Arizona Administrative Register Governor's Executive Orders/Proclamations
EXECU TIV E ORDER 2001-02 ESTABLISHIN G THE GROWIN G SM ARTER OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
WHEREAS, Arizona's quality of life and vibrant economy have made it one of the fastest growing states in the nation; and WHEREAS, to sustain this economic prosperity without irreparably damaging the State's natural resources, growth must be well planned and managed in the 21st Century; and WHEREAS, through a partnership among the Legislature, interested citizens, and this Office, a com prehensive effort was undertaken to address growth related issues w hich resulted in passage of the Growing Smarter and Growing Sm arter Plus A cts; and WHEREAS, the Growing Smarter Act of 1998 and the Growing Smarter Plus Act of 2000 consist of comprehensive municipal, county and state land department land use planning and zoning reforms and provide for the acquisition and preservation of open spaces, all in order to further the best interests of the citizens of Arizona by protecting Arizona's natural heritage and wisely managing the growth of our communities; and WHEREAS, the Growing Smarter Commission, w hich was created in the G rowing Smarter Act of 1998 to study and consider issues relating to land use policies, recommended in its final report that a process be established through this Office to system atically monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the G rowing Smarter and Growing Smarter Plus Acts and that part of that process include an annual report to the legislature and the citizens of Arizona evaluating the effectiveness of the Acts and recommending changes that would better achieve the goals of the Acts; and WHEREAS, the 2001 State of the State Address included an announcement of the creation of the Growing Smarter Oversight Council, a public/private partnership, for the purposes of monitoring the implementation of the Growing Sm arter and Growing Smarter Plus Acts, identifying obstacles to implementation and suggesting refinements, developing a method of measuring the effectiveness of Growing Smarter, and determining how compliance with the Acts should be addressed; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jane Dee Hull, do create the Growing Smarter Oversight Council. The Oversight Council shall: monitor the implementation of the Growing Sm arter and Growing Smarter Plus Acts; identify obstacles to implementation; suggest refinements to facilitate im plementation; develop a method of measuring the effectiveness of the Acts; measure the effectiveness of the Acts; determine how compliance with the Acts should be addressed; suggest im provements to the Acts; and annually report the Legislature, the Citizens of Arizona, and this Office on the aforementioned; and The prim ary phase of the Oversight Council shall be to identify obstacles to implementation of the Acts and suggest refinements to facilitate implementation; and The Oversight Council shall include in its discussions the recommendations of and legislation resulting from other groups convened to discuss growth related issues, including but not limited to: the Groundwater Management Comm ission; the Brown Cloud Summit; the Vision 21 Transportation Task Force and the Arizona Partnership for the New Economy; and The Council shall be m ade up of at least 17 individuals, including the directors of the Arizona Departments of Commerce, Environmental Quality, Game and Fish, State Land, Transportation and Water Resources as w ell as representatives of other subdivisions of governments, individuals from conservation and/or environm ental groups, agricultural groups, businesses, and planning organizations; Members other than state agency directors shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall serve five year term s, and initial terms for initial members shall be staggered to prevent simultaneous expiration of all terms; and The Governor shall appoint a chair and a vice chair for the Council; and The Council shall meet at least quarterly; and The Council shall have the authority to appoint advisory committees.
Volume 7, Issue #7
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February 16, 2001
Arizona Administrative Register Governor's Executive Orders/Proclamations
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set m y hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Arizona.
Jane Dee Hull
Governor DONE at the Capitol in Phoenix on this Sixth Day of February Two Thousand One and of the Independence of the United States of America the Two Hundred and Twenty-fifth.
ATTEST:
Betsey Bayless
Secretary of State
February 16, 2001
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Volume 7, Issue #7
