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AZ Rev Stat § 48-6817 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-6817 - District taxes; annual financial estimate and budget

48-6817.  District taxes;  annual financial estimate and budget A. At any time after the hearing on formation of the district,  the district board,  or,  if before formation,  the governing body,  may call an election to submit to the persons who are eligible to vote in the district as prescribed in section 48-6818 and the qualified electors of the district the question of authorizing the district board to levy an ad valorem tax on the assessed value of all the real and personal property in the district at a rate or rates that do not exceed the maximum rate or rates specified in the ballot. All taxes shall be used for the operation and maintenance expenses of the district,  excluding expenses for an area described in section 48-6808,  subsection E,  and shall not exceed an amount equal to thirty cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for all real and personal property in the district,  unless a higher rate is approved by a petition signed by the owners of at least fifty-one per cent of the net assessed value of the property of the district and a petition signed by at least fifty-one per cent of the property owners of the district. The district board by simple majority vote may reduce or eliminate any portion of the tax imposed by the district. B. The district may not levy at a rate or rates in excess of the maximum rate then in effect. C. When levying an ad valorem tax,  the district board shall make annual statements and estimates of the operation and maintenance expenses of the district and the amount of all other expenditures for infrastructure and enhanced municipal services proposed to be paid from the tax levy or levies,  all of which shall be provided for by the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes on the assessed value of all the real and personal property in the district. The district board shall file the annual statements and estimates with the clerk. The district board shall publish a notice of the filing of the estimate,  shall hold hearings on the portions of the estimate not relating to debt service on bonds and shall adopt a budget. The board,  on or before the date set by law for certifying the annual budget of the county or municipality,  shall fix,  levy and assess the amounts to be raised by ad valorem taxes of the district and shall cause certified copies of the order to be delivered to the board of supervisors and to the department of revenue. All statutes relating to the levy and collection of general county taxes,  including the collection of delinquent taxes and sale of property for nonpayment of taxes,  apply to the district taxes provided for by this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-6819 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-6819 - Dissolution of district

48-6819.  Dissolution of district A. The district may be dissolved by the district board by a resolution of the district board if the following conditions exist: 1. All of the real and personal property owned by the district has been or will be conveyed to a municipality. 2. Either the district has no bonds or obligations or the municipality has assumed all of the obligations of the district. B. The district board shall comply with the conditions prescribed by subsection A and shall dissolve the district if both of the following occur: 1. The governing body has consented to comply with the conditions prescribed by subsection A and either: (a) Dissolution has been approved by a vote of the property owners of the district voting in an election called for that purpose. (b) The governing body determines that the district has been inactive for at least five consecutive years and has no future purpose. 2. The district board adopts a resolution dissolving the district and records the resolution in the office of the county recorder. C. The district board may call such an election and shall call such an election if requested to do so in a petition signed by ten per cent of the property owners of the district. D. The election shall be called and held in the same manner as an assessment levy election,  except that the ballot shall contain the words " dissolution,  yes"  and " dissolution,  no" . E. All property in the district,  except federal,  state,  county and municipal property,  remains subject to the lien for the payment of ad valorem taxes levied,  and any property subject to a special assessment lien remains subject to the lien notwithstanding dissolution of the district. The district may not be dissolved if any revenue or assessment bonds of the district remain outstanding unless an amount of money sufficient,  together with investment income thereon,  to make all payments due on the revenue bonds either at maturity or prior redemption has been deposited with a trustee or escrow agent and pledged to the payment and redemption of the bonds. The district may continue to operate after dissolution only as needed to collect money and make payments on any outstanding bonds. F. If a proposal for dissolution is approved and the district is an Arizona state retirement system employer before the dissolution,  the governing body of the district shall notify the director of the Arizona state retirement system of the dissolution.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-101 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-101 - Definitions

49-101.  Definitions In this title,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Approximately equal"  means,  for purposes of fees adopted pursuant to section 49-480,  excluding per ton emissions fees,  an amount that is not greater than ten per cent more than the fees or costs charged by the state for similar state permits or approvals. 2. " Department"  means the department of environmental quality. 3. " Director"  means the director of environmental quality who is also the director of the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-102 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-102 - Department of environmental quality; director; deputy director; division directors; divisions

49-102.  Department of environmental quality;  director;  deputy director;  division directors;  divisions A. The department of environmental quality is established. B. The governor shall appoint a director of environmental quality pursuant to section 38-211. The director shall administer the department and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director is entitled to receive compensation as determined under section 38-611. The director shall appoint a deputy director and,  subject to legislative appropriation,  may appoint division directors if necessary. The positions of director and deputy director are exempt from title 41,  chapter 4,  articles 5 and 6 relating to state service. C. To be eligible for appointment as director a person must have a background or experience in one or more of the following areas: 1. Public administration. 2. Planning. 3. Personnel management. 4. Law. 5. Environmental science. D. The director may organize the department into divisions as he deems appropriate.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-103 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-103 - Department employees; legal counsel

