Title 41, State Government

A. There shall be an Arizona state parks board, which shall consist of seven members. The state land commissioner shall be a member and the remaining members, each of whom shall be a bona fide resident of the state, shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211. T…

A. Appointive members of the board shall serve without compensation. B. A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Members of the board shall select one of themselves its chairman for such term as they determine and may ap…

A. The governor shall appoint a full-time director pursuant to section 38-211 who shall: 1. Not be a member of the Arizona state parks board. 2. Serve at the pleasure of the governor. 3. Be qualified by successful experience in administration in business or in government. 4. Have…

The purposes and objectives of the board shall be to select, acquire, preserve, establish and maintain areas of natural features, scenic beauty, historical and scientific interest, and zoos and botanical gardens, for the education, pleasure, recreation, and health of the people, …

A. The board shall: 1. Select areas of scenic beauty, natural features and historical properties now owned by the state, except properties in the care and custody of other agencies by virtue of agreement with the state or as established by law, for management, operation and furth…

The board, subject to legislative budgetary control within the limitations of this article, may: 1. Subject to chapter 4, article 4 and, as applicable, article 5 of this title, employ, determine conditions of employment and specify the duties of such administrative, secretarial a…

A. In acquiring property by eminent domain, no water, watering facilities or water right of any person shall be taken separate and apart from the land served by such water, watering facilities or water rights, without fair and adequate compensation to be awarded for such land and…

The board may take over state lands and improvements thereon pursuant to article 9, chapter 2, title 37, except that the application to and approval by the governor shall not be required if the legislature has created the park or monument, and in determining the amount of compens…

Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, an appeal from a final decision of the board or from a final decision of the director made pursuant to the powers and duties delegated to the director by the board may be taken pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.

The board may appoint one or more of its officers or employees as a park ranger law enforcement officer. Any person so appointed shall have the minimum qualifications established for peace officers and police officers pursuant to section 41-1822. When so appointed, the officer or…

The board may reject any donation, bequest, or gift or property deemed by it to be unsuitable as a state park or monument.

Monies from unconditional gifts, donations, bequests and endowments, which are not specifically designated to the state parks revenue fund, shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, by the board in a fund to be known as the state parks donations fund, for use by…

Not later than December 31 each year the board shall deliver to the governor, the director of the department of administration and the legislature an annual report of the finances, goals and accomplishments of the board during the preceding fiscal year.

A. Any person who knowingly damages, defaces or destroys any public park or monument property which is within the state or any political subdivision thereof is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. B. It is unlawful for a person to violate any provision of this article or rule or regu…

All authority the Arizona development board may have to administer state parks and recreational properties and programs is hereby transferred to the Arizona state parks board.

A. The Arizona trail is designated as a state scenic trail to memorialize former United States congressman Bob Stump for his significant contributions to the trails and people of this state. B. The Arizona state parks board shall: 1. Participate in planning, establishing, develop…

A. The Arizona state parks board shall establish a rock climbing state park subject to all of the following conditions: 1. The conveyance of approximately two thousand acres of bureau of land management land by the United States secretary of the interior, pursuant to the recreati…

The sustainable state parks and roads fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 43-622. The Arizona state parks board shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The Arizona state parks board shall use the monies in the…

A. The Arizona state parks board shall establish Spur Cross Ranch state park subject to the following conditions: 1. A purchase and sale agreement shall be executed between the Arizona state parks board and at least one owner of Spur Cross Ranch as described in subsection D of th…

A. There is established the Catalina state park which may consist of all or a part of the following described property: Sections 13, 24, 25, north one-half of Section 35, Section 36, all in Township 10 South, Range 14 East, of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Pinal Coun…

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, whenever an emergency exists, as determined by the mayor of the city of Nogales, Arizona, and concurred in by the director of water resources, that there is not sufficient water for use by such city and that there is no oth…

A. The state parks revenue fund is established consisting of: 1. Monies received from the sale of park posters, park postcards, books, souvenirs and sundry items pursuant to section 41-511.05, paragraph 4. 2. Monies appropriated by the legislature for the purpose of enhancing sta…

A. The board shall prepare a trail systems plan that: 1. Identifies on a statewide basis the general location and extent of significant trail routes, areas and complementary facilities. 2. Assesses the physical condition of the systems. 3. Assesses usage of trails. 4. Describes s…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The conservation acquisition board is established, as an advisory body to the Arizona state parks board, consisting of the following members who are appointed by the governor, at least one of whom shall be experienced in soliciting money from …

