Title 41, State Government

A. The rural business development advisory council is established. The mission of the council is to advise the board of directors regarding rural business development strategies, including creating jobs, diversifying economies and attracting new investment. B. The council consist…

(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies) A. The Arizona commerce authority local communities fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to sections 5-601.02(H)(4)(b) and 5-601.02(I)(6)(b)(vii), and interest earned on those monies. The chief executive officer shall admini…

A. The Arizona commerce authority fund is established consisting of: 1. Withholding tax revenues allocated to the fund from the job creation withholdings clearing account pursuant to section 43-409, subsection B, paragraph 1. Monies credited to the fund may be deposited in the st…

A. The Arizona twenty-first century competitive initiative fund is established to be administered by the authority. The fund consists of monies appropriated by the legislature, earnings from the fund and gifts or grants donated or given to the fund. Monies in the fund are subject…

A. The major events fund is established consisting of monies appropriated to the fund by the legislature and private donations. The authority shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating …

A. The made in Arizona special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2470.29. The fund shall be administered by the authority. The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the departm…

A. The authority shall receive applications and evaluate and certify taxpayers who otherwise qualify for income tax credits for increased research activities to further qualify for income tax refunds. B. An application for a refund of the taxpayer's credit must include: 1. The ta…

A. For taxable years beginning from and after December 31, 2014, before a taxpayer can apply to the department of revenue for certification of additional income tax credits for increased research activities involving basic research payments to a university under section 43-1074.0…

A. On July 1, 2011, the Arizona commerce authority succeeds to the remaining functions and responsibilities formerly performed by the department of commerce under this section. Any reference to department in this section is considered to refer to the Arizona commerce authority. B…

A. The authority shall annually collect and compile all of the following information: 1. The most in-demand jobs in this state, including the starting salary and required education level for each of these jobs. 2. The average cost to attend each of the following: (a) Each univers…

A. The water infrastructure and commerce grant fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations, federal monies and private donations. The chief executive officer shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provi…

A. The authority shall establish a procedure for identifying commercial solar energy projects that qualify for the purposes of the commercial solar energy income tax credits under sections 43-1085 and 43-1164. B. To qualify for the tax credits, a business must apply in a form pre…

A. The state broadband office is established in the authority. B. The state broadband office consists of the state broadband director, who serves at the pleasure of the chief executive officer. The chief executive officer may hire staff for the state broadband office to do the fo…

(Rpld. 1/1/32) A. For taxable years beginning from and after December 31, 2012, income tax credits are allowed for expanding or locating a qualified facility in this state pursuant to sections 43-1083.03 and 43-1164.04. Only capital investments in a qualified facility that are ma…

A. On July 1, 2011, the Arizona commerce authority succeeds to the remaining functions and responsibilities formerly performed by the department of commerce under this section. Any reference to department in this section is considered to refer to the Arizona commerce authority. B…

A. The Arizona commerce authority shall: 1. Implement a program to encourage counties, cities and towns to provide local incentives to economic enterprises that promote forest health in this state. 2. Identify and certify to the department of revenue the names of and relevant inf…

(Rpld. 1/1/44) A. The authority shall: 1. Implement an Arizona motion picture production program in this state to promote the workforce development and expansion of the commercial motion picture industry in this state. 2. Certify motion picture production companies that produce o…

A. The Arizona commerce authority shall receive and evaluate applications that are submitted by qualified investors to receive a tax credit pursuant to section 43-1074.02 for qualified investments made in a qualified small business and shall certify to the department of revenue t…

A. From and after August 31, 2013, tax relief is allowed for the owner or operator of a computer data center certified pursuant to this section. The same tax relief is allowed for qualified colocation tenants of the computer data center. All tax relief applies during the qualific…

A. Utility relief is allowed for the owner or operator of an international operations center that is certified pursuant to this section. B. To qualify for the utility relief, the owner or operator must submit to the authority an application in a form prescribed by the authority t…

A. The owner of a business that is located in this state before July 2025 is eligible for income tax credits under section 43-1074 or 43-1161 or an insurance premium tax credit under section 20-224.03 for net increases in full-time employees residing in this state and hired in qu…

A person who is eligible to apply for the rural e-connectivity pilot program established pursuant to section 779 of the consolidated appropriations act, 2018 (P.L. 115–141; 132 Stat. 348) may request that the authority review the person's application for accuracy. The authority m…

A. The Arizona-Ireland trade commission is established in the authority. The commission membership consists of: 1. Two members who have knowledge of or any involvement in organizations that promote Irish affairs or who have interest in the well-being of trade relations between th…

A. The municipality time frames advisory committee is established consisting of the following members jointly appointed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives: 1. One member who is an economist. 2. One member who represents the homebuilding…

The authority shall provide educational materials to local and regional jurisdictions on the benefits of electric powered lift aircraft and advanced air mobility as defined in section 28-9001.

A. The Arizona job training fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations, gifts, grants and other monies. The authority shall administer the fund. On notice from the chief executive officer, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provide…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Arizona basic enterprise" means any enterprise that is located or principally based in this state and that can provide demonstrable evidence that it meets one or more of the following: (a) It is primarily engaged in one …

A. The Arizona competes fund is established consisting of: 1. Withholding tax revenues allocated to the fund from the job creation withholdings clearing account pursuant to section 43-409, subsection B, paragraph 2. 2. Any other amounts dedicated to the fund by law. 3. Gifts, gra…

A. The chief executive officer may negotiate the award of monies from the Arizona competes fund. The monies shall be paid, by grant, for the purposes of: 1. Attracting, expanding or retaining Arizona basic enterprises that meet the requirements prescribed by subsection B of this …

On or before December 31 of each year, each entity that receives a grant under this article shall submit to the chief executive officer a progress report containing the information compiled during the preceding calendar year regarding the attainment of each of the performance tar…

A. On or before November 1 of each year, the authority shall submit to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the joint legislative budget committee a report on grants made from the Arizona competes fund under this article in the preceding fi…

The program established by this article ends on July 1, 2026.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Board" means the board of directors of the commission. 2. "Commission" means the Arizona space commission. 3. "Fund" means the space exploration and aeronautics research fund.

A. The Arizona space commission is established. The commission is governed by a board of directors consisting of seven members who are appointed by the governor, three members who are appointed by the president of the senate and three members who are appointed by the speaker of t…

A. The space exploration and aeronautics research fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations and gifts, grants and donations. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The board shall administer the fund. The board may use up to ten percent of the monies…

A. The office of defense innovation is established within the authority. B. The office may: 1. Act as a liaison between this state, the United States department of defense and national security organizations, including federal and state agencies and law enforcement and industries…