On Wednesday, Hull signed SB 1525, which requires compatible land use around the state's four military airports. The bill gives military bass more say so in the type of developed allowed in the vicinity of their bases. The measure goes into effect this summer.
"This legislation will make it very, very possible for us to have such a good land-use plan," Hull said. "We've lost one base; we don't expect to lose another."
The bill was created mostly to save Luke Air Force Base, which sits in the heart of the fast-growing West Valley. With the growing popularity of the West Valley, Luke has seen increasing encroachment by developments in the area surrounding it--mostly residential.
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