Bill
Number: S.B. 1822
Engel
Floor Amendment #2
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1.
Establishes
the Arizona Natural Resource Resiliency Planning Group (Planning Group) and appropriates
$500,000 to it from the state General Fund in FY 2022.
2.
Outlines
membership and procedures for appointments to the Planning Group.
3.
Specifies
that members cannot receive compensation.
4.
Requires
the Planning Group to:
a. compile a complete
inventory of this state's greenhouse gas emissions and sources;
b. review and, where
necessary, revise the recommendations made in the Arizona climate change
advisory group's 2006 climate change action plan;
c. develop a resiliency
plan to protect or improve the resiliency of this state's human populations and
natural and economic systems against the risks of climate change;
d. identify measures that
can be taken to meet specified greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets;
e. direct state agencies
to identify and characterize potential current and future risks in this state
to human, natural and economic systems, including potential risks to water
resources, temperature-sensitive populations and systems, energy systems,
transportation systems, vital infrastructure and public facilities, and natural
lands; and
f. submit a report
regarding the group's findings and recommendations for action by September
2022.
Page 11, after line 39, insert:
"Sec. 16. Arizona natural resource resiliency planning group; membership;
duties; report; delayed repeal
A. The
Arizona natural resource resiliency planning group is established consisting of
persons who represent the following interest areas:
1. Electric
power generation.
2. Manufacturing
or mining.
3. Agriculture
or forestry.
4. Construction.
5. Transportation.
6. Tourism
or recreation.
7. Low-income
assistance nonprofit organization.
8. Native
American tribes.
9. Public
health.
10. Nonprofit
environmental organization.
11. Nonprofit
renewable energy organization.
12. Nonprofit
organization specializing in environmental inequities experienced by racial and
ethnic minorities.
13. University
environmental sciences program.
14. State
government.
15. Local
government.
16. United
States environmental protection agency.
B. The
speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the
minority party leader of the house of representatives and the minority party
leader of the senate shall each appoint five persons from among the areas of
representation prescribed in subsection A of this section. The governor shall
appoint two persons from among the areas of representation prescribed in
subsection A of this section. Every interest area prescribed by subsection A
of this section shall be represented among the persons who are appointed to the
group.
C. Members
of the Arizona natural resource resiliency planning group are not eligible to
receive compensation.
D. The
Arizona natural resource resiliency planning group shall:
1. Compile
a complete inventory of this state's greenhouse gas emissions and sources.
2. Review
and, where necessary, revise the recommendations made in the Arizona climate
change advisory group's 2006 climate change action plan.
3. Develop
a resiliency plan to protect or improve the resiliency of this state's human
populations and natural and economic systems against the risks of climate
change.
4. Identify
measures that can be taken to meet the following greenhouse gas emissions
reductions targets:
(a) By
2030, reduce this state's greenhouse gas emissions to fifty percent below 2005
levels.
(b) By
2050, reduce this state's greenhouse gas emissions to ninety percent below 2005
levels.
5. Direct
state agencies to identify and characterize potential current and future risks
in this state to human, natural and economic systems, including potential risks
to water resources, temperature-sensitive populations and systems, energy
systems, transportation systems, vital infrastructure and public facilities,
and natural lands.
6. Submit
a report regarding the group's findings and recommendations for action on or
before August 31, 2022 to the governor, the president of the senate and the
speaker of the house of representatives and provide a copy of this report to
the secretary of state.
E. This
section is repealed from and after March 31, 2023.
Sec. 17. Appropriation; Arizona natural resource resiliency planning group
The sum of
$500,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2021-2022
to the Arizona natural resource resiliency planning group."
Amend title to conform