Arizona Laws 23-1703. Assessment
A. The commission shall assess and collect fees from cities and towns for deposit in the fund. The fee shall be assessed to each city and town that receives state shared revenues pursuant to sections 42-5029 and 43-206. The total amount of fees for all cities and towns shall be $15,000,000 in each fiscal year. The share of fees assessed in each fiscal year to each city and town is based on the population of the city or town as determined by the most recent population estimates of the United States census bureau as of July 1 in proportion to the total population of all incorporated cities and towns.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 23-1703
- Commission: means the industrial commission of Arizona. See Arizona Laws 23-1701
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Fund: means the municipal firefighter cancer reimbursement fund. See Arizona Laws 23-1701
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The commission shall assess the fees under this section not later than July 31 of each year, and the fees are payable immediately on assessment. If a city or town fails to pay the assessment in full on or before September 30, the commission shall notify the state treasurer who shall withhold the delinquent amount from the distribution of monies to the appropriate city or town pursuant to sections 42-5029 and 43-206.
C. All monies paid to the commission or withheld by the state treasurer for the fees assessed pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund.
D. Cities and towns may meet their obligation for the assessment from any source of city or town revenue designated by the appropriate city or town. City and town payments made pursuant to this section are excluded from the applicable expenditure limitations.