Bill Text: AZ SCM1001 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Enrolled
Bill Title: Supporting SAFE plan
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-08 - Transmitted to Secretary Of State [SCM1001 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2012-SCM1001-Enrolled.html
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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SENATE CONCURRENT MEMORIAL 1001 |
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A CONCURRENT MEMORIAL
urging the united states congress to adopt the measures and policies contained in the save arizona's forest environment (Safe) plan.
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To the Congress of the United States of America:
Your memorialist respectfully represents:
Whereas, the State of Arizona, its citizens and its communities have drastically suffered from catastrophic wildfires that devastated more than 850,000 acres of wildlife habitat, watersheds, timber, livestock forage and private property; and
Whereas, the water and air pollution from these catastrophic wildfires have negatively impacted human health and have endangered species and the human environment; and
Whereas, millions more acres of Arizona's forest lands face the threat of future catastrophic wildfires.
Wherefore your memorialist, the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring, prays:
1. That the United States Congress adopt the measures and policies contained in the Save Arizona's Forest Environment (SAFE) Plan and provide for a temporary emergency suspension of the requirement to perform National Environment Policy Act studies on forest thinning and timber and forage management activities in Arizona's forest lands that have suffered from or are threatened by future catastrophic wildfires.
2. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit a copy of this Memorial to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.
PASSED BY THE HOUSE MARCH 8, 2012.
PASSED BY THE SENATE FEBRUARY 14, 2012.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 8, 2012.
