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to the city of
Cottonwood for Main Street preservation and sidewalk improvements on or before
September 15, 2025. If the city of Cottonwood agrees to the
intergovernmental agreement, the monies appropriated in this paragraph shall be
distributed to the city of Cottonwood on or before November 1, 2025.
17. Distribute to the city of Glendale for
the 75th Avenue
reconstruction project��������� $ 3,000,000
The department of
transportation shall submit an intergovernmental agreement to the city of
Glendale for the 75th Avenue reconstruction project on or before September 15,
2025. If the city of Glendale agrees to the intergovernmental
agreement, the monies appropriated in this paragraph shall be distributed to
the city of Glendale on or before November 1, 2025.
18. Design traffic interchange and connecting
arterial
roadways at State Route 303
and
155th Avenue������������������������������� $ 3,500,000
The legislature intends
that a local government or council of government entity contribute $900,000 in
matching monies to the project described in this paragraph. The
department may not expend any monies appropriated in this paragraph until the
department can confirm the matching commitment to the project.
19. Design the repaving of Olga Frontage Road
between mile post 366 and mile post 379�������� $ 850,000
Building
Renewal
Sec. 11.
Capital outlay
appropriations; major maintenance and repair of state buildings
A. Notwithstanding section
41-793.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, the amounts appropriated in this section
are appropriated for fiscal year 2026-2027 to be used by the applicable agency
for major maintenance and repair activities for state buildings in accordance
with title 41, chapter 4, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes.
B. DEPARTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATION��������������������� $15,154,000
Fund
sources:
State general fund����������������������������� $10,000,000
Capital outlay stabilization fund�������������� $ 4,600,000
Arizona state hospital land fund��������������� $ 554,000
The department of administration shall
allocate the monies to state agencies for necessary building
renewal. If monies in the capital outlay stabilization fund
established by section 41-792.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, are insufficient to
fund the appropriation to the department of administration for building
renewal, the appropriation to the department of administration is reduced by
the difference between the amount appropriated to the department of
administration from the capital outlay stabilization fund and the balance in
the capital outlay stabilization fund.� Notwithstanding title 41, chapter 4,
article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, the department of administration may use
monies appropriated for building renewal in fiscal year 2026-2027 for building
projects related to retrofitting facilities for space consolidation
initiatives.
C. STATE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS������������������ $ 15,652,200
Fund
source:
Department of corrections building
renewal fund�������������������������������� $ 15,652,200
The state department of corrections
may not spend any of this appropriation on personal services or overhead
expenses related to managing the funded projects.
Notwithstanding section 41-797,
Arizona Revised Statutes, the state department of corrections may spend not
more than $4,570,000 of the appropriation made in this subsection to construct
new facilities to address capital needs as required by the court in the
Jensen
v. Thornell
inmate health care litigation.
D. ARIZONA GAME AND FISH
DEPARTMENT����������������� $ 1,932,900
Fund source:
Game and fish fund����������������������������� $ 1,932,900
E. ARIZONA STATE LOTTERY
COMMISSION����������������� $ 100,000
Fund source:
State lottery fund����������������������������� $ 100,000
F. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION��������������������� $ 24,574,100
Fund
sources:
State highway fund����������������������������� $ 24,158,500
State aviation fund���������������������������� $ 415,600
Individual
Projects
Sec.
12.
Appropriations; state agencies and boards; capital projects
A. The amounts appropriated
in this section are appropriated for fiscal year 2026-2027 to be used by
the applicable agency or board for individual capital projects.
B. ARIZONA EXPOSITION AND
STATE FAIR BOARD
Capital improvements��������������������������������� $ 3,905,900
Fund source:
Arizona
exposition and state fair fund��������� $ 3,905,900
C. ARIZONA GAME AND FISH
DEPARTMENT
1. Dam maintenance���������������������������������� $ 150,000
2. Hatchery maintenance����������������������������� $ 400,000
3. Hatchery
repairs��������������������������������� $ 11,000,000
Fund
sources:
Capital
improvement fund����������������������� $ 550,000
Game and
fish fund����������������������������� $ 11,000,000
D. ARIZONA STATE PARKS
BOARD
1. Capital improvements����������������������������� $ 3,552,200
2. Develop monitoring plan
and install markers
at Tonto
Natural Bridge state park������������� $ 200,000
Fund source:
State parks
revenue fund����������������������� $ 3,752,200
E. ARIZONA PIONEERS' HOME
Capital improvements��������������������������������� $ 482,000
Fund source:
Miners'
hospital for miners with
disabilities
land fund���������������������� $ 482,000
F. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
1. Construct new materials
lab in Kingman����������� $ 5,038,000
2. Replace vehicle fueling facilities
in
Payson,
Phoenix and Mesa���������������������� $ 4,944,000
3. Design the renovation of
the traffic signal
and
lighting warehouse in Phoenix�������������� $ 611,000
Fund source:
State
highway fund����������������������������� $ 10,593,000
Department
of Transportation Statewide Highway Construction
Sec.
13.
Appropriation; department of transportation; statewide highway
construction; reports; exemption
A. The amount appropriated
in this section is appropriated for fiscal year 2026-2027 to plan and construct
state highways, including the national system of interstate highways within
this state, the state primary or secondary system, the county primary or
secondary system and urban rural routes, to acquire rights-of-way
and to provide for the costs of contracted field administration and field
engineering on construction projects and debt service payments on bonds issued
for highway construction.
B. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION��������������������� $432,663,000
Fund source:
State highway fund����������������������������� $432,663,000
Any balances and collections in the
state highway fund established by section 28-6991, Arizona Revised
Statutes, that exceed the specific amounts appropriated in the general
appropriations act and in this act are appropriated to the department of
transportation for the purposes provided in this section.
