Bill
Number: H.B. 2317
Gowan Floor Amendment
Reference
to: House
Engrossed Bill
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Removes the $150,000,000 appropriation from the state GF
in FY 2023 to the Border Security Fund (Fund).
2. Requires the State Treasurer to distribute $335,000,000
in TPT revenues to the Fund.
3. Requires DEMA to use the monies to construct and
maintain a physical border fence and purchase and install border security
technologies.
4. Requires DEMA to report to JLBC on the use of existing
infrastructure and the use of the monies.
5. Declares the Legislature's intent is the TPT
distribution does not impact cities, towns and counties portion.
6.
Makes technical and conforming changes.
Page 1, line
2, strike "Appropriation" insert "Distribution of
revenues; appropriation"
Line 3,
after "fence" insert "; border security technologies;
reporting requirements; intent"
Strike line
4
Line 5,
strike "in" insert:
"A. For";
after "2022-2023" insert ", beginning the month following
the general effective date of this act, the state treasurer shall distribute
the sum of $335,000,000 proportionately for each month remaining in the fiscal
year from the portion of the revenues derived from the tax levied by title 42,
chapter 5, articles 1 and 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, that is not designated
as the distribution base,"
Line 6,
after "Statutes" insert a period strike remainder of line
Line 7,
strike "construction and maintenance of" insert "The department
of emergency and military affairs shall use these monies to construct and
maintain"; strike "pursuant to"
Strike line
8, insert ", to purchase or install border security technologies,
including cameras, sensors, drones, software and other surveillance equipment,
and to pay associated administrative costs. The department of emergency and
military affairs shall use existing infrastructure and fence materials for the
construction of the physical border fence where feasible.
B. On
or before June 30, 2023, the department of emergency and military affairs shall
report to the joint legislative budget committee regarding the use of existing
infrastructure and fence materials for the construction of the physical border
fence. Within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter until the
monies appropriated by this section are fully expended, the department of
emergency and military affairs, in consultation with the Arizona department of
homeland security and the department of public safety, shall report to the
joint legislative budget committee regarding the use of monies.
C. The
legislature intends that the distributions made in subsection A of this section
not impact the portion of transaction privilege tax revenues that cities, towns
and counties in this state receive pursuant to section 42-5029,
subsection D, Arizona Revised Statutes."
Amend title to conform