ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: LAG DP 7-0-0-0-0 | APPROP DPA/SE 10-0-0-1-0

HB 2088: appropriation; state lake improvement fund

S/E state lake improvement fund; appropriation

Sponsor:  Representative Biasiucci, LD 5

House Engrossed

Overview

Appropriates $5,000,000 to the Arizona State Parks Board (Board) for operating costs and limits how much State Lake Improvement Fund monies can be used for staff support for planning and administering for fund-related projects.

History

State Lake Improvement Fund

State Lake Improvement Fund monies are appropriated to the Board, which can use these monies for:

1)    Staff support to plan and administer this fund; and

2)    Certain projects on waters where gas-powered boats are allowed, such as building public piers and public parking areas and acquiring property to provide access to waters for boating.

Projects eligible for Fund monies can be carried out by the Board, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, a county board of supervisors or the governing board for a city or town. However, these projects cannot interfere with any vested water rights or a water project's maintenance and operation.

The Arizona Outdoor Recreation Coordinating Commission reviews applications for Fund monies, and the Board approves them. Additionally, the Joint Committee on Capital Review must review all approved projects (A.R.S. § 5-382).

Fund monies come from the following sources:

1)    Transfers from the Highway User Revenue Fund based on the estimated state gasoline taxes paid for boating (A.R.S. § 28-5926);

2)    Watercraft license taxes collected by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (A.R.S. § 5-323); and

3)    Investment income.

State Parks Revenue Fund

The State Parks Revenue Fund consists of monies received from the sale of goods, legislative appropriations, unconditional gifts and donations, and other revenues generated by the state parks system. Fund monies are used to operate and maintain the state park system and to acquire and develop real property and improvements as state parks (A.R.S. § 41-511.21).

 

 

 

 

Provisions

1.    Caps expenditures from the State Lake Improvement Fund for staff support for planning and administering the this fund at 10% of monies deposited into the fund annually.☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note (Sec. 1)

2.    Removes authorization of the Board to spend State Lake Improvement Fund monies in conjunction with other administrative tasks and recreation plans of the Board. (Sec. 1)

3.    Allows monies in the State Lake Improvement Fund to be used for water search and rescue operations. (Sec. 1)

4.    Adds administration to the purposes for the State Parks Revenue Fund. (Sec. 2)

5.    Appropriates the following amounts to the Board in FY 2021 for operating costs:

a)    $3,000,000 from the state General Fund.

b)    $2,000,000 from the State Parks Revenue Fund. (Sec. 3)

6.    Makes a technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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