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MARICOPA COUNTY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 2017 LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE OCTOBER 17, 2016 SENATE LEADERSHIP Likely Senate Majority Leadership § President: Steve Yarbrough – LD 17* § Leader: Kimberly Yee – LD 20* § Whip: Gail Griffin – LD 14 Likely Senate Minority Leadership § Leader: Katie Hobbs – LD 24* § Assistant Leader: Steve Farley – LD 9 § Whip: Lupe Contreras – LD 19* § Whip: Martin Quezada – LD 29* *District in Maricopa County HOUSE MAJORITY LEADERSHIP Potential House Speakers JD Mesnard – LD 17* (expected to win) Darin Mitchell – LD 13 ** Potential Majority Leaders John Allen – LD 15* (front runner) David Livingston – LD 22* (front runner) Jill Norgaard – LD 18* Bob Thorpe – LD 6 Potential Majority Whips Anthony Kern – LD 20* Kelly Townsend – LD 16** *District in Maricopa County **District partially Maricopa County HOUSE MINORITY LEADERSHIP Potential House Minority Leadership Rebecca Rios – LD 27* Dr. Randall Friese – LD 9 Mark Cardenas – LD 19* Stefanie Mach – LD 10 Charlene Fernandez – LD 4** *District in Maricopa County **District partially Maricopa County STATE SHIFTS TO MARICOPA COUNTY § Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections - $6,724,128 § Arizona Department of Revenue - $4,030,498 § Sexually Violent Persons - $1,988,807 COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS Air Quality § Arizona Emissions Bank Continuation • Continue the Arizona Emissions Bank for another ten years and allow100% of certified credits be deposited into the Bank. • Create mechanisms to capture “non- traditional” and “orphan” credits. COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS Facilities Management § Financial Responsibilities for Tax Deeded Real Property • Clarify that local zoning jurisdictions are financially responsible for the enforcement of, or correction to, any violations of zoning or building codes on state-held tax deeded properties that lie within their jurisdiction. COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS Flood Control District § Leasing of Properties • Authorize Flood Control Districts to lease property to private parties and quasi- governmental jurisdictions. • Specify that these leases do not require public notification for bid if they are at fair market value. COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS Waste Resources § Waste Tire Fund Program Continuation • Continue the Waste Tire Fund and Program through 2027. IMPORTANT DATES § CSA Legislative Summit October 25-27, 2016 § Legislature Convenes January 9, 2017 STAY INFORMED § The Weekend Update § Capitol Connections § Online Legislative Tracking § www.maricopa.gov/GovernmentRelati ons STAY IN TOUCH § Rick Bohan – (602) 506-3056 RichardBohan@mail.maricopa.gov § Michelle Hindman – (602) 506-7075 HindmanM@mail.maricopa.gov § Danny De Hoog– (602) 506-4485 DeHoogD@mail.maricopa.gov § Melody Henderson – (602) 506-2798 MHenders@mail.maricopa.gov