House of Representatives

SB 1120

southern Arizona veterans’ home

Sponsor: Senators Hamilton, Guenther, et al

dpa s/e	Committee on Military, Veteran Affairs and Aviation
x	Committee on Appropriations
	Caucus and COW	This bill as introduced contains an Appropriation clause.
	As Passed the House

SB 1120 allows the Department of Veterans’ Services to acquire property for the construction and operation of a veterans’ home in southern Arizona and it appropriates $50,000 to begin negotiations with the federal government.

The proposed strike-everything amendment to SB 1120 provides for the following:

Provisions

· Appropriates $7.5 million from the state general fund to support agricultural preservation districts in FY 2002-03.

· Allows an agriculture preserve district to acquire development rights to undeveloped property for periods no longer than twenty-five years with a review of the terms of the lease every five years.

· Appropriates $1.0 million from the state general fund in FY 2001-02 to the state land department to develop land use plans in the noise and accident potential zones.

· Requires the state land commissioner to obtain the services of at least one private planning agency to identify acceptable uses of land near a military airport.

· Stipulates that the private agencies shall:

· Give priority attention to military airports in counties with a population of over 2 million.

· And communicate with an affected county, municipal governmental agency or affected landowners.

· Requires the $7.5 million appropriation become enacted before the $1.0 million becomes effective.

· Exempts the appropriations from lapsing.

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· 44th Legislature

· Second Regular Session 2 April 17, 2001

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