SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1001

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE X, SECTIONS 1 THROUGH 4, 7 AND 10, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE X, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY ADDING SECTIONS 12, 13 AND 14; RELATING TO STATE LANDS.

ARGUMENTS "FOR" PROPOSITION 100

By voting YES on Proposition 100, Arizonans have a unique opportunity to change the way State Trust Lands are managed. Our founding fathers could not have foreseen the effects that 88 years of migration and changing technology would have on our environment. The Superstition Area Land Trust (SALT) and other conservation organizations throughout Arizona have been working diligently for several years to develop methods to insure the preservation of state trust lands. All agree that changing the Constitution and Enabling Act to allow sensitive areas to be set aside before they are buried by urban sprawl is the most effective way to permanently preserve these unique lands.

Proposition 100 creates the Arizona Conservation Reserve to protect forever the most awe-inspiring of these trust lands near our cities and towns. 70,000 acres are specifically and immediately preserved with this package. They include beloved sensitive habitat and vistas in the Superstition Mountains, the McDowells near Phoenix, Badger Hill in Prescott, the Tortolita Mountains near Tucson, and in the north, lands near the Petrified Forest and Walnut Canyon. The Arizona Conservation Reserve also provides a means to preserve another 200,000 plus acres around the state. At present, all State Trust Lands must be purchased or leased at the highest bid. Proposition 100 changes that. When Prop 100 is adopted, nearly 300,000 acres will be placed in the Arizona Conservation Reserve -- protected -- free and forever -- from development.

Prop 100 is a precedent-setting first step. A first step which will open the door to an environmentally and socially balanced use of our state trust lands.

For Open Spaces and Wild Places, please vote YES on Prop 100.

Executive Board of the Superstition Area Land Trust (SALT):
William Feldman, President, Gold Canyon	Anne Coe, Chairman, Apache Junction
Rosemary Shearer, Vice President, Gold Canyon	Lanna Mesenbrink, Secretary/Treasurer, Apache Junction
Paid for by Superstition Area Land Trust (SALT)

Proposition 100 will:

* protect State Trust Land from development in Arizona's urbanizing areas,

* allow for exchanges of Trust Land so the state and federal government and private land owners can better manage their lands and

* end years of costly regulation and litigation for lessees of State Trust Land.

Proposition 100 is supported by the Governor and the Legislature. It is part of the Arizona solution, known as "Growing Smarter", to protect open space and control sprawl.

Preserving a portion of State Trust Land, as open space, in urbanizing areas, and allowing the remainder to continue to be leased to generate income for education, is a compromise voters should support. Trust Lands currently provide $70 million for the education of our children.

Allowing Trust Lands to be exchanged with federal and private land, for conservation purposes, will eliminate current management conflicts because lands are under different jurisdictions and ownership.

Lessees of Trust Land, that continue to provide income for education, are given the opportunity to extend their leases under a "sound stewardship" requirement. Extended leases reduce costly and burdensome regulations and is in the "long term benefit of the Trust".

Opponents of this proposition want no limits placed upon the amount of Trust Land that is to be preserved. Preservation means little or no income from that land to the Trust or to education.

Vote "YES" on Proposition 100. A "YES" vote supports a balance between protecting open space and continuing the State Trust Land's commitment to educating our children.

Ken Evans, President, Arizona Farm Bureau, Payson	Andy Kurtz, Chief Administrative Officer, Arizona Farm Bureau, Phoenix
Paid for by Arizona Farm Bureau Federation

I am voting "yes" on Proposition 100. It is the most important proposition in the state's history in terms of preserving the magical tapestry of Arizona's deserts, forests, streams and wildlife.

Proposition 100 is the cornerstone of Arizona's new growth management plan, "Growing Smarter," which will enable every community to better meet the needs of citizens through greater involvement, more certain planning, and the conservation of hundreds of thousands of acres of land otherwise threatened by development.

Proposition 100 balances the need to preserve our natural treasures with the need to maintain a vital source of funding to our public schools. It has several provisions, each aimed at better management of our State Trust land. Perhaps the most remarkable is the creation of the Arizona Conservation Reserve, which will allow us to set aside for free about 270,000 acres of State Trust land for conservation, including 70,000 already identified acres in 13 counties.

Perhaps even more significant to our long-term conservation efforts will be the ability to preserve State Trust land through land exchanges. There are significant safeguards to this process. First, the State land that is traded MUST be conserved. Second, land exchanges must be with governments only.

As an ardent supporter of better funding for schools, I am also very proud of Proposition 100's provision that will allow us, for the first time, to give free land to public schools for school sites. This will significantly reduce school construction costs, and help to build new schools more quickly.

I worked hard to ensure that every element of Proposition 100 is responsible and responsive to growth concerns related to our vanishing open spaces.

I sincerely hope you will join me in voting "yes" on Proposition 100. It's our gift to Arizona's future.

Jane Dee Hull, Governor, Phoenix

Like the State of Arizona, I celebrated my 88th birthday this year.

I plan to honor our grateful passage into the new millennium by voting "yes" on Proposition 100 and leaving a legacy of untouched landscapes.

I have lived long enough to witness miracles and inventions and achievements of every kind. And yet, all these bits of so-called "progress" still pale alongside that which was here before us: the mountains, streams, deserts and forests.

My special passion is mountains. There is no match for them. Three decades ago, I joined a group of visionary individuals in search of ways to preserve our Valley's mountains. At first, it seemed like we'd never get there, but tenacity and hard work has its rewards.

Our efforts eventually led to the creation of the Phoenix Mountain Preserves. These Mountain Preserves have come to be known as the nation's most exquisite system of natural parks.

Most important, the Preserves provide sanctuary and recreation, and serve as a constant reminder of the importance of conservation.

