Title 17 — Game and Fish

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Bonds" means bonds issued by the commission pursuant to this article. 2. "Game and fish facilities purpose" means: (a) Construction of game and fish facilities. (b) Acquiring, converting, renovating or improving existing…

A. The conservation development fund is established. B. The fund shall be held and administered by a fiscal agent designated by the commission pursuant to section 17-290. C. Monies in the fund are not subject to the appropriation or budget laws of this state and no action of the …

A. The commission, with the approval of the joint legislative budget committee, may issue bonds for game and fish facilities purposes. The bonds are payable solely from the monies in the conservation development fund. The commission may pledge and assign all or any portion of the…

A. Any pledge made pursuant to this article is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made. Monies pledged and received by the commission or its fiscal agent for deposit in the conservation development fund are immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without any phys…

A. Bonds issued under this article are legal investments for all banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized and operating under the laws of this state. B. The bonds and interest on the bonds shall be paid solely according to their terms and are not obligations gener…

A. The commission shall submit to the attorney general any initial bond to be offered after all actions for the authorization of the bond have been taken by the commission. The attorney general shall examine into and pass upon the validity of any bond submitted and the regularity…

A. This state shall not limit or alter the rights vested in the commission to collect the surcharges necessary to produce sufficient revenue to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the bondholders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of bondholders until the terms…

A. Not later than the first day of each month, the fiscal agent shall distribute from the conservation development fund to the appropriate bond payment funds and accounts such monies as are necessary to pay when due the principal of, interest on and any premium on all outstanding…

A. The proceeds received from the sale and delivery of bonds after deducting the necessary costs and expenses of the issuance and sale of the bonds shall be deposited with the trustee designated by the commission pursuant to section 17-290 to be placed in a bond proceeds fund, wh…

A. The commission shall designate a fiscal agent to receive and administer on behalf of the commission all monies to be paid into the conservation development fund, trustees to receive and administer on behalf of the commission all monies to be paid into the bond proceeds funds, …

After the original issuance of bonds, the commission, with the approval of the joint legislative budget committee, may issue additional bonds. Additional bonds may be issued on a parity with one or more outstanding issues on such terms and conditions as the commission prescribes …

A. The capital improvement fund is established and shall be held and administered by a fiscal agent designated by the commission pursuant to section 17-290. B. Monies in the capital improvement fund may be expended by the department, subject to legislative appropriation for: 1. C…

A. A member of the commission shall not have any direct or indirect financial interest in any real property purchased with monies made available by the issuance of bonds. B. A person who violates subsection A is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

A. The commission shall cause an annual audit to be made of the conservation development fund, capital improvement fund and any bond proceeds, sinking, reserve or other operation fund established pursuant to this article. The audit shall be made by a certified public accountant w…

A. The aggregate amount of bonds that may be issued pursuant to this article shall be determined by the joint committee on capital review but shall not exceed seven million five hundred thousand dollars. The limit determined by the joint committee on capital review shall not be l…

In this article: 1. "Public access" means providing entry to publicly held lands for recreational use where such entry is consistent with the provisions establishing those lands. 2. "Sensitive habitat" means the specific areas within the geographical area historically or currentl…

A. The Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund is established consisting of monies deposited from the state lottery fund pursuant to section 5-572 and interest earned on those monies. B. The fund shall be administered by the Arizona game and fish commission and is not subj…

A. Monies received pursuant to section 5-572 shall be spent as follows: 1. Five percent on public access, including maintenance and operation expenses. 2. Sixty percent on the identification, inventory, acquisition, protection and management, including maintenance and operations,…

Beginning in 2001 and every tenth succeeding year thereafter, the auditor general shall conduct a performance audit, as defined in section 41-1278, of the programs and expenditures of the Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund pursuant to this article. The auditor general…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The Arizona wildlife conservation fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 5-601.02(H)(3)(b)(iii) and interest earned on those monies. The Arizona state game and fish commission shall administer the fund. The fund…