HB 2436 Summary

• Appropriates $500,000 annually from the state general fund to the Department of Administration for fiscal years 2017-2018 through 2021-2022 for construction of a January 8 memorial honoring victims of the January 8, 2011 tragedy in Tucson.

• Requires the nonprofit organization receiving funds to match each year's appropriation with equal amounts from non-state sources (gifts, grants, and donations) before state funds are distributed.

• Directs the Department of Administration to submit annual reports to the Joint Committee on Capital Review detailing the memorial's scope, design, construction progress, estimated costs, and cumulative matching fund amounts.

• Bill becomes effective only if the U.S. Secretary of the Interior establishes a January 8 national memorial in Tucson as an affiliated area of the national park system by June 30, 2023.

• Appropriations exempt from lapsing provisions until June 30, 2023, and the entire act is repealed on December 31, 2023.