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Current as of March 08, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. The state natural resource conservation commissioner shall:
1. Offer appropriate assistance to the supervisors of districts in carrying out their powers and programs.
2. Keep the supervisors of each district informed of the activities and experiences of other districts, and facilitate cooperation and interchange of advice and experience between districts.
3. Coordinate the programs of the several districts insofar as possible by advice and consultation.
4. Require the supervisors of each district to file with the commissioner annually any audits and the records of the operations of the district for the preceding year in the form and detail as the commissioner prescribes.
5. Secure the cooperation and assistance of the United States, its agencies and agencies of this state, in the work of districts as local units of state government with special expertise concerning land, soil, water and natural resources management within the boundaries of the district, as the commissioner deems for the best interest of the state.
6. Disseminate information throughout the state concerning the activities and program of districts.
7. Provide staff support to the Arizona water protection fund commission established by title 45, chapter 12 1 and provide administrative assistance to natural resource conservation districts for compliance with the duties for districts pursuant to title 45, chapter 12.
B. The commissioner may remove a district supervisor from office if the commissioner determines, after reasonable notice and an impartial hearing, that the supervisor is guilty of misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office. For the purposes of this subsection, “nonfeasance” includes the failure to attend three consecutive meetings of district supervisors without reasonable excuse.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 37. Public Lands § 37-1013. Powers and duties of commissioner - last updated March 08, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-37-public-lands/az-rev-st-sect-37-1013/
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