HJR 2001
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: WM DPA 10-0-0-0
HJR2001: Phoenix-Mesa gateway airport; reuse zone
Sponsor: Representative Grantham, LD 14
Caucus & COW
Overview
Designates the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport as a Military Reuse Zone (MRZ) until October
19, 2036.
History
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, formerly Williams Air Force Base, closed on September 30,
1993. On August 23, 1996, Executive Order 96-12 designated the airport as an MRZ under
the 1992 enactment of the Arizona Defense Restructuring and Military Reuse Zone
Programs, and remained an MRZ until July 2006. On October 19, 2006, Executive Order
2006-15 designated the airport as an MRZ for ten years. Executive Order 2015-11 continued
the designation until October 19, 2026, when it is set to expire.
After executing a lease with a term of 15 years or longer for the use or occupancy of real
property or improvements that are located on a closed military facility with a runway that is
at least 8,000 feet long at closing or after title to any part of a closed military facility with a
runway that is at least 8,000 feet long at closing is transferred to Arizona or to another public
or private entity, the governor, after consulting with the CEO of the Arizona Commerce
Authority (ACA), may designate the property as a MRZ (A.R.S. 41-1531).
Provisions
1. Continues the designation of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport as an MRZ.
2. Extends the date of termination for the MRZ to October 19, 2036.
3. Requires the Secretary of State to transmit copies of the continuation to the City of
Phoenix and the City of Mesa.
Amendments
Committee on Ways & Means
1. Modifies the date of termination for the MRZ to October 19, 2031.
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note