House Bill 2374 Summary

• Amends the state lake improvement fund to allow up to 10% of annual deposits to fund staff support and administrative costs for planning and administering the fund.

• Adds water search and rescue operations as an eligible use of state lake improvement fund monies.

• Clarifies that state lake improvement fund monies can be used on projects where matching funds are provided and specifies projects must be on waters where gasoline-powered boats are allowed.

• Appropriates $3,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the Arizona state parks board for operating costs.

• Appropriates $2,000,000 from the state parks revenue fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the Arizona state parks board for operating costs.