5-383. Law enforcement and boating safety fund;
grants to counties


A. A law enforcement and boating safety fund is established that consists of monies
distributed to the fund pursuant to section 5-323. The monies are subject to legislative
appropriation. The Arizona state parks board shall administer the fund and establish and
adopt procedures for the allocation of the monies.


B. The board of supervisors of any county may apply for law enforcement and boating
safety fund grants from the Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating commission for the
ensuing fiscal year on forms provided by the Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating
commission.


C. The Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating commission may distribute grant
monies from the law enforcement and boating safety fund to counties that properly apply
to receive the monies. In allocating the monies the commission may consider the
following:


1. The adequacy of existing county boating safety programs that include accident
investigations.


2. The number of recreational days of use on water within the jurisdiction of the
counties in areas of administrative authority.


3. The surface acreage of water within the jurisdiction of the counties in areas of
administrative authority.


4. The county water safety record.


5. The ability of the county to constructively use additional monies.


6. The ratio of boating use to water surface within the jurisdiction of the
counties in areas of administrative authority.


7. The ability of participating counties to provide continued funding of the
program.


D. The monies distributed to a county shall be used by the law enforcement agencies
of the county solely for boating law enforcement, personnel, equipment and training.


E. A county that applies for monies pursuant to this section and that has a law
enforcement and boating safety program that was in existence before July 1, 1980 shall
match the monies received pursuant to this section by an equal amount for that county's
law enforcement and boating safety program.