Thousands of Arizona motor vehicle owners have purchased an environmental specialty license plate, believing that a portion of the extra fee they paid would go to a good cause. But many would be upset to learn that the money is actually being used to promote agriculture, including public lands grazing.
Arizona has more than 60 specialty plates, but the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) doesn’t decide what plates are available. They are created by the Arizona Legislature after a non-profit organization succeeds in convincing enough legislators to pass a bill to authorize a new specialty plate for their cause. Then the non-profit must pay for the production and implementation of the new plate before they can start to collect their share of the plate sales.
The History Of Arizona’s Environmental License Plate
Arizona’s environmental specialty plate was created in 1990 as part of HB 2675, sponsored by Rep. Karan English, D-Flagstaff, and signed by Democratic Gov. Rose Mofford, to mandate environmental education in Arizona’s public schools. It required the Arizona Department of Education to assist local school districts with the implementation of environmental curriculums using the funds collected from the sales of the plates. This was followed by the passage of SB 1176 the following year to establish the Arizona Environmental Education Task Force. This diverse 17-member committee was tasked with drafting a “coordinated environmental education program” for the state, and in early 1992 they issued their Comprehensive Plan for Environmental Education. Later that year, Republican Gov. Fife Symington, who had won a runoff election in February 1991, unveiled the winning design for the new environmental plates, expressing enthusiasm for their purpose while attaching one to his state car.
Far-right Republicans in the Legislature, however, were opposed to the new environmental education program, and in 1993 they passed HB 2198, sponsored by state Rep. Lela Steffey, R-Mesa, which removed the program’s funding starting in 1996 by ordering that issuance of the environmental specialty plates be stopped at the end of 1995. The passage of this bill prompted the director of the Department of Education, Democratic State Superintendent of Public Instruction C. Diane Bishop, to send a written request to state Senate President John Greene to rescind the termination of the plates during the 1994 legislative session.
In the meantime, Supt. Bishop began setting up the new environmental education program for the state’s public schools. It included teacher training, regional environmental education resource centers, and the opportunity for schools to apply for environmental education grants.
But in the spring of 1994 Republican legislators continued their assault against the environmental education program by passing SB 1122. This bill, sponsored by Sen. Keith Bee, R-Tucson, rescinded the termination of the environmental specialty plates, but it revised the purpose of the environmental education program. It removed the words, “develop positive attitudes and values toward the environment and encourage civic and social responsibility toward environmental issues,” and replaced them with, “the presentation of various economic and scientific issues.” It also revised the meaning of environmental education to remove the consideration of “resource depletion” and “urban and rural planning.” SB 1122 also established the Arizona Advisory Council on Environmental Education (AACEE). It had nine members appointed by the Governor, with the Governor having the power to designate the chair and vice-chair. But the AACEE, was given few specific responsibilities – just a political advisory role.
But the biggest change implemented by SB 1122 was an amendment pushed by agriculture, ranching, and mining interests that created the Environmental Education Curriculum Review Committee (EECRC) to “revise any environmental education curriculum adopted before the effective date of this act so that the curriculum complies with the provisions of this act.” The committee was required to produce a report by February 1996. These changes delayed the implementation of Supt. Bishop’s environmental education program.
Republican supporters of the bill defended it by claiming that it was needed in order to bring “balance” to environmental education in the state’s schools. Senate Majority Leader Tom Patterson, R-Phoenix, said there was a concern that the state’s environmental education guidelines had an, “Earth-worshipping tone,” and were “really more advocacy than education.” And Rep. Russell “Rusty” Bowers, R-Mesa, said they, “represented theory as fact and encouraged political activism.”
In the fall of 1994 Republican Lisa Graham Keegan won the election for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. When she assumed office in early 1995 she cancelled Bishop’s program and proposed to simply distribute the money from the plate sales, with no strings attached, to the state’s schools on a student population basis. She explained that she was philosophically opposed to the environmental education mandate, and that, “My preference is to take the law off the books.” The chair of the AACEE pointed out that her proposal didn’t comply with the law.
