Legally, there can’t be any “federal” lands, once a state enters the Union.
All states must enter on an equal basis with the original 13.
The federal government cannot impose any conditions on a state for admission, other than those accepted by the original 13.
(When the feds wanted Oklahoma as a state, provided Norman was made state capital, the Supreme Court
said that provision was not constitutional.)
Likewise, the feds cannot admit a new state “provided” that the state permit the feds to retain control of various “federal” preserves—forests, monuments, etc.
Ergo, all the “federal” preserves in the West actually are the property of their respective states. (There can’t legally be any “federal” forests.)
So, Arizona can make the rules for its own forest lands.
Technically I figure you are right but then that is just one in a very long list of things the federal government does without legal authority.