Arizona Statehood and Enabling Act Amendments of 1999
PL 106-133 (H.R.747), enacted 12/07/1999

113 STAT. 1682 
PUBLIC LAW 106-133—DEC. 7, 1999 
Public Law 106-133 
106th Congress 
Dec. 7, 1999 
IH.R. 747] 
Arizona 
Statehood and 
Enabling Act 
Amendments of 
1999. 
An Act 
To protect the permanent trust funds of the State of Arizona from erosion due 
to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those 
funds. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Arizona Statehood and EnabUng 
Act Amendments of 1999". 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF TRUST FUNDS OF STATE OF ARIZONA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 28 of the Act of June 20, 1910 (36 
Stat. 574; chapter 310), is amended in the first paragraph by 
adding at the end the following: "The trust funds (including all 
interest, dividends, other income, £uid appreciation in the market 
value of assets of the funds) shall be prudently invested on a 
total rate of return basis. Distributions from the trust funds shall 
be made as provided in Article 10, Section 7 of the Constitution 
of the State of Arizona.". 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 25 of the Act of Jime 20, 1910 (36 Stat. 573; 
chapter 310), is £unended in the proviso of the second paragraph 
by striking "the income therefrom only to be used" and inserting 
"distributions from which shall be made in accordemce with 
the first paragraph of section 28 and shall be used". 
(2) Section 27 of the Act of June 20, 1910 (36 Stat. 574; 
chapter 310), is amended by striking "the interest of which 
only shall be expended" and inserting "distributions from which 
shall be made in accordance with the first paragraph of section 
28 and shall be expended". 
SEC. 3. USE OF MINERS' HOSPITAL ENDOWMENT FUND FOR ARIZONA 
PIONEERS'HOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 28 of the Act of Jime 20, 1910 (36 
Stat. 574; chapter 310), is amended in the second paragraph by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ", except that 
amounts in the Miners' Hospital Endowment Fund may be used 
for the benefit of the Arizona Pioneers' Home". 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall be deemed to have taken effect on Jime 20,1910. 
SEC. 4. CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION 
OF STATE OF ARIZONA. 
Congress consents to the amendments to the Constitution of 
the State of Arizona proposed by Senate Concurrent Resolution 
PUBLIC LAW 106-133—DEC. 7, 1999 
113 STAT. 1683 
1007 of the 43rd Legislature of the State of Arizona, Second Regu-
lator 
Session, 
1998, entitled "Senate 
Concurrent 
Resolution 
requesting the Secretary of State to return Senate Concurrent Reso-
lution 1018, Forty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session, to the 
Legislature and submit the Proposition contained in Sections 3, 
4, and 5 of this Resolution of the proposed amendments to Article 
IX, Section 7, Article X, Section 7, and Article XI, Section 8, Con-
stitution of Arizona, to the voters; relating to investment of State 
monies", approved by the voters of the State of Arizona on November 
3,1998. 
Approved December 7, 1999. 
EEmSLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 747: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-140 (Comm. on Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 145 (1999): 
Aug. 2, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate.