REFERENCE TITLE: cultural impact assessment; state projects

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2885

Introduced by

Representative Tsosie

AN ACT

Amending title 41, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-710.04; relating to state projects.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-710.04, to read:

START_STATUTE41-710.04. State projects, cultural impact assessment; civil penalty; definition

A. Notwithstanding any other law, this state or an agency of this state shall perform a CULTURAL impact assessment for all state projects before the state project may begin.

B. If a contractor working on a state project ignores the findings of the cultural impact ASSESSMENT pursuant to subsection A of this section and begins the project, The contractor shall be assessed a civil penalty of $1,500.

C. For the purposes of this section, "cultural impact assessment" means a process to identify, evaluate and manage the effects of a proposed project on a community's cultural values, resources and heritage. END_STATUTE