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+ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
-REFERENCE TITLE: land department; audit; recommendations; checklist
+57th
+  Legislature, 2nd Regular Session
 
-State of Arizona
-House of Representatives
-Fifty-seventh Legislature
-Second Regular Session
-2026
+Majority Research Staff
 
-HB 2427
+House: NREW DPA 6-4-0-0
 
-Introduced by
-Representatives Griffin: Diaz;  Senator Gowan
+HB
+2427: land department; audit; recommendations; checklist
 
-AN ACT
+Sponsor:
+Representative Griffin, LD 19
 
-REQUIRING THE STATE LAND DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE
-AUDITOR GENERAL.
+Caucus
+& COW
 
-(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
+Overview
 
-HB 2427
+Requires
+the State Land Commissioner to implement all recommendations in the July 2025
+performance audit and sunset review of the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD).
 
- - 1 -
-Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: 1
-Section 1.  State land department; auditor general report;
-2
-recommendations; implementation; checklist; 3
-notification; delayed repeal 4
-A.  Within two years after the effective date of this section, the 5
-state land commissioner shall implement all fifty-one recommendations in 6
-the auditor general's July 2025 performance audit and sunset review of the 7
-state land department. 8
-B.  Until the state land commissioner implements all of the auditor 9
-general's recommendations, the state land commissioner shall meet with the 10
-auditor general each month and report on the progress of the state land 11
-department's implementation of the recommendations. 12
-C.  The auditor general shall maintain a checklist of the 13
-recommendations and shall update the checklist after each meeting 14
-consistent with the completion of any of the recommendations to the 15
-satisfaction of the auditor general. 16
-D.  The auditor general may enter any premises, conduct any 17
-investigation or inspect any documents in possession of the state land 18
-department to ensure the state land department implements the 19
-recommendations to the auditor general's satisfaction.  20
-E.  Each fiscal quarter, the auditor general shall provide an update 21
-of the current status of the recommendation checklist to the following: 22
-1.  Each member of the joint legislative audit committee. 23
-2.  The governor. 24
-3.  The chairperson of the committee of reference that the president 25
-of the senate tasks with oversight of the state land department. 26
-4.  The chairperson of the committee of reference that the speaker 27
-of the house of representatives tasks with oversight of the state land 28
-department. 29
-F.  If the state land department fails to implement the auditor 30
-general's recommendations within two years after the effective date of 31
-this section, the auditor general shall: 32
-1.  Notify the following: 33
-(a)  Each member of the joint legislative audit committee. 34
-(b)  The governor. 35
-(c)  The chairperson of the committee of reference that the 36
-president of the senate tasks with oversight of the state land department. 37
-(d)  The chairperson of the committee of reference that the speaker 38
-of the house of representatives tasks with oversight of the state land 39
-department. 40
-2.  Request a special meeting of the joint legislative audit 41
-committee to evaluate potential remedies and future action. 42
-G.  This section is repealed from and after December 31, 2028. 43
-HB 2427
+History
 
- - 2 -
-Sec. 2.  Legislative findings
-1
-The legislature finds that this act is necessary to ensure the best 2
-interest of the state land trust, state land trust beneficiaries and this 3
-state. 4
+The ASLD
+is charged with managing approximately 9.2 million acres of State Trust lands, granted
+to the state at statehood. These lands are held in trust and are managed for
+the sole purpose of generating revenue for the 13 state land beneficiaries. Current
+law designates the State Land Commissioner (Commissioner) as the executive
+officer of the ASLD (A.R.S. �� 37-102, 37-131)(ASLD).
+
+The Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) oversees all
+audit functions of the Legislature and state agencies including sunset,
+performance, special and financial audits. JLAC is also required to appoint,
+and direct, an Auditor General who is responsible for performing all the
+aforementioned audits (A.R.S. �� 41-1279, 41-1279.03).
+
+Each state agency, department, program, board and advisory
+council is subject to a sunset review of the power and duties exercised by the
+entity. JLAC selects which agencies are subject to sunset review by the Auditor
+General or by legislative committees of reference (A.R.S. �� 41- 2951, 41-2953).
+
+On July 9th, 2025, the Auditor General published a
+performance audit and sunset review of the ASLD (Report 25-103).
+
+Provisions
+
+1.
+Requires the
+Commissioner, within two years, implement all 51 recommendations that are in
+the Auditor General's July 2025 performance audit and sunset review of the ASLD.
+(Sec. 1)
+
+2.
+Mandates the
+Commissioner meet with the Auditor General monthly and report on the progress
+of the implementation of the recommendations, until all recommendations are
+implemented. (Sec. 1)
+
+3.
+Outlines
+required and eligible actions of the Auditor General as it relates to ensuring
+the ASLD's implementation of the recommendations and compliance with this act.
+(Sec. 1)
+
+4.
+Repeals this
+legislation on January 1, 2029. (Sec. 1)
+
+5.
+Contains a
+legislative findings clause. (Sec. 2)
+
+Amendments
+
+Committee on
+Natural Resources, Energy and Water
+
+1.   Adjusts the frequency of
+required meetings between the Commissioner and the Auditor General from monthly
+to quarterly. (Sec. 1)
+
+2.
+
+3.
+
+4.   ---------- DOCUMENT
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+8.   ---------- DOCUMENT
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