Arizona Laws 37-372. Payments to local governments with respect to acquired entitlement lands
A. Each fiscal year the commissioner shall pay to each county in which acquired entitlement land is located a payment from monies appropriated and available for such purpose in an amount determined under this section to be used by the county for any official purpose.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 37-372
- acquired entitlement land: means land which this state acquired from the United States after December 31, 1985 and at the time it was acquired it was entitlement land under title 31 United States Code chapter 69 and the acquisition by the state resulted in a reduction of payments to the county under title 31 United States Code chapter 69. See Arizona Laws 37-371
- Commissioner: means the state land commissioner. See Arizona Laws 37-101
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Subject to subsections C, D and E, the amount of the payment is equal to seventy-five cents for each acre of acquired entitlement land located in the county.
C. The amount of the annual payment shall be reduced by seventy-five cents for each acre of acquired entitlement land which has been patented by the state to private ownership.
D. If the legislature appropriates insufficient monies to make the full payment determined under this section for a fiscal year, the commissioner shall proportionately reduce the payments to all counties under this section according to the amount appropriated.
E. Payments described in this section shall be made only in those years in which the federal government provides funds under title 31 United States Code chapter 69.