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AZ Rev Stat § 49-1278 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1278 - Water supply development bonds; purpose

49-1278.  Water supply development bonds;  purpose A. Water supply development bonds may be issued to provide financial assistance under this article and to increase the capitalization of the water supply development revolving fund to accomplish the purposes stated in section 49-1273. These bonds may be secured by any monies received or to be received in the water supply development revolving fund. Amounts in the water supply development revolving fund may be used to cure defaults on loans made from the water supply development revolving fund to the extent otherwise permitted by law. B. Any pledge made under this article is valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The monies pledged and received to be placed in the appropriate fund are immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without any future physical delivery or further act,  and any such lien of any pledge is valid or binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort,  contract or otherwise against the board regardless of whether the parties have notice of the lien. The official resolution or trust indenture or any instrument by which this pledge is created,  when placed in the board's records,  is notice to all concerned of the creation of the pledge,  and those instruments need not be recorded in any other place. C. The bonds issued under this section,  their transfer and the income they produce are exempt from taxation by this state or by any political subdivision of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1279 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1279 - Bond obligations of the authority

49-1279.  Bond obligations of the authority Bonds issued under this article are obligations of the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona,  are payable only according to their terms and are not general obligations,  special obligations or otherwise of this state. The bonds do not constitute a legal debt of this state and are not enforceable against this state. Payment of the bonds is not enforceable out of any state monies other than the income and revenue pledged and assigned to,  or in trust for the benefit of,  the holder or holders of the bonds.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1280 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1280 - Certification of bonds by attorney general

49-1280.  Certification of bonds by attorney general The board may submit any water supply development bonds issued under this article to the attorney general after all proceedings for their authorization have been completed. On submission,  the attorney general shall examine and pass on the validity of the bonds and the regularity of the proceedings. If the proceedings comply with this article,  and if the attorney general determines that,  when delivered and paid for,  the bonds will constitute binding and legal obligations of the board,  the attorney general shall certify on the back of each bond,  in substance,  that it is issued according to the constitution and laws of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1281 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1281 - Water supply development bonds as legal investments

49-1281.  Water supply development bonds as legal investments Water supply development bonds issued under this article are securities in which public officers and bodies of this state and of municipalities and political subdivisions of this state,  all companies,  associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business,  all financial institutions,  investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business,  all fiduciaries and all other persons who are authorized to invest in obligations of this state may properly and legally invest. The bonds are also securities that may be deposited with public officers or bodies of this state and municipalities and political subdivisions of this state for purposes that require the deposit of state bonds or obligations.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1282 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1282 - Agreement of state

49-1282.  Agreement of state This state pledges to and agrees with the holders of the bonds that this state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona or any successor agency to collect the monies necessary to produce sufficient revenue to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of the bonds,  or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the bondholders,  until all bonds issued under this article,  together with interest,  including interest on any unpaid installments of interest,  and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the bondholders,  are fully met and discharged. The board as agent for this state may include this pledge and undertaking in its resolutions and indentures securing its bonds.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1301 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1301 - Definition of natural gas storage facility

49-1301.  Definition of natural gas storage facility In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires,  " natural gas storage facility"  means a facility that is either underground or above ground with a capacity of at least five hundred thousand cubic feet and that is used primarily for the storage of natural gas,  excluding liquefied natural gas.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1302 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1302 - Natural gas storage facilities; limitation

49-1302.  Natural gas storage facilities;  limitation A natural gas storage facility shall not be located within a county with a population of more than one million five hundred thousand persons,  if the facility is located within nine miles of an active duty military air force base that has pilot training as its primary mission.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1303 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1303 - Exemption of political subdivisions

49-1303.  Exemption of political subdivisions The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and supplemental and do not apply to a political subdivision that by ordinance or resolution has adopted provisions restricting natural gas storage facilities that are at least as stringent as the restrictions in this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1401 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1401 - Definitions

49-1401.  Definitions In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Actual harm"  means damage,  loss or injury. 2. " Audit report"  means an audit report prescribed by section 49-1402. 3. " Environmental law"  means a federal,  state or local law,  rule,  regulation or ordinance,  or a permit issued under a federal,  state or local law,  rule,  regulation or ordinance,  relating to protection of the environment. 4. " Organization"  means a company,  corporation,  political subdivision,  firm,  enterprise or institution,  or any part or combination thereof,  whether incorporated or not,  public or private,  that has its own functions and administration. For organizations with more than one operating unit,  a single operating unit may be defined as an organization. 5. " Person"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 49-201. 6. " Regulated facility or operation"  means a facility or operation that is regulated under an environmental law.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1402 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1402 - Audit report; contents

