REFERENCE TITLE: revenue; budget reconciliation; 2014-2015.

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014

HB 2710

Introduced by Representatives Kavanagh, Boyer, Kwasman, Olson, Ugenti (with permission of Committee on Rules)

 

AN ACT

 

making appropriations; relating to revenue budget reconciliation.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1.  Racing and boxing fees; increases; rulemaking exemption; intent

A.  The Arizona department of racing is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the purpose of increasing fees pursuant to sections 5‑104 and 5‑230, Arizona Revised Statutes, until July 1, 2015.

B.  It is the intent of the legislature that the revenue generated by the fees collected pursuant to sections 5‑104 and 5‑230, Arizona Revised Statutes, not exceed $2,600,000 in fiscal year 2014-2015.

Sec. 2.  Radiation regulatory agency; fees; increases; intent; rulemaking exemption

A.  Notwithstanding any other law, the director of the radiation regulatory agency may increase fees in fiscal year 2014-2015 for services provided in fiscal year 2014-2015.

B.  It is the intent of the legislature that the revenue generated by the fees collected pursuant to subsection A of this section not exceed $561,000.

C.  The radiation regulatory agency shall deposit monies received from any fees increased pursuant to subsection A of this section in the radiation regulatory fee fund established by section 30‑658, Arizona Revised Statutes.

D.  The radiation regulatory agency is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the purpose of increasing fees pursuant to this section until July 1, 2015.

Sec. 3.  Agricultural fees; intent; rulemaking exemption

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 existing fees from fiscal year 2013‑2014 in fiscal year 2014-2015 for services provided in fiscal year 2014‑2015.

B.  It is the intent of the legislature 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 2014-2015.

C.  The Arizona department of agriculture is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the purpose of establishing fees pursuant to this section until July 1, 2015.

Sec. 4.  Department of insurance; fee and assessment adjustment suspension

Notwithstanding section 20-167, subsection F, Arizona Revised Statutes, and section 20-466, subsection J, Arizona Revised Statutes, the director of insurance may not revise fees or assessments in fiscal year 2014-2015 for the purpose of meeting the requirement to recover at least ninety-five per cent but not more than one hundred ten per cent of the department of insurance's appropriated budget.

Sec. 5.  County fiscal obligations; report

A.  Notwithstanding any other law, for fiscal year 2014-2015, a county with a population of less than two hundred thousand persons according to the 2010 United States decennial census may meet any county fiscal obligation from any source of county revenue designated by the county, including monies of any countywide special taxing jurisdiction in which the board of supervisors serves as the board of directors.

B.  On or before October 1, 2014, all counties with a population of less than two hundred thousand persons according to the 2010 United States decennial census shall report to the director of the joint legislative budget committee whether the county used a revenue source to meet a county fiscal obligation pursuant to subsection A of this section and, if so, the specific source and amount of revenues that the county intends to use in fiscal year 2014-2015.

Sec. 6.  Appropriation; arts fund

Notwithstanding section 35-144, Arizona Revised Statutes, the sum of $1,000,000 from interest income earned on the budget stabilization fund established by section 35-144, Arizona Revised Statutes, is appropriated in fiscal year 2014‑2015 for deposit in the arts fund established by section 41‑983, Arizona Revised Statutes.

Sec. 7.  Arizona highway user revenue fund; distribution; fiscal years 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017

A.  Notwithstanding any other law, before the distribution of revenues of the Arizona highway user revenue fund pursuant to section 28‑6538, Arizona Revised Statutes, the department of transportation shall allocate and the state treasurer shall distribute $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2014‑2015, $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2015-2016 and $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2016‑2017 as follows:

1.  To the counties, 33.231 per cent.

2.  To the incorporated cities and towns, 48.097 per cent.

3.  To incorporated cities with a population of three hundred thousand or more persons, 5.247 per cent.

4.  To counties with a population of more than eight hundred thousand persons, 13.425 per cent.

B.  The allocation and distribution made pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this section must be made as prescribed in section 28‑6540, Arizona Revised Statutes.  The allocation and distribution made pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section must be made as prescribed in section 28‑6538, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes.

C.  The amounts appropriated in this section may be used only for the direct costs of constructing, reconstructing, maintaining or repair of public highways, streets or bridges and direct costs of rights‑of‑way acquisitions and expenses related thereto.