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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
monument and memorial repair fund
Purpose
Stipulates that all monies in the State Monument and Memorial Repair Fund (Fund) are continuously appropriated.
Background
Established in 2007, the Fund consists of: 1) donations; 2) monies from fundraising activities; 3) monies that are collected by the proponents of a monument or memorial; 4) grants received for monuments or memorials; and 5) legislative appropriations. All monies in the Fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are to be used to maintain, repair, recondition or relocate monuments or memorials and support mechanical equipment in the governmental mall. In 2022, administration of the Fund was transferred from the Arizona Department of Administration to the Legislative Council. The Legislative Council must separately account for monies that are dedicated to a specific monument or memorial. By November 1 of each year, the Legislative Council must submit to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee a report that accounts for all monies deposited in the Fund. The report must include the sources of the monies received for deposit, by category, and the purposes for which the monies were used during the preceding fiscal year. Monies in the Fund are only to be used for their statutorily prescribed purposes and must not be spent or appropriated for any other purpose (A.R.S. § 41-1365; Laws 2007, Ch. 250; and Laws 2022, Ch. 357)
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Stipulates that all monies in the Fund are continuously appropriated, rather than subject to legislative appropriation.
2. Makes technical changes.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 26, 2024
JT/MA/slp