We now have an opportunity to add - at no cost - thousands of acres of pristine desert to our Mountain Preserves. This opportunity is offered through Proposition 100, which creates the Arizona Conservation Reserve. In all, the Arizona Conservation Reserve will allow us to save 270,000 acres of State Trust land.

Proposition 100 is a robust proposal that can be build upon for generations. And while I may not be around to do it, I have faith Arizonans will continue the legacy with passion and pride.

Next to my child and grandchildren, I consider the Mountain Preserves my life's greatest accomplishment. I am confident the conservation opportunities of Proposition 100 will lead to that same feeling for Arizonans for years to come.

Ruth Hamilton, Chair, Preserve Arizona - Yes on Proposition 100, Phoenix

The United Phoenix Firefighters Association has a history of getting involved in programs that benefit the community. One such effort is Proposition 100, and we encourage a vote of "YES on 100" this fall.

Proposition 100 will significantly advance open space planning and lead to the preservation of hundreds of thousands of acres in the places that Arizonans treasure the most.

In the Valley, Proposition 100 is especially vital because it can help complete the work already done by the City of Phoenix with it's Parks and Preserve Initiative, which we supported last fall. Through Proposition 100, thousands of acres can be added to our plan at no cost.

Proposition 100 is part of the Governor's strategy for better growth management called "Growing Smarter." The United Phoenix Firefighters applaud the Governor for her efforts in this regard. We believe Growing Smarter and its centerpiece, Proposition 100, will go a long way toward improving the way our communities plan and carry out those plans.

Firefighters have a genuine concern for the good of the community. Perhaps its because we have so much interaction with the people in our communities every day and because we raise our families in the same neighborhoods where we work. Efforts like Proposition 100, which is the result of significant community involvement, deserves the support of those who care about our future.

As concerned citizens, the United Phoenix Firefighters Association believes Proposition 100 is a good plan for Arizona. Please join us in voting "YES on 100."

Billy Shields, President, United Phoenix Firefighters Association, (representing firefighters in Phoenix, Chandler, Glendale, Peoria, and Tempe)

Proposition 100 deserves your support because it is a new tool for managing Arizona's growth, and for the first time permits the conservation of State Trust Lands for open space at no cost. Arizona is required to sell or lease Trust Lands that are ready for development and use the proceeds to support government, principally K-12 schools. Proposition 100 will allow some of Arizona's most environmentally important Trust Lands to be preserved for open space without compensation. This plan was adopted after months of public input, and represents a delicate balance of competing interests.

If adopted, Proposition 100 will immediately preserve 70,000 acres as the first installment in Arizona's investment in open space. It also will establish stringent criteria for setting aside eligible lands, so that the trust beneficiaries are not adversely affected.

Proposition 100 will complement two existing state programs that help preserve trust land: the Arizona Preserve Initiative (API), which gives the State Land Department's authority to sell State Trust Lands to local governments and nonprofit organizations for open space; and Proposition 303, passed in 1998, which allocates $220 million in state funds to match local sources for acquisition of State Trust Lands as open space. The combination of API, Proposition 303, and Proposition 100 will permit conservation of large amounts of State Trust Lands in areas threatened by developed.

Proposition 100 was created with the help of more than 1,000 Arizonans who care about this state and want to see growth managed effectively. We should adopt Proposition 100 and give this combination of policy measures time to work.

Jack Pfister, Chairman, Growing Smarter Commission, Phoenix

Vote YES on Proposition 100

Let's stop the rapid loss of desert open space on the edge of our urban areas. Vote YES on Proposition 100.

Proposition 100, if passed, will allow the State to preserve additional desert land in and around the metro areas. This will increase the land that already can be protected under Proposition 303, which was approved by voters in 1998. Proposition 303 directed the State to spend $220 million to help communities acquire and preserve valuable open space befor it is urbanized.

Proposition 100 won' t require any additional funding. It will simply allow the transfer of up to 300,000 acres owned by the State Land Trust into the Arizona Conservation Reserve. To be eligible for such transfer, the land must be environmentally, historically, or culturally significant, or it must be an important regional or statewide landmark. This is intended to save our "crown jewels" such as desert peaks and sensitive washes.

Once transferred, the land is forever protected from development, leaving a wonderful legacy for our children.

While this is only 3% of the total State Trust land, it will all be located adjacent to Rapidly urbanizing metropolitan areas. This will mean its protection will benefit the most Arizona residents. If setting aside 3% of the land is determined to be not enough, more can be set aside via future actions by the State Legislature and/or voters.

Since only 3% of the State Trust land is being taken off the market in this fashion, the trust can still perform its primary function of generating funds for our state's schools by selling or leasing the remaining land.

Vote YES on Proposition 100!

Submitted by: Westmarc
Janie Holmes, Vice Chairman, Glendale	Diane McCarthy, President, Glendale
Paid for by Westmarc

The East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance supports Proposition 100. The Alliance comprises more than 4,200 businesses in the communities of Ahwatukee Foothills, Apache Junction, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Tempe as well as the East Valley Partnership.

The members of the Alliance believe that Proposition 100 is a responsible approach to growth management in our state. This plan allows economic growth and jobs development to continue. This is critical for our economy to remain strong and for our quality of life to not be irreversibly altered. Unlike Proposition 202, this approach will not choke our state's economic prosperity. The emphasis on improved planning and citizen involvement in land use decisions is wise and prudent.

The Alliance also supports the provision of Proposition 100 to set aside 3% of the most pristine State Trust Lands. Permanent removal of larger amounts of State Trust Lands would put at risk the value of the actual "Trust" created at statehood to fund public education. As a strong proponent of education, the Alliance finds it imperative a majority of these lands continue to be available for revenue generation. Proposition 100 will enable this practice to continue.

Vote YES on Proposition 100.

