Arizona Prevent Mining at Oak Flat Initiative (2018)
| Arizona Prevent Mining at Oak Flat Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Natural resources | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Arizona Prevent Mining at Oak Flat Initiative was not on the ballot in Arizona as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have declared Section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, signed by former President Obama in 2014, null and void and as having no effect on the state. The measure would have tasked the state legislature with passing legislation to prevent the federal government from taking actions not protecting tribal land, water, and natural resources in the state.[1]
Section 3003 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 authorized Resolution Copper Mining to mine the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area in exchange for other land. The San Carlos Apache Tribe said the land at Oak Flat has cultural and religious value.[2] U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona helped secure Section 3003 to the bill.[3]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The initiative was filed on February 27, 2017, by the group Save Oak Flat. The petition filing designated Nicolas Guillermo as chairperson and Tracy Molina as treasurer of the campaign. Supporters of the initiative were required to collect 150,642 valid signatures by July 5, 2018.[1] No signatures were filed.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "2018 Initiatives, Referendums & Recalls," accessed March 1, 2017
- ↑ Cronkite News, "San Carlos Apache Tribe, environmentalists battle Oak Flat copper mine bid," December 19, 2016
- ↑ Cronkite News, "Apache vow fight, lawmakers push bill, to block Oak Flat land swap," July 22, 2015
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