Conference committee finalizes FY26 appropriations language, sets federal‑fund reduction thresholds; Maple Mountain funding contingent on CMS approval

A conference committee working on the fiscal year 2026 budget agreed May 9 to final language that aligns one‑time appropriations with the capital bill, establishes formal thresholds and procedures for responding to federal fund reductions, and places contingent funding for a Maple Mountain family medicine residency program on federal approval.

Grady Nixon of the Joint Fiscal Office said the draft “should incorporate all the final language changes the committee has agreed to or proposed and shall agree to at this meeting,” and committee members asked staff to circulate a rough draft of the full bill for final review after the session.

The language packet reviewed by the committee ties the one‑time appropriations list to the capital bill and carries several contingent and carryforward provisions. The text includes a $3,800,000 general‑fund appropriation intended to ensure ADEC is funded for its current work; several other line items discussed in the meeting were described as contingent or one‑time and will affect reserve…