ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SB 1039: appropriation; Arizona water protection fund

PRIME SPONSOR: Senator Griffin, LD 14

BILL STATUS: Chaptered

Abstract

Relating to an appropriation to the AWPF.

Provisions

1. Appropriates $400,000 to the AWPF in FY 2019 from the GF. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

In 1994, the AWPF and the Commission was established to protect and restore Arizona's water resources by providing monies for the implementation of measures to protect water resources, and to conserve and restore rivers, streams, and other riparian resources and habitats. The Commission provides grants to public and private entities that participate in water resource management activities in cooperation with local residents and jurisdictions (A.R.S. § 45-2101).

The Commission, which administers the AWPF, is a 13-member Commission consisting of: 1) nine voting members appointed by various state officials; 2) two non-voting ex-officio members, the ADWR Director and the State Land Commissioner; 3) one non-voting advisory member of the Arizona House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and 4) one non-voting advisory member of the Arizona Senate, appointed by the Senate President (A.R.S. § 45-2103). ADWR provides staffing support to the Commission.

Additional Information

$250,000 was appropriated to the AWPF in both FY 2017 and FY 2018.

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Fifty-third Legislature                  SB 1039

Second Regular Session                               Version 5: Chaptered

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