Arizona Revised Statutes Title 37. Public Lands § 37-620.03. National monuments; catalog; attorney general; litigation

A. The department shall maintain a catalog of each existing or newly created national monument in this state. For each national monument, the department shall request from the federal government the following:

B. The department shall determine whether the limits of a parcel comprising a national monument in this state are confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected by the national monument.

C. If the department determines pursuant to subsection B of this section that the limits of a parcel comprising a national monument in this state are not confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected by the national monument, the department shall notify the attorney general. On receipt of the notice, the attorney general may commence an action to confine the limits of the parcel comprising the national monument to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected by the national monument.