ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: GOV DP 9-0-0-0

HB 2304: Buffalo Soldiers Arizona territory monument

Sponsor: Representative Travers, LD 12

House Engrossed

Overview

Establishes a name for the memorial dedicated to the commemoration of Buffalo Soldiers.

History

Laws 2018, Chapter 146 authorizes the Arizona Department of Administration to provide for a memorial commemorating Buffalo Soldiers, outlines the procedures of establishment and prohibits public monies being spent on the memorial.

Procedures for establishing a memorial, after legislative authorization, include a review and approval by the Legislative Council. After taking recommendations from the Historical Advisory Commission, the Legislative Council must approve of the design, dimensions, location, maintenance, minimum cost of any deposit into the state monument and memorial repair fund and any inscription for the memorial with a correlating contract of conditions. An approved memorial must be constructed within two years of the authorized legislation (A.R.S. § 41-1363).

Provisions

1.   Provides the name, Buffalo Soldiers Arizona Territory monument, for the memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza dedicated to the commemoration of Buffalo Soldiers. (Sec.1)

2.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteMakes technical and conforming changes. (Sec.1)

 

 

 

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