ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
appropriations; tribal
senior centers
Appropriates
$1 million in FY 2002-2003 from the state general fund to the Department of
Economic Security (DES) for Hopi and Navajo senior centers.
The Hopi Tribe plans to
build tribal senior centers in the three Hopi Villages of Kykotsmovi, Hotevilla
and First Mesa. Tribal, village and
private funding sources have contributed $824,000 for the senior center
projects. According to the Hopi Tribe
Elderly Committee, these contributions have been used for planning, design and
engineering, site preparation and administration of each project.
The Navajo Nation is
comprised of 110 chapters, 61 of which are located in Arizona. According to the Navajo Area Agency on
Aging, 48 chapters currently have senior centers, either within the chapter
house or in a separate building near the chapter house.
The Legislature appropriated
$350,000 in FY 1998-1999 for construction of five senior centers, a parking
lot, a hogan and a multipurpose building for the Navajo Nation. The Legislature appropriated $50,000 in FY
2000-2001 for repairs to Hopi senior centers.
The Legislature appropriated $1 million in each of FY 2001-2002 and FY
2002-2003 for Hopi and Navajo senior centers, of which $285,700 was allocated
for Hopi centers and $714,300 for Navajo centers each year. However, the FY 2002-2003 appropriation was
eliminated when the FY 2002-2003
general fund budget was repealed during the Second Special Session of the
Forty-fifth Legislature.
The proposed legislation has
a fiscal impact of $1 million to the state general fund. The bill reappropriates the
previously-repealed appropriation of $1 million in FY 2002-2003 from the state
general fund, allocating $285,700 for Hopi centers and $714,300 for Navajo
centers. Appropriated monies cannot be
used for administrative costs and the tribal governments must contribute
matching funds. Additionally, the Navajo
Nation must develop a plan for equitable use of the monies among chapters.
1. Appropriates $1 million in FY 2002-2003 from the state general fund to DES for senior centers, of which $285,700 is allocated to the Hopi Tribe and $714,300 is allocated to the Navajo Nation.
2. Requires matching funds from the tribal governments.
3. Requires the Navajo Nation to develop a plan for the equitable use of monies among chapters.
4. Prohibits appropriated monies from being used for administrative costs.
5. Exempts the appropriations from lapsing until June 30, 2005.
6. Provides for a general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Staff
February 15, 2002