Bill Text: AZ SB1025 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Technical correction; state trust lands

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Referred to Senate RULES Committee [SB1025 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2012-SB1025-Introduced.html

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PREFILED    DEC 16 2011

REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; state trust lands

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2012

 

 

SB 1025

 

Introduced by

Senators Pierce S, Antenori, Biggs

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 37-311, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to trust lands suitable for conservation.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 37-311, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE37-311.  Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.  "Conservation" means protection of the natural assets of state trust lands for the long‑term benefit of the land, the trust beneficiaries, lessees, the public and the unique resources that each area contains, such as open space, scenic beauty, protected plants, wildlife, archaeology and multiple use values.

2.  "Existing lessee" means any of the following:

(a)  The lessee who is entitled to the use of state lands at the time the lands are considered for classification and are classified as trust  lands suitable for conservation purposes.

(b)  An existing A lessee who continues to lease the trust lands after classification as trust lands suitable for conservation purposes.

3.  "Open space" means land that is generally free of land uses that would jeopardize the conservation and open space values of the land or development that would obstruct the scenic beauty of the land.

4.  "Trust land" means any land that is owned or held in trust by this state.END_STATUTE