ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
appropriation; flood control
Appropriates $2 million from
the state general fund in FY 2001-2002 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.
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.
H.B. 2490 appropriates $2
million from the state general fund 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. H.B. 2490 is similar to S.B. 1344.
1. Appropriates $2 million in FY 2001-2002 from the state general fund to DEMA to pay the local share of flood relief (10 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 10 percent local share is subject to final audit by DEMA and 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. Provides for a general effective date.
APPROP 2/26/01 DPA 13-0-0-3-0
3rd Read 3/5/01 39-12-9-0
Prepared by Senate Staff
March 9, 2001