At the same time, the EECRC, chaired by Rep. Bowers, was having meetings. The committee spent most of its time reviewing an alternative set of environmental education guidelines drafted by Michael Sanera, who was an associate professor of political science and public administration at Northern Arizona University. Sanera is probably best known as the author of the 1996 book Facts, Not Fear: Teaching Children about the Environment, which is touted as “a guidebook countering the irresponsible claims of environmental extremists.”
NRCD Takeover
But the EECRC never produced its report, and Supt. Graham Keegan’s proposal wasn’t implemented, because in early 1995 Republican legislators passed more bills to dismantle the school environmental education program. SB 1348, sponsored by state Sen. John Huppenthal, R-Chandler, made environmental education optional in Arizona’s schools.
And HB 2274, sponsored by Rep. Bowers, completely revised the program. The bill diverted all monies collected from the sales of environmental specialty plates to the Arizona State Land Department, which oversees the state’s local Natural Resource Conservation Districts (NRCDs). The Department would distribute 50% of the annual revenues generated from the sales of environmental plates to the NRCDs, with the rest of the money to be administered for the Department by the AACEE. Arizona’s NRCDs are state agencies created by local landowners to primarily promote and support agriculture, especially ranches and irrigated farms. The license plate revenues provided to the NRCDs were to be used for local “environmental” education centers.
The legislation also tasked a reconfigured AACEE with awarding environmental education grants to local schools. All of the grants distributed from the State Land Department were required to be used for “environmental education programs that are based on current scientific information and include discussions of economic and social implications.”
In 1997, however, Democratic legislators complained that more than $1.3 million collected from the sales of the plates was sitting idle because the AACEE had not awarded any environmental education grants to the state’s schools, while the Land Department had already started distributing license plate money to the NRCDs. Part of the problem, the Democrats claimed, was that the Republican leaders of the Senate and House had dragged their feet appointing AACEE members, and hadn’t provided the advisory committee with paid staff. AACEE members said they would probably begin disbursing the grants by the end of the year.
Arizona’s schools subsequently received environmental education grants from the AACEE until 2002. That year, Republican Gov. Jane Hull proposed to terminate the AACEE and end the environmental education grants to local schools. All of the money collected from the sales of environmental plates would be allocated to fund the state’s NRCDs. Hull defended the proposal as a budget balancing strategy to reduce the amount of money allocated to the NRCDs from the state’s general fund. But it drew widespread criticism and Monica Pastor, the AACEE chairwoman, pointed out they had distributed $399,000 in environmental education grants to local schools the previous year which had helped fund 472 student field trips.
Subsequently, Hull and the Republican-controlled Legislature inserted a clause in the state’s FY 2003 budget bill that said if the AACEE was allowed to sunset on January 1, 2003, then the license plate funds they managed for school grants would be transferred to the State Land Department for distribution to the NRCDs. The Legislature, of course, failed to renew the AACEE, and the promotion of agriculture became the primary objective of the state’s environmental education program.
According to the FY 2005 Appropriations Report by Arizona’s Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC), these changes significantly reduced revenues from the sales of environmental plates from $600,700 in FY 2003, to only $320,000 in FY 2005.
Recent ADOT records show that revenues from the sales of the environmental specialty plates were only $143,000 in FY2016, $145,000 in FY 2017, and $142,000 FY 2018. It’s likely that a lot of those vehicle owners didn’t know that the money wasn’t being used to help fund environmental education programs in local schools.
Update
According to ADOT records, $1,118,636 was sent to the NRCDs from the sales of environmental plates for state FY 2021 – FY 2025, or about $223,727 per year.
In June 2024 the Legislature passed HB 2865, sponsored by Rep. Gail Gail Griffin (R-Hereford), creating a new state agency called the Natural Resource Conservation Board (NRCB), comprised primarily of local NRCD supervisors. The legislation also put the NRCB in charge of a new Environmental Special Plate Fund, which would start receiving the quarterly revenues from ADOT’s sales of state environmental specialty license plates. It also required that the NRCB take over the administration of the plate revenues from the State Land Department effective January 1, 2025, and begin distributing it to the NRCD education centers.
