Bill Text: AZ SB1476 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Lake improvement; boating safety; funds
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-02 - Referred to Senate APPROP Committee [SB1476 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2011-SB1476-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: lake improvement; boating safety; funds |
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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SB 1476 |
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Introduced by Senator Gould; Representatives Jones, Pancrazi: Senator Pearce R; Representative Goodale
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AN ACT
amending sections 5‑323, 5‑382, 5‑383, 41‑511.04 and 41‑511.25, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to lake improvement and boating safety funds.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 5-323, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-323. Disposition of fees
Each month monies received from the registration fees received under this chapter for the numbering of watercraft shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35‑146 and 35‑147, in a fund designated as the watercraft registration fee clearing account. Each month, on notification by the department, the state treasurer shall distribute the monies in the clearing account as follows:
1. All revenues collected from the registration fees collected pursuant to section 5‑321, subsection A, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be allocated as follows:
(a) Sixty-five per cent shall be deposited in a special fund to be known as the watercraft licensing fund. The watercraft licensing fund is to be used by the department for administering and enforcing this chapter, providing an information and education program relating to boating and boating safety and administering any aquatic invasive species program established under this title or title 17. These monies are subject to legislative appropriation.
(b) Thirty-five per cent of such revenues shall be further allocated as follows:
(i) Fifteen per cent to the state lake improvement fund to be used as prescribed by section 5‑382.
(ii) Eighty‑five per cent to the law enforcement and boating safety fund to be used as prescribed by section 5‑383.
2. All revenues collected from any additional registration fees collected pursuant to section 5‑321, subsection C shall be paid to an account designated by a multi-county water conservation district established under title 48, chapter 22 to be used solely for the lower Colorado river multispecies conservation program and for no other purpose.
Sec. 2. Section 5-382, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-382. State lake improvement fund; administration; report
A. A state lake improvement fund is established. Monies deposited in the fund shall be used only as provided in this section.
B. All monies in the state lake improvement fund are appropriated to the Arizona state parks board solely for the purposes provided in this section. Interest earned on monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Monies in the state lake improvement fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35‑190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
C. The Arizona state parks board shall administer the monies in the fund as follows:
1. To fund staff support to plan and administer the state lake improvement fund and the law enforcement and boating safety fund established by section 5‑383 in conjunction with other administrative tasks and recreation plans of the board.
2. To fund projects on waters where gasoline powered boats are permitted and shall be limited to the following:
(a) Public launching ramps.
(b) Public piers, marinas or marina stadia.
(c) Public toilets, sanitation facilities and domestic waters.
(d) Public picnic tables and facilities.
(e) Public parking areas.
(f) Lake construction or improvement.
(g) Marking buoys and other safety facilities.
(h) Watercraft.
(i) Public campgrounds.
(j) Acquisition of real and personal property through purchase, lease, agreement or otherwise for the purpose of providing access to waters where boating is permitted.
(k) Design and engineering projects.
D. Projects involving expenditure of monies from such fund may be accomplished by the Arizona state parks board, by the Arizona game and fish commission, by the board of supervisors of any county or by the governing body of a city or town, provided such projects do not interfere with any vested water rights, or the operation or maintenance of water projects, including domestic, municipal, irrigation district, drainage district, flood control district or reclamation projects. The Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating commission, established by section 41‑511.25, shall examine applications for eligible projects, determine the amount of funding, if any, for each project and submit a list of projects, subject to prior review by the joint committee on capital review, to the Arizona state parks board for allocation from the fund. The board shall annually report to the legislature the expenditures made for such projects in conjunction with the report required by section 41‑511.12.
E. State lake improvement funds may be used on projects where matching funds are made available.
Sec. 3. Section 5-383, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-383. Law enforcement and boating safety fund; grants to counties
A. A law enforcement and boating safety fund is established that consists of monies distributed to the fund pursuant to section 5‑323. The monies are subject to legislative appropriation. The Arizona state parks board game and fish commission shall administer the fund and establish and adopt procedures for the allocation of the monies.
