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2013 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 37 - Public Lands
Chapter 1 STATE AGENCIES AND OFFICERSArticle 1 State Land Department
- § 37-101 Definitions
- § 37-102 State land department; powers and duties
- § 37-103 Seal of state land department
- § 37-104 Power to make and accept conveyances of real property
- § 37-105 Inclusion of state lands under reclamation projects and irrigation districts; assessments and charges
- § 37-106 Federal reclamation trust fund
- § 37-106.01 Power to contract for central Arizona project water for use on state lands; payment of costs; selling unallocated water; disposition of revenue from sale of central Arizona project water and water rights
- § 37-107 Fees; accounts
- § 37-109 Alternative payment methods
- § 37-110 Due diligence fund; exemption; reversion
- § 37-131 State land commissioner; appointment; term; removal; compensation
- § 37-132 Powers and duties
- § 37-132.01 Performance and restoration account; agreements with public and private entities
- § 37-133 Decisions of commissioner; filing; notice to persons in interest
Article 1 General Provisions
- § 37-171 Definitions
- § 37-172 Resource analysis division; administrator; employees; compensation; state cartographer
- § 37-173 Duties
- § 37-174 Powers
- § 37-175 Information; cost
- § 37-176 Revolving fund; source of monies; claims
- § 37-177 Arizona geographic information council
- § 37-178 Geospatial data sharing
Article 1 Selection
- § 37-201 Examination and selection duties of commissioner
- § 37-202 Selection board; powers and duties; distribution of central Arizona project water to state trust lands
- § 37-203 Selection of lands; designation of land to institution or purpose; credit of receipts to specific funds
- § 37-204 Advances for survey; repayment
- § 37-205 Due diligence costs related to disposition of land
- § 37-211 Investigations of and experiments on state lands to determine possible uses; reclassification
- § 37-212 Classification of lands selected; reclassification
- § 37-213 Board of appeals
- § 37-214 Board of appeals; approval of participation contracts; appeal
- § 37-215 Appeal from decision of commissioner or board of appeals
- § 37-231 State lands subject to sale; rights reserved in lands sold; state lands not subject to sale; development agreements
- § 37-232 Application to purchase state lands or for reimbursement for improvements; deposit
- § 37-233 Sale of state lands; restriction on sale of timber land; expense of sale
- § 37-234 Sale of agricultural lands without application; limitation on sales of agricultural lands
- § 37-235 Subdivision of state lands for sale; size and price limitations
- § 37-236 Order by department of sale of lands; sale at auction; cancellation of sale; appeal
- § 37-236.01 Sale of lands suitable for conservation purposes and other purposes at single auction
- § 37-237 Notice required for sale of lands or lands and improvements; publication
- § 37-238 Procedure for sale; report of sale
- § 37-239 Participation contracts; planning and disposition proposals
- § 37-240 Limitations on amount of land one person may purchase
- § 37-241 Terms of sale of state land; payment; interest rate
- § 37-243 Payment of rent in arrears; payment for use of land
- § 37-244 Certificate of purchase; conditions
- § 37-245 Rights conferred by certificate of purchase; recording of certificate
- § 37-246 Sale of natural products of lands by purchaser under certificate of purchase; disposition of proceeds; violation; classification
- § 37-247 Purchaser's default; forfeiture and cancellation of certificate of purchase; extension of time for payments
- § 37-249 Actions to rescind sales
- § 37-250 Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate of purchase
- § 37-251 Issuance of patents for state lands
- § 37-252 Taxation of lands sold
- § 37-253 Report to assessor
- § 37-254 Cancellation of tax assessment on lands reverting to state
- § 37-255 Sale of or mortgage or other lien on interest of lessee or holder of certificate of purchase
- § 37-256 Application of provisions; east half of dry bed of Colorado river
- § 37-257 Application for sale
- § 37-258 Sale of rights in dry riverbed
- § 37-258.01 Sale of development rights
- § 37-259 Application as offer to settle dispute
- § 37-260 Selling and administrative expenses
