PROPOSED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2092
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, between lines 18 and 19, insert:
"Sec. 2. Heading change
The chapter heading of title 37, chapter 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is changed from "ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE REAL PROPERTY BY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION" to "ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE REAL PROPERTY BY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES".
Sec. 3. Title 37, chapter 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 2, to read:
ARTICLE 2. ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE REAL
PROPERTY BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
37-821. Sale of private real property to federal government; notice; civil penalty; definition
A. On the opening of escrow for the sale of private real property to the federal government or a federal agency, the escrow agent shall do both of the following:
1. Notify the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate that a contract for the sale of private real property to the federal government or a federal agency has been placed in escrow.
2. Request approval of the sale in writing by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate pursuant to section 37‑620.02.
B. For a private sale of private real property to the federal government or a federal agency that is not processed through escrow, the private real property owner shall do both of the following:
1. Notify the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate of the sale of private real property to the federal government or a federal agency.
2. Request approval of the sale in writing by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate pursuant to section 37‑620.02.
C. A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of at least $500 but not more than $1,000.
D. For the purposes of this section, "escrow" and "escrow agent" have the same meaning prescribed in section 6‑801."
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