49-1402.  Audit report;  contents A. An audit report shall include each document and communication,  other than those set forth in section 49-1406,  that is created for an environmental audit to evaluate compliance with environmental laws. B. An audit report may include the following: 1. A report prepared by an auditor,  consultant,  monitor or other similar person,  which may include: (a) A description of the scope of the audit. (b) The information gained in the audit and findings,  conclusions and recommendations. (c) Exhibits and appendices. 2. Memoranda and documents analyzing all or a portion of the materials described by subsection C,  paragraph 1 of this section or discussing implementation issues. 3. An implementation plan or tracking system to correct past noncompliance,  improve current compliance or prevent future noncompliance. C. The types of exhibits and appendices that may be contained in an audit report include supporting information that is collected or developed for the primary purpose of and gathered in the course of an environmental audit,  including: 1. Interviews with current or former employees. 2. Field notes and records of observations. 3. Findings,  opinions,  suggestions,  conclusions,  guidance,  notes,  drafts and memoranda. 4. Legal analyses. 5. Drawings. 6. Photographs.  7. Laboratory analyses and other analytical data.  8. Computer generated or electronically recorded information. 9. Maps,  charts,  graphs and surveys. 10. Other communications associated with an environmental audit. D. To facilitate identification,  each document in an audit report should be labeled " compliance report: privileged document"  or labeled with words of similar import. The failure to label a document does not constitute a waiver of the audit privilege or create a presumption that the privilege does or does not apply. E. Once initiated,  an audit shall be completed within a reasonable time not to exceed six months unless an extension is based on reasonable grounds.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1403 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1403 - Privilege

49-1403.  Privilege A. Except as provided in sections 49-1404,  49-1405 and 49-1406,  any part of an audit report is privileged and is not admissible as evidence or subject to discovery in any of the following: 1. A civil action,  whether legal or equitable. 2. An administrative proceeding. B. When called or subpoenaed as a witness,  a person cannot be compelled to testify or produce a document related to an audit if both of the following apply: 1. The testimony or document discloses any privileged part of an audit report or any item listed in section 49-1402. 2. For the purposes of this subsection only,  the person is:  (a) A person who conducted any portion of the audit but who did not personally observe the physical events. (b) A person to whom the audit results are disclosed under section 49-1404,  subsection B. (c) A custodian of the audit results.  C. A person who conducts or participates in the preparation of an environmental audit and who has actually observed physical events of violation may testify regarding those events but may not be compelled to testify about or produce documents related to any privileged part of an audit or any item listed in section 49-1402. D. A state agency employee may not request,  review or otherwise use an audit report during an agency inspection of a regulated facility or operation or an activity of a regulated facility or operation. E. A party asserting the privilege prescribed in this section has the burden of establishing the applicability of the privilege.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1404 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1404 - Exception; waiver; violation; classification

49-1404.  Exception;  waiver;  violation;  classification A. The privilege prescribed in section 49-1403 does not apply to the extent the privilege is expressly waived by the owner or operator who prepared the audit report or caused the report to be prepared. B. Disclosure of an audit report or any information generated by an environmental audit does not waive the privilege established by section 49-1403,  if the disclosure complies with any of the following: 1. Is made to address or correct a matter raised by the environmental audit and is made only to:  (a) A person employed by the owner or operator,  including temporary and contract employees. (b) A legal representative of the owner or operator. (c) An officer or director of the regulated facility or operation or a partner of the owner or operator. (d) An independent contractor retained by the owner or operator,  including its independent external auditors. 2. Is made under the terms of a confidentiality agreement between the person for whom the audit report was prepared or the owner or operator of the audited facility or operation and any of the following:  (a) A partner or potential partner of the owner or operator of the regulated facility or operation. (b) A transferee or potential transferee of the regulated facility or operation. (c) A lender or potential lender for the regulated facility or operation. (d) A governmental official of a state. (e) A person or entity engaged in the business of insuring,  underwriting or indemnifying the facility or operation. 3. Is made under a claim of confidentiality to a governmental official or agency by the person for whom the audit report was prepared or by the owner or operator. C. A party to a confidentiality agreement described in subsection B,  paragraph 2 of this section who violates that agreement is liable for damages caused by the disclosure and for any other penalties prescribed in the confidentiality agreement. D. Information that is disclosed under subsection B,  paragraph 3 of this section is confidential and is not subject to disclosure. An entity,  employee or official of this state who discloses information in violation of this subsection is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. It is an affirmative defense to the clerical dissemination of a privileged audit report that the report was not clearly labeled " compliance report: privileged document"  or labeled with words of similar import as prescribed by section 49-1402. The lack of labeling may not be raised as a defense if the entity,  employee or official knew or had reason to know that the document was a privileged audit report. E. This section shall not be construed to circumvent the protections provided by federal or state law for individuals who disclose information to law enforcement authorities.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1405 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1405 - Exception; disclosure required by court or administrative hearing official

