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Arizona emergency declaration process. In Arizona, as of 2023, a governor can proclaim a state of emergency if a city, town, county, tribe, or other state agency passed a resolution saying that an emergency exists within their jurisdiction, and that further help is needed from the state.
and recovery efforts. Under an emergency declaration, the Governor can allocate up to $200,000 from the Governor’s Emergency Fund to reimburse eligible costs. » State funds are allocated to reimburse eligible expenditures. » Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S. §35-192) and Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C. Title 8) dictates what costs
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Feb 1, 2022 · The bill limits the length of a state of emergency declared by the governor to 120 days, to be declared 30 days at a time. After 120 days, the emergency would end unless the Legislature takes...
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Jun 12, 2023 · A plan to ask voters to require the Legislature to reauthorize a governor’s state of emergency declaration every 30 days has been gutted by the Arizona Senate after lawmakers realized more than three dozen open emergencies and millions of dollars in federal funding would be at risk.
Nov 7, 2022 · Under an emergency declaration, debris removal and emergency protective measures may be authorized to assist the public.
HIGHLIGHTS. The emergency declaration process is MULTILAYERED in ARIZONA. State emergency declarations are usually PROCLAIMED by the GOVERNOR. An local emergency declaration can be MADE at the LOCAL OR STATE LEVEL. Locally declared emergencies may require APPROVAL by a LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY, STATE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND/OR THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Mar 27, 2023 · A measure that would rein in the powers of the Arizona governor to maintain emergency declarations is one vote away from being sent to the 2024 ballot.The bill would require monthly legislative approval for any emergency declaration.The move is rooted in the state of emergency called by former Gov. Doug Ducey in early 2020 at the start of the ...