SB 1007

This bill appropriates approximately $2.4 million in fiscal year 2023-2024 and $2.5 million in fiscal year 2024-2025 from Arizona's nuclear emergency management fund to support off-site nuclear emergency response planning and operations. The funds will be distributed among the state's Division of Emergency Management, the Arizona Department of Agriculture, Maricopa County, and the city of Buckeye for their respective roles in nuclear emergency preparedness, with allocations also covering specific personnel positions. To fund these appropriations, the bill assesses equivalent amounts against consortiums of public service and municipal corporations that construct or operate commercial nuclear generating stations in Arizona, ensuring that nuclear facility operators bear the cost of the state's emergency preparedness programs. The bill is designated as an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage.