SB1525

THE CONTEXT: In addition to the annual General Appropriations Act (feed bill) that makes most operating appropriations for the state departments and public schools, the Arizona Legislature annually adopts a capital outlay bill that appropriates monies for the capital needs of the state. In addition to State Highway Fund appropriations, the capital outlay bill generally includes building renewal appropriations for the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) and Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) building systems ( A.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would appropriates the following amounts to the specified agencies in FY 2024 for major maintenance and repair of state buildings: ADOA a) $16,000,000 from the Capital Outlay Stabilization Fund (COSF); i. Requires ADOA to allocate these monies to state agencies for necessary building renewal; and ii. Reduces the appropriation from COSF to the amount available in that fund if the monies are insufficient to fund the full appropriation. ADC b) $5,864,300 from the Department of Corections Buidling Renewal Fund; i. Prohibits ADC from spending these monies on personal services or overhead expenses related to managing the funded projects. Arizona Game and Fish Department c) $1,776,400 from the Game and Fish Fund; State Lottery Commission d) $214,200 from the State Lottery Fund; Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) e) $18,139,400 from the State Highway Fund; and f) $441,900 from the State Aviation Fund. Individual Projects, appropriates $31,422,000 from the state General Fund (GF) to ADC to replace evaporative cooling at statewide prisons with HVAC. Statewide Highway Construction, and appropriates $444,243,000 from the State Highway Fund to ADOT in FY 2024 to: a) Plan and construct state highways; b) Acquire rights-of-way; and c) Provide for the cost of contracted field administration and field enginereing on construction projects and debt service payments on bonds issued for highway construction.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to put public resources toward the named state purpose through an accountable appropriation. It would appropriates the following amounts to the specified agencies in FY 2024 for major maintenance and repair of state buildings: ADOA a) $16,000,000 from the Capital Outlay Stabilization Fund (COSF); i. Requires ADOA to allocate these monies to state agencies for necessary building renewal; and ii. Reduces the appropriation from COSF to the amount available in that fund if the monies are insufficient to fund the full appropriation. ADC b) $5,864,300 from the Department of Corections Buidling Renewal Fund; i. Prohibits ADC from spending these monies on personal services or overhead expenses related to managing the funded projects. Arizona Game and Fish Department c) $1,776,400 from the Game and Fish Fund; State Lottery Commission d) $214,200 from the State Lottery Fund; Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) e) $18,139,400 from the State Highway Fund; and f) $441,900 from the State Aviation Fund. Individual Projects, and would also appropriates $31,422,000 from the state General Fund (GF) to ADC to replace evaporative cooling at statewide prisons with HVAC. Statewide Highway Construction, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.