Bill Text: AZ HB2343 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Wildfire prevention; state trust land
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-23 - Chapter 207 [HB2343 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2014-HB2343-Engrossed.html
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Senate Engrossed House Bill |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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HOUSE BILL 2343 |
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AN ACT
Amending title 37, chapter 2, article 11, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 37-483; relating to removal of vegetative natural products on state land.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 37, chapter 2, article 11, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 37-483, to read:
37-483. Removal of vegetative natural products; program; termination
A. On or before January 1, 2016, the commissioner, in coordination with the state forester, shall establish a program for the removal of vegetative natural products for the purpose of fire suppression and forest management on state lands. The commissioner and state forester shall identify and prioritize the state lands that would benefit the most from implementation of a program for the removal of vegetative natural products for the purpose of fire suppression and forest management in accordance with the wildfire risk assessment developed by the state forester.
B. To implement the program for the removal of vegetative natural products for the purpose of fire suppression and forest management on state lands the commissioner and state forester may:
1. Coordinate and contract with public and private entities.
2. 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 for the removal of vegetative natural products for the purpose of fire suppression and forest management on state lands. An intergovernmental agreement entered into pursuant to this paragraph must state the responsibilities of each party with regard to implementation of the program for the removal of vegetative natural products for the purpose of fire suppression and forest management on state lands.
C. The program established pursuant to this section ends on July 1, 2024 pursuant to section 41-3102.