B. The board of supervisors of any county may apply for law enforcement and boating safety fund grants from the Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating game and fish commission for the ensuing fiscal year on forms provided by the Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating game and fish commission.
C. The Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating game and fish commission may distribute grant monies from the law enforcement and boating safety fund to counties that properly apply to receive the monies. In allocating the monies, the commission may consider the following:
1. The adequacy of existing county boating safety programs that include accident investigations.
2. The number of recreational days of use on water within the jurisdiction of the counties in areas of administrative authority.
3. The surface acreage of water within the jurisdiction of the counties in areas of administrative authority.
4. The county water safety record.
5. The ability of the county to constructively use additional monies.
6. The ratio of boating use to water surface within the jurisdiction of the counties in areas of administrative authority.
7. The ability of participating counties to provide continued funding of the program.
D. The monies distributed to a county shall be used by the law enforcement agencies of the county solely for boating law enforcement, personnel, equipment and training.
E. A county that applies for monies pursuant to this section and that has a law enforcement and boating safety program that was in existence before July 1, 1980 shall match the monies received pursuant to this section by an equal amount for that county's law enforcement and boating safety program.
Sec. 4. Section 41-511.04, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-511.04. Duties; board; partnership fund; state historic preservation officer; definition
A. The board shall:
1. Select areas of scenic beauty, natural features and historical properties now owned by the state, except properties in the care and custody of other agencies by virtue of agreement with the state or as established by law, for management, operation and further development as state parks and historical monuments.
2. Manage, develop and operate state parks, monuments or trails established or acquired pursuant to law, or previously granted to the state for park or recreation purposes, except those falling under the jurisdiction of other state agencies as established by law.
3. Investigate lands owned by the state to determine in cooperation with the agency that manages the land which tracts should be set aside and dedicated for use as state parks, monuments or trails.
4. Investigate federally owned lands to determine their desirability for use as state parks, monuments or trails and negotiate with the federal agency having jurisdiction over such lands for the transfer of title to the Arizona state parks board.
5. Investigate privately owned lands to determine their desirability as state parks, monuments or trails and negotiate with private owners for the transfer of title to the Arizona state parks board.
6. Enter into agreements with the United States, other states or local governmental units, private societies or persons for the development and protection of state parks, monuments and trails.
7. Plan, coordinate and administer a state historic preservation program, including the program established pursuant to the national historic preservation act of 1966, as amended.
8. Advise, assist and cooperate with federal and state agencies, political subdivisions of this state and other persons in identifying and preserving properties of historic or prehistoric significance.
9. Keep and administer an Arizona register of historic places composed of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects significant in this state's history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture which meet criteria which the board establishes or which are listed on the national register of historic places. Entry on the register requires nomination by the state historic preservation officer and owner notification in accordance with rules which the board adopts.
10. Accept, on behalf of the state historic preservation officer, applications for classification as historic property received from the county assessor.
11. Adopt rules with regard to classification of historic property including:
(a) Minimum maintenance standards for the property.
(b) Requirements for documentation.
12. Monitor the performance of state agencies in the management of historic properties as provided in chapter 4.2 of this title.
13. Advise the governor on historic preservation matters.
14. Plan and administer a statewide parks and recreation program, including the programs established pursuant to the land and water conservation fund act of 1965 (P.L. 88‑578; 78 Stat. 897).
15. Prepare, maintain and update a comprehensive plan for the development of the outdoor recreation resources of this state.
16. Initiate and carry out studies to determine the recreational needs of this state and the counties, cities and towns.
17. Coordinate recreational plans and developments of federal, state, county, city, town and private agencies.
18. Receive applications for projects to be funded through the land and water conservation fund, and the state lake improvement fund and the law enforcement and boating safety fund on behalf of the Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating commission.