Tony Hyland, Chairman, East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance, Gilbert	Craig Ahlstrom, Chairman-Elect, East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance, Mesa
Paid for by East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance

Vote yes on Prop. 100 to permanently protect as open space more than 270,000 acres of Arizona's most spectacular lands including 12,000 acres near the Superstition Wilderness. This proposition creates the Arizona Conservation Reserve and designates the first 70,000 acres of State Trust Land for immediate protection and enables another 200,000 acres to be added to the Reserve.

As authors of the Hiker's Guide to the Superstition Wilderness, we are very familiar with 12,000 acres of the initial Reserve lands on the southern boundary of the Superstitions to be protected as open space. These exceptional lands contain four magnificent canyons (Randolph, Whitlow, Tule and No Name), three miles of the Elephant Butte Valley, the Buzzard's Roost rock formation, a three mile expanse of rolling hills and several hill tops. This lush Sonoran desert is abundant with wildlife, archeological treasures and stunning views. An important one mile section of Coffee Flat Trail 108 on State Trust Land in Randolph Canyon is part of the initial Reserve lands.

Equally precious areas throughout the state are included in the initial Reserve lands. Other special areas can be locally nominated for inclusion in the Reserve.

Proposition 100 provides for conservation of far more than the 270,000 Reserve acres. It allows unlimited additional State Trust Land to be saved as open space through land exchanges and through transfers of open space to local governments as part of a development plan.

Prop. 100 does not affect public access or recreational activities. It protects grazing and lease rights of permittees. This is a fair proposition that gives consideration to both rural and urban areas.

Please vote yes on Prop. 100

Jack Carlson, Tempe	Elizabeth Stewart, Tempe
Paid for by Jack Carlson

Proposition 100 deserves a "YES" vote.

Arizona is a magical state. Its rivers, deserts, forests, mountains, canyons and wildlife reflect our highest values as citizens of the American West.

Now we have to balance the needs of our people and our mandate for environmental protection. Proposition 100 provides that reasonable and sensible balance.

I want my children and grandchildren to enjoy the best of Arizona for many years to come. Proposition 100 is the best way to preserve and protect our beautiful state for future generations.

Robert E. Walkup Mayor of Tucson, Tucson

Valley Forward Association supports Proposition 100, the proposal to set aside a portion of State Trust Lands for conservation. We believe that this proposal takes an important step in acknowledging that some State Trust Lands have greater value to our community and our State in their natural, undisturbed condition than they do as developed land. While the State Trust Lands have served our citizens well for nearly a century, we need to take this first, small step to respond to our growing state's need for desert preservation.

At the same time, Proposition 100 establishes appropriate checks and balances to make sure that the process of donating these valuable public assets is carefully thought out and tailored to the unique needs of each situation. Valley Forward endorses this more moderate approach, as opposed to issuing some sort of blanket change that treats all State Trust Lands alike.

Valley Forward has been a longstanding supporter of ongoing, reasonable efforts to preserve important open spaces. Most recently, Valley Forward encouraged voters to pass the Phoenix Parks & Preserve Initiative which preserved 15,000 acres of State Trust Land and enhanced nine regional parks, a measure which was approved by approximately 80% of that City's voters.

A 31-year-old organization, Valley Forward brings business and civic leaders together to improve the environment and quality of life in Valley communities.

Kyle Hultquist, Chair of the Board, Valley Forward, Phoenix	Diane Brossart, President, Valley Forward, Phoenix
Paid for by Valley Forward Association

The Arizona Association of Industries (AAI) encourages a "yes" vote for Proposition 100. AAI is composed of more than 400 manufacturers and their suppliers across the state. It represents more than a quarter of a million employees of companies and related industries that manufacture, mine, move, assemble, distribute, and warehouse products in Arizona.

Our membership understands the importance of maintaining a high quality of life for the people of Arizona. The continued economic prosperity of the state will be based to a large degree on the quality of life enjoyed by working men and women. Proposition 100 will allow the people of this state to participate in the protection of our environment, and to play a vital role in the growth and development of the communities in which they live.

In 1998, the Arizona Legislature passed the Growing Smarter Act to give local communities a greater ability to manage growth. This year, the Legislature approved Growing Smarter Plus, which gives local communities new powers to regulate development and allows more opportunities for citizens to participate in growth management. It also includes the creation of the Arizona Conservation Reserve -- state trust land that will be set aside permanently, at no cost, for conservation.

Under Proposition 100 and Growing Smarter Plus, local communities will nominate state trust lands to be included in the Arizona Conservation Reserve, so that the people who are most affected by the use of state trust lands will be primarily responsible for their conservation. Additionally, every city and town in the state must submit their mandated development plans to local voters after initial approval.

Proposition 100 is the most effective tool for Arizona citizens and local communities to control growth and development, and to preserve open space. Vote "yes" on Proposition 100.

Judith Allen President/CEO, Arizona Association of Industries, Phoenix	Chuck White, Chairman, Board of Directors, Arizona Association of Industries, Phoenix
Paid for by Arizona Association of Industries

I write in support of Proposition 100.

Proposition 100 will allow voters to amend the State Constitution to allow conservation of State Trust land at no cost to Arizona taxpayers. It will also allow certain State Trust lands - the jewels of our shared heritage - to be permanently preserved as open space through trades with other governmental entities. This Proposition will significantly enhance the conservation efforts that many other Arizonans and I have vigorously pursued for years.

Proposition 100 is part of Arizona's growth management plan known as Growing Smarter. I have reviewed this plan, and I believe it is a responsible way for Arizona communities to tailor their short- and long-range plans to restrain growth in areas where restraint is needed. It does not, however, impose "one size fits all" restrictions on local governments. Growing Smarter is the result of the input of hundreds of Arizona citizens from across our state, and it reflects the striking diversity we enjoy in Arizona.

Proposition 100 will be an extraordinary legacy for future generations. I commend Governor Hull for making it part of her conservation agenda, and I hope you will join me in voting for Proposition 100.

