Arizona 2022 2022 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2591 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2022

                    REFERENCE TITLE: border security fund; administration             State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022           HB 2591           Introduced by  Representative Grantham        AN ACT   amending section 26-105, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the border security fund.     (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: border security fund; administration
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
HB 2591
Introduced by  Representative Grantham

REFERENCE TITLE: border security fund; administration

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

 

HB 2591

 

Introduced by 

Representative Grantham

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 26-105, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the border security fund.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 26-105, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE26-105. Border security fund; exemption; reimbursement A. The border security fund is established and consists of legislative appropriations, gifts, grants and other donations. The department of emergency and military affairs shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department of emergency and military affairs and may be used for the following purposes: 1. Preventing human trafficking. 2. Preventing entry into the United States of: (a) Aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States. (b) Terrorists and instruments of terrorism. (c) Contraband, including narcotics and other controlled substances. 3. Planning, designing, constructing and maintaining transportation, technology and commercial vehicle inspection infrastructure near this state's international border. 4. Clearing nonindigenous plants. 5. Administering and managing the construction and maintenance of a physical border fence. 6. Awarding grants to counties to provide housing in secure facilities. 7. Awarding grants to counties for prosecuting individuals who commit crimes listed in this subsection. B. In addition to the appropriations prescribed in subsection A of this section, the department of emergency and military affairs may use up to $250,000 from the border security fund each fiscal year to administer this section. Notwithstanding any other law, the department of emergency and military affairs is authorized additional full-time equivalent positions paid from the appropriation made by this subsection to administer this section. B. C. The department of emergency and military affairs must consult with the following entities before spending any monies from the fund for the purpose provided in: 1. Subsection A of this section, the department of public safety. 2. Subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section, the department of transportation.  3. Subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section, the Arizona department of forestry and fire management.  4. Subsection A, paragraph 5, 6 or 7 of this section, the department of administration. C. D. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. D. E. The governor shall request the federal government to reimburse state monies spent from the fund pursuant to this section. The reimbursements shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state general fund. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Emergency This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law. 

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

Section 1. Section 26-105, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE26-105. Border security fund; exemption; reimbursement

A. The border security fund is established and consists of legislative appropriations, gifts, grants and other donations. The department of emergency and military affairs shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department of emergency and military affairs and may be used for the following purposes:

1. Preventing human trafficking.

2. Preventing entry into the United States of:

(a) Aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States.

(b) Terrorists and instruments of terrorism.

(c) Contraband, including narcotics and other controlled substances.

3. Planning, designing, constructing and maintaining transportation, technology and commercial vehicle inspection infrastructure near this state's international border.

4. Clearing nonindigenous plants.

5. Administering and managing the construction and maintenance of a physical border fence.

6. Awarding grants to counties to provide housing in secure facilities.

7. Awarding grants to counties for prosecuting individuals who commit crimes listed in this subsection.

B. In addition to the appropriations prescribed in subsection A of this section, the department of emergency and military affairs may use up to $250,000 from the border security fund each fiscal year to administer this section. Notwithstanding any other law, the department of emergency and military affairs is authorized additional full-time equivalent positions paid from the appropriation made by this subsection to administer this section.

B. C. The department of emergency and military affairs must consult with the following entities before spending any monies from the fund for the purpose provided in:

1. Subsection A of this section, the department of public safety.

2. Subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section, the department of transportation. 

3. Subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section, the Arizona department of forestry and fire management. 

4. Subsection A, paragraph 5, 6 or 7 of this section, the department of administration.

C. D. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.

D. E. The governor shall request the federal government to reimburse state monies spent from the fund pursuant to this section. The reimbursements shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state general fund. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Emergency

This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.