- § 37-261 Authority to auction reversion rights
- § 37-281 Lease of state lands for certain purposes without advertising; terms and conditions
- § 37-281.01 Lease of state lands for grazing purposes; notice
- § 37-281.02 Leasing state lands for commercial purposes for more than ten years
- § 37-281.03 Leasing land along Colorado river from United States; subleasing requirements; limitations
- § 37-281.04 Default of lease of state land; assignment to cities and towns
- § 37-282 Duty of lessees to cooperate with state land department in making classifications and appraisals
- § 37-282.01 Mass appraisals; notice; procedure; definitions
- § 37-283 Subleases by grazing lessee; limitation upon grazing use; sublease surcharge
- § 37-284 Conflicting short‑term lease applications; preference rights
- § 37-285 Rental rates for grazing and other lands; grazing land valuation commission; reclassification and reappraisal; definitions
- § 37-286 Execution of leases by land department; covenants; assignment of lease by lessee
- § 37-286.01 Duty to exclude unauthorized livestock bond; damages; injunction
- § 37-287 Reservation of rights in state land leases
- § 37-287.01 Default on long-term lease; forfeiture and cancellation of lease; extension of time for payments; penalty and interest on delinquent rent
- § 37-288 Default on short-term lease; forfeiture and cancellation of lease; extension of time for payment; penalty and interest on delinquent rental; automatic termination for arrearage
- § 37-288.01 Disposition of personal property abandoned by lessee at the end of the lease; definitions
- § 37-289 Procedure on cancellation of lease; notice, default, hearing and appeal
- § 37-290 Cancellation of lease on reclassification of lands; preferred right to lease reclassified land; refund of advance rental payments
- § 37-291 Preferred rights to renewal of lease; exceptions; notification
- § 37-294 Recovery of lands unlawfully held
- § 37-295 Disposition of long‑term commercial lease prepayments; prepayment fund
- § 37-311 Definitions
- § 37-312 Nominating and classifying trust land as suitable for conservation purposes
- § 37-312.01 Access to private lands
- § 37-313 Conservation lease of trust lands suitable for conservation; definition
- § 37-314 Conveyance of title to trust lands suitable for conservation purposes
- § 37-315 Withdrawing trust lands suitable for conservation purposes by department without lease or sale
- § 37-316 Conservation advisory committee
- § 37-317 Subordination to constitution and enabling act
- § 37-321 Permission required for person other than holder of certificate of purchase to make improvements; forfeiture for failure to obtain permission; report of improvements
- § 37-321.01 Rights to water used on state land; definition
- § 37-322 Basis for appraisal of improvements; reimbursements; amortization; reimbursement for irrigation or district assessments and levies; limitation
- § 37-322.01 Reimbursement for nonremovable improvements by succeeding lessee of lands not subject to auction; failure to pay; penalty
- § 37-322.02 Payment by purchaser or succeeding lessee for improvements on auctioned land
- § 37-322.03 Improvements on state lands; taxation; disposition on termination of lease; statement of improvements
- § 37-322.04 Accounting for improvements which become property of state
- § 37-323 Permission required for construction on floodplains; criteria
- § 37-324 Development or secondary plan; effect
- § 37-331 Definitions
- § 37-331.01 Designation of state lands as urban lands on request
- § 37-331.02 Urban land planning oversight committee
- § 37-331.03 Conceptual urban state trust land use plans; five year state trust land disposition plans; definitions
- § 37-332 Urban lands; notice; hearing; requirements; classification; state general plan
- § 37-334 Designation of lands; development or secondary plan; requirements; approval
- § 37-334.01 Development plan for a master plan area
- § 37-335 Sale or lease of state lands for development
- § 37-335.01 Compensation and reimbursement of lessee upon cancellation of lease
- § 37-335.02 Off‑site improvement of urban lands
- § 37-335.03 Assessment district assessments and city improvement plan assessments as lien on urban lands within district; enforcement
- § 37-335.04 Liens not liabilities of state
- § 37-335.06 Agreements to fund, install and reimburse costs of infrastructure on trust lands
