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AZ Rev Stat § 37-281.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-281.01 - Lease of state lands for grazing purposes; notice

37-281.01.  Lease of state lands for grazing purposes;  notice A. All state lands are subject to lease as provided in this article for a term of not more than ten years for grazing purposes without public auction. In addition to the requirements of section 37-281,  subsections B,  C,  D and E,  the leases shall be granted according to the constitution and laws of this state and rules of the department. B. The department shall give notice of the availability of expiring grazing leases on state lands by advertisement,  published in December of each year,  at least one year in advance of the expiration date of any grazing lease. The notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation,  indicating the number of leases expiring,  the county or counties where each lease is located and the location of posting the notice where additional information may be obtained. The newspaper that prints the notice may also post the notice on an internet web site that aggregates legal notices of ten or more Arizona newspapers. The department shall post notice of expiring leases by lease number,  abbreviated legal description of the lease area,  carrying capacity,  expiration date and application information in the following locations: 1. In each department office. 2. On the department's internet web site. 3. In the office or offices of the county board of supervisors where the land is located. 4. In United States bureau of land management offices in this state where posting is allowed.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-281.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-281.03 - Leasing land along Colorado river from United States; subleasing requirements; limitations

37-281.03.  Leasing land along Colorado river from United States;  subleasing requirements;  limitations A. The state land department may lease from the United States or its authorized agencies,  for park,  recreational and wildlife purposes,  lands under the jurisdiction of the bureau of reclamation,  which are located along the Colorado river embracing the area from Davis dam to the international line,  for such terms and under such conditions as the United States or its agencies may provide. B. The state land department may sublease lands leased to the department,  as provided in subsection A,  for park,  recreational and wildlife purposes to the state parks board,  the game and fish commission or to any political subdivision of the state. C. The provisions of section 41-511.05,  paragraph 3,  restricting the creation of a state park or monument or additions thereto to one hundred sixty acres,  shall not apply to any land leased or acquired from the state land department for park and recreational purposes which are under the jurisdiction of the bureau of reclamation on lands located along the Colorado river embracing the area from Davis dam to the international line. D. The provisions of sections 37-281 and 37-281.02 shall not apply to sublease of lands leased to the state under the provisions of subsection A of this section. E. The state parks board,  the game and fish commission or a political subdivision of the state which leases land from the state land department as provided by this section may sublease such lands according to the terms of the lease executed between the state land department and the state parks board,  the game and fish commission or the political subdivision of the state.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-281.04 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-281.04 - Default of lease of state land; assignment to cities and towns

37-281.04.  Default of lease of state land;  assignment to cities and towns A. If a default of a lease of state land made pursuant to this article occurs during the first year of the lease agreement or within four years of the first anniversary date determined by the lease agreement,  the lease may be assigned to a city or town by the commissioner pursuant to this section if the following conditions are met: 1. The state land is located either entirely within or adjacent to the city or town. 2. No portion of the state land is contained within any other city or town. 3. The city or town consents to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the lease. 4. The commissioner determines that the assignment of the lease to the city or town is in the best interest of the state land trust. B. If a notice of default has been sent to the lessee and the lessee's registered mortgagees or lienholders and the default has not been cured in accordance with the procedures and time periods in section 37-289,  the commissioner,  on written request of a city or town,  may assign the lease to the city or town without the consent of the defaulting lessee if the city or town cures any outstanding default. An assignment made pursuant to this subsection is an alternative to cancellation of the lease as provided in section 37-289,  subsection B. If the commissioner grants the written request of the city or town for assignment as provided in this subsection,  the commissioner shall make a formal order assigning the lease to the city or town,  and a copy of the order shall be mailed to the last known post office address of the defaulting lessee and the defaulting lessee's registered mortgagees and lienholders. The defaulting lessee shall be permitted to remove the defaulting lessee's improvements,  if any,  at any time within sixty days after the date of assignment. C. The defaulting lessee and the defaulting lessee's registered mortgagees and lienholders may appeal an assignment order pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6. If no appeal is made within the prescribed time or if no notice is filed with the department pursuant to section 37-255,  subsection C,  the order becomes final and the assignment shall be shown on the records of the department. D. Nothing in this section authorizes a city,  town,  person or legal entity that has rights under this section to claim,  represent,  assert or imply any ownership interest or right of leasehold interest,  present or future,  in any negotiations with a state or federal agency without the consent of the private lessee before having been granted an assignment of a lease pursuant to subsection C of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-282 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-282 - Duty of lessees to cooperate with state land department in making classifications and appraisals

37-282.  Duty of lessees to cooperate with state land department in making classifications and appraisals Lessees of state lands shall cooperate with the state land department in making classifications and appraisals. Lessees shall furnish information requested by the department pertaining to the use of the lands proposed by lessee and in connection with other property held by the lessee as part of a unit. Information furnished by lessee,  except that pertaining to state lands,  shall be confidential and shall not be subject to public inspection.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-283 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-283 - Subleases by grazing lessee; limitation upon grazing use; sublease surcharge