The searchable table below shows the license plate revenue distributed to the NRCDs for their environmental education programs for state FY 2024 and FY 2025, the last two budget years the plate funds were administered by the State Land Department. It appears to show that the Department tried to distribute all of the remaining license plate revenues it was holding to the NRCDs by September of 2024, before its responsibility to administer the money ended in December.
| Administrator | NRCD | State Fiscal Year | Source | Invoice | Amount Paid | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | AGUA FRIA‐NEW RIVER NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8496 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | APACHE NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8497 | $5,000.00 | 02/09/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | BIG SANDY NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8498 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | BUCKEYE VALLEY NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8499 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | CHINO WINDS NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8500 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | CHINO WINDS NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8648 | $5,000.00 | 04/12/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | COCONINO NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8501 | $5,000.00 | 02/09/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | EAST MARICOPA NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8502 | $5,000.00 | 02/09/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | ELOY NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8503 | $5,000.00 | 02/09/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | FLORENCE‐COOLIDGE NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8504 | $5,000.00 | 02/09/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | FREDONIA NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8505 | $5,000.00 | 02/09/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | GILA BEND NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8506 | $5,000.00 | 02/09/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | GILA VALLEY NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8507 | $5,000.00 | 02/09/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | HEREFORD NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8508 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | LAGUNA NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8509 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | LITTLEFIELD-HURRICANE VALLEY NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8510 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | NAVAJO COUNTY NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8511 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | PARKER VALLEY NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8512 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | PIMA NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8513 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | REDINGTON NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8514 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | SAN PEDRO NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8515 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | SANTA CRUZ NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8516 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | TONTO NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8517 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | TRIANGLE NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8518 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | VERDE NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8519 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WELLTON‐MOHAWK VALLEY NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8520 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WEST PINAL NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8521 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WHITEWATER DRAW NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8522 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WILLCOX-SAN SIMON NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8523 | $5,000.00 | 02/09/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WINKELMAN NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8524 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | YUMA NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐8525 | $5,000.00 | 02/08/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | AGUA FRIA‐NEW RIVER NRCD | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7737 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | APACHE NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7738 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | BIG SANDY NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7739 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | BUCKEYE VALLEY NRCD CONSERVATION EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7740 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | EAST MARICOPA NRCD RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7741 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | FREDONIA NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7742 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | GILA VALLEY NRCD EDUCATION CENTER, INC | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7743 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | HEREFORD NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7744 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | LITTLEFIELD‐HURRICANE VALLEY NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7745 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | ELOY, FLORENCE-COOLIDGE & W. PINAL NRCDs NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7746 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | NAVAJO COUNTY NRCD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7747 | $1,200.00 | 09/13/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WHITEWATER DRAW NRCD NIMON S. HOPKINS EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7748 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | PARKER VALLEY NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7749 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | PIMA NRCD CENTER FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7750 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | REDINGTON NRCD CONSERVATION EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7751 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | SAN PEDRO NRCD VALLEY EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7752 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | SANTA CRUZ NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7753 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | TONTO NRCD NATURAL RESOURCES LEARNING CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7754 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | VERDE NRCD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7755 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WELLTON‐MOHAWK VALLEY NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7756 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | TRIANGLE & CHINO WINDS NRCDs WESTERN YAVAPAI CONSERVATION EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7757 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WILLCOX‐SAN SIMON NRCD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7758 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | COCONINO NRCD WILLOW BEND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7759 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WINKELMAN NRCD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7760 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | YUMA NRCD CONSERVATION GARDEN, INC. | FY 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐7761 | $1,200.00 | 09/08/23 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | AGUA FRIA‐NEW RIVER NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9423 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | APACHE NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9424 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | BIG SANDY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9425 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | BUCKEYE VALLEY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9426 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | CHINO WINDS NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9427 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | COCONINO NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9428 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | ELOY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9429 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | FLORENCE‐COOLIDGE NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9430 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | FREDONIA NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9431 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | GILA BEND NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9432 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | GILA VALLEY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9433 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | HEREFORD NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9434 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | LAGUNA NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9435 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | LITTLEFIELD-HURRICANE VALLEY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9436 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | NAVAJO COUNTY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9437 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | PARKER VALLEY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9438 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | PIMA NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9439 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | REDINGTON NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9440 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | SAN PEDRO NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9441 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | SANTA CRUZ NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9442 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | TONTO NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9443 | $5,000.00 | 09/30/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | TRIANGLE NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9444 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | VERDE NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9445 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WELLTON‐MOHAWK VALLEY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9446 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WEST PINAL NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9447 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WHITEWATER DRAW NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9448 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WILLCOX SAN-SIMON NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9449 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WINKELMAN NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9450 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | YUMA NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9451 | $5,000.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | AGUA FRIA‐NEW RIVER NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9452 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | APACHE NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9453 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | BIG SANDY NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9454 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | BUCKEYE VALLEY NRCD CONSERVATION EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9455 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | FREDONIA NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9459 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | GILA VALLEY NRCD EDUCATION CENTER, INC | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9460 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | HEREFORD NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9461 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | LITTLEFIELD‐HURRICANE VALLEY NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9462 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | ELOY, FLORENCE-COOLIDGE & W. PINAL NRCDs NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9458 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | NAVAJO COUNTY NRCD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9463 | $1,250.00 | 11/14/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WHITEWATER DRAW NRCD NIMON S. HOPKINS EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9472 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | PARKER VALLEY NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9464 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | PIMA NRCD CENTER FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9465 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | REDINGTON NRCD CONSERVATION EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9466 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | SAN PEDRO NRCD VALLEY EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9467 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | SANTA CRUZ NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9468 | $1,250.00 | 09/30/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | TONTO NRCD NATURAL RESOURCES LEARNING CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9469 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | VERDE NRCD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9470 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WELLTON‐MOHAWK VALLEY NRCD EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9471 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | TRIANGLE & CHINO WINDS NRCDs WESTERN YAVAPAI CONSERVATION EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9456 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WILLCOX‐SAN SIMON NRCD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9473 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | COCONINO NRCD WILLOW BEND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9457 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WINKELMAN NRCD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9474 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | YUMA NRCD CONSERVATION GARDEN, INC. | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9475 | $1,250.00 | 09/27/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | AGUA FRIA‐NEW RIVER NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9338 | $13,427.58 | 09/06/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | APACHE NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9339 | $13,427.58 | 09/26/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | BIG SANDY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9340 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | BUCKEYE VALLEY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9341 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | CHINO WINDS NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9342 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | COCONINO NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9343 | $13,427.58 | 09/11/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | ELOY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9344 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | FLORENCE‐COOLIDGE NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9345 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | FREDONIA NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9346 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | GILA BEND NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9347 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | GILA VALLEY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9348 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | HEREFORD NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9349 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | LAGUNA NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9350 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | LITTLEFIELD-HURRICANE VALLEY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9351 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | NAVAJO COUNTY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9352 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | PARKER VALLEY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9353 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | PIMA NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9354 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | REDINGTON NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9355 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | SAN PEDRO NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9356 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | SANTA CRUZ NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9357 | $13,427.58 | 09/09/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | TONTO NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9358 | $13,427.58 | 09/26/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | TRIANGLE NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9359 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | VERDE NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9360 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WELLTON‐MOHAWK VALLEY NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9361 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WEST PINAL NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9362 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WHITEWATER DRAW NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9363 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WILLCOX-SAN SIMON NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9364 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | WINKELMAN NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9365 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
| STATE LAND DEPARTMENT | YUMA NRCD | FY 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLATE FUND | Invoice‐9366 | $13,427.58 | 09/03/24 |
In October 2025 the NRCB finally launched its own state website at https://nrcb.az.gov. Its activities were previously posted to the private AACD website.