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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session |
House: APPROP DP 8-5-0-0 |
HB 2844: capital outlay; appropriations; 2022-2023
Sponsor: Representative Cobb (with permission of committee on Rules), LD 5
Caucus & COW
Overview
Makes capital appropriations to state agencies in FY 2023.
History
The Arizona Legislature adopts a budget for each fiscal year (FY) that contains general appropriations. Article IV, Section 20, Part 2, Constitution of Arizona, requires the General Appropriations Act (feed bill) to contain only appropriations for the different state departments, state institutions, public schools and interest on public debt. Statutory changes necessary to reconcile the appropriations made in the feed bill and other changes are drafted into separate budget bills. These bills are prepared according to subject area.
Provisions
Building Renewal (Sec. 1)
1. Appropriates the following amounts to the specified agencies in FY 2023 for maintenance and repair of state buildings:
Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA)
a) $18,000,000 from the Capital Outlay Stabilization Fund (COSF).
i. Requires ADOA to allocate the monies to state agencies for necessary building renewal.
ii. Reduces the appropriation to the amount available in COSF if the monies available in COSF are insufficient to fund the full appropriation.
iii. Allows up to five percent of the amounts appropriated to be spent on project management of building renewal and capital projects.
iv. Prohibits all other monies from being spent for personal services or employee-related expenditures or for maintenance contracts on building components and equipment without review by the Joint Committee on Capital Review (JCCR).
v. Requires ADOA to report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) on the status of all capital projects and expenditures by December 1, 2022, and June 1, 2023.
Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC)
b) $ 5,864,300 from the Department of Corrections Building Renewal Fund.
i. Prohibits ADC from spending the appropriation on personal services or overhead expenses related to managing the funded projects.
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Requires ADC to report to JLBC on the
status of all capital projects and expenditures by December 1, 2022, and June
1, 2023.
Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGF)
c) $1,459,600 from the Game and Fish Fund.
i. Requires AZGF to report to JLBC on the status of all capital projects and expenditures by December 1, 2022, and June 1, 2023.
Arizona State Lottery Commission
d) $176,400 from the State Lottery Fund.
Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
e) $15,710,400 from the State Highway Fund.
f) $310,000 from the State Aviation Fund.
i. Requires ADOT to report to JLBC on the status of all nonhighway construction capital projects and expenditures by December 1, 2022, and June 1, 2023.
Capital Projects (Sec. 2)
2. Appropriates the following amounts to specified agencies in FY 2023 for individual capital projects:
Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA)
a) $1,800,000 from the state General Fund (GF) for the Tucson readiness center.
Arizona State Parks Board
b) $2,742,800 from the State parks revenue fund for Capital improvements.
Arizona Pioneers' Home
c) $396,500 from the Pioneers' home state charitable earnings land fund for Capital improvements.
Statewide Highway Construction (Sec. 3)
3. Appropriates $470,373,000 from the State Highway Fund to ADOT to:
a) Plan and construct state highways;
b) Acquire rights-of-way; and
c) Provide for the cost of contracted field administration and field engineering on construction projects and debt service payments on bonds issued for highway construction.
4. Appropriates any excess balances and collections in the State Highway Fund to ADOT for the aforementioned purposes.
5. Requires ADOT to report the following to the Directors of JLBC and the Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) by November 1, 2022:
a) The actual prior year, estimated current year and upcoming budget year highway construction expenses from all fund sources in a specified format;
b) Capital outlay information for FYs 2022-2024 in a specified format; and
c) ADOT's estimated outstanding debt principal balance at the end of FY 2024 and the estimated debt service payment amount for FYs 2024-2027.
d) Specifies that the report shall include the following statewide construction bonds:
i. Arizona highway user revenue fund;
ii. Maricopa association of governments and Pima association of governments controlled access;
iii. Maricopa regional area road fund; and
iv. Grant anticipation notes.
6. Exempts the appropriation from JCCR review.
7. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing until the purpose for which the appropriation was made has been accomplished or abandoned, or the appropriation stands for a full fiscal year without an expenditure or an encumbrance.
Airport Planning and Development (Sec. 4)
8. Appropriates $27,100,000 from the State Aviation Fund to ADOT to plan, construct, develop and improve state, county, city or town airports.
9. Appropriates any excess balances and collections in the State Aviation Fund to ADOT for the aforementioned purposes.
10. Requires ADOT to report to JLBC on the status of all aviation grant awards and distributions, which must be delineated by individual airport and FY, including future year commitments, by December 31, 2022.
11. Exempts the appropriation from JCCR review.
12. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing until the purpose for which the appropriation was made has been accomplished or abandoned, or the appropriation stands for a full fiscal year without an expenditure or an encumbrance.
Miscellaneous (Sec. 5)
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Prohibits the monies
appropriated in this act from being spent for personal services or
employee-related expenditures of state employees, excluding any services
provided as part of the inmate construction program for correctional
facilities, unless otherwise specified.
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