Bill > HB2585

This bill requires the Arizona Department of Administration to create and maintain a catalog of all national monuments within the state, whether they currently exist or are newly established. For each monument, the department must request specific information from the federal government, including a detailed list of protected items, their precise GPS locations, the square footage each item occupies, the total square footage of the monument's land parcel, and a peer-reviewed justification for federal protection. The department will then assess if the monument's boundaries are limited to the smallest area necessary for the proper care and management of the protected items. If the department finds that the monument's boundaries are excessive, it must inform the Attorney General, who then has the authority to file a lawsuit to reduce the monument's boundaries to the appropriate size.