On Friday, State Senator Griffin introduced Senate Bill 1440 (Mining and Mineral Museum Transfer). It is a reintroduction of SB1200 from 2015, and will transfer mineral museum responsibilities from the Arizona Historical Society to the Arizona Geological Survey.
In 2015, SB1200 passed both House and Senate with nearly unanimous votes. However, the Governor vetoed it claiming that there was inadequate planning to implement the transfer.
Extensive planning is supporting SB1440.
The status of the bill can be followed on www.az.gov
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Proposed transfer for state geologist
Governor Ducey’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017
transfers the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) to the University of Arizona effective July 1, 2016.
In the last legislative session, Senate Bill 1200 attempted
to restore the mineral museum by transferring its assets to the AZGS. The bill
received nearly unanimous support in both the House and senate, but the
Governor vetoed it.
How the proposed transfer of AZGS would affect attempts to
restore the mineral museum is unknown.
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