2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §49-202.02  Grazing best management practices advisory committee

A. The grazing best management practices advisory committee is established to develop and recommend voluntary best management practices for grazing activities as defined in section 49-202.01.

B. The directors, or the directors' designees, from the department of environmental quality, the Arizona department of agriculture and the department of water resources and the dean of the college of agriculture of the university of Arizona, or the dean's designee shall serve on the advisory committee.

C. The governor shall appoint four members to the advisory committee as follows:

1. Three persons actively engaged in cattle grazing.

2. One person actively engaged in sheep grazing.

D. Appointive members shall be appointed to terms of six years and may be reappointed to one additional term. No more than two appointive members may belong to the same political party. Members are not entitled to compensation for their services as such but are entitled to reimbursement for expenses as provided by law for travel on, and attending, official business. The committee shall elect a chairman from among the appointive members to serve a two year term as chairman. The chairman may be reelected. The committee shall meet on the call of its chairman or at the request of a majority of its appointive members. The department of environmental quality, the Arizona department of agriculture, the department of water resources and the college of agriculture of the university of Arizona shall cooperate with, provide technical and expert assistance and supply data and other necessary information to the advisory committee. The advisory committee may also request voluntary technical assistance from the federal land management agencies within the state. The department of environmental quality shall furnish necessary staff support and meeting facilities to the advisory committee.

E. The advisory committee shall develop and recommend to the director best management practices for discharges to navigable waters from grazing activities considering the requirements of section 49-202.01.

F. The advisory committee may appear or be represented at any administrative proceeding for adopting the voluntary grazing best management practices.

G. The advisory committee shall periodically reexamine, evaluate and propose any modification to the voluntary grazing best management practices necessary to meet the requirements of section 49-202.01 for grazing activities. An advisory committee may recommend modifications to voluntary grazing best management practices at any time on its own initiative.