C. On or before November 1,
2026, the department of transportation shall report to the directors of the
joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic
planning and budgeting on its actual prior year, estimated current year and
upcoming budget year highway construction expenses from all fund sources,
including appropriated monies, federal monies, local agency monies, state
highway monies, bond proceeds and regional area road monies. The
report shall be in the same format as in the prior year unless the directors of
the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic
planning and budgeting have approved modifications to the format.
D. On or before November 1,
2026, the department of transportation shall report capital outlay information
for fiscal years 2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 to the
directors of the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office
of strategic planning and budgeting. This information must appear in the same
format as tables two, three and seven, as found in the fiscal year 2025-2026
appropriations report.
E. On or before November 1,
2026, the department of transportation shall report the department's estimated
outstanding debt principal balance at the end of fiscal year 2027-2028 and the
estimated debt service payment amount for each of fiscal years 2027-2028,
2028-2029, 2029-2030 and 2030-2031 to the directors of the
joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic
planning and budgeting. This report must include state highway fund
statewide construction bonds, Arizona highway user revenue fund bonds, Maricopa
association of governments and Pima association of governments controlled
access bonds, Maricopa regional area road fund bonds and grant anticipation
notes and is intended to be comparable to the information in the fiscal year
2025-2026 appropriations report.
F. Notwithstanding section
41-1252, Arizona Revised Statutes, the appropriation made in this section is
not subject to review by the joint committee on capital review.
Department
of Transportation Airport Planning and Development
Sec. 14.
Appropriation;
department of transportation; airport planning and development; report;
exemption
A. The amount appropriated
in this section is appropriated in fiscal year 2026-2027 to plan, construct,
develop and improve state, county, city or town airports as determined by the
state transportation board.
B. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION��������������������� $ 29,048,900
Fund source:
State aviation fund���������������������������� $ 29,048,900
Any balances and collections in the
state aviation fund established by section 28-8202, Arizona Revised
Statutes, that exceed the specific amounts appropriated in the general
appropriations act and in this act are appropriated to the department of
transportation in fiscal year 2026-2027 for the purposes provided in this
section.
C. On or before December
31, 2026, the department of transportation shall report to the joint
legislative budget committee staff on the status of all aviation grant awards
and aviation grant distributions.� The report must delineate projects by
individual airport and fiscal year, including any future year commitments.
D. Notwithstanding section
41-1252, Arizona Revised Statutes, the appropriation made in this section is
not subject to review by the joint committee on capital review.
Department
of Transportation Appropriation Reductions
Sec
. 15.
Appropriation reduction; department of transportation;
fiscal year 2022-2023
Notwithstanding any other law,
$(1,052,600) is reduced from appropriations made from the state general fund to
the department of transportation for U.S. Route 89 in fiscal year 2022-2023
by Laws 2022, chapter 309, section 9, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 135,
section 4.
Sec
. 16.
Appropriation reduction; department of transportation;
fiscal year 2022-2023
Notwithstanding any other law, the
following amounts are reduced from appropriations made from the state highway
fund to the department of transportation in fiscal year 2022-2023 by Laws
2022, chapter 309, section 12, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 135, section 5:
1. Repave
State Route 69 in Prescott Valley��������� $ (1,819,000)
2. Repave
State Route 95 in Mohave county����������� $ (6,052,200)
3. Repair
State Route 186 and State Business
Route
10 in Willcox���������������������������� $ (765,600)
Sec
. 17.
Fund balance transfer; state highway fund; fiscal year
2026-2027
A. Notwithstanding
any other law, from and after July 1, 2026 and on or before June 30, 2027,
$17,371,900 from the state highway fund established by section 28-6991,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is transferred to the state general fund for the
purposes of providing adequate support and maintenance for the agencies of this
state. This amount reflects a portion of the revenues derived from
the tax levied by title 42, chapter 5, articles 1 and 5, Arizona Revised
Statutes, that were transferred to the state highway fund by Laws 2022, chapter
321, section 20, subsection A, paragraph 2.
B. The
amount transferred in subsection A of this section consists of appropriation
reductions made in sections 2 and 16 of this act.
Sec. 18.
Department of
transportation; U.S. Route 191 pavement rehabilitation; transfer
A. On or before June 30,
2026, $2,500,000 is transferred from the state highway fund established by
section 28-6991, Arizona Revised Statutes, to the state general fund for
the support and maintenance of agencies of this state. This amount
reflects a portion of the revenues derived from the tax levied by title 42,
chapter 5, articles 1 and 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, that were transferred to
the state highway fund by Laws 2022, chapter 321, section 20, subsection A,
paragraph 2.
B. The amount transferred
in subsection A of this section reflects the reduction of $2,500,000 made by
Laws 2022, chapter 309, section 8, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 135,
section 3 and Laws 2025, chapter 235, section 1, from the state highway project
to rehabilitate pavement along U.S. Route 191 between Armory Road and East
Safford
Sec
. 19.
Department of transportation; Interstate 10; exemption
The
appropriations made in Laws 2025, chapter 235, section 4 to the department of
transportation for design and construction of additional vehicle lanes,
separated by a lighted median, on Interstate 10 between State Route 85 and
Citrus Road is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised
Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
Sec
. 20.
Use of appropriations
A. The department of
administration may spend up to five percent of the amounts appropriated to the
department in this act, excluding amounts to be distributed to nonstate
agencies, for expenditures for project management of building renewal and
capital projects. All other monies appropriated to the department in
this act may not be spent for personal services or employee-related
expenditures or for maintenance contracts on building components and equipment
without review by the joint committee on capital review.
B. Except as provided in
subsection A of this section, the monies appropriated in this act may not be
spent for personal services or employee-related expenditures of state
employees, excluding any services provided as part of the inmate construction
program for correctional facilities.