Bill Text: AZ HB2239 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: State parks board; membership
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-25 - Governor Signed [HB2239 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2011-HB2239-Engrossed.html
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Senate Engrossed House Bill |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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HOUSE BILL 2239 |
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AN ACT
amending section 41‑511, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the arizona state parks board.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 41-511, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-511. Arizona state parks board; membership; appointment; terms
A. There shall be an Arizona state parks board, which shall consist of seven members. The state land commissioner shall be a member and the remaining members, each of whom shall be a bona fide resident of the state, shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38‑211. The appointive members shall be selected because of their knowledge of and interest in outdoor activities, multiple use of lands, archaeology, natural resources and the value of the historical aspects of Arizona, and because of their interest in the conservation of natural resources. Not less than two one of the appointive members shall be representative of the livestock industry, and one appointive member shall be professionally engaged in general recreation work and one appointive member shall be professionally engaged in the tourism industry.
B. Of the members first appointed, one shall serve for a term expiring the first Monday in January following the effective date of this article, and one each for terms expiring one, two, three, four and five years thereafter. Thereafter, All appointments shall be for a full term of six years and shall expire on the third Monday in January of the appropriate year.
Sec. 2. Retention of members
Notwithstanding section 41-511, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, all persons serving as members of the Arizona states park board on the effective date of this act may continue to serve until the expiration of their normal terms. The governor shall make all subsequent appointments as prescribed by statute.
