Arizona § 37-620.03 National monuments; catalog; attorney general; litigation

Arizona Statutes

§ 37-620.03 — National monuments; catalog; attorney general; litigation

Arizona § 37-620.03

Title 37Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 2ADMINISTRATION OF STATE AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS

Art. 17Concurrent Jurisdiction With United States Over Certain Lands and Areas

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37-620.03 (2026).

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A.The department shall maintain a catalog of each existing or newly created national monument in this state. For each national monument, the department shall request from the federal government the following:

1.A detailed accounting of each individual item to be protected.

2.The precise global positioning system location of each item to be protected.

3.The square footage that each item to be protected occupies.

4.The total square footage of the parcel of land comprising the national monument.

5.A peer-reviewed justification for the protection of the object by the federal government.

B.The department shall determine whether the limits of a parcel comprising a national monument in this state are confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the

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A. The department shall maintain a catalog of each existing or newly created national monument in this state. For each national monument, the department shall request from the federal government the following:

1. A detailed accounting of each individual item to be protected.

2. The precise global positioning system location of each item to be protected.

3. The square footage that each item to be protected occupies.

4. The total square footage of the parcel of land comprising the national monument.

5. A peer-reviewed justification for the protection of the object by the federal government.

B. The department shall determine whether the limits of a parcel comprising a national monument in this state are confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected by the national monument.

C. If the department determines pursuant to subsection B of this section that the limits of a parcel comprising a national monument in this state are not confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected by the national monument, the department shall notify the attorney general. On receipt of the notice, the attorney general may commence an action to confine the limits of the parcel comprising the national monument to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected by the national monument.