This bill proposes several updates to current statutes regarding environmental funding and fee structures for the fiscal year 2025-2026. It allows the Arizona water protection fund commission to grant up to $336,000 to the department of water resources for administrative costs, and permits the department of environmental quality to utilize up to $6,531,000 from the underground storage tank revolving fund for administrative costs and remediation of sewage discharge issues in border areas. Additionally, it expands the use of appropriated funds for the Arizona navigable stream adjudication commission to include legal fees and sets a cap of $15,000,000 on appropriations from the state general fund to the water quality assurance revolving fund.

Furthermore, the bill mandates a five percent reduction in vehicle emissions testing fees in area A for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and exempts the department of environmental quality from rulemaking requirements until July 1, 2026, for establishing these fees. It also allows the director of the Arizona department of agriculture to lower existing fees for trust funds and requires the adoption of emergency rules to modify fees in the dangerous plants, pests, and diseases trust fund, subject to advisory council review.