49-1405.  Exception;  disclosure required by court or administrative hearing official A. A court or administrative hearing official with competent jurisdiction may require disclosure of a portion of an audit report in a civil or administrative proceeding if the court or administrative hearing official determines after an in camera review consistent with the appropriate rules of procedure that any of the following applies: 1. The privilege is asserted for a fraudulent purpose. 2. The portion of the audit report is not subject to the privilege under section 49-1406. 3. The portion of the audit report shows evidence of noncompliance with an environmental law and appropriate efforts to achieve compliance with the law were not promptly initiated and pursued with reasonable diligence after the discovery of the noncompliance. B. A party seeking disclosure under this section has the burden of proving that subsection A of this section applies. C. Notwithstanding any other law,  a disclosure decision of an administrative hearing official under subsection A of this section is directly appealable to a court of competent jurisdiction without disclosure of the audit report to any person unless so ordered by the court. D. A person claiming the privilege to avoid the requested disclosure of materials is subject to sanctions as prescribed by the Arizona rules of civil procedure or to a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars if the court finds,  consistent with fundamental due process,  that the person intentionally or knowingly claimed the privilege for nonprivileged materials as prescribed by section 49-1406. E. A court determination under this section is subject to interlocutory appeal to an appropriate appellate court.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1406 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1406 - Nonprivileged materials

49-1406.  Nonprivileged materials A. The privilege described in this chapter does not apply to: 1. A document,  communication,  datum or report or other information required by a regulatory agency to be collected,  developed,  maintained or reported under an environmental law. 2. Information obtained by observation,  sampling or monitoring by a regulatory agency. 3. Information obtained from a source not involved in the preparation of the environmental audit report. B. This section does not limit the right of a person to agree to conduct and disclose an audit report.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1407 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1407 - Review of privileged document by governmental authority

49-1407.  Review of privileged document by governmental authority A. If an audit report is obtained,  reviewed or used in a criminal proceeding,  the administrative or civil evidentiary privilege established by this chapter is not waived or eliminated for any other purpose. B. Notwithstanding the privilege established by this chapter,  a regulatory agency may review information in an audit report that is required to be available under a specific state or federal law,  but that review does not waive or eliminate the administrative or civil evidentiary privilege except for materials prescribed in section 49-1406. C. If information is required to be available to the public by operation of a specific state or federal law,  the governmental authority shall notify the person claiming the privilege of the potential for public disclosure before obtaining that information pursuant to subsection A or B of this section. D. If privileged information is disclosed under subsection B or C of this section,  on the motion of a party,  a court or the appropriate administrative official shall suppress evidence offered in any civil or administrative proceeding that arises or is derived from review,  disclosure or use of information obtained under this section if the review,  disclosure,  or use is not authorized under section 49-1406. A party that has received information under subsection B or C of this section has the burden of proving that the evidence offered did not arise and was not derived from the review of privileged information.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1408 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1408 - Construction; no immunity

49-1408.  Construction;  no immunity Nothing in this article shall be construed to provide civil or criminal immunity to a person or organization.
MA Gen L ch 1 § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth and of the United States|Section 1 - Citizens of Commonwealth Defined

Section 1. All persons who are citizens of the United States and who are domiciled in this commonwealth are citizens thereof.
MA Gen L ch 1 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth and of the United States|Section 2 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of Commonwealth

Section 2. The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the commonwealth shall extend to all places within its boundaries subject to the concurrent jurisdiction granted over places ceded to or acquired by the United States.
MA Gen L ch 1 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth and of the United States|Section 4 - Commonwealth Boundary Markers; Inspection, Restoration and Repair

Section 4. The department of highways, in this chapter called the department, shall in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-five and in every fifth year thereafter inspect all monuments or other marks defining the location of the boundary lines of the commonwealth, and if any of them have been injured, displaced, removed or lost the department shall, in co-operation with persons duly authorized by the adjoining state, restore them or replace them with suitable stone monuments, and in the same manner set suitable stone monuments at points not properly marked where the state boundary is intersected by the boundary of any counties, cities or towns in the commonwealth or by a highway or railroad. If officers of adjoining states are required to make such inspection at other times, the department may co-operate with them.
MA Gen L ch 1 § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth and of the United States|Section 5 - Commonwealth Boundary Markers; Removing or Defacing; Penalty

Section 5. No person shall wilfully or maliciously disturb or injure, or, except as herein provided, remove, obliterate, deface or cover up any monument or mark designating the boundary line of the commonwealth. Any person desirous of removing and replacing any such monument or mark may apply in writing to the department, who may grant permission therefor under its supervision, first making provision for preserving the exact location of the original boundary or mark, and also giving notice to the adjoining state of the time and place at which proposed action is to be taken. The monument shall be reset in the identical location from which it was removed, or at a convenient distance therefrom upon the boundary line. A full description of any change in such monument or mark shall be recorded in the offices of the clerks of the contiguous towns, and a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the state secretary. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.
MA Gen L ch 1 § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth and of the United States|Section 6 - Conveyance to United States of Certain Lands Owned by Commonwealth for Lighthouses

Section 6. The department, with the approval of the governor and council, may, upon the application of an agent of the United States, in the name and behalf of the commonwealth, convey to the United States the title of the commonwealth to any tract of land covered by navigable waters and necessary for the purpose of erecting a lighthouse, beacon light, range light or other aid to navigation, or light keeper's dwelling; but such title shall revert to the commonwealth if such land ceases to be used for such purpose.