A. The Arizona state parks store fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to a fee schedule for goods and services determined by the Arizona state parks board. The board shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and …

A. The Arizona state parks board shall establish the Arizona veterans memorial state park subject to the following conditions: 1. The Arizona state parks board purchases the Arizona veterans memorial state park site pursuant to title 37, chapter 2, article 3. 2. The joint committ…

A. The Arizona outdoor recreation coordinating commission is established. The commission shall be composed of seven members consisting of the director of the Arizona game and fish department, the director of the Arizona state parks board and five members appointed by the governor…

The state of Arizona, its agencies, counties, cities and towns are granted authority to participate in the "land and water conservation fund act of 1965" as enacted by Public Law 88-578, eighty-eighth Congress.

A. The Arizona state parks board shall establish the Yarnell Hill memorial state park subject to the following conditions: 1. The Yarnell Hill memorial site board recommends that the Arizona state parks board purchase the land for the memorial site. 2. The Arizona state parks boa…

A. The Yarnell Hill memorial fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations and donations to the fund. The Yarnell Hill memorial site board shall administer the fund. On notice from the Yarnell Hill memorial site board, the state treasurer shall invest and divest mo…

For the purpose of administering this article, there shall be a division of the state land department which shall be known as the division of Colorado River boundary markers under the authority and direction of the boundary marker commissioner.

A. The state land commissioner shall be ex officio Colorado River boundary marker commissioner. B. For the additional duties assigned to him by this article the state land commissioner shall receive additional compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611. C. The commissi…

The Colorado River boundary marker commissioner shall: 1. Investigate the problems that will be created by the necessity of marking permanently the boundaries between the states of Nevada and California and the state of Arizona at the time the boundaries shall become permanently …

A. The Arizona office of African-American affairs is established and consists of the governor, the superintendent of public instruction, the director of the department of health services, the director of the department of transportation, the attorney general, the director of the …

A. The office shall assist and support state and federal agencies in assisting African-Americans in this state to develop mutual goals, to design projects for achieving goals and to implement their projects. The office shall also: 1. Advise the governor on policies, procedures, l…

The Arizona office of African-American affairs fund is established. The monies in the Arizona office of African-American affairs fund are continuously appropriated to the Arizona office of African-American affairs. The fund consists of monies received pursuant to section 41-532. …

A. The Arizona office of African-American affairs shall annually facilitate an African-American legislative day on the second Thursday and Friday of February. The office shall invite the legislature, the governor and other elected officials to pay tribute to the history and cultu…

A. There shall be an economic estimates commission composed of the following three members: 1. The director of the department of revenue or the director's designee, who shall serve as chairman. 2. One person, who shall be knowledgeable in the field of economics, appointed by the …

A. The economic estimates commission shall determine and report to the legislature prior to January 15 of each year the following: 1. The estimated total personal income in Arizona for the next fiscal year. 2. The estimated total personal income in Arizona for the current fiscal …

A. For political subdivisions the commission shall: 1. Determine the base limit level of political subdivisions for each political subdivision subject to an expenditure limitation pursuant to article IX, section 20, Constitution of Arizona. For the purposes of this subsection and…

In the event of a vote by the governing board of any political subdivision pursuant to article IX, section 20, Constitution of Arizona, for the purpose of authorizing expenditures in excess of the prescribed limitations or for proposing an alternative spending limitation, the gov…

A. For any election called pursuant to article IX, section 20, subsection (2), Constitution of Arizona, the governing board calling such election shall, in addition to any other election requirements prescribed by law, prepare and print a publicity pamphlet concerning the excess …

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any use of the initiative process for the purpose of permanently adjusting the expenditure limitation of any political subdivision pursuant to article IX, section 20, subsection (6), Constitution of Arizona, or for the purpose of p…

A. For the purposes of this article and article IX, section 17, Constitution of Arizona, appropriations authorized and available for expenditure in prior fiscal years, to the extent they remain wholly or partially unexpended as of July 1, 1979 and that have been exempted from the…

(Art. IX, sec. 20(3)(f)(ii), Constitution of Arizona, applies.) A. In lieu of the population determined by the department of economic security for purposes of computing a county's expenditure limitation under section 41-563, the economic estimates commission shall use, as an alte…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Armed forces of the United States" means the army, the navy, the air force, the space force, the marine corps, the coast guard, the commissioned corps of the United States public health services, the national oceanograph…