- § 37-336 Rules; review and approval by legislature; duties of commissioner
- § 37-338 Selection of application for development planning permit or secondary permit
- § 37-341 Preliminary investigation of projects for reclamation of state lands
- § 37-342 Acquisition by land department of rights necessary or advisable for reclamation or irrigation of state lands
- § 37-343 Investigation of adverse claims upon state lands; protection of equities of persons appropriating water prior to reservation of land for the state
- § 37-371 Definition of acquired entitlement land
- § 37-372 Payments to local governments with respect to acquired entitlement lands
- § 37-411 Rights of entrymen under federal laws to possession and enjoyment of land
- § 37-412 Limitation on claims; marking boundaries of claim; notice; recording of notice
- § 37-441 Taking by state of state lands and improvements; reimbursement of owners for improvements; lease by department or institution
- § 37-442 Application by department or institution to take over state lands; approval by governor; compensation of lessee for improvements and damages resulting from termination
- § 37-443 Improvements as state property
- § 37-444 Offset against rent due from trust beneficiaries; substituting trust designations
- § 37-481 Conservation and administration of products of state lands
- § 37-482 Contracts for sale of timber; limitations; universities timber land account; composition; use
- § 37-501 Trespass on state lands; classification
- § 37-502 Damages in civil action for trespass on state lands; seizure of products; report of trespasses
- § 37-503 Disposition of personal property unlawfully abandoned on state land
- § 37-521 Permanent state school fund; composition; use
- § 37-522 Universities land fund; composition; use
- § 37-523 Normal schools land fund; composition; use
- § 37-524 Agricultural and mechanical colleges land fund and school of mines land fund; composition; use
- § 37-525 Other land funds; composition; use
- § 37-526 Central Arizona project municipal and industrial repayment fund
- § 37-527 Trust land management fund
- § 37-601 Authorization to exchange
- § 37-602 Notice
- § 37-603 Method of exchange; appraisal
- § 37-604 Exchange of state land; procedure; limitation and exceptions; definition
- § 37-604.01 Exchange of state subsurface rights and interests
- § 37-605 Title; reservations, restrictions and encumbrances
- § 37-606 Protest; public hearing; judicial review
- § 37-607 Method of exchange; valuation
- § 37-608 Supplemental authority
- § 37-609 Exchange of sovereign lands
- § 37-610 Disposition of surplus floodplain lands
- § 37-611 Acquisition of lands by United States for penal purposes
- § 37-612 Concurrent jurisdiction of the United States over lands acquired for penal purposes; termination of jurisdiction
- § 37-613 Power of state to serve process upon land ceded United States for penal purposes
- § 37-615 Exchange of road rights‑of‑way on state land; procedure; limitation and exceptions
- § 37-616 Protest; public hearing; judicial review
- § 37-617 Method of exchange; valuation
- § 37-618 Supplemental authority
- § 37-620 Vesting of concurrent criminal jurisdiction in the United States over certain lands and areas
- § 37-620.01 Concurrent jurisdiction over veterans administration properties; acceptance
- § 37-620.02 State consent to acquisition of land by the United States for exclusive jurisdiction
Article 1 State Forester
- § 37-621 State forester; qualifications
- § 37-622 Duties of state forester; acceptance of federal law
- § 37-623 Suppression of wildfires; powers and duties of state forester; entry on private lands
- § 37-623.01 Forestry administrative districts; equipment and personnel
- § 37-623.02 Emergencies; prohibiting fireworks; liabilities and expenses; fire suppression revolving fund
- § 37-624 Cooperative forestry fund
- § 37-641 Community protection initiative fund
- § 37-642 Community protection grants; eligibility
- § 37-643 Management; categorical funding limits; annual report
- § 37-644 Program termination
Article 1 Carey Land Acts
- § 37-701 Acceptance of Carey land acts; state agency
- § 37-702 Application for selection of arid lands for irrigation projects or reclamation projects; proposal; deposit
- § 37-703 Processing of proposal by land department; processing by director of water resources; approval or disapproval of application
