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AZ Rev Stat § 37-603 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-603 - Method of exchange; appraisal

37-603.  Method of exchange;  appraisal The exchange shall be conducted without formalities,  advertisements for bids or considerations of other offers by other persons,  but the value of the respective parcels of land being so exchanged shall be substantially the same as determined by an appraisal to be made by a qualified appraiser to be appointed by the governing body of the county,  city,  town,  or school district having control of the land to be exchanged,  provided that in the event the value of the respective parcels of land are not substantially equal,  the exchange may be made on payment by the governing body,  owning the less valuable parcel of land,  to the other governing body of an amount in cash substantially the same as the difference in value of the parcels of land.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-604.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-604.01 - Exchange of state subsurface rights and interests

37-604.01.  Exchange of state subsurface rights and interests A. The department and selection board,  for the purpose of consolidating surface and subsurface ownership,  may exchange unleased or unclaimed subsurface rights and interests and leased oil and gas rights and interests,  managed by the state land department for subsurface rights and interests owned by others. B. Such exchanges shall be subject to the following requirements: 1. All subsurface rights and interests exchanged shall be of substantially equal value. 2. Exchanges of subsurface rights and interests leased for oil and gas shall only be made with the United States of America. 3. Leases for oil and gas on subsurface rights and interests exchanged pursuant to this article shall remain in full force and effect for the term of the lease. 4. Before any of the state subsurface rights and interests may be considered for exchange under the provisions of this article,  they shall be classified as suitable for purposes in accordance with the provisions of section 37-212. 5. Prior to any exchange of subsurface rights and interests the state land department shall give thirty days' notice in writing to other interested state agencies,  counties,  municipalities and leaseholders on such lands that are or may be affected by the exchange. 6. Subsurface rights and interests conveyed to the state under this article shall,  upon the acceptance of title and records,  be dedicated to the same purpose and administered under the same laws which the lands conveyed were subject to. C. Any person may,  within ten days of the date of notice as provided herein,  file a written protest of the exchange at the state land department. Upon receipt of such a protest to a contemplated exchange pursuant to this section,  the state land commissioner shall,  not later than thirty days after receipt of the protest,  hold a public hearing at the county seat of the county in which the state lands proposed to be exchanged are located to hear any and all matters relevant to the proposed exchange. Notice of the public hearing shall be mailed to all protestants and published at least weekly during the thirty day period prior to the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. D. The state land department may promulgate rules and regulations governing application and procedures for exchanges of subsurface rights and interests.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-605 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-605 - Title; reservations, restrictions and encumbrances

37-605.  Title;  reservations,  restrictions and encumbrances A. An exchange for state lands shall not be authorized,  approved or made unless the owner of the lands to be traded for state land agrees to grant the state title in fee simple with appropriate title insurance as determined to be acceptable by the department. B. The state shall grant to the owner of lands being exchanged pursuant to this article a patent to the state lands being exchanged,  with any reservations,  restrictions or encumbrances as previously agreed to by the parties in writing. C. Either party to an exchange may reserve mineral estates,  easements and rights of use consistent with such reservations.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-606 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-606 - Protest; public hearing; judicial review

37-606.  Protest;  public hearing;  judicial review A. A person interested in the exchange of state lands may appear at any hearing and enter a written protest as provided in section 37-604. B. The commissioner shall render a decision regarding any protest and serve notice of the decision pursuant to section 37-133. C. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  final decisions of the commissioner are subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-607 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-607 - Method of exchange; valuation

