HB2815 Summary

• Establishes the Hazard Mitigation Revolving Fund administered by the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, consisting of legislative appropriations and federal monies, usable in fiscal years 2023-2024 through 2027-2028 under the Safeguarding Tomorrow Through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act guidelines, with the fund repealed June 30, 2028.

• Creates the Fire Incident Management Fund for fiscal year 2023-2024 to provide grants to municipal fire departments and fire districts for incident management platform hardware and software meeting FEMA standards, with up to $200,000 reserved for administrative costs and grants fully funding three-year implementation.

• Authorizes the Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission to grant up to $336,000 to the Department of Water Resources for administrative costs in fiscal year 2023-2024.

• Permits the Department of Environmental Quality to use up to $6,531,000 from the Underground Storage Tank Revolving Fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 for administrative costs and remediation of sewage discharge issues in Naco and other border areas.

• Allows the Arizona Department of Agriculture to continue adjusting existing fees in fiscal year 2023-2024, generating additional revenue not exceeding $218,000 to the general fund, $113,000 to the pesticide trust fund, and $26,000 to the dangerous plants trust fund, with exemption from rulemaking requirements until July 1, 2024.