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AZ SB1137

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2015

Primary Sponsor

Martin Quezada

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature - First Regular Session (2015)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 35-192 to authorize the governor to declare an emergency for events posing a significant, immediate and ongoing threat to the operations of a military installation.

  • Adds military installation threats as a new category (item 6) of contingencies that can trigger emergency declarations and authorization for disaster relief expenses, alongside existing categories such as invasions, epidemics, floods, and acts of God.

  • Allows the state to incur liabilities and expenses from the general fund to mitigate emergencies arising from military installation threats, subject to existing limitations including the $4 million annual fiscal year cap on total disaster liabilities.

  • Maintains existing oversight requirements including approval by the governor or adjutant general for each contingency, state emergency council approval for liabilities exceeding $200,000, and auditor review and reporting on expenditures.

Legislative Description

Declaration of disaster; military installations

Last Action

Referred to Senate PSMT Committee

1/26/2015

Full Bill Text

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