[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Arizona land swap legislation

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Effort to allow land swaps benefiting bases renewed

by Howard Fischer
Arizona Business Gazette
December 1, 2011

Saying Arizona can't afford to lose its military jobs, a veteran  
state lawmaker is making yet another bid to persuade voters to let  
the state trade away lands if the move helps preserve bases.

Rep. John Nelson, R-Litchfield Park, said Washington is looking at  
ways to pare military spending. He said one point likely to be  
considered is whether it makes sense to maintain or expand an air  
base or if encroachment from development makes that a bad idea.

His legislation and proposed constitutional amendment would give the  
state the power to do land swaps if the ultimate goal is to preserve  
open space around military bases.

Such permission would not so much affect a direct trade with the  
federal government as the ability of Arizona to obtain property  
around bases now owned by developers and instead provide them with  
other parcels elsewhere.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.azcentral.com/business/abg/articles/2011/12/01/20111201abg- 
landswaps1201.html

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Lenny Siegel
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