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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
appropriation; coal-impact workforce study
Purpose
Appropriates $600,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2026 to the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) to conduct a workforce development study on the communities in Coconino County impacted by the closure of the Navajo Generating Station.
Background
The Navajo Generating Station was a coal-fired power plant located on the Navajo Indian Reservation in northern Coconino County operated from January 1971 to December 2019, and was demolished in December 2020. The Navajo Generating Station provided 2,250 megawatts of power through three generating units, to customers in Arizona, Nevada and California, while also providing electricity used to operate the Central Arizona Project (NGS).
OEO is responsible for coordinating workforce development strategy and evaluation, monitoring the state's tax and regulatory competitiveness, and producing labor market, economic and demographic research and analysis (A.R.S ยง 41-5303).
S.B. 1571 appropriates $600,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to the OEO.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $600,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to the OEO to conduct a workforce development study on the communities in Coconino County impacted by the closure of the Navajo Generating Station.
2. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 21, 2025
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