2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §49-1202  Water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona; board; violation; classification

A. The water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona is established. A board of directors shall govern the authority. The board of directors consists of:

1. The director of environmental quality, or the director's representative, who serves as chairman.

2. The director of the department of commerce or the director's representative.

3. The state treasurer or the treasurer's representative.

4. One member appointed by the governor to represent municipalities with populations of fifty thousand persons or more according to the most recent United States decennial census.

5. One member appointed by the governor to represent municipalities with populations of less than fifty thousand persons from a county with a population of less than five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census.

6. One member appointed by the governor to represent counties with populations of five hundred thousand persons or more according to the most recent United States decennial census.

7. One member appointed by the governor to represent sanitary districts in counties with populations of less than five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census.

8. The director of water resources or the director's representative.

9. The chairman of the Arizona corporation commission or the chairman's representative.

10. One member appointed by the governor from a public water system that serves five hundred persons or more.

11. One member appointed by the governor from a public water system that serves fewer than five hundred persons.

12. One member appointed by the governor to represent Indian tribes.

B. Members appointed by the governor serve at the governor's pleasure and serve staggered five year terms. Members of the board are not eligible to receive compensation for their services but are eligible for reimbursement for travel and other expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2. Members of the board are public officers for purposes of title 38, and the authority is a public body for purposes of title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1.

C. Members of the board shall not have any direct or indirect personal financial interest in any clean water or drinking water project financed under this article. For purposes of this subsection, a member of the board who is a full-time employee of a participant in or applicant for a loan does not have a direct or indirect personal financial interest in a project. A violation of this subsection is a class 1 misdemeanor.

D. The department of environmental quality shall provide clerical support and office and meeting space to the board.