REFERENCE TITLE: appropriations; broadband grants

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

HB 2156

Introduced by

Representatives Espinoza: Cobb

AN ACT

appropriating monies to the Arizona commerce authority.

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

Section 1.  Appropriations; Arizona commerce authority; broadband grants; fiscal years 2021‑2022, 2022‑2023 and 2023‑2024; reports; exemption

A.  The sum of $5,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in each of fiscal years 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 to the Arizona commerce authority to provide broadband grants.  The Arizona commerce authority shall report to the joint legislative budget committee on or before January 31, 2022, January 31, 2023 and January 31, 2024 on its plan for distributing these grants.

B.  The appropriations made in subsection A of this section are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the lapsing of appropriations.