Since this JLUS is meant to be a “living document”, and state and federal
regulations are subject to periodic change, before implementing one of the
suggested strategies included in the Implementation Plan, the implementing
jurisdiction or party should ensure there is no conflict between the strategy and
any existing local, state, or federal law.
Coordination on Implementation
In order to successfully implement the recommendations included in this JLUS, it will be
important for all affected stakeholders on any recommendation to coordinate to ensure
any proposed recommendations do not negatively impact property owners or land
management agencies. A large amount of the land within the JLUS Project Area is
Arizona State Trust land that is managed by the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD).
As such, it will be important to ensure that any of the JLUS recommendations that are
implemented to not affect or go against the ASLD’s constitutional directives. The Arizona
State Land Department’s mission is to:
Manage State Trust lands and resources to enhance value and optimize
economic return for the Trust beneficiaries, consistent with sound business
management principles, prudent stewardship, and conservation needs
supporting socio‐economic goals for citizens here today and future
generations. To act in the best interest of Trust for the enrichment of the
beneficiaries and preserve the long term value of the State’s Trust lands.
State Trust lands were granted by Congress, to be managed in perpetuity for the benefit
of its designated Beneficiaries, K‐12 Education receiving the largest distribution of
generated revenue. More than nine million acres remain within the corpus of the land
Trust, and a great number of those acres are non‐contiguous, interspersed among other
land ownerships, including AZARNG sites. As part of this mission, the ASLD manages the
land in a State Trust until sale is warranted. Sale of State Trust land is typically
determined through the assessment of potential development opportunities. The ASLD
has committed resources and assistance to the U.S. Department of Defense and the
Arizona Army National Guard missions through current land use agreements supporting
numerous military installations throughout the State. Some Trust lands are leased for
grazing activities or military uses, such as at Florence Military Reservation.
One of ASLD's greatest management challenges is the high standard of law, via the
Enabling Act of 1910, and the Arizona State Constitution, under which decisions are
made. The Arizona State Land Department’s mission ensures that all decisions and
actions do not subordinate the State's land trust to uses or designations that encumber
its value, or negatively impact the future state of the land. As such, it will be important
for all stakeholders involved in implementing any of the JLUS recommendations that
would affect State Trust land to coordinate with ASLD to ensure that its land
management requirements are not impacted.
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