19. Provide staff support to the Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating commission.
20. Maintain a statewide off‑highway vehicle recreational plan. The plan shall be updated at least once every five years and shall be used by all participating agencies to guide distribution and expenditure of monies under section 28‑1176. The plan shall be open to public input and shall include the priority recommendations for allocating available monies in the off‑highway vehicle recreation fund established by section 28‑1176.
21. Collaborate with the state forester in presentations to legislative committees on issues associated with forest management and wildfire prevention and suppression as provided by section 37‑622, subsection B.
B. Notwithstanding section 41‑511.11, the board may annually collect and expend monies to plan and administer the land and water conservation fund program, in conjunction with other administrative tasks and recreation plans, as a surcharge to subgrantees in a proportionate amount, not to exceed ten per cent, of the cost of each project. The surcharge monies shall be set aside to fund staff support for the land and water conservation fund program.
C. A partnership fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to subsection B of this section, monies received from intergovernmental agreements pursuant to title 11, chapter 7, article 3 and monies received pursuant to section 35‑148. The board shall administer the fund monies as a continuing appropriation for the purposes provided in these sections.
D. The state historic preservation officer shall:
1. In cooperation with federal and state agencies, political subdivisions of this state and other persons, direct and conduct a comprehensive statewide survey of historic properties and historic private burial sites and historic private cemeteries and maintain inventories of historic properties and historic private burial sites and historic private cemeteries.
2. Identify and nominate eligible properties to the national register of historic places and the Arizona register of historic places and otherwise administer applications for listing historic properties on the national and state registers.
3. Administer grants‑in‑aid for historic preservation projects within this state.
4. Advise, assist and monitor, as appropriate, federal and state agencies and political subdivisions of this state in carrying out their historic preservation responsibilities and cooperate with federal and state agencies, political subdivisions of this state and other persons to ensure that historic properties and historic private burial sites and historic private cemeteries are taken into consideration at all levels of planning and development.
5. Develop and make available information concerning professional methods and techniques for the preservation of historic properties and historic private burial sites and historic private cemeteries.
6. Make recommendations on the certification, classification and eligibility of historic properties and historic private burial sites and historic private cemeteries for property tax and investment tax incentives.
E. The state historic preservation officer may:
1. Collect and receive information for historic private burial sites and historic private cemeteries from public and private sources and maintain a record of the existence and location of such burial sites and cemeteries located on private or public lands in this state.
2. Assist and advise the owners of the properties on which the historic private burial sites and historic private cemeteries are located regarding the availability of tax exemptions applicable for such property.
3. Make the records available to assist in locating the families of the person persons buried in the historic private burial sites and historic private cemeteries.
F. For the purposes of this section, "historic private burial sites and historic private cemeteries" means a place places where burials or interments of human remains first occurred more than fifty years ago, that are not available for burials or interments by the public and that are not regulated under title 32, chapter 20, article 6.
Sec. 5. Section 41-511.25, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-511.25. Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating commission; members; powers and duties
A. The Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating commission is established. The commission shall be composed of seven members consisting of the director of the Arizona game and fish department, the director of the Arizona state parks board and five members appointed by the governor. The ex officio members may not serve as officers of the commission. Of the members appointed by the governor three shall be professional full‑time parks and recreation department directors of a county, city, or town and no two shall reside in the same county. Two members appointed by the governor shall be from the general public and each shall have broad experience in outdoor recreation. Of the five appointed members, no more than two shall reside in the same county. Each appointed member shall be appointed for a term of three years. Appointed members shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred while attending meetings called by the commission as prescribed by section 38‑624.
B. The commission shall:
1. Review statewide outdoor recreation and lake improvement plans and provide comments to the Arizona state parks board.
2. Review budget proposals for the use of land and water conservation fund surcharges and the state lake improvement fund for planning and administration and provide recommendations to the Arizona state parks board.
3. Establish criteria and policies for the equitable distribution of funding, review applications for eligible projects and determine the amount of funding, if any, for each project to be funded from the land and water conservation fund, the state lake improvement fund, the law enforcement and boating safety fund and the off‑highway vehicle recreation fund.
