HB 2902
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: APPROP DP 9-7-1-0 | 3
rd
Read 34-24-2-0
Senate: 3
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Read 17-12-1-0
HB 2902: environment; 2024-2025
(Substitute with SB 1740)
Sponsor: Representative Livingston (with permission of committee on
Rules), LD 28
Transmitted to the Governor
Overview
Contains provisions relating to the environment needed to implement the FY 2025 budget.
History
The Arizona Legislature adopts a budget for each fiscal year (FY) that contains general
appropriations. Article IV, Section 20, Part 2 of the Constitution of Arizona, requires the
General Appropriations Act (feed bill) to contain only appropriations for the different state
departments, state institutions, public schools and interest on public debt. Statutory changes
necessary to reconcile the appropriations made in the feed bill and other changes are drafted
into separate budget bills. These bills are prepared according to subject area.
Provisions
Emergency Management Training Revolving Fund (Revolving F und)
1. Renames the Emergency Management Training Fund to the Emergency Management
Training Revolving Fund. (Sec. 1)
2. Clarifies the Revolving Fund consists of legislative appropriations, reimbursements
received and fees collected by the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
(DEMA) for coordinating conferences, training and exercises relating to its powers and
duties.
3. States that monies in the Revolving Fund are continuously appropriated and exempt from
lapsing. (Sec. 1)
4. Requires DEMA to deposit all fees collected for these activities in the Revolving Fund.
(Sec. 1)
5. Removes the requirement that all excess monies collected from each event revert to the
state General Fund (GF) by the end of the FY. (Sec. 1)
Arizona State Parks Store Fund
6. Increases the excess amount of monies in the Arizona State Parks Store Fund that revert
at the end of a FY to the State Parks Revenue Fund, from $1,250,000 to $1,750,000. (Sec.
2)
Water Conservation Grant Fund
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7. Allows an eligible entity to apply to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority for and
accept grants from the Water Conservation Grant Fund to distribute rebates for the
installation of gray water systems. (Sec. 3)
Fire Incident Management Fund (Incident Fund) (Session Law)
8. Exempts Incident Fund monies from lapsing. (Sec. 4)
9. Requires the Arizona Department of Administration to distribute monies from the
Incident Fund to provide grants to municipal fire departments and fire districts for
hardware and software that meet specified criteria. (Sec. 4)
10. Repeals the Incident Fund on July 1, 2025 and states all unexpended and unencumbered
monies in the Incident Fund revert to the state GF. (Sec. 4)
Arizona Water Protection Fund (AWPF) (Session Law)
11. Authorizes the AWPF Commission to grant to the Arizona Department of Water
Resources (ADWR) up to $336,000 of the unobligated balance in AWPF for ADWR
administrative costs in FY 2025. (Sec. 5)
Underground Storage Tank Revolving Fund (USTR Fund) (Session Law)
12. Authorizes the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to use up to
$6,531,000 from the USTR Fund in FY 2025 for ADEQ administrative costs and to
remediate sewage discharge issues in Naco and other border areas of Arizona. (Sec. 6)
Arizona Navigable Stream Adjudication Commission (Commiss ion) (Session Law)
13. Allows monies appropriated to the Commission from the Arizona Water Banking Fund to
be used to pay legal fees in FY 2025. (Sec. 7)
Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) (Session Law)
14. Limits to $15,000,000 the amount of corporate income tax monies and various revenues
transferred to the WQARF in FY 2025. (Sec. 8)
Vehicle Emission Testing Fees (Session Law)
15. Directs the ADEQ Director to reduce vehicle emissions testing fees in area A in FY 2025
so that vehicle emissions testing fee revenues collected from area A are reduced by 5% of
FY 2024 area A collections. (Sec. 9)
16. Exempts ADEQ from rulemaking requirements until July 1, 2025 for setting vehicle
emissions testing fees. (Sec. 9)
Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA) Fees (Session Law)
17. Authorizes ADA, subject to the review of the ADA Advisory Council, to lower existing fees
for any funds held in trust by ADA. (Sec. 10)
18. Requires the ADA, through July 1, 2025, to adopt emergency rules, in conjunction with
the industry, to modify fees deposited in the Dangerous Plants, Pests and Diseases Trust
Fund. (Sec. 10)
19. States that the rules must be reviewed by the ADA Advisory Council. (Sec. 10)
Authorization for Liabilities and Expenses
20. Allows the Governor, in FY 2025, to allocate:
a) $500,000 to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and Arizona Mutual
Aid Compact Revolving Fund; and
b) $300,000 to the Emergency Management Training Revolving Fund. (Sec. 11) HB 2902
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21. States that each allocation the Governor makes counts towards the $4,000,000 aggregate
amount allowed in FY 2025. (Sec. 11)