This week the Pima County Board of Supervisors will pass a resolution against a proposal to put the land in Arizona back in the hands of Arizonans. The proposal would increase the amount of land in the State Land Trust and offer stable funding for education… but it is easier to just raise taxes …. that AND you make sure the drug corridors in southern Arizona remain under the control of the cartels….
The agenda item reads:
Value of Federal Public Lands
RESOLUTION NO. 2015 – 91, of the Board of Supervisors, recognizing the value of Federal Public Lands in Pima County to the County’s heritage, economy and quality of life; opposing any effort to transfer those lands to the State of Arizona or local governments. (District 5)
Douglas, Finchem Plan Would Grow Revenue Base For Schools
Officials hope to increase revenue base through Equal Footing lawsuit
What if you could grow revenue for schools without increasing taxes, and increase the State Land Trust holdings without compromising the environment? That is exactly what Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas and State Representative Mark Finchem hope to do.
The two announced the plan at Wesley Bolin Plaza that would leave unchanged the current use of federal lands within Arizona’s borders, but would shift the revenue generated by that use from the federal government to the State Of Arizona.
For example, the BLM granted a right-of-way on January 17, 2014, for the Sun Valley to Morgan Transmission Line Project. The total project spans 38 miles and seeks to connect APS’s Sun Valley Substation near the northern reaches of the Town of Buckeye with the Morgan Substation near the City of Peoria. The BLM will collect payment for the use of the land. Under the Douglas-Finchem plan, that land would be returned to the State Land Trust.
The State Land Trust is at the core of the election voters will decide in May. Revenue from the Arizona State Land Trust is primarily used to fund education and support schools throughout Arizona.
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