A. If a delegating agency makes a written finding that a delegation agreement is necessary as an emergency measure, the delegation agreement may be adopted, amended or terminated as an emergency measure, without complying with the public notice and participation provisions of this article. An agency may not adopt, amend or terminate a delegation agreement as an emergency measure if the emergency situation is created due to the agency’s delay or inaction and the emergency situation could have been averted by timely compliance with the public notice and participation provisions of this article, unless the agency can present substantial evidence that failure to adopt, amend or terminate the delegation agreement as an emergency measure will result in imminent substantial peril to the public health, safety or welfare.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-1026.01

  • Agency: means any board, commission, department, officer or other administrative unit of this state, including the agency head and one or more members of the agency head or agency employees or other persons directly or indirectly purporting to act on behalf or under the authority of the agency head, whether created under the Constitution of Arizona or by enactment of the legislature. See Arizona Laws 41-1001
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Delegation agreement: means an agreement between an agency and a political subdivision that authorizes the political subdivision to exercise functions, powers or duties conferred on the delegating agency by a provision of law. See Arizona Laws 41-1001
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision or unit of a governmental subdivision, a public or private organization of any character or another agency. See Arizona Laws 41-1001
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Register: means the Arizona administrative register, which is:

    (a) This state's official publication of rulemaking notices that are filed with the office of secretary of state. See Arizona Laws 41-1001

B. The agency shall file with the secretary of state a summary of the emergency delegation agreement. The summary shall provide the name of the person to contact in the agency with questions or comments. The secretary of state shall publish the summary in the next register.

C. The delegation agreement adopted, amended or terminated pursuant to this section is valid for one hundred eighty days after the filing of the agreement with the secretary of state and may be renewed for one or two more one hundred eighty day periods if all of the following occur:

1. The agency determines that the emergency situation still exists for each renewal.

2. The agency follows the procedures prescribed by this section for each renewal.

3. The agency has begun the public comment and participation process required by this section.

4. The agency makes a finding for an extension of time before the expiration of the preceding one hundred and eighty day period.

5. The agency files notice of the renewal with the secretary of state and notice is published in the register.

D. For purposes of this section, "emergency" means a situation which warrants the adoption of a delegation agreement without compliance with the public notice and participation provisions prescribed in this article because the adoption, amendment or termination of the delegation agreement is necessary for immediate preservation of the public health, safety or welfare, and the public notice and participation requirements of this article are impracticable.

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