appropriations; Navajo Nation; capital projects

HB 2286 allocates $600,000 for pavement work at a Ganado senior center and veterans building, $1.7 million for a turning lane on State Route 264, and $340,000 for waterline construction in Ganado, all funded from Arizona’s state general fund. These funds are designated for infrastructure projects on Navajo Nation land through the Department of Transportation’s Navajo Division. The bill exempts these specific appropriations from standard state budget rules that would otherwise cause funds to lapse. It directly affects Navajo Nation communities in Ganado by improving local transportation, public facilities, and water infrastructure.