Bill Text: AZ HB2624 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Yarnell Hill memorial; appropriation
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 37-24)
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-30 - Chapter 273 E [HB2624 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2014-HB2624-Engrossed.html
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Senate Engrossed House Bill |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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HOUSE BILL 2624 |
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AN ACT
Amending Title 41, chapter 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 1.4; providing for the delayed repeal of section 41-519.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Yarnell Hill memorial.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 1.4, to read:
ARTICLE 1.4. YARNELL HILL MEMORIAL
41-519. Yarnell Hill memorial
A. The Arizona state parks board shall establish the Yarnell Hill memorial state park subject to the following conditions:
1. The Yarnell Hill memorial site board recommends that the Arizona state parks board purchase the land for the memorial site.
2. The Arizona state parks board purchases the Yarnell Hill memorial site pursuant to title 37, chapter 2, article 3.
3. The Yarnell Hill memorial site board approves the design and construction of the memorial.
4. The Yarnell Hill memorial site board secures the necessary permission for individuals to visit the memorial.
B. The Arizona state parks board may enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to title 11, chapter 7, article 3 with the county in which the park is located for the maintenance and preservation of the Yarnell Hill memorial and access road.
41-519.01. Yarnell Hill memorial site board; members; duties; report
A. The Yarnell Hill memorial site board is established consisting of the following members:
1. The director of the Arizona state parks board or the director's designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the Yarnell Hill memorial site board.
2. The state forester or the state forester's designee.
3. Two representatives from the county in which the Yarnell Hill fire occurred, who are appointed by the president of the senate.
4. A representative from the largest city by population in the county in which the Yarnell Hill fire occurred, who is appointed by the president of the senate.
5. A representative from the fire department in the largest city by population in the county in which the Yarnell Hill fire occurred, who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
6. A representative from the Yarnell fire district, who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
7. A representative from the Yarnell chamber of commerce, who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
8. A surviving member of the Granite Mountain hotshot crew or a relative of a member of the Granite Mountain hotshot crew who lost his life fighting the Yarnell Hill fire, who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
9. A relative of a member of the Granite Mountain hotshot crew who lost his life fighting the Yarnell Hill fire, who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
10. A representative of a nonprofit organization in this state that supports public safety, who is appointed by the president of the senate.
11. A representative of a recognized association representing public firefighters, who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
12. A representative of the Arizona arts community or a person with substantial memorial design experience, who is appointed by the president of the senate.
13. One member of the house of representatives who represents the district in which the Yarnell Hill fire occurred, who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives as an advisory member.
14. One member of the senate who represents the district in which the Yarnell Hill fire occurred, who is appointed by the president of the senate as an advisory member.
B. Members of the Yarnell Hill memorial site board are not eligible to receive compensation, but members appointed pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 3 through 12 of this section are entitled to reimbursement from the Yarnell Hill memorial fund established by section 41-519.02 for reasonable expenses in traveling on and attending to official board business.
C. The Yarnell Hill memorial site board shall:
1. Determine whether to establish a memorial dedicated to the members of the Granite Mountain hotshot crew who lost their lives fighting the Yarnell Hill fire at the location where the crew lost their lives. If the board determines that the site should be memorialized, the board shall establish the memorial and approve its design and construction.
2. Determine whether the Arizona state parks board or a private party should purchase the land for the memorial site.
3. Work with interested parties to design and construct the memorial.
4. Plan for and secure the necessary permissions for individuals to visit the memorial.
5. Seek to minimize the use of state general fund monies for the purchase, maintenance and preservation of the memorial.
6. Plan for the maintenance and preservation of the memorial.
7. Solicit private monetary donations or public monies for deposit in the Yarnell Hill memorial fund established by section 41-519.02.
8. Submit a report on the progress of the memorial to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on or before December 31, 2015 and provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
41-519.02. Yarnell Hill memorial fund; exemption
A. The Yarnell Hill memorial fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations and donations to the fund. The Yarnell Hill memorial site board shall administer the fund. On notice from the Yarnell Hill memorial site board, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. The monies in the fund are exempt from section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The monies in the fund and any additional donations to the fund must be used for the purpose of purchasing land for the memorial, maintaining and preserving the Yarnell Hill memorial and access road and reimbursement of the Yarnell Hill memorial site board members' travel expenses.
B. Beginning on January 1, 2017, the Arizona state parks board shall administer the fund.
Sec. 2. Delayed repeal
Section 41-519.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is repealed from and after December 31, 2016.
Sec. 3. Emergency
This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.
