By Miriam Wasser | Phoenix New Times
The Arizona Senate Committee on Rural Affairs and Environment recently advanced three bills and one memorial demanding that all federally owned public lands in Arizona be transferred to the state immediately:
- HB 2321 tells the federal government to give up the title to all public lands in Arizona;
- HB 2176 requires the State Land Commissioner put pressure on the government, and the Attorney General take legal action if the transfer doesn’t occur;
- HB 2318 establishes an interstate compact to help facilitate the process;
- And the memorial, HCM 2005 “urges the federal government to dispose of public lands in, and transfer title to, Arizona.”
