Very telling, I think, is how is the Arizona state program funded? And here what we can See, in terms of state appropriation funds for our state regulatory agency, Out of $132 million, only 31 million comes from the general fund. A full $102 million comes from fees from regulated parties. Those are the permitting fees that come from running the program. (24:38–24:45)
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Asserts that only $31 million of Arizona's $132 million environmental regulatory budget comes from the general fund.
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