Assigned to APPROP AS PASSED BY COW
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1377
public safety equipment; technical correction
(NOW: civil air patrol; appropriation)
Purpose
Appropriates $10,000,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2024 to the
Department of Public Safety (DPS) for Civil Air Patrol (CAP) infrastructure.
Background
CAP is a federally chartered non-profit corporation that is also the Air Force auxiliary.
CAP executes a number of different operations, including: 1) search and rescue; 2) disaster
response; 3) support of counterdrug operations; 4) youth development; 5) promotion of aerospace
education; and 6) combat and flight readiness programs (CAP).
The Arizona Wing CAP (AZWG) consists of over 1,100 youth and adult members, 17
aircraft and 23 multi-purpose vehicles to support federal, state and county governments,
emergency responders and law enforcement agencies in various emergency service, aerospace
education and cadet training missions (AZWG).
DPS receives an ongoing appropriation of $150,000 for CAP from the state GF. In FY
2023, DPS was appropriated $5,000,000 for CAP in onetime funding for infrastructure projects.
S.B. 1377 appropriates $10,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to DPS.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $10,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to DPS for CAP infrastructure.
2. Requires DPS, until all of the appropriated monies have been distributed, to submit an annual
report by December 1 to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on the monies distributed and
the intended purposes of the distributions.
3. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
• Adopted the strike-everything amendment.
Senate Action
APPROP 2/23/23 DPA/SE 7-2-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 13, 2023
LMM/GHR/sr