ARIZONA STATE SENATE

RESEARCH STAFF

LIAM MAHER

LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Telephone: (602) 926-3171

TO:                  MEMBERS OF THE SENATE

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

DATE:            March 29, 2019

SUBJECT:      Strike everything amendment to H.B. 2361, relating to tourism; sporting event; promotion; marketing

Purpose

Exempts the Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) from statutory procurement requirements for a specified event.

Background

The Arizona Procurement Code regulates the buying, purchasing, renting, leasing and acquiring of materials, services and construction services using public monies (A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 23). The Arizona Procurement Code applies to every expenditure of public monies by Arizona through a state government unit with outlined exceptions (A.R.S. § 41-2501). Current law requires the State Treasurer to appropriate $1,500,000 per fiscal year to the AOT for the promotion and marketing of a special sporting event at a host facility if the special sporting event project cost incurred after December 31, 2016, is at least $100,000,000 (A.R.S. § 41-2308).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1. Exempts the AOT from the Arizona Procurement Code requirements for promotion and marketing contracts for a special sporting event at a host facility.

2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.