Replacing the State’s accounting system involves more than just installing new software with the same capabilities. To fully realize all the benefits of the new accounting system requires re-engineering how business is done, hence the name Business Re-Engineering Arizona. BREAZ is a statewide initiative to transform Arizona’s business processes and replace the State’s current accounting system (AFIS) and a number of agency financial systems. The project will modernize the State’s central accounting system and set the course for how the State will do business for the next 20-30 years. The State is also taking time to review and improve its current business processes. By implementing standard business processes, agencies can operate using consistent policies and procedures and support stronger internal controls and uniform skill sets.

The Arizona Department of Transportation, the Arizona Game & Fish Department and the Arizona State Parks Board are required to conduct a study every three years on watercraft fuel consumption and recreational watercraft usage. The fuel consumption data is collected to determine the allocation of motor vehicle fuel tax to the State Lake Improvement Fund. The information on recreational watercraft usage patterns on Arizona’s lakes and rivers is necessary, in part, to determine the distribution of SLIF funds to applicants.