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| 52 | 55 | | appropriating monies to the border security fund. |
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| 58 | 61 | | (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) |
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| 62 | 65 | | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Distribution of revenues; appropriation; border security fund; physical border fence; border security technologies; reporting requirements; intent A. For fiscal year 2022-2023, beginning the month following the general effective date of this act, the state treasurer shall distribute the sum of $335,000,000 proportionately for each month remaining in the fiscal year from the portion of the revenues derived from the tax levied by title 42, chapter 5, articles 1 and 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, that is not designated as the distribution base, to the border security fund established by section 26-105, Arizona Revised Statutes. The department of emergency and military affairs shall use these monies to construct and maintain a physical border fence, to purchase or install border security technologies, including cameras, sensors, drones, software and other surveillance equipment, and to pay associated administrative costs. The department of emergency and military affairs shall use existing infrastructure and fence materials for the construction of the physical border fence where feasible. B. On or before June 30, 2023, the department of emergency and military affairs shall report to the joint legislative budget committee regarding the use of existing infrastructure and fence materials for the construction of the physical border fence. Within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter until the monies appropriated by this section are fully expended, the department of emergency and military affairs, in consultation with the Arizona department of homeland security and the department of public safety, shall report to the joint legislative budget committee regarding the use of monies. C. The legislature intends that the distributions made in subsection A of this section not impact the portion of transaction privilege tax revenues that cities, towns and counties in this state receive pursuant to section 42-5029, subsection D, Arizona Revised Statutes. |
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| 64 | 67 | | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: |
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| 66 | 69 | | Section 1. Distribution of revenues; appropriation; border security fund; physical border fence; border security technologies; reporting requirements; intent |
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| 68 | 71 | | A. For fiscal year 2022-2023, beginning the month following the general effective date of this act, the state treasurer shall distribute the sum of $335,000,000 proportionately for each month remaining in the fiscal year from the portion of the revenues derived from the tax levied by title 42, chapter 5, articles 1 and 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, that is not designated as the distribution base, to the border security fund established by section 26-105, Arizona Revised Statutes. The department of emergency and military affairs shall use these monies to construct and maintain a physical border fence, to purchase or install border security technologies, including cameras, sensors, drones, software and other surveillance equipment, and to pay associated administrative costs. The department of emergency and military affairs shall use existing infrastructure and fence materials for the construction of the physical border fence where feasible. |
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| 70 | 73 | | B. On or before June 30, 2023, the department of emergency and military affairs shall report to the joint legislative budget committee regarding the use of existing infrastructure and fence materials for the construction of the physical border fence. Within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter until the monies appropriated by this section are fully expended, the department of emergency and military affairs, in consultation with the Arizona department of homeland security and the department of public safety, shall report to the joint legislative budget committee regarding the use of monies. |
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| 72 | 75 | | C. The legislature intends that the distributions made in subsection A of this section not impact the portion of transaction privilege tax revenues that cities, towns and counties in this state receive pursuant to section 42-5029, subsection D, Arizona Revised Statutes. |
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