- § 37-704 Contract; contents; bond of contractor
- § 37-705 Contract provisions as to beginning and completion dates; forfeiture for failure to prosecute work
- § 37-706 Persons eligible to apply for entry; limitation on area; contents of application; price of lands; disposition of monies received
- § 37-707 Procedure upon completion of project by settler; application for federal patent; grant of state patent to settler
- § 37-708 Water rights appurtenant to lands; lien; foreclosure and redemption
- § 37-709 Maps of project; right of easement reserved
- § 37-710 Reservation of mineral rights in school lands sold
- § 37-721 Acceptance of Taylor grazing act, amendment of enabling act and other federal laws relating to exchange of lands
- § 37-722 Authority of land department and selection board to make exchanges of state owned for federally owned land
- § 37-723 Distribution of money received from United States; appropriations to counties
- § 37-724 Receipts from lease of public lands
- § 37-725 Receipts from grazing district fees; district treasurer; duties
- § 37-726 Expenditure of grazing fees of district; purposes authorized
Article 1 In General
- § 37-801 Duty to disclose names of persons having a beneficial interest in real property
- § 37-802 Disposition of real property by state agency; alternative fuel delivery systems; definition
- § 37-803 Disposition of real property by state agency
- § 37-804 Payment of outstanding taxes, penalties and interest on acquiring property
Article 1 General Provisions
- § 37-901 Definitions
- § 37-902 Public lands; public policy; state land department
- § 37-903 State land commissioner; powers; duties
- § 37-904 Public lands board of review; members; powers and duties; staff and officers; service of process
- § 37-905 Appeal of commissioner's decision; board of review; procedures; decision; further appeal
- § 37-906 Public lands; disposal; use; written authorization required
- § 37-907 Federal lands acquired without legislative consent; placement on tax rolls
- § 37-908 Powers and duties of attorney general
- § 37-909 State payments to counties
Article 1 General ProvisionsArticle 2 Division of Natural Resource Conservation
- § 37-1011 Division of natural resource conservation
- § 37-1012 State natural resource conservation commissioner
- § 37-1013 Powers and duties of commissioner
- § 37-1014 State financial assistance; application; criteria
- § 37-1015 Environmental special plate fund; distribution
- § 37-1031 Petition for creation of district
- § 37-1032 Hearing on petition; notice
- § 37-1033 Determination by commissioner
- § 37-1034 Referendum; election of supervisors
- § 37-1035 Proclamation of result of referendum and election; terms of supervisors
- § 37-1036 Proceedings to organize district; certificate of organization
- § 37-1037 Addition of territory
- § 37-1038 Dissolution of district
- § 37-1039 Status following dissolution
- § 37-1040 Change in boundaries; combination or division of districts; change in name of districts
- § 37-1051 District supervisors; term of office; biennial election
- § 37-1052 Organization of supervisors; vacancies
- § 37-1053 Powers and duties of supervisors
- § 37-1054 Powers of district
- § 37-1055 Limitation of powers
- § 37-1056 Cooperation between districts
- § 37-1057 Cooperation by state agencies
Article 1 General ProvisionsArticle 2 Determining Navigability
- § 37-1121 Arizona navigable stream adjudication commission
- § 37-1122 General powers and duties of the commission
- § 37-1123 Receiving and compiling evidence and records
- § 37-1124 Compiling evidence and records by department
- § 37-1126 Hearings; notice
- § 37-1128 Determination of navigability
- § 37-1129 Judicial review
- § 37-1130 Title to bed of nonnavigable watercourse; appropriation of waters for public trust values
- § 37-1131 Notice to landowners; quiet title action
- § 37-1132 Refunds to record title owners
- § 37-1151 Petition to release public trust status
- § 37-1152 Auction and sale of released public trust lands
- § 37-1153 Permit to use public trust lands
- § 37-1154 Public improvements in beds of navigable watercourses; definition
- § 37-1155 Prior use of public trust lands
- § 37-1156 Riparian trust fund; acquisition and management of riparian lands
Article 1 General ProvisionsArticle 2 Military Airport Land Exchange Section
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