A full $102 million comes from fees from regulated parties. Those are the permitting fees that come from running the program. Federal grants are a pretty big chunk of all the money that itself is just is $20 million. So we really have an environmental agency that isn't really supported by tax dollars. Instead, it is supported by fees by regulated parties. Those parties pay those fees because they have to have those permits. (24:57–25:05)
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Asserts that federal grants contribute $20 million to Arizona's environmental regulatory budget.
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