37-607.  Method of exchange;  valuation A. Exchange of state lands managed by the state land department may be initiated by the owner of the other lands proposed to be exchanged on application forms provided by the department. B. The department,  on determining that the proposed exchange presents obvious benefits to the applicable trust,  shall appraise the values of all lands described in the application to establish the fair market value. The appraised value of state lands being considered for exchange shall,  in the opinion of the department,  be substantially equal to or less than the appraised value of the land offered by the applicant. C. After completion of the requirements of subsection B of this section,  the commissioner shall analyze the long-term potential of all the lands proposed to be exchanged and report his findings to the selection board. The commissioner shall consider at least the following criteria: 1. Proximity to existing and proposed development. 2. Potential zoning and topography of those lands. 3. The impact of paragraphs 1 and 2 on the lands proposed for exchange. Based on this analysis,  the commissioner shall recommend approval of the exchange only if he finds that the potential for appreciation in value of the other lands is equal to or greater than the state lands,  or that special circumstances make the exchange in the long-term interest of the trust. D. In lieu of a written agreement between the owner of the permanent improvements and the applicant relieving this state,  the department and the commissioner of all duty to compensate the owner for those improvements,  the department shall appraise the permanent improvements on the state lands being exchanged,  pursuant to section 37-322,  and the applicant shall pay the appraised amount to the department on demand. The department shall pay the appraised amount to the owner of the improvements on the effective date of the exchange.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-608 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-608 - Supplemental authority

37-608.  Supplemental authority The provisions of this article are supplemental to and in addition to the authority provided in chapter 3,  article 2 of this title.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-610 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-610 - Disposition of surplus floodplain lands

37-610.  Disposition of surplus floodplain lands A. If the department manages surplus floodplain lands acquired from the department of emergency and military affairs,  the commissioner may transfer the land to an appropriate political subdivision of this state if the land will be used for public parks and recreation facilities. B. The commissioner shall evaluate each request pursuant to this section and,  if the commissioner determines that a transfer would serve the best interest of this state and the public in the area in which the surplus land is located,  the commissioner shall recommend to the state selection board that the transfer be approved. C. If the state selection board approves the transfer,  the department shall offer a patent transferring the surplus land to the political subdivision. Any patent offered under this subsection shall require that the land immediately revert to this state if the land is not used for the public purpose for which it was conveyed.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-611 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-611 - Acquisition of lands by United States for penal purposes

37-611.  Acquisition of lands by United States for penal purposes The consent of the state may be given pursuant to section 37-620.02 in accordance with the seventeenth clause,  eighth section,  of the first article of the Constitution of the United States to the acquisition by the United States by purchase,  lease,  condemnation or otherwise of any land in the state required for erection of a penitentiary,  prison,  honor farm,  detention center or any correctional institution of any kind and other needful buildings or for any other penal or correctional institutions of the government of the United States.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-612 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-612 - Concurrent jurisdiction of the United States over lands acquired for penal purposes; termination of jurisdiction

37-612.  Concurrent jurisdiction of the United States over lands acquired for penal purposes;  termination of jurisdiction Concurrent jurisdiction over any land in the state heretofore or hereafter acquired by the United States for any of the purposes set forth in section 37-611 and over any public domain in the state reserved or used for penal purposes by the United States is ceded to the United States,  but such jurisdiction shall continue no longer than the United States owns or leases the land or continues to reserve or use such public domain for penal purposes.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-613 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-613 - Power of state to serve process upon land ceded United States for penal purposes

37-613.  Power of state to serve process upon land ceded United States for penal purposes Any land over which exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction is ceded by the state to the United States,  the state retains concurrent jurisdiction with the United States for serving process,  civil or criminal,  issuing under the authority of the state,  or any courts,  or judicial officers thereof,  upon any person amenable thereto,  within the limits of the land ceded in like manner as if no cession had taken place.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-616 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-616 - Protest; public hearing; judicial review

37-616.  Protest;  public hearing;  judicial review A. A person interested in the exchange of any road rights-of-way may appear at any hearing on the exchange and enter a written protest as provided in section 37-604. B. The state land commissioner shall render a decision regarding any such protest and serve notice of the decision in accordance with section 37-133. C. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  final decisions of the commissioner are subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-617 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-617 - Method of exchange; valuation

