ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
An emergency measure that
appropriates $500,000 from the state general fund in each of FY 2000-2001, FY 2001-2002 and FY 2002-2003 to the
Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) to pay for the local share
of flood relief incurred due to the January 1993 tropical winter storm.
The estimated total storm
damage, resulting from the January 1993 tropical winter storm that impacted 13
of Arizona’s counties, is $146 million.
Pursuant to the federal Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
the federal, state and local shares for damage assistance are 75 percent, 15
percent and 10 percent respectively.
In 1994, the Legislature
approved H.B. 2192 (Laws 1994, Chapter 224), which declared the Legislature’s
intent to pay the 10 percent local share along with the 15 percent state
share. Therefore, the state’s total share,
25 percent, was estimated to equal $36.5 million. According to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, monies
equaling this amount were allocated to DEMA for the 1993 flood relief effort
from FY 1992-1993 through FY 1998-1999.
As part of this allocation,
Laws 1996, Chapter 7, Fifth Special Session, appropriated $5 million for
FY 1996-1997 ($4,226,000) from the state general fund and $574,000 from the
state highway fund) to DEMA for the 1993 Flood Relief – Local Share Special
Line Item. Although the appropriations
were exempt from the provisions of lapsing of appropriations, the authorizing
legislation specified that for FY 1995-1996 and FY 1996-1997 all monies
remaining unexpended and unencumbered on June 30, 1998 were to revert to the
general fund. According to DEMA, with
the exception of $80,000 that had been expended, all FY 1996-1997
appropriations reverted on June 30, 1998; however, the state’s liability for
the state and local share remains.
S.B. 1344 appropriates
approximately $500,000 from the state general fund in each of FY 2000-2001, FY
2001-2002 and FY 2002-2003 to DEMA to partially replace those monies
appropriated for FY 1996-1997 for the 1993 Flood Relief – Local Share Special
Line Item, which reverted to the general fund on June 30, 1998.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $500,000 in each of FY 2000-2001, FY 2001-2002 and FY 2002-2003 from the state general fund to DEMA to pay the local share of flood relief (ten percent) for political subdivisions’ costs for reconstruction and repair projects resulting from the tropical winter storm of January 1993. Exempts the appropriation from the provision relating to lapsing of appropriations.
2. Stipulates payment of the ten percent local share is subject to final audit by DEMA. Reimbursement of the applicant’s share is to be offset by any revenue realized through the administration of the federal share payments.
3. States it is the intent of the Legislature to restore the general fund monies that were previously appropriated to DEMA for flood relief but that reverted to the general fund by operation of law before completion of the flood relief projects.
4. Requires DEMA to distribute monies in a manner that reduces the number of claimants.
5. Stipulates that unexpended and unencumbered monies as of June 30, 2004 revert to the state general fund and that the intent is to partially restore the general fund monies that reverted to the state general fund prior to completion of flood relief projects.
6. Contains an emergency clause.
Amendments
Adopted by Committee
1. Appropriates $500,000 in each of FYs 2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 from the state general fund to the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs and strikes the $4.1 million FY 2001-2002 appropriation .
2. Requires DEMA to distribute monies in a manner that reduces the number of claimants.
3. Stipulates that unexpended and unemcumbered monies as of June 30, 2004 revert to the state general fund and that the intent is to partially restore the general fund monies that reverted to the state general fund prior to completion of flood relief projects.
4. Contains an emergency clause.
Senate Action
GOV 2/5/01 DP 5-0-1-0
APPROP 2/26/01 DPA 11-0-0-1
Prepared by Senate Staff
March 8, 2001