A. The emissions inspection fund is established and is subject to legislative appropriation. The emissions inspection fund shall consist of:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 49-544

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Director: means the director of environmental quality who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 49-101
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Independent contractor: means any person, business, firm, partnership or corporation with which the director may enter into an agreement providing for the construction, equipment, maintenance, personnel, management and operation of official emissions inspection stations pursuant to section 49-545. See Arizona Laws 49-541
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. Monies appropriated to the fund by the legislature.

2. All monies collected pursuant to section 49-543, subsection A.

3. All monies collected by the director for the issuance of inspection certificates to owners of fleet emissions inspection stations.

4. Monies received from private grants or donations when so designated by the grantor or donor.

5. Monies received from the United States by grant or otherwise to assist this state in any emissions inspection program.

B. Monies in the emissions inspection fund may be used for the following:

1. Enforcement of the provisions of this article related to fleet emissions inspections, exemptions and certificates of waiver.

2. Payment of contractual charges to independent contractors pursuant to section 49-545.

3. Costs to the state of administering:

(a) The emissions inspection services performed by the independent contractor, including inspection station auditing, contractor training and certification, and motorist assistance.

(b) Travel reduction programs prescribed by this chapter.

4. Other costs of administering and enforcing this article.

C. The department of environmental quality shall approve and provide for the payment of contractual charges to independent contractors and for enforcement of the provisions of this article related to fleet emissions inspections, exemptions and certificates of waiver.

D. Monies in the emissions inspection fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.

E. On notice from the department, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.

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