Eddie Basha, Chandler

Because it holds so much promise for local conservation efforts, including those in my hometown of Flagstaff, I will vote "yes" on Proposition 100.

Proposition 100 will allow us to conserve about 270,000 acres of State Trust land in and near our urban areas. About 70,000 acres in ten counties have already been identified for conservation. In Coconino County, the parcels included are Dry Lake, Naval Observatory Ridge, Rio de Flag, Rogers Lake, Turkey Hills, Walnut Canyon, Wildcat Hill and Woody Mountain.

All of these places are special and deserve protection. Proposition 100 allows us to do so.

This will be an enormous step forward for many local conservation programs, most certainly including the Flagstaff Open Space and Greenways Plan.

Please join me and vote "yes" on Proposition 100 and for the preservation of the State's best hideaways.

Christopher J. Bavasi, Flagstaff, Former Flagstaff Mayor

I want to stop the rapid loss of desert open space on the edge of our urban areas, so I am going to vote YES on Proposition 100.

Proposition 100 will allow the State to preserve additional desert land in and around Arizona's metro areas. This will increase the amount of land that already will be protected under 1998's Proposition 303, which directs the State to spend $220 million to help communities stop the development of valuable and scenic open space.

Proposition 100 will significantly enhance the City of Phoenix Parks and Preserve Initiative (which the citizens passed overwhelmingly last fall) by adding thousands of acres at no cost to the Phoenix Mountain Preserves. To me, as a member of the Phoenix City Council and a committed citizen, this is extremely important.

In all, Proposition 100 will allow the State Land Trust to transfer nearly 300,000 acres of its lands into the Arizona Conservation Reserve at no cost. Proposition 100 is intended to save our crown jewels and so the land protected by it will be of the most environmental, historical, and cultural significance to its community. Once transferred, this land will be forever protected from development, leaving a wonderful legacy for our children and grandchildren to enjoy.

Proposition 100 is part of the Governor's Growing Smarter plan, which requires better planning for cities and communities in Arizona. I am a supporter of Growing Smarter because it is balanced and genuinely reflects the complexity of urban planning solutions.

I encourage all citizens of Arizona to vote "YES on Proposition 100." It will ensure a more beautiful Arizona for our children and a more hospitable home for our mother nature.

	Phil Gordon, Phoenix, Council Member, Phoenix City Council
Paid for by Shelly L. Vasquez, Glendale

As a fourth-generation Arizona farmer, immediate past president of the League of Cities and Towns, former mayor of the rapidly growing community of Queen Creek and, most important, father of four, I encourage you to vote "yes" on Proposition 100.

Proposition 100 is part of Arizona's grassroots growth management policy called "Growing Smarter." Growing Smarter is a sweeping proposal that requires greater community participation and long-term planning for our cities, towns, and counties. Speaking from personal experience, I can say that Growing Smarter provides the tools that communities need to better manage growth, by planning and using space wisely.

Equally important, Growing Smarter includes Proposition 100, which will allow us to conserve 270,000 acres of State Trust land that have special natural characteristics. Every region of the state will be enhanced by measures offered through Proposition 100.

I was proud to have been appointed to the Growing Smarter Commission, which helped developed the proposals within Growing Smarter and Proposition 100. There were dozens of public discussions attended by thousands of citizens that helped the Commission to come up with solutions that fit the Arizona lifestyle. That is why Growing Smarter and Proposition 100 work so well for all communities.

As I watch my four children grow up, I hope they will be able to see and enjoy the amazing Arizona landscapes I saw growing up. Proposition 100 will go a long way towards making sure this happens. For the sake of our natural heritage, I will VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION 100.

Mark Schnepf, Queen Creek

The Valley Business Council represents thousands of men and women whose businesses, employees and families benefit from a vital economy in Arizona.

But we don't just work here; Arizona is the place we call home. Known for its breathtaking natural beauty, Arizona has become one of the world's most desirable places to live. It's no surprise that every year, so many more people decide to make it their home, too.

Like you, we want to make sure that the Arizona we treasure today is the Arizona our children will know tomorrow. That's why we're supporting Proposition 100. We think Proposition 100 will go a long way toward conserving Arizona's most beautiful lands and vast open spaces for all generations of Arizonans.

Proposition 100 ensures conservation of Arizona's State Land Trust, one of our nation's greatest endowments of natural resources. Proposition 100 is a key part of Growing Smarter, an overall approach to guiding and disciplining growth in Arizona's communities. We think it's a positive and promising response to citizens' concerns about the impact of growth.

As men and women in business, we honor the American ideal of private enterprise, and we want to ensure high-quality jobs for our people.

But continued economic prosperity shouldn't come at the expense of the natural resources that make Arizona so unique. Arizona's state lands are priceless, and we intend to protect them by supporting Proposition 100.

Bill Post, Mesa, Chairman, Valley Business Council	Valerie Manning, Phoenix, Secretary, Valley Business Council
Paid for by Valley Business Council

The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, representing more than 4,000 individual business members throughout metropolitan Phoenix, represents thousands of men and women whose businesses, employees and families benefit from a vital economy in Arizona.

But we don't just work here. Arizona is the place we call home. Known for its breathtaking natural beauty, Arizona has become one of the world's most desirable places to live. It's no surprise that every year, so many people decide to make it their home, too.

Like you, we want to make sure that the Arizona we treasure today is the Arizona our children will know tomorrow. That's why we're supporting Proposition 100. We think Proposition 100 will go a long way toward conserving Arizona's most beautiful lands and vast open spaces for all generations of Arizonans.

Proposition 100 ensures conservation of Arizona's State Land Trust, one of our nation's greatest endowments of natural resources. Proposition 100 is a key part of Growing Smarter, and overall approach to guiding and disciplining growth in Arizona's communities. We think it's a positive and promising response to citizens' concerns about the impact of growth.

