ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session

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HB 2317: appropriation; border fence construction

Sponsor: Representative Kavanagh, LD 23

Committee on Military Affairs & Public Safety

Overview

Appropriates $150,000,000, in FY 2023, from the state General Fund (GF) to the Border Security Fund (BSF) to administer and manage the construction and maintenance of a physical border fence.

History

The BSF is administered by the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA), and consists of legislative appropriations, gifts, grants and other donations.  Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated to DEMA and may be used for the following purposes:

1) Preventing human trafficking;

2) Preventing entry of unlawfully present Aliens in the United States, terrorists and instruments of terrorism and contraband including narcotics and other controlled substances into the United States;

3) Constructing and maintaining transportation, technology and commercial vehicle inspection facilities near Arizona's international border; 

4) Clearing nonindigenous plants;

5) Administering and managing the construction and maintenance of a physical border fence;

6) Awarding grants to counties to provide housing in secure facilities; and

7) Awarding grants to counties to prosecute individuals who commit crimes (A.R.S. § 26-105).

DEMA must consult with the Arizona Department of Administration prior to spending any money from the BSF (A.R.S. § 26-105).

Provisions

1. Appropriates $150,000,000 in FY 2023, from the state GF to the BSF to administer and manage the construction and maintenance of a physical border fence. (Sec. 1)

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