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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
appropriation; border security fund
Purpose
Appropriates $1,140,800 and 14.5 full-time equivalent positions (FTEs) from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2023 to the Border Security Fund (Fund).
Background
The Fund
consists of legislative appropriations, gifts, grants and other donations and
is administered by the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs. Fund
monies may be used on: 1) preventing human trafficking;
2) preventing entry into the United States of illegal aliens, terrorists,
instruments of terrorism, contraband, narcotics and controlled substances;
3) planning, designing, constructing and maintaining transportation, technology
and commercial vehicle inspection infrastructure near the international border;
4) clearing nonindigenous plants; 5) administering and managing the
construction and maintenance of a physical border fence;
6) awarding grants to counties to provide housing in secure facilities; and 7)
awarding grants to counties for prosecuting individuals that commit any of the
outlined crimes (A.R.S.
§ 26-105).
S.B. 1718 appropriates $1,140,800 and 14.5 FTEs from the state GF in FY 2023 to the Fund.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $1,140,800 and 14.5 FTEs from the state GF in FY 2023 to the Fund for outlined statutory purposes.
2. Declares the Legislature's intent that the monies appropriated be considered ongoing.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 11, 2022
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