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ATTEST:
Betsey Bayless
Secretary of State
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2002-2 TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO ENSURE CONTINUATION OF THE NON-RENAL TRANSPLANT MEDICATION PROGRAM WHEREAS, patients who receive an organ transplant are required to take various forms of transplant related medication, usually for the remainder of their lives; and WHEREAS, in 1998 the Arizona Legislature allocated $200,000 per year, subject to the availability of monies in the Medically Needy Account of the Tobacco Tax Fund, to make post-surgical prescription medications available to non-renal transplant recipients for whom no other coverage was available; and WHEREAS, the Arizona Department of Health Services contracts with the University Medical Center (UMC) to administer this statewide program; and WHEREAS, all funding is used to procure medication, with UMC providing overhead and administrative costs on an in-kind basis; and WHEREAS, the number of persons needing this assistance increased from 7 people at a cost of $11,500 in 1997 to 27 people at a cost of $147,100 in 2001; and WHEREAS, the Arizona Legislature reduced the appropriation for 2002 to $70,000 based only on 1998, 1999, and 2000 data, because the 2001 costs were not yet finalized; and WHEREAS, the total estimated cost for providing these medications for the full fiscal year 2002 is $150,000, and the $70,000 has already been spent during the first six months of fiscal year 2002, leaving an $80,000 shortfall; and WHEREAS, this shortfall will leave some 22 people without continued access to these critical medications; and WHEREAS, during the 1997 First Regular Session of the Forty-third Legislature, the Health Crisis Fund was established, authorizing the Governor to expend funds in order to respond to an existing health crisis; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jane Dee Hull, Governor of the State of Arizona, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State, do hereby declare a health crisis or a significant potential for a health crisis in this State and hereby, 1. Allocate, such funds as necessary, not to exceed $80,000, from the Health Crisis Fund as established pursuant to A.R.S. ? 36-797 to the Department of Health Services, to be distributed as needed, for the continuation of the Nonrenal Transplant Medication Program. Direct the Department of Health Services to report the expenditures of these funds to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Tobacco Tax and Health Care Fund pursuant to A.R.S. ? 36-797.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Arizona.
Jane Dee Hull
Governor
DONE at the Capitol in Phoenix on this Eighteenth day of January Two Thousand Two and of the Independence of the United State of America the Two Hundred and Twenty-Sixth.
June 30, 2002
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ATTEST:
Betsey Bayless
Secretary of State
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2002-3 ESTABLISHING A GOVERNOR'S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AVIATION WHEREAS, an efficient and reliable aviation system is a critical element of Arizona's overall transportation system and the vitality of our state's economy; and WHEREAS, aviation's primary impact on Arizona's economy was $15.1 billion in 1998 and supported over 167,000 jobs with a payroll of $4.3 billion; and WHEREAS, air travelers and tourists spent $4.5 billion in Arizona in 1998, creating over 77,000 jobs in lodging, retailing and the service sector; and WHEREAS, over the next 20 years the total number of passengers boarding commercial aircraft at Sky Harbor International and Tucson International is expected to increase by 79 percent. WHEREAS, the total number of general aviation aircraft based in Arizona is expected to increase by more than 30 percent over the next 20 years; and WHEREAS, the amount of cargo passing through Sky Harbor International and Tucson International and other major airport facilities throughout Arizona is expected to more than double over the next 20 years; and WHEREAS, there is a lack of communication or coordination between state and local entities with federal agencies that regulate airspace and other aspects of aviation in our state; and WHEREAS, there is a distinct need to improve coordination and the compatibility between land use planning and airport facilities; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jane Dee Hull, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor by the Arizona Constitution and the laws of the State, do hereby establish the Governor's Advisory Council on Aviation to serve the purpose of developing strategies for improving the efficiency of Arizona's aviation system, enhancing land use and aviation planning and improving the working relationship and communication between state and local aviation entities and the federal agencies that have the primary responsibility for regulating aviation in this state. 1. The members of the Task Force shall be appointed by the Governor and will serve at the pleasure of the Governor for up to two years. a. b. The Task Force membership will include a chairperson to be named by the Governor. The Task Force will include the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation or designee and at least seven at-large members with expertise or experience in aviation. At-large members shall not advocate for or represent any special or corporate interest when performing their duties on the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council, during the course of its deliberations, should take testimony from all aviation interests including corporations, aviation businesses, military, special interest groups and the general public. The Governor may appoint representatives from other state, regional or federal agencies, such as the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Department of Defense to serve as Ex-Officio members of the Advisory Council. The Arizona Department of Transportation shall serve as staff to the Advisory Council.
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The Advisory Council, in consultation with state, regional and local transportation entities, shall establish mechanisms or procedures for improving the communication, dialogue and working relations with federal agencies that have jurisdiction over aviation issues in Arizona. Page 6 June 30, 2002
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