HB2812 - 542R

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

Section 1. Section 48-701, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE48-701. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Clerk" includes any person or official who performs the duties of clerk of the municipality or county or any person appointed by the district board to be the district clerk pursuant to section 48‑711.

2. "County" means a county that forms a community facilities district pursuant to this article in an unincorporated area or in an incorporated area with the municipality's consent.

3. "Debt service" means the principal of, interest on and premium, if any, on the bonds, when due, whether at maturity or prior redemption and fees and costs of registrars, trustees, paying agents or other agents necessary to handle the bonds and the costs of credit enhancement or liquidity support.

4. "District" means a tax levying community facilities district formed pursuant to this article by a municipality or formed pursuant to this article by a county in an unincorporated area or in an incorporated area with the municipality's consent.

5. "District board" means the board of directors of the district.

6. "Enhanced municipal services" means public service provided by a county or municipality within the district at a higher level or to a greater degree than provided in the remainder of the county or municipality, including such services as public safety, fire protection, street or sidewalk cleaning or landscape maintenance in public areas.

7. "Entity" means any of the following:

(a) A corporation.

(b) A general partnership, including a general partnership that is registered as a limited liability partnership.

(d) A limited liability company, including a professional limited liability company.

(e) A business trust, statutory trust entity or similar trust.

(f) An unincorporated association.

(g) A cooperative.

(h) Any other person that has a separate legal existence or has the power to acquire an interest in real property in its own name other than any of the following:

(i) An individual.

(ii) A testamentary, inter vivos or charitable trust, with the exception of a business trust, statutory trust entity or similar trust.

(iii) A decedent's estate.

(iv) A government, a governmental or political subdivision, a governmental agency or entity or a municipal corporation.

8. "General obligation bond" means a bond that is issued pursuant to section 48‑719 and that is secured by a pledge of ad valorem taxes levied by the district.

9. "General plan" means the general plan described in section 48‑702, subsection D, as the plan may be amended.

10. "Governing body" means the body or board that by law is constituted as the legislative department of the municipality or county.

11. "Municipality" means an incorporated city or town.

12. "Owner" means the person or entity that, on the day the action, election or proceeding is begun or held, appears to be the owner of real property as shown on the property tax assessment roll.

13. "Public infrastructure" means all improvements listed in this paragraph that will result in a beneficial use principally to land within the geographical limits of the district and may include a district's share of any improvements listed in this paragraph if the district board determines such share is proportionate to the beneficial use of such improvements to land within the geographical limits of the district, improvements within or outside the geographical limits of the district, necessary or incidental work, whether newly constructed, renovated or existing, and all necessary or desirable appurtenances. For the purposes of this paragraph, adoption by the district board of a resolution of intent pursuant to section 48‑715 shall conclusively establish that the improvements or, if applicable, share of the improvements that are the subject of the resolution will result in a beneficial use principally to land within the geographical limits of the district. Public infrastructure improvements are:

(a) Sanitary sewage systems, including collection, transport, storage, treatment, dispersal, effluent use and discharge.

(b) Drainage and flood control systems, including collection, transport, diversion, storage, detention, retention, dispersal, use and discharge.

(c) Water systems for domestic, industrial, irrigation, municipal or fire protection purposes, including production, collection, storage, treatment, transport, delivery, connection and dispersal, but not including facilities for agricultural irrigation purposes unless for viticulture or for the repair or replacement of existing facilities when required by other improvements permitted allowed by this article.

(d) Highways, streets, roadways and parking facilities, including all areas for vehicular use for travel, ingress, egress and parking.

(e) Areas for pedestrian, equestrian, bicycle or other nonmotor vehicle use for travel, ingress, egress and parking.

(f) Pedestrian malls, parks, recreational facilities other than stadiums, and open space areas for the use of members of the public for entertainment, assembly and recreation.

(g) Landscaping, including earthworks, structures, lakes and other water features, plants, trees and related water delivery systems.

(h) Public buildings, public safety facilities and fire protection facilities.

(i) Lighting systems.

(j) Traffic control systems and devices, including signals, controls, markings and signage.

(k) Equipment, vehicles, furnishings and other personalty related to the items listed in this paragraph.

14. "Public infrastructure purpose" means:

(a) Planning, design, engineering, construction, acquisition or installation of public infrastructure.

(b) Acquiring, converting, renovating or improving existing facilities for public infrastructure.

(d) Establishing, maintaining and replenishing reserves from any source described in section 48‑717 or from any other source in order to secure payment of debt service on bonds.

(e) Notwithstanding section 48‑589, funding and paying from bond proceeds interest accruing on bonds for a period of not to exceed three years from their date of issuance.

(f) Providing for the timely payment of debt service on bonds or other indebtedness of the district.

(g) Refinancing any matured or unmatured bonds with new bonds.

(h) Incurring expenses of the district incident to and reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes specified in this paragraph.

15. "Revenue bonds" means those bonds that are issued pursuant to section 48‑720 and that are secured by a pledge of revenues of the district or revenues collected by the county or municipality and returned to the district.

16. "Treasurer" includes any person or official who performs the duties of treasurer of the municipality or county or any person appointed by the district board as the district treasurer pursuant to section 48‑711. END_STATUTE