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REFERENCE TITLE: automatic termination; state of emergency |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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SCR 1014 |
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Introduced by Senator Ugenti-Rita
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Enacting and ordering the submission to the people of a measure relating to emergency management.
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Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:
1. Under the power of the referendum, as vested in the legislature, the following measure, relating to emergency management, is enacted to become valid as a law if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
AN ACT
Amending section 26‑303, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to emergency management.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 26-303, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
26-303. Emergency powers of governor; termination; authorization for adjutant general; limitation
A. During a state of war emergency, the governor may:
1. Suspend the provisions of any statute prescribing the procedure for conduct of state business, or the orders or rules of any state agency, if the governor determines and declares proclaims that strict compliance with the provisions of any such statute, order or rule would in any way prevent, hinder or delay mitigation of the effects of the emergency.
2. Commandeer and utilize use any property, except for firearms or ammunition or firearms or ammunition components, or personnel deemed necessary in carrying out the responsibilities vested in the office of the governor by this chapter as chief executive of the this state, and thereafter the this state shall pay reasonable compensation therefor for the property as follows:
(a) If property is taken for temporary use, the governor, within ten days after the taking, shall determine the amount of compensation to be paid therefor for the property. If the property is returned in a damaged condition, the governor, within ten days after its return, shall determine the amount of compensation to be paid for such damage.
(b) If the governor deems it necessary for the this state to take title to property under this section, the governor shall then cause the owner of the property to be notified thereof in writing by registered mail, postage prepaid, and then cause a copy of the notice to be filed with the secretary of state.
(c) If the owner refuses to accept the amount of compensation fixed by the governor for the property referred to in subdivisions (a) and (b) of this paragraph, the amount of compensation shall be determined by appropriate proceedings in the superior court in the county where the property was originally taken.
B. During a state of war emergency, the governor shall have complete authority over all agencies of the state government and shall exercise all police power vested in this state by the constitution and laws of this state in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
C. The powers granted to the governor by this chapter with respect to a state of war emergency shall terminate if the legislature is not in session and the governor, within twenty‑four hours after the beginning of such a state of war emergency, has not issued a call for an immediate special session of the legislature for the purpose of legislating on subjects relating to such a state of war emergency.
D. The governor may proclaim a state of emergency, which shall take effect immediately in an area affected or likely to be affected if the governor finds that circumstances described in section 26‑301, paragraph 15 exist. On termination of a state of emergency pursuant to subsection F of this section, the governor may not proclaim a new state of emergency based on the same or substantially similar facts and circumstances without the passage of a concurrent resolution by the legislature consenting to the new state of emergency. if the governor fails to comply with the prohibition in this subsection, any citizen may apply to the superior court for a writ of mandamus to compel the governor to comply with this subsection.
E. During a state of emergency:
1. The governor shall have complete authority over all agencies of the state government and the right to exercise, within the area designated, all police power vested in the this state by the constitution and laws of this state in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
2. The governor may direct all agencies of the state government to utilize use and employ state personnel, equipment and facilities for the performance to perform of any and all activities designed to prevent or alleviate actual and threatened damage due to the emergency. The governor may direct such agencies to provide supplemental services and equipment to political subdivisions to restore any services in order to provide for the health and safety of the citizens of the affected area.
F. The powers granted to the governor by this chapter with respect to a state of emergency shall terminate when the state of emergency has been terminated. The state of emergency terminates either:
1. twenty-one days after the date on which the state of emergency is proclaimed, unless otherwise extended in whole or in part by passage of a concurrent resolution of the legislature. The legislature may extend the state of emergency as many times as necessary by concurrent resolution, but any extension may not be for a period of more than twenty‑one days.
2. Earlier than the time periods prescribed in paragraph 1 of this subsection, by proclamation of the governor or by concurrent resolution of the legislature declaring it at an end.
G. No provision of This chapter may does not limit, modify or abridge the powers vested in the governor under the constitution or statutes of this state.
H. If authorized by the governor, the adjutant general has the powers prescribed in this subsection. If, in the judgment of the adjutant general, circumstances described in section 26‑301, paragraph 15 exist, the adjutant general may:
1. Exercise those powers pursuant to statute and gubernatorial authorization following the proclamation of a state of emergency under subsection D of this section.
2. Incur obligations of one hundred thousand dollars $100,000 or less for each emergency or contingency payable pursuant to section 35‑192 as though a state of emergency had been proclaimed under subsection D of this section.
I. The powers exercised by the adjutant general pursuant to subsection H of this section expire seventy‑two hours after the adjutant general makes a determination under subsection H of this section.
J. Pursuant to the second amendment of the United States Constitution and article II, section 26, Constitution of Arizona, and notwithstanding any other law, the emergency powers of the governor, the adjutant general or any other official or person shall do not be construed to allow the imposition of additional restrictions on the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transportation, carrying, storage, display or use of firearms or ammunition or firearms or ammunition components.
K. Nothing in This section shall be construed to does not prohibit the governor, the adjutant general or other officials responding to an emergency from ordering the reasonable movement of stores of ammunition out of the way of dangerous conditions.
2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.