37-617.  Method of exchange;  valuation A. Exchange of road rights-of-way over state lands managed by the state land department may be initiated by application of the owner of the road rights-of-way over other lands proposed to be exchanged upon forms provided by the state land department. B. Upon the filing of an exchange application,  the state land department shall immediately appraise the values of all road rights-of-way over lands described in the application to establish the full cash value thereof. The appraised value of road rights-of-way over state lands being exchanged shall,  in the opinion of the state land department,  be substantially the same as the appraised value of the road rights-of-way over land sought by the application to be exchanged for road rights-of-way over lands managed by the state land department. C. The land department shall appraise the permanent improvements on the road rights-of-way over state lands offered in exchange in accordance with section 37-322 and the applicant shall pay the value thereof to the state land department upon demand,  and the land department shall pay the same to the owner of said improvements on the effective date of the exchange or in lieu thereof the applicant shall submit an agreement between the owner of the improvements and the applicant relieving the state of Arizona and land department and commissioner of all duty to effect due compensation for such improvements to the owner thereof.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-618 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-618 - Supplemental authority

37-618.  Supplemental authority The provisions of this article are supplemental to and in addition to the authority provided in chapter 3,  article 2 of this title.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-620.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-620.01 - Concurrent jurisdiction over veterans administration properties; acceptance

37-620.01.  Concurrent jurisdiction over veterans administration properties;  acceptance A. If the administrator of the veterans administration of the United States desires,  on behalf of the United States,  to relinquish to this state any legislative jurisdiction over lands or interests in lands under the administrator's supervision or control in order to establish concurrent jurisdiction between the United States and this state pursuant to title 38,  section 1004(g) or 5007,  United States code,  the administrator may file with the governor a written notice to that effect. The notice shall state the nature and extent of such jurisdiction to be relinquished to the state by specifying the subjects upon which the state may legislate and the lands or interests in lands affected. B. This state may accept such jurisdiction upon the governor's signing a joint resolution adopted by the legislature. The joint resolution shall state the nature and extent of the jurisdiction to be accepted by this state by specifying the subjects upon which the state may legislate and the lands or interests in lands affected.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-620.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-620.02 - State consent to acquisition of land by the United States for exclusive jurisdiction

37-620.02.  State consent to acquisition of land by the United States for exclusive jurisdiction Pursuant to article I,  section 8,  clause 17 of the Constitution of the United States,  the consent of this state may be given to the acquisition of any other privately owned real property within this state by the United States only upon the governor's signing a joint resolution adopted by the legislature to that effect. The joint resolution shall recite the legal description of the land and the purposes to which the state consents that the property may be used.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-620.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-620.03 - National monuments; catalog; attorney general; litigation

37-620.03.  National monuments;  catalog;  attorney general;  litigation A. The department shall maintain a catalog of each existing or newly created national monument in this state. For each national monument,  the department shall request from the federal government the following: 1. A detailed accounting of each individual item to be protected. 2. The precise global positioning system location of each item to be protected. 3. The square footage that each item to be protected occupies. 4. The total square footage of the parcel of land comprising the national monument. 5. A peer-reviewed justification for the protection of the object by the federal government. B. The department shall determine whether the limits of a parcel comprising a national monument in this state are confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected by the national monument. C. If the department determines pursuant to subsection B of this section that the limits of a parcel comprising a national monument in this state are not confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected by the national monument,  the department shall notify the attorney general. On receipt of the notice,  the attorney general may commence an action to confine the limits of the parcel comprising the national monument to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected by the national monument.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-620.11 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-620.11 - Enactment of compact

37-620.11.  Enactment of compact The interstate compact for jurisdiction on the Colorado river is enacted into law as follows: Section I. Concurrent Jurisdiction A. If conduct is prohibited by two adjoining party states,  courts and law enforcement officers in either state who have jurisdiction over criminal offenses committed in a county where the Colorado river forms a common interstate boundary have concurrent jurisdiction to arrest,  prosecute and try offenders for the prohibited conduct that is committed anywhere on the boundary water between the two states and concurrent jurisdiction to arrest offenders for prohibited conduct that is committed on any land mass within twenty-five air miles of the Colorado river or within twenty-five air miles of any lake that is formed by or is a part of the Colorado river. B. This compact does not authorize: 1. Prosecution of any person for conduct which is lawful in the state where it was committed. 2. Any conduct prohibited by any party state. Section II. Ratification This compact is ratified by enactment of the language of this compact,  or substantially similar language expressing the same purpose,  by at least two states of which the Colorado river forms a common boundary.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-620.21 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-620.21 - Holistic resource management program

