Bill Text: AZ HB2225 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Vegetative natural products; removal; program
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-18 - Chapter 166 [HB2225 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2017-HB2225-Chaptered.html
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Senate Engrossed House Bill |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature First Regular Session 2017
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CHAPTER 166
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HOUSE BILL 2225 |
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AN ACT
repealing section 37-483, Arizona Revised Statutes; Amending Title 37, chapter 2, article 11, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding a new section 37‑483; relating to disposition of products of state lands.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Repeal
Section 37-483, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.
Sec. 2. Title 37, chapter 2, article 11, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section 37-483, to read:
37-483. Program to remove vegetative natural products; program termination
A. On or before January 1, 2018, the commissioner and the state forester shall collaborate to establish a program to remove vegetative natural products from state trust land for the purposes of fire suppression and forest and watershed management on state lands and to facilitate the development of wood products industries in this state.
B. To implement the program to remove vegetative natural products, the commissioner and state forester may:
1. Coordinate and contract with public and private entities.
2. Use programs that are designed to reduce parolee recidivism.
3. Enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to title 11, chapter 7, article 3 with a county, city, town, natural resource conservation district or other political subdivision to share the cost of implementing the program. An intergovernmental agreement entered into pursuant to this paragraph must state the responsibilities of each party with regard to implementing the program to remove vegetative natural products from state trust lands.
C. The program established pursuant to this section ends on July 1, 2027 pursuant to section 41‑3102.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 18, 2017.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 18, 2017.