49-103.  Department employees;  legal counsel A. The director,  subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4 and,  as applicable,  articles 5 and 6,  shall employ,  determine the conditions of employment and specify the duties of administrative,  secretarial and clerical employees as he deems necessary. B. The attorney general shall be the legal advisor of the department and shall give legal services as the department requires. Compensation for personnel assigned by the attorney general to perform such services shall be a charge against appropriations to the department. The attorney general shall prosecute and defend in the name of this state all actions necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-106 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-106 - Statewide application of rules

49-106.  Statewide application of rules The rules adopted by the department apply and shall be observed throughout this state,  or as provided by their terms,  and the appropriate local officer,  council or board shall enforce them. This section does not limit the authority of local governing bodies to adopt ordinances and rules within their respective jurisdictions if those ordinances and rules do not conflict with state law and are equal to or more restrictive than the rules of the department,  but this section does not grant local governing bodies any authority not otherwise provided by separate state law.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-107 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-107 - Local delegation of state authority

49-107.  Local delegation of state authority A. The director may delegate to a local environmental agency,  county health department,  public health services district or municipality any functions,  powers or duties which the director believes can be competently,  efficiently and properly performed by the local agency if the local agency accepts the delegation and agrees to perform the delegated functions,  powers and duties according to the standards of performance required by law and prescribed by the director. B. Monies appropriated or otherwise made available to the department for distribution to local agencies may be allocated or reallocated in a manner designed to assure that the recognized local activities and the delegated functions,  powers and duties are accomplished according to the applicable standards of performance. C. The director may terminate,  for cause,  all or part of the delegation and reallocate all or part of any monies that may have been conditioned on the further performance of the delegated functions,  powers and duties.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-108 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-108 - Hazardous materials emergency response operations

49-108.  Hazardous materials emergency response operations The director of environmental quality shall establish a hazardous materials emergency response and recovery organizational unit in the department to function as the scientific support,  health,  safety and environmental element of the hazardous materials emergency management program pursuant to section 49-123. On request from the department of health services and at the direction of the director of environmental quality,  the unit shall perform appropriate soil and water sampling for toxic and other harmful effects on the public health and the environment in areas that have been affected by a chemical or other toxic fire.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-110 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-110 - Compliance order; hearing; judicial review; enforcement

49-110.  Compliance order;  hearing;  judicial review;  enforcement A. If the director has reasonable cause to believe that a person is in violation of section 49-109,  article 2 of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to article 2 of this chapter,  the director may issue an order requiring compliance immediately or within a specified time period. B. A compliance order shall state with reasonable specificity the nature of the violation,  a time for compliance,  if applicable,  and the right to a hearing. C. A compliance order shall be transmitted to the alleged violator by certified mail,  return receipt requested,  or by hand delivery. D. A compliance order becomes final and enforceable in the superior court unless within thirty days after the receipt of the order the alleged violator requests a hearing before an administrative law judge. If a hearing is requested,  the order does not become final until the administrative law judge has issued a final decision on the appeal. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  any final agency order issued pursuant to this section is subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6. E. If a violator fails to comply with a compliance order issued pursuant to subsection A of this section,  the director may issue an order assessing a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each day of continued noncompliance with the order,  not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-111 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-111 - Permit application; plan approval; notice to counties, cities or towns

49-111.  Permit application;  plan approval;  notice to counties,  cities or towns For any application for a permit or plan approval,  substantial change to a plan or significant revision or modification to a permit requested pursuant to this title,  the director shall notify the appropriate county,  city or town by sending a copy or notice of the application or change describing the purpose and scope of the proposed activity. The director shall not release any confidential information or trade secrets in the copy or notice.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-113 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-113 - Fees; unpaid amounts; penalties; audits

49-113.  Fees;  unpaid amounts;  penalties;  audits A. For self-reported fees in this title,  the director shall require the payer to sign a certification that the amount reported is accurate. B. The director shall collect interest on the unpaid amount of every payment,  fee,  self-reported fee,  tax,  assessment,  cost and penalty authorized by this title at the rate determined pursuant to section 42-1123 from the date required for payment until the full amount is paid. If nonpayment is due to wilful neglect,  the director shall also collect an additional five per cent penalty of up to twenty-five per cent of the amount due for each month or fraction of a month the amount is past due. All monies collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund. C. The director may require a person who is required to make a payment pursuant to this title to appear at reasonable times and on reasonable notice at the director's office and produce records and information that are specified in the notice to determine compliance with this title. D. The director shall audit the records of a sufficient number of persons under this section to ensure general compliance with its requirements.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-114 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-114 - Appeals of agency decisions