37-620.21.  Holistic resource management program A. The state land commissioner may coordinate the development of a process of using holistic resource management planning methods to incorporate the critical habitat requirements of plant and animal species with the resource use requirements of this state. If developed,  this planning process shall be used as a model for developing specific area plans and developing conservation agreements with the United States fish and wildlife service to alleviate the need for critical habitat designations in this state. In developing the planning process the commissioner may consult with: 1. Holistic resource management practitioners and experts. 2. Federal and state land and wildlife management agencies. 3. Natural resources commodity groups. B. The commissioner may test the holistic resource management planning process developed under subsection A by developing a plan for at least two areas that are currently proposed as critical habitat for one or more species of concern. The commissioner may develop the plan in conjunction with: 1. Affected land owning and land management entities. 2. Lessees or permittees of land in the planning area. 3. Known land use groups in the planning area. 4. Natural resource conservation districts. 5. Environmental organizations that are incorporated under the laws of this state or that are qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. C. If a test plan is developed,  the commissioner and entities that are identified under subsection B shall select planning areas based on at least the following factors: 1. The planning area must be large enough in size to represent a management unit for purposes of logging,  grazing,  mining or other land use activities. 2. The planning area must contain proposed or designated critical habitat of the species of concern. D. The state land department is the central repository for all holistic resource management plans that are developed pursuant to this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-701 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-701 - Acceptance of Carey land acts; state agency

37-701.  Acceptance of Carey land acts;  state agency The state accepts the conditions of the acts of Congress known as the Carey land acts,  and the grants of land upon the conditions imposed by those acts. The selection,  management and disposal of lands granted by those acts shall vest in the state land department.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-702 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-702 - Application for selection of arid lands for irrigation projects or reclamation projects; proposal; deposit

37-702.  Application for selection of arid lands for irrigation projects or reclamation projects;  proposal;  deposit A. Any person desiring to construct irrigation works or to reclaim lands under the provisions of this article shall file with the state land department an application for selection of the lands to be reclaimed. The application shall be accompanied by a proposal for complete reclamation of the lands so designated. B. The proposal shall state: 1. The source and right of the water supply acquired or to be acquired. 2. The location and layout of the works constructed,  in process of construction or proposed. 3. The maximum price and terms per acre at which perpetual water rights will be sold to settlers on the land to be reclaimed. 4. The maximum price per acre per annum for maintenance charges. C. If the applicant is a corporation,  the proposal shall state: 1. The purposes for which the corporation is organized. 2. The names and residences of its directors and officers. 3. The amount of its authorized and paid-up capital. D. If applicant is not a corporation,  the proposal shall set forth the names of the parties and such facts as will enable the commissioner to determine their financial ability to carry out the proposed enterprise. E. A certified check in a reasonable sum required by the department,  but not less than two hundred fifty dollars,  shall accompany each proposal to be held as guaranty for the execution of the contract with the state in accordance with its terms,  if the proposal is approved by the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-703 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-703 - Processing of proposal by land department; processing by director of water resources; approval or disapproval of application

37-703.  Processing of proposal by land department;  processing by director of water resources;  approval or disapproval of application A. The state land department shall determine: 1. Whether the land applied for can be reclaimed by means of the proposed irrigation project. 2. Whether according to records of the department of water resources there are sufficient water rights vested in the applicant,  or sufficient unappropriated water in the source of supply. 3. Whether the capacity of the project is adequate. 4. Whether the proposed cost of construction is reasonable,  and the lands proposed to be irrigated are desert in character and may properly be set apart. B. The application for selection of lands shall then be submitted to the director of water resources who shall make a written report and make recommendations upon the application to the land department. The director of water resources shall make a survey or examination to provide an accurate report if requested by the department to do so. C. If the application is approved,  the state land department shall file in the local land office a request for withdrawal from entry of the land described in the application. If disapproved,  the parties shall be notified and given reasons for the disapproval. The parties shall have sixty days in which to submit another proposal,  or further time if allowed by the department.