PREFILED    DEC 10 2024

REFERENCE TITLE: appropriations; nuclear emergency management fund

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

SB 1009

Introduced by

Senator Kavanagh

An Act

appropriating monies; making assessments; relating to the nuclear emergency management fund.

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

Section 1. Appropriations; nuclear emergency management fund

Pursuant to sections 26-306.01 and 26-306.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, the sum of $2,617,991 in fiscal year 2025-2026 and the sum of $2,711,339 in fiscal year 2026-2027 are appropriated from the nuclear emergency management fund established by section 26-306.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, as follows:

1. For use by the division of emergency management of the department of emergency and military affairs as provided in section 26-306.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, the sum of $1,266,916 and 8 full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 2025-2026 and the sum of $1,311,566 and 8 full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 2026-2027.

2. For use by the Arizona department of agriculture for programs relating to off-site nuclear emergency response plans, the sum of $347,109 and 2.44 full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 2025-2026 and the sum of $352,877 and 2.44 full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 2026-2027.

3. For disbursement by the division of emergency management of the department of emergency and military affairs to departments and agencies of Maricopa county that are assigned responsibilities under the off-site nuclear emergency response plan, the sum of $953,966 in fiscal year 2025-2026 and the sum of $996,896 in fiscal year 2026-2027.

4. For disbursement by the division of emergency management of the department of emergency and military affairs to departments and agencies of the city of Buckeye that are assigned responsibilities under the off-site nuclear emergency response plan, the sum of $100,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026 and the sum of $100,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027.

Sec. 2. Assessments

Pursuant to section 26-306.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, the sum of $2,617,991 in fiscal year 2025-2026 and the sum of $2,711,339 in fiscal year 2026-2027, plus any applicable interest, are assessed against each consortium of public service corporations and municipal corporations engaged in constructing or operating a commercial nuclear generating station in this state.

Sec. 3. Emergency

This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.