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1-Senate Engrossed environment; 2023-2024. State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 CHAPTER 138 SENATE BILL 1725 An Act amending title 26, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 26-107; repealing section 26-107, Arizona Revised Statutes; appropriating monies; relating to the environment. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
1+Senate Engrossed environment; 2023-2024. State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 SENATE BILL 1725 An Act amending title 26, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 26-107; repealing section 26-107, Arizona Revised Statutes; appropriating monies; relating to the environment. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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6465 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 26, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 26-107, to read: START_STATUTE26-107. Hazard mitigation revolving fund The hazard mitigation revolving fund is established consisting of monies appropriated by the legislature and monies received from the federal government. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The department of emergency and military affairs shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund may be used in fiscal years 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to the safeguarding tomorrow through ongoing risk mitigation act (P.L. 116-284; 134 Stat. 4869). END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Delayed repeal Section 26-107, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is repealed from and after June 30, 2028. Sec. 3. Fire incident management fund A. The fire incident management fund is established for fiscal year 2023-2024 consisting of legislative appropriations. The department of administration shall administer the fund. Not more than $200,000 of monies appropriated to the fund may be used by the department of administration to administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and shall be used to provide grants to municipal fire departments and fire districts for hardware and software that: 1. Enables the statewide deployment of a secure incident management platform to fire and law enforcement agencies. 2. Provides a standardized incident command and management platform based on federal emergency management agency standards that enable diverse incident management and support entities to work together and ensure the following: (a) A clearly defined chain of command. (b) The use of common terminology. (c) The safety of first responders and others. (d) The achievement of response objectives. (e) The efficient use of resources. 3. Provides a collaboration and communications solution that does the following: (a) Identifies the location, status and assignment of assigned resources. (b) Allows status updates, tracking and management of an incident. (c) Allows secure messaging and file sharing to all users involved in an incident. (d) Allows the sharing of collaborative maps, building floor plans and images between public safety agencies. (e) Allows collaboration and information sharing between disparate agencies during a mass casualty incident. (f) Defines a federal emergency management agency or national incident management systems-based organizational structure for the management of incidents. (g) Provides the ability to print standard integrated computer solutions forms for tracking and cost reimbursement. (h) Provides enhanced telemetry-based firefighter safety monitoring. (i) Works in areas without internet access in a disconnected mode. (j) Provides a seamless and connected platform for notification, response and rostering. (k) Provides cross-platform functionality. (l) Provides a smartphone-based application for notification, accountability and situational awareness. B. Each municipal fire department or fire district in this state may submit a grant request to the department of administration for the costs of the secure incident management system that meets all of the criteria described in subsection A of this section. C. The department of administration shall award grants on a first-come, first-served basis. Grants that are awarded shall fully fund the costs of the secure incident management system for each municipal fire department or fire district for three years. Sec. 4. Arizona water protection fund; use of monies Notwithstanding section 45-2114, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024, the Arizona water protection fund commission may grant to the department of water resources up to $336,000 of the unobligated balance in the Arizona water protection fund established by section 45-2111, Arizona Revised Statutes, to pay for administrative costs of the department in fiscal year 2023-2024. Sec. 5. Underground storage tank revolving fund; use of monies Notwithstanding any other law, in fiscal year 2023-2024, the department of environmental quality may use up to $6,531,000 from the underground storage tank revolving fund established by section 49-1015, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024 for: 1. Administrative costs of the department. 2. Remediating sewage discharge issues in Naco, Arizona and other border areas of this state. Sec. 6. Arizona water banking fund; use of monies In addition to the purposes provided in section 45-2425, Arizona Revised Statutes, monies appropriated to the Arizona navigable stream adjudication commission from the Arizona water banking fund established by section 45-2425, Arizona Revised Statutes, may be used in fiscal year 2023-2024 to pay legal fees. Sec. 7. Appropriation limit; water quality assurance revolving fund Notwithstanding section 49-282, Arizona Revised Statutes, the appropriation from the state general fund to the water quality assurance revolving fund established by section 49-282, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2023-2024 may not exceed $15,000,000. Sec. 8. Department of environmental quality; vehicle emissions testing fees; exemption from rulemaking A. Notwithstanding any other law, the director of environmental quality shall charge fees in fiscal year 2023-2024 that are not more than the fees that were charged in fiscal year 2022-2023 for tests conducted in Area A, as defined in section 49-541, Arizona Revised Statutes. B. The department of environmental quality is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, until July 1, 2024 for the purpose of establishing fees pursuant to this section. Sec. 9. Agricultural fees; continuation; intent; exemption from rulemaking A. Notwithstanding any other law, the director of the Arizona department of agriculture, with the assistance of the department of agriculture advisory council, may continue to increase or lower existing fees from fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 in fiscal year 2023-2024 for services provided in fiscal year 2023-2024. B. The legislature intends that the additional revenue generated by the fees prescribed in subsection A of this section not exceed $218,000 to the state general fund, $113,000 to the pesticide trust fund established by section 3-350, Arizona Revised Statutes, and $26,000 to the dangerous plants, pests and diseases trust fund established by section 3-214.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024. C. The Arizona department of agriculture is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, until July 1, 2024 for the purpose of establishing fees pursuant to this section.
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