Bill Text: AZ HB2702 | 2010 | Forty-ninth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced


Bill Title: Department of administration; solar panels

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-11 - Referred to House WE Committee [HB2702 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2010-HB2702-Introduced.html

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: department of administration; solar panels

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Forty-ninth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2010

 

 

HB 2702

 

Introduced by

Representatives Chabin, Ash, Farley, Patterson, Young Wright, Senator Burton Cahill: Representatives Ableser, Heinz, Quelland, Tovar

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 41‑791, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the department of administration.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 41-791, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-791.  Powers and duties relating to public buildings maintenance; solar panel systems; compensation of personnel

A.  The department is responsible for the direction and control of public buildings maintenance as prescribed in this article.

B.  The department is responsible for the allocation of space, operation, alteration, renovation and security of the following buildings:

1.  The state capitol executive tower of the state capitol building.

2.  The state office buildings in Tucson.

3.  All other buildings owned or leased by the state and located near the state capitol building and the state office buildings in Tucson, except for:

(a)  Buildings occupied, operated and maintained by the following state agencies:

(i)  The department of transportation.

(ii)  The Arizona power authority.

(iii)  The state compensation fund.

(b)  The state capitol museum, the legislative services wing, house of representatives and senate wings of the state capitol building and the public records retention center subject to section 41‑1304.

(c)  The department of economic security facilities purchased with federal funding assistance and exclusively and continuously operated and maintained for its own occupancy.

(d)  The Arizona courts building.

C.  The department is responsible for the maintenance of the following buildings and grounds:

1.  The entire state capitol building and the grounds adjacent to it.

2.  The state office buildings in Tucson and the grounds adjacent to them.

3.  Other buildings and grounds owned or leased by the state if the function is not otherwise assigned, except for the interior of the Arizona courts building.

D.  The director may establish rules for the operation, maintenance and security of buildings and grounds under his the director's jurisdiction.

E.  The department may construct or install solar panel systems that are intended to connect to a utility system:

1.  On the roof of the buildings that are under the jurisdiction of the department pursuant to subsection b, paragraph 3 of this section.

2.  In the parking lot area that is adjacent to and west of the state capitol executive tower of the state capitol building.

3.  In the parking lot area of Wesley Bolin memorial plaza that is not under the jurisdiction of the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives.

E.  f.  The department shall:

1.  Employ engineers and maintenance and operations personnel as required, including a buildings manager for the state office buildings in Tucson.

2.  Determine the hours of duty and assignment of personnel.

F.  g.  All personnel employed under this article are eligible to receive compensation as determined under section 38‑611. END_STATUTE

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