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REFERENCE TITLE: state parks board; director |
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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SB 1531 |
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Introduced by Senators Melvin: Shooter
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AN ACT
amending sections 41‑511 and 41‑511.02, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the arizona state parks board.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 41-511, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-511. Arizona state parks board; membership; appointment; terms
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 this state, shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38‑211 to serve at the pleasure of the governor. The appointive members shall be selected because of their knowledge of and interest in outdoor activities, multiple use of lands, archaeology, natural resources and the value of the historical aspects of Arizona, and because of their interest in the conservation of natural resources. Not less than two of the appointive members shall be representative of the livestock industry, and one appointive member shall be professionally engaged in general recreation work.
B. Of the members first appointed, one shall serve for a term expiring the first Monday in January following the effective date of this article, and one each for terms expiring one, two, three, four and five years thereafter. Thereafter, All appointments shall be for a full term of six years, except that those appointments to fill a vacancy shall be for the remainder of the term, and shall expire on the third Monday in January of the appropriate year.
Sec. 2. Section 41-511.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-511.02. Director; appointment; qualifications; state historic preservation officer
A. The board governor shall employ appoint a full‑time director pursuant to section 38‑211 who shall:
1. Not be one of its the members of the board.
2. Serve at the pleasure of the board governor.
3. Be qualified by successful experience in administration in business or in government.
4. Have a knowledge of or training in the multiple use of lands and the conservation of natural resources.
B. The governor shall designate a full‑time employee of the board with professional competence and expertise in the field of historic preservation as the "state historic preservation officer" to administer the state historic preservation program.