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appropriation; rural interoperability communication system

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

HOUSE BILL 2456

An Act

appropriating monies to the state treasurer.

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

Section 1. Appropriation; state treasurer; rural county interoperability communication system

A. The sum of $3,980,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the state treasurer for a rural county interoperability communication system that:

1. Enables the deployment of secure, multimedia data communications system to a user base consisting of public safety agencies.

2. Provides a communications solution environment that allows for identifying a system user's identity, location and operational status during an incident, secure text messaging and file sharing to all users involved in an incident, secure sharing of collaborative maps, building floor plans and images, integrating manually activated panic alarm systems that, when activated, establish direct collaboration between public safety agencies by using multiple forms of real-time communications and information collaboration, including voice and full-motion video sharing, during an incident.

3. Is capable of being deployed to end users on existing communication assets owned by participating entities.

4. Allows each participating entity to maintain discretionary real-time control of all communications assets owned or operated by the entity.

5. Encrypts all media communications.

6. Ensures staff privacy.

7. Is United States department of homeland security safety act certified qualified antiterrorism technology.

8. Is compatible with federal emergency management agency interoperable gateway systems for disaster communications.

B. The state treasurer shall distribute the monies appropriated in subsection A of this section in the following amounts to the following recipients for a rural county interoperability communication system:

1. Apache county sheriff                 $100,000

2. Cochise county sheriff                $225,000

3. Coconino county sheriff               $225,000

4. Gila county sheriff                   $225,000

5. Graham county sheriff                 $375,000

6. Greenlee county sheriff               $100,000

7. La Paz county sheriff                 $150,000

8. Maricopa county sheriff               $1,000,000

9. Mohave county sheriff                 $750,000

10. Navajo county sheriff                $230,000

11. Pinal county sheriff                 $250,000

12. Yavapai county sheriff               $350,000