federal government; land acquisition; consent
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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 other federally protected lands within the state. Furthermore, it establishes a process for the state to challenge the boundaries of these federal lands if they are deemed to be unnecessarily large, and it introduces a new legal framework for Arizona to assert its claim to tax base related to federal land holdings. The bill also includes provisions for notification of potential land sales to state officials.
Key provisions
- Requires the Arizona Department of Natural Resources to request detailed information from the federal government regarding national monuments and other federally protected lands.
- Establishes a process for the state to challenge the boundaries of federal land holdings if they are deemed excessive.
- Creates a new article in Arizona Revised Statutes addressing the acquisition of private real property by the federal government.
- Mandates notification to state officials of potential sales of private real property to the federal government.
- Defines ‘covered federal designation’ to include various types of federal land designations.
- Outlines three legal theories (equal sovereignty principle, equal footing doctrine, and compact theory) that Arizona can use to assert its claim to tax base related to federal land.
- References the United States Supreme Court case Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder, and the federal land policy and management act of 1976.
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