Continued economic prosperity shouldn't come at the expense of the natural resources that make Arizona so unique. Arizona's state lands are priceless, and we intend to protect them by supporting Proposition 100.

Mary Pahissa Upchurch, Mesa, Chairman, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce	Valerie Manning, Phoenix, Secretary, Valley Business Council
Paid for by Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce

Arizona's beef producing families have a long history of protecting open spaces and conserving our State School Trust Lands. Proposition 100 is a great opportunity to further conserve and protect special State School Trust Lands.

Proposition 100 will enhance and protect open space on State School Trust Lands through long-term agricultural leases. These leases will assure that the open space value and conservation of these lands will continue for many generations.

In addition to allowing a permanent designation of open space for the most extraordinary State School Trust Lands, through the Arizona Conservation Reserve, it will allow free lands to be provided for school sites for our children.

Proposition 100 is the greatest opportunity, since Statehood, to protect the famous rural Arizona landscape. All of Arizona's citizens will win with the passage of Proposition 100. We urge you to vote YES on Proposition 100.

Jed Flake, Snowflake, President, Arizona Cattle Growers' Association	Larry McDonald, Winslow, President, Arizona Cattle Feeders' Association
Sandy Eastlake, Phoenix, Arizona Cattlemen's Association	Basillo F. Aja, Phoenix, Arizona Cattlemen's Association
Paid for by Arizona Cattlemen's Association

The Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce last month passed a resolution pledging the support of our organization to the Governor's Growing Smarter Plus plan. Proposition 100 will be the final step in the completion of this plan. We did this because we believe that Proposition 100, as part of Growing Smarter, is the best possible solution for preserving open space and our flourishing economy.

Proposition 100 provides many ways for the State to preserve the most endangered Trust land at no cost to the voters. The Arizona Conservation Reserve (ACR) is only one of these ways, and it alone will contain 3% of all the land that is currently in the Trust. Other options for conservation will include: the ability for conservation based land exchanges and long term leases on Trust land for farmers and ranchers.

Growing Smarter as a whole is an example of the sound planning that is needed to achieve a sound environment, successful economy and a well run city. Growing Smarter demands that cities strengthen their community plans, increase the citizen involvement in this planning process, and uses the ACR to preserve the threatened open spaces in and adjacent to the cities. Through this, Growing Smarter will be able to effectively curb urban sprawl and preserve the urban areas' open space without forcing new growth into the heart of the city. This will contain density, housing prices, and in turn the total cost of living.

As an Arizona resident I support preserving our open space. As Executive Director of the Lake Havsau Area Chamber of Commerce I support preserving our economy and quality of life. I hope you will join me in supporting Proposition 100.

	Gary L. Powers, Lake Havasu City, Executive Director, PRESERVE ARIZONA YES ON 100
Paid for by Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce

Neither "Growing Smarter Plus", nor the Serria Clubs "Citizens Growth Management Initiative" stop all growth plan contains funding for the road improvements we desperately need for travel and commerce. Neither plan is perfect but only Growing Smarter Plus provides funding for open space preservation and protection of our heritage. Please vote YES on Prop 100 the Growing Smarter Plus plan. For more information visit www.GrowingSmarter.org

Mark Lewis, Councilman, Phoenix, Salt River Project, Dist 7

Arizona is a young state; so young that we still have hundreds of residents who were alive when we entered the union. In most states in America, actions have already been taken which have set in place the lasting characteristics of the communities. But in Arizona, we are making many of the decisions right now that will shape our communities and environment and our culture for decades to come.

Proposition 100 is one of those decisions. It deserves the support of every voter who believes in preserving what is most wonderful about Arizona - - our extraordinary environment. Our state continues to grow and prosper. As it does so, each of us must do our part to protect Arizona's spectacular vistas and desert landscapes.

How carefully we act to protect our beautiful lands will shape our character as a state, but more importantly, will help protect our natural resources for future generations.

This proposition is one piece of a larger vision for guiding, shaping and disciplining growth in Arizona, a vision now known as Growing Smarter. But it is an essential part. It sets forth nearly 300,000 acres of Arizona's best lands to be preserved in their God-given state. It is a conservation measure in the finest tradition of Theodore Roosevelt; and it is being pursued the right way, through full public participation. It is another critical step down the path of wise stewardship of our God-given assets and resources. It is an opportunity to do something that lasts.

For the sake of our future, please vote yes on Proposition 100.

Arizona's Congressional Delegation
Senator John McCain, Phoenix	Senator Jon Kyl, Phoenix	Congressman Matt Salmon, Mesa
Congressman Bob Stump, Phoenix	Congressman John Shadegg, Phoenix	Congressman Jim Kolbe, Tucson
		Congressman J.D. Hayworth, Phoenix

As Attorney General of the State of Arizona throughout the nineties, I worked hard to help preserve our beautiful Arizona environment and lifestyle. We live in one of the world's most special places, but it is a fragile place that needs our help in preservation and conservation. I believe that Proposition 100 is an important step in preserving our environment for centuries to come.

The Governor and Legislature have worked hard to establish significant planning tools at the local level to control and manage growth. These new laws require comprehensive planning and mandate that voters themselves will set the character and limits if growth in their city or county. In addition to these welcome changes, they have given us the chance to permanently protect hundreds of thousands of our most precious lands from any development at all. Your Yes vote on Proposition 100, then, will complete these important changes.

Your Yes vote will allow Arizona to continue to prosper economically while still preserving the natural beauty that attracted so many here in the first place. Our state will continue to change. With this vote, we can make that change a positive one that enhances our quality of life rather than diminishes it. I urge you to vote Yes on Proposition 100.

Grant Woods, Tempe

Our organization, made up of Arizona's working men and women, is always on the lookout for ways to improve the community. We believe Proposition 100 can be part of that process, and will therefore be voting Yes on Proposition 100 this November.