49-114.  Appeals of agency decisions Notwithstanding any other administrative proceeding established in this title or by rule,  all appealable agency actions as defined in section 41-1092 and contested cases as defined in section 41-1001 shall be governed by title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-115 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-115 - Indirect cost fund; use; exemption

49-115.  Indirect cost fund;  use;  exemption A. A department of environmental quality indirect cost fund is established. Federal monies and other monies obtained for the purposes of reimbursing the department for costs shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the fund. B. Subject to legislative appropriation,  monies in the fund shall be used for administrative personnel and overhead costs associated with administering federal programs and other programs paying assessments into the fund. C. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-117 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-117 - Supplemental environmental project; requirements; nexus

49-117.  Supplemental environmental project;  requirements;  nexus A supplemental environmental project that is initiated or accepted by the department shall comply with this section,  shall advance at least one of the objectives of the environmental statutes that are the basis of the enforcement action and shall have an adequate nexus. A nexus exists only if any of the following apply. The proposed project: 1. Is designed to reduce the likelihood that similar violations will occur in the future. 2. Reduces the adverse impact to public health or the environment to which the violation contributes. 3. Reduces the overall risk to public health or the environment potentially affected by the violation.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-118 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-118 - Notice of violation; hazardous condition; federal agency

49-118.  Notice of violation;  hazardous condition;  federal agency A. The department may issue a notice of violation to a federal agency as a potentially responsible party for the discharge of pollutants if both of the following occur: 1. The federal agency designates an area of this state as under threat of catastrophic wildfire and a wildfire occurs that releases pollutants to the air and water. 2. The department reasonably determines that the discharge of the pollutants was the result of the wildfire in the designated area. B. This section does not apply on Indian lands owned or held by a federally recognized Indian tribe,  nation,  band or community as reservation lands,  allotment lands or sovereign or proprietary lands or in any other capacity.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-121 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-121 - Definitions

49-121.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Commission"  means the Arizona emergency response commission. 2. " Committee"  means a local emergency planning committee. 3. " Extremely hazardous substances" ,  " facility" ,  " hazardous chemical" ,  " person" ,  " release"  and " toxic chemical"  have the meaning set forth in section 329 of title III. 4. " Hazardous substance"  has the meaning set forth in the comprehensive environmental response,  compensation,  and liability act of 1980 (P.L. 96-510;  94 Stat. 2767),  as amended by SARA. 5. " SARA"  means the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 (P.L. 99-499). 6. " Title III"  means title III of SARA.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-122 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-122 - Relationship to other law; declaration of application

49-122.  Relationship to other law;  declaration of application This article does not: 1. Preempt any local charter,  ordinance or code. 2. Require any state agency or local government to adopt or enforce any statute or rule. 3. Affect or modify the obligations or liabilities of any person under federal law.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-124 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-124 - Emergency planning districts; local emergency planning committees

49-124.  Emergency planning districts;  local emergency planning committees A. The commission shall designate emergency planning districts to facilitate preparing and implementing district emergency plans. If appropriate,  the commission may designate cities,  towns,  counties or multi-jurisdictional planning organizations as such districts. The commission may also enter into intergovernmental agreements with other states or political subdivisions of other states to establish multi-jurisdictional planning districts. The commission may revise its designation of emergency planning districts as necessary. B. The commission,  after designating emergency planning districts,  shall appoint members of a local emergency planning committee for each emergency planning district. The governmental entity for the city,  town,  county or multi-jurisdictional planning organization encompassing the district shall provide administrative support for the local emergency planning committee and shall nominate persons for initial appointment to the committee. On establishment of the committee,  the committee chairman on a majority vote of the committee may nominate subsequent committee members. Each committee shall include,  at a minimum,  representatives from each of the following groups or organizations: 1. Elected state and local officials. 2. Law enforcement,  civil defense,  fire fighting,  first aid,  health,  local environmental,  hospital and transportation personnel. 3. Broadcast and print media. 4. Community groups. 5. Owners and operators of facilities subject to the requirements of this article. C. The committee shall appoint a chairman and shall adopt procedural rules by which the committee shall function including the requirements set forth in section 301 of title III. D. The commission,  as it deems appropriate,  may modify its designations of emergency planning districts or its appointments to the emergency planning committees. Members of the public may petition the commission to modify the membership of a local emergency planning committee.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-126 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-126 - Extremely hazardous substances

49-126.  Extremely hazardous substances Unless otherwise provided in this article,  a substance is subject to the requirements of this article if it is an extremely hazardous substance as listed and published by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency,  or its successor,  and it is held in quantities at or above the threshold planning quantity as established pursuant to section 302 of title III.