By AZBEX
The Arizona House of Representatives and Rep. Gail Griffin announced last week that actions by the House and Senate Joint Legislative Committee of Reference could lead to major changes to Arizona State Land Department policies and practices following a year of controversy and questions about land management and sales practices.
ASLD is scheduled to sunset at the end of 2026. The Committee convened Jan. 20 “to conduct an in-depth review,” according to the release. “Following extensive testimony from the State Auditor General, the State Land Commissioner, and stakeholders from across Arizona’s land use industries, members resoundingly rejected approval of the agency for another eight years and instead opted for only a four-year continuation, conditioned on significant and enforceable reforms.”