Proposition 100 will allow us to set aside about 270,000 acres of land nearby the places where we live, work, go to school, and of course, play. It will give us additional outdoor destinations close to home, and will preserve the scenery that we treasure.

Proposition 100 is the crowning achievement of the Governor's Growing Smarter Plan. The Arizona State AFL-CIO has supported Growing Smarter for the past three years because we think it is a reasoned approach to managing the state's high rate of growth. Growing Smarter requires communities to involve citizens in planning decision, and makes it much more difficult to change those decisions once the community has made them.

Best of all, Growing Smarter accomplishes it's goals without erasing economic opportunities for Arizona's working families. Under Growing Smarter, working families will still be able to afford to own a home. But, from now on, thanks to Growing Smarter the neighborhoods surrounding our homes will be better planned, and the risk of unwanted change in the neighborhood will be greatly reduced.

Looking to the future, we believe Proposition 100 is the right choice for Arizona. It will help us preserve our most special places, and it will complete the important work that's in progress to plan a safe, stable, and beautiful community for our children and ourselves.

Charles R. Huggins, Secretary/Treasurer, Arizona State AFL-CIO, Phoenix	Henry Olea, Vice President, Arizona State AFL-CIO, Phoenix
Paid for by Arizona State AFL-CIO

Anyone who likes to hike, ride horses, or mountain bikes should vote for Proposition 100.

As an avid proponent of urban trails and open space, I support the Governor's Growing Smarter plan and specifically Proposition 100. I believe that Proposition 100 is the only way to preserve both the beauty and traditional lifestyle that is sustained by these urban oases.

Proposition 100 differs from other conservation plans because it protects the open space in and around our urban areas, rather than simply rural land on the very outskirts of town and far away from the majority of the State's population. To do this, Proposition 100 creates the Arizona Conservation Reserve (ACR) to hold, for permanent conservation, the 3% of State land that is closest to our towns and cities and therefore most threatened by development.

Growing Smarter as a whole recognizes the necessity of such things as urban trails, along with other forms of open space, the need for sound city planning and zoning, and the importance of citizen input. Through this plan, all of these will be required of cities and counties when doing any future growth planning.

Through Proposition 100, current urban trails of every kind, equestrian, bike, walking, and multiple-use can continue to bring enjoyment to every resident in Arizona. And rather than feeling threatened by encroaching developers, general plans that include these trails, along with the additional ACR land, will allow them to not only remain but to expand.

To save our land as well as our lifestyle, I encourage you to vote YES on Proposition 100.

Jan Hancock, Phoenix

When we think of Arizona, we think of vast stretches of land, unmatched for majesty. No other state has been endowed with so great a gift.

There is scant terrain within Arizona's boundaries that remains undiscovered to us. It seems like, between us, we've traversed almost every square mile of this state - on foot, on horseback, sometimes even in a car. We've spent the greater part of our lives outdoors, and have come to know the canyons and slopes and arroyos in a very personal way. As a cowboy and an artist, our experiences have led to an abiding respect for the beauty and the force of nature.

Proposition 100 will allow us to pay tribute to Arizona's landscapes by setting aside - permanently - 270,000 acres and by allowing long-term leases for agricultural stewardship and productivity. It will also authorize land exchanges where State Trust land will be conserved. When added to existing conservation efforts in the state, we can be assured that Arizona's most sensitive State Trust lands will never see a bulldozer.

Proposition 100 will also allow the state, for the first time, to donate school sites to Arizona's public schools. This will mean new schools can be built and existing schools expanded more quickly and for less money.

Proposition 100 is part of a growth-management plan that was developed by Arizonans called "Growing Smarter." We were proud to have been a part of that effort and believe the results of Growing Smarter will benefit our state for generations. Growing Smarter is a balanced program that calls for better planning in cities and counties, but does so while protecting our property rights and protecting the integrity of the School Land Trust.

We hope you will vote "VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION 100."

Rep. Franklin "Jake" Flake, Snowflake

Senator Russell Bowers, Mesa

I am voting YES on Proposition 100. It is the one proposition dealing with open space that recognizes that agriculture productivity and tenure are critical to keeping vast spaces open, and healthy.

Arizona's open space, including ranch and farm lands, is some of the most beautiful and beneficial in the West today. Agricultural operations - Arizona's Working Landscapes - protect thousands of acres of wildlife habitat, riparian areas, and historic sites. They provide clean air, clean water, and dark skies. However, increasing growth related impacts are threatening the stability of these longtime operations, making it more difficult for ranches and farms to remain intact and economically viable. Proposition 100 addressees this concern by providing for long-term agricultural and grazing leases on State Trust land to help to preserve not only the land, but a time-honored Arizona way of life as well. Through Proposition 100, the opportunity for long-term productivity and security will be guaranteed to farmers and ranchers throughout the State, and the only cost to citizens will be that we get to keep our beautiful views and open space.

Proposition 100 also takes a giant step in determining how we preserve our State Trust lands by putting into permanent conservation 270,000 acres that are closest to cities and in the most danger of development, and by providing other avenues for conserving even more State land. It provides money to better manage the planning of what land is best conserved, and what land is best used to support our children's education.

Please join me in supporting the traditions and ways of life that have brought so many of us to Arizona, and helping to ensure that they are around for future generations to enjoy.

Mandy Roberts Metzger, Flagstaff

Qwest is an international company and one of the largest employers in Arizona. As we have grown through this era of rapid technological advances and expanding telecommunications services, we have been here to play an essential part in the growth of nearly every other business in our state.

In our business you keep your focus on the future. Lose your sense of where you are heading next, and you cannot deliver for your customers. Wake up late to change, and you will pay a heavy price.

