HB2964

THE CONTEXT: The Arizona Legislature adopts a budget for each fiscal year (FY) that contains general appropriations. Article IV, Section 20, Part 2, Constitution of Arizona, requires the General Appropriations Act (feed bill) to contain only appropriations for the different state departments, state institutions, public schools and interest on public debt.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would reduce the following amounts appropriated from the State Parks Revenue Fund in FY 2022 to the Arizona State Parks Board (ASPB): a) $210,000 for the Dead Horse Ranch State Park amphitheater; b) $2,000,000 for southern construction services relocation; c) $1,339,000 for statewide water conservation; d) $4,100,000 for statewide campground improvements; e) $2,233,333 for statewide sunshade structures; f) $1,339,000 for statewide water conservation; g) $5,945,000 for Yuma territorial prison renovation; h) $4,000,000 for Red Rock renovation; and i) $1,500,000 for San Rafael renovation, stipulate that the reductions revert to the State Parks Revenue Fund. Building Renewal, and appropriates the following amounts to the specified agencies in FY 2026 for the maintenance and repair of state buildings: Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) a) $19,000,000 from the Capital Outlay Stabilization Fund (COSF); i; requires ADOA to allocate these monies to state agencies for necessary building renewal; ii; reduces the appropriation from the COSF to the amount available in that fund if the monies in the COSF are insufficient to fund the full appropriation; and iii; allows the monies to be used for retrofitting facilities for space consolidation; Arizona Department of Corrections (DOC) a) $5,864,300 from the DOC Building Renewal Fund; i; restricts DOC from spending these monies on personal services or overhead expenses related to managing the funded projects; Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGF) b) $1,815,700 from the Game and Fish Fund; Arizona State Lottery Commission (ASLC) c) $218,200 from the State Lottery Fund; Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) d) $22,145,300 from the State Highway Fund (SHF); and e) $394,800 from the State Aviation Fund (SAF). ASPB Report.

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 reduce the following amounts appropriated from the State Parks Revenue Fund in FY 2022 to the Arizona State Parks Board (ASPB): a) $210,000 for the Dead Horse Ranch State Park amphitheater; b) $2,000,000 for southern construction services relocation; c) $1,339,000 for statewide water conservation; d) $4,100,000 for statewide campground improvements; e) $2,233,333 for statewide sunshade structures; f) $1,339,000 for statewide water conservation; g) $5,945,000 for Yuma territorial prison renovation; h) $4,000,000 for Red Rock renovation; and i) $1,500,000 for San Rafael renovation, and would also stipulate that the reductions revert to the State Parks Revenue Fund. Building Renewal, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.