Arizona 2024 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1066 Compare Versions

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1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: solar royalties fund; county residents. State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 SB 1066 Introduced by Senators Borrelli: Bennett, Bolick, Carroll, Gowan, Kavanagh, Kern, Kerr, Mesnard, Rogers, Shamp, Shope, Wadsack; Representatives Biasiucci, Travers An Act amending title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-269.29; relating to county boards of supervisors. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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9	9	REFERENCE TITLE: solar royalties fund; county residents.
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78	78	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-269.29, to read: START_STATUTE11-269.29. County resident solar royalties fund A. A county resident solar royalties fund shall be established by the board of supervisors in each county to be administered by the county treasurer. the fund will be funded by each owner or operator of a solar panel in that county that meets all of the following: 1. The solar panel is located in the relevant county. 2. The solar panel is not any of the following: (a) owned by a public service corporation that is regulated by the corporation commission or by a public power entity that has service territory located in this state. (b) subject wholly to an exclusive power purchase agreement with either a public service corporation regulated by the corporation commission or a public power entity that has service territory located in this state. B. The owner or operator of a solar panel that meets the requirements of subsection a of this section shall pay the county in which the solar panel is located twelve and one-half percent of every $1.00 that the owner or operator receives in revenues from the sale of kilowatt-hours from the solar panel. the county shall deposit these monies in the fund established pursuant to subsection a of this section. c. On the first of each month, the county treasurer shall determine the total amount of monies in the fund and the total number of qualified indiVIDUALS who live in the county. The county treasurer shall use monies in the fund for the administrative costs of this section, except the administrative costs may not exceed ten percent of the monies in the fund. after administrative costs of the fund are paid, tHE COUNTY TREASURER SHALL pay TO EACH QUALIFIED resident of the county an equal distribution of the total amount of monies available in the fund. The payment shall be made by check. d. This section does not apply to a solar panel that meets any of the following: 1. produces power for only on-site use by a commercial or industrial user. 2. does not export power to the grid. 3. is a rooftop solaR system, regardless of whether the system exports power to the grid. END_STATUTE
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82	82	Section 1. Title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-269.29, to read:
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84	84	START_STATUTE11-269.29. County resident solar royalties fund
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86	86	A. A county resident solar royalties fund shall be established by the board of supervisors in each county to be administered by the county treasurer. the fund will be funded by each owner or operator of a solar panel in that county that meets all of the following:
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88	88	1. The solar panel is located in the relevant county.
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90	90	2. The solar panel is not any of the following:
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92	92	(a) owned by a public service corporation that is regulated by the corporation commission or by a public power entity that has service territory located in this state.
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94	94	(b) subject wholly to an exclusive power purchase agreement with either a public service corporation regulated by the corporation commission or a public power entity that has service territory located in this state.
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96	96	B. The owner or operator of a solar panel that meets the requirements of subsection a of this section shall pay the county in which the solar panel is located twelve and one-half percent of every $1.00 that the owner or operator receives in revenues from the sale of kilowatt-hours from the solar panel. the county shall deposit these monies in the fund established pursuant to subsection a of this section.
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98	98	c. On the first of each month, the county treasurer shall determine the total amount of monies in the fund and the total number of qualified indiVIDUALS who live in the county. The county treasurer shall use monies in the fund for the administrative costs of this section, except the administrative costs may not exceed ten percent of the monies in the fund. after administrative costs of the fund are paid, tHE COUNTY TREASURER SHALL pay TO EACH QUALIFIED resident of the county an equal distribution of the total amount of monies available in the fund. The payment shall be made by check.
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100	100	d. This section does not apply to a solar panel that meets any of the following:
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106	106	3. is a rooftop solaR system, regardless of whether the system exports power to the grid. END_STATUTE