The people of Arizona are in the same position regarding growth. Because Arizona is a wonderful place, it is enjoying the benefits of growth. That beats the alternative, as people who lived through the 1970's in my native Iowa and other parts of the Midwest can attest. But growth brings its own set of challenges. We want to preserve the things about Arizona that make it such a wonderful place to live, raise a family and build a business.

Proposition 100 is a vital open space component of the Growing Smarter vision for preserving Arizona's world-class beauty and quality of life. It will permit conservation of beautiful stretches of land as open space, and provide State Trust lands for location of new public schools. It is part of the right solution for intelligent management, guidance and containment of growth in our communities. Other critical components of that solution have already been enacted into law. It is a far cry better than the foolish response to growth you will see elsewhere on this year's ballot.

Most businesses and employers thrive on growth, and ours is no exception. But we do not embrace growth at any cost. Qwest believes strongly in the responsible environmental stewardship behind Proposition 100.

Wayne Allcott, Paradise Valley

As Chairman of the Apache and Navajo Counties Mayors and Councilmembers Association, I am pleased to offer this letter in support of Proposition 100. Proposition 100 has several provisions each aimed at better management of our State trust lands. Perhaps, the most important part is the creation of the Arizona Conservation Reserve. I am also pleased with the provisions for long term conservation efforts by creating the ability to preserve State trust land through land exchanges.

Proposition 100 contains a provision that will allow for the first time the State to give free land to public schools to use as school sites. This proposition (100) will also provide the opportunity for land exchanges between the State Land Department and federal or local government when the State lands are to be sold for conservation purposes. I see Proposition 100 as a win-win situation.

Jim Boles, Mayor, City of Winslow, Chairman, Apache & Navajo Counties, Mayors & Councilmembers Association, Winslow

We are fortunate to live and work in a state that truly represents the pioneering spirit of this great country. Our economic vitality and quality of life in Arizona are complimented by the uniquely beautiful and diverse landscapes that our state has to offer. The responsibility falls to all of us who live here to preserve many of these unique natural treasures of Arizona's landscape for all generations to enjoy. That is why the Arizona Chamber of Commerce supports Proposition 100, a key component of the Growing Smarter process.

Proposition 100, establishes the Arizona Conservation Reserve to allow three percent of State Trust land of significant beauty or cultural values to be set aside in a reserve so that it is never developed. These special parcels of land would be set aside at no cost to the communities that want to preserve them.

Working with citizens throughout the state, the Arizona Conservation Reserve, created by Proposition 100, preserves our heritage and wide-open spaces. And it puts the people in charge of balancing the needs of Arizona's families with our natural environment. We urge you to support Proposition 100.

Greg Denk, Chairman of the Board, Arizona Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix	Samantha A. Fearn, VP of Public Affairs, Arizona Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix
Paid for by Arizona Chamber of Commerce

ARGUMENTS "AGAINST" PROPOSITION 100

The Sonoran Institute is dedicated to promoting community-based conservation. A key element of this mission is to help communities shape their own destinies, and preserve their own unique natural and cultural heritage.

Proposition 100 would undermine the ability of Arizona communities to protect critically important state trust lands as part of conservation or growth management efforts. We urge Arizonans to VOTE NO on PROPOSITION 100.

Make no mistake about it: Prop 100 would severely limit the ability of communities and conservation organizations to protect valuable state trust lands. In fact, only 3% of state trust lands would even be eligible for conservation if Prop 100 becomes part of the state Constitution. The remaining 97% of state trust land would be excluded from protection.

Please VOTE NO on PROPOSITION 100, and help keep communities and citizens involved in the preservation of Arizona's natural heritage.

Frank Gregg, Chair, Sonoran Institute, Tucson	Luther Propst, Executive Director, Sonoran Institute, Tucson
Paid for by Sonoran Institute

The Desert Foothills Land Trust opposes the passage of Proposition 100, the Arizona Conservation Reserve (ACR), for the following reasons:

• The ACR will be permanently limited to conserving only up to 3% of state lands while leaving 97%, or over 9 million acres, open to development. The 3% cap would be written into the constitution, making it difficult if not impossible to change in the future.
• Only mountain tops and washes would be set aside under the ACR. This is not sufficient to preserve wildlife habitat.
• The ACR creates an unreasonably restrictive, burdensome and unnecessarily difficult process to preserve land.
• Eligibility to participate in the ACR is limited to governmental agencies, thereby restricting public involvement and eliminating participation by qualified conservation groups.

As a non-profit conservation organization, the Desert Foothills Land Trust has worked diligently for ten years to find viable means of protecting state lands to create a permanent legacy of preserved lands for future generations. To that end, the Desert Foothills Land Trust participated in the Growing Smarter process and strongly supported the recommendations of the Governor's Conservation Task Force. Unfortunately, Proposition 100, as it emerged from the Arizona State Legislature, is not reflective of the task force recommendations. Instead, Proposition 100, the proposed Arizona Conservation Reserve, will severely restrict meaningful conservation of sensitive state lands.

To preserve wildlife habitat and the irreplaceable natural beauty and cultural resources of Arizona, we urge you to vote no on Proposition 100 .

Fred Rosenbaum. President, Cave Creek	P.A. Seitts, Executive Director, Cave Creek
Paid for by Desert Foothills Land Trust

As trustee of the State Permanent Trust, I am opposed to Proposition 100. Proposition 100 would steal State Trust Land from the original beneficiaries, primarily our school children, without compensation. This land was granted to Arizona upon admission to the union. The grant required that it be placed in trust for our children's education. Taking this land without compensation is equivalent to raiding our children's piggy bank when we run short on money. It isn't ours to take! The proponents argue that this is our land to do with as we will. Their argument fails to recognize our obligation under the trust, not only to our children, but also to those who granted it to us.

Additionally, the 3% of State Trust Land acreage that can be set aside for conservation and open space purposes could easily consist of more than 80% of the total value of all trust lands. The most valuable land held by the trust is near major urban areas. These same lands are the candidates for open space conservation. To remove this land from the trust is an unconscionable raid on trust assets.

