AZ HCM2004

Urges the United States Congress to enact legislation exempting military bases and training facilities from regulations and restrictions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)

States that compliance with the ESA has caused some military training activities to be canceled, postponed, or modified, and forced units to avoid areas with ESA restrictions

Cites Department of Defense principle that military must train as it intends to fight, and notes the military operates training facilities in Arizona including Luke Air Force Base, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and others

References a Government Accountability Office report finding no instances where Department of Defense's use of ESA exemptions has adversely affected the environment

Directs Arizona Secretary of State to transmit the memorial to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and all Arizona Members of Congress