SB 1281
federal government; land acquisition; consent
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Bill overview
This bill aims to increase transparency and oversight of the federal government's land acquisition process in Arizona. It requires the Arizona Department of Natural Resources to request detailed information from the federal government regarding national monuments and conservation areas, including their boundaries, resources, and justification for protection. Furthermore, it establishes a process for the state to challenge the size of these federal land holdings if they believe they are unnecessarily large, and it outlines legal arguments Arizona can use to assert its claim to tax base derived from federal land ownership.
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David C. Farnsworth
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