Proposition 100 is not a proposal that will benefit all Arizonans. Instead, it benefits only a select few communities at the expense of all Arizona children. We must not let this injustice occur.

PROTECT OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST . Join me in voting "No."

Carol Springer, Arizona State Treasurer, Prescott

We learn from the world around us. Our landscapes provide portraits of ourselves - our values and our desires. The grandeur of the Arizona landscape attracts millions to visit and to live. The environment of our state provides an immense natural capital.

Our state lands are a trust for our children. What greater legacy for the education of future generations can there be than the most possible open land - Sonoran deserts, pine forests, and riparian corridors? Relegating only three percent of state lands for preservation is a travesty. Image the other 97 percent: seas of parking lots, convenience stores and gas stations on every corner, street after street of tract housing, ever larger shopping malls, and so on.

Proposition 100 is a bad idea because we would squander our capital, rather than investing it so that future generations could live off the interest. Proposition 100 would change the Arizona Constitution and, thus, make it difficult to undo this misguided initiative.

As an environmental planner and educator, I have devoted my life to smart growth and conservation. Proposition 100 is neither smart or conserving. The proposition would lock in a small amount of lands, with little development potential anyway, for preservation. The remaining 97% of state lands would be open to development. The children of the state deserve better. We should not hamstring their ability to make wise choices about the Arizona landscape in the future. As a result, I urge all citizens concerned about smart growth and conservation to vote No on Proposition 100.

Frederick Steiner, Professor of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Tempe

"No" on Proposition 100

The Grand Canyon Trust is committed to the conservation and restoration of the Grand Canyon region. Arizona State Trust lands are a critical element of this ecoregion. Proposition 100 does not provide for meaningful protection of environmentally significant state lands and therefore we urge you to vote NO.

Current law requires the state land department to manage state trust land solely to make money, as much as possible. Many people believe that mission needs to be modernized to include conservation of some state lands. In an effort to head off meaningful change, the legislature-developed Proposition 100 will, at best, protect only 279,000 acres. This leaves more than 9 million acres to be sold, developed, paved over and forever lost as wildlife habitat, open space and a land heritage for our children and grandchildren. We can do much better by voting NO on Proposition 100 and passing real reform in 2002.

Only 90,000 acres of state land are guaranteed protection under this measure, and they are mostly undevelopable mountain ridges and washes. For example, this measure will "protect" a steep ridge along Dry Lake, but not the developable areas. The same is true for other identified lands in Northern Arizona. Proposition 100 totally fails to preserve ecologically important lands deserving of protection.

The other 200,000 acres that might someday be protected under Proposition 100 are not identified, and would have to run a gauntlet of bureaucratic and legislative hurdles to be protected, a process that could take as long as four or five years. Preservation of state trust land can't wait that long. Vote NO on Proposition 100.

When we amend our Constitution, let's do it right. Proposition 100 is wrong. VOTE NO.

Geoffrey Barnard, President, Grand Canyon Trust, Flagstaff	Evelyn Sawyers, Deputy Secretary, Grand Canyon Trust, Flagstaff
Paid for by Grand Canyon Trust

No to proposition 100

This proposition radically reduces local control of growth. Its key point is that the state land department must set aside only 3% of state lands for conservation purposes; it can't reserve more. There are NO growth management tools in the proposition. It diminishes what local influence exists for managing growth. Vote NO on Proposition 100 for your community.

John L. Michael, President, Citizens for Good Government, Sonoita	Anna Ostholthoff, Treasurer, Citizens for Good Government, Sonoita
Paid for by Citizens for Good Government

As a local chapter of the National Audubon Society whose mission is to preserve ecosystems so that birds and other wildlife can flourish and enrich the diversity of all life on earth, the Maricopa Audubon Society urges citizens of Arizona to VOTE NO on Proposition 100, the Arizona Conservation Reserve, for the following reasons:

The Arizona Conservation Reserve will permanently limit conservation of state lands to 3%, while essentially mandating development and destruction of 97% -- an area of approximately 9 million acres.

Lands designated for preservation under ACR will effectively isolate hilltop biota, limiting gene flow between populations, which, ultimately, will stress the genetic variability needed to sustain them.

Present and future generations of Arizonans deserve a legacy of respect for the intrinsic value of natural open space that contributes so greatly to quality of life.

The State Constitution must be changed to accommodate the growing recognition of the importance of wild lands, but Proposition 100 falls far short of being a measure which insures true conservation. In order to construct a constitutional change that will address Arizona's needs for preservation of natural open space, Proposition 100 must be defeated.

We encourage all Arizonans to join in this effort.

Scott Burge, President, Maricopa Audubon Society, Phoenix	Herbert S. Fibel, Treasurer, Maricopa Audubon Society, Phoenix
Paid for by Maricopa Audubon Society

Sierra Club says "NO" on Proposition 100

The Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter strongly urges Arizona voters to reject Proposition 100, a measure written by and for developers. While the proponents would like us to believe it is a land preservation measure, it is not. It would allow only up to 3% of our state trust lands -- the least developable lands -- to be placed in the Arizona Conservation Reserve. That means the lands that would enhance the value of developers' property would be added to the Conservation Reserve, but the lands important for wildlife habitat, recreation, etc. would still be subject to the onslaught of bulldozers.

Proposition 100 will not protect wildlife, it will not ensure open space for recreation, and it will not curb the urban sprawl that in the Phoenix area eats up an acre of our precious desert each hour.

We need to protect Arizona's state trust lands, but this measure doesn't do it. We urge you to reject this change to Arizona's constitution and Arizona's state trust lands -- they are too important to the future of all Arizonans.

Please vote no on Proposition 100!

Ted Gartner, Treasurer, Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter, Chandler