37-283.  Subleases by grazing lessee;  limitation upon grazing use;  sublease surcharge A. A grazing lessee shall not sublease his lease or sell or lease pasturage to lands included in his lease,  without written permission from the state land department. A grazing lessee,  his sublessee or users under pasturage agreement shall not graze,  without written permission of the department,  in excess of the carrying capacity as previously determined by the department,  upon state lands under lease or being used by such persons,  within the exterior boundaries of any one ranch unit or units in the same general locality jointly operated. If permission is granted for such excess,  the department shall assess and collect the rental for the excess on the rental basis provided for in this article. B. In addition to the annual rental on grazing lands established pursuant to section 37-285,  grazing subleases are subject to a surcharge that is equal to twenty-five per cent of the annual rental on grazing land,  multiplied by the number of animal unit months to be grazed on the subleased state trust land. The surcharge shall be assessed only for that period of time the state trust land is subleased. The surcharge shall be paid to the department when the annual rental is due,  or upon receiving department permission to sublease if the sublease is approved after the annual rental is due.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-286 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-286 - Execution of leases by land department; covenants; assignment of lease by lessee

37-286.  Execution of leases by land department;  covenants;  assignment of lease by lessee A. Leases shall be signed by the commissioner and sealed with the seal of the state land department,  and shall contain covenants that the lessee will not permit any loss,  cause any waste in or upon the land,  or cut,  waste or allow to be cut or wasted,  any timber or standing trees thereon without written consent of the department,  except for fuel for domestic uses,  or for necessary improvements on the land,  and that the lessee will surrender peaceable possession of the lands at the expiration of the lease. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the cutting of saw timber for any purpose without the written consent of the department. B. A lessee of state lands who is not in default in rent,  and who has kept and performed all the conditions of his lease,  may,  with the written consent of the department,  assign the lease,  but a lessee who assigns a holding lease shall pay to the department one-half of the consideration received for the assignment.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-287 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-287 - Reservation of rights in state land leases

37-287.  Reservation of rights in state land leases A. Unless the rights and interests described in this section are specifically included in a particular lease,  all leases of state lands shall expressly except and reserve to the state: 1. All oils,  gases,  geothermal resources,  coal,  ores,  minerals,  fertilizer and fossils of every kind,  which may be in or upon the land leased.  2. Any legal claim existing or which may be established under the mineral land laws of the United States or the state.  3. The right to enter upon the land for the purpose of exploring for those commodities or extracting any or all of such commodities from the land.  4. The right to relinquish to the United States lands needed for irrigation works in connection with a government reclamation project,  and to grant or dispose of rights-of-way and sites for canals,  reservoirs,  dams,  power or irrigating plants or works,  railroads,  tramways,  transmission lines or any other purpose or use on or over the land. B. The reservations of rights required in subsection A do not apply to existing or future leases under article 5.1 of this chapter,  except as required by the state constitution,  the enabling act or the commissioner acting in the best interests of the state lands. C. If the state reserves the rights described in subsection A,  the lease shall provide for reasonable compensation to the lessee for any damage resulting from the exercise of those rights.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-287.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-287.01 - Default on long-term lease; forfeiture and cancellation of lease; extension of time for payments; penalty and interest on delinquent rent

37-287.01.  Default on long-term lease;  forfeiture and cancellation of lease;  extension of time for payments;  penalty and interest on delinquent rent A. If a lessee of a lease in excess of ten years defaults in a payment of rent,  as provided in the lease,  or fails to comply with a condition,  covenant or requirement of the lease,  the lease and the lessee's rights under the lease are subject to forfeiture and cancellation as provided by this section and section 37-289. Within sixty days after default or failure the department shall notify the lessee of the default or failure by certified mail to the lessee's last known address of record with the department. B. On the written request of a lessee of a lease in excess of ten years,  the commissioner may extend the time for payment of the delinquent amount for a period of not more than five years on terms that the commissioner considers to be appropriate as follows:  1. The commissioner may grant an extension in response to a request made within sixty days before the due date of the payment. An extension under this paragraph begins on the date the payment was due and continues for the period stated in a written notice to the lessee. 2. The commissioner may grant an extension in response to a request made within sixty days after the date of the default or failure notice provided in subsection A of this section. An extension under this paragraph begins on the date of the notice and continues for the period stated in a written notice to the lessee. 3. If the department does not act on a request for extension within thirty days after receiving the request,  the request is considered to be denied.  4. If the lessee fails during the period of the extension to complete all delinquent payments of rent,  penalty and interest,  the lease is subject to default and cancellation as provided by this section and section 37-289,  except that if the last day of the last period of extension expires on the last day of the five-year period and all delinquent payments have not been paid by the last day of the five-year period,  the lease is automatically canceled on the last day of the five-year period and shall be so noted on the records of the department. 5. If a payment of rent is made after the due date,  payments must be made according to the extension granted by the commissioner under this subsection. C. There shall be added to the delinquent rental a penalty and delinquent interest. The rate of interest on delinquent rent shall be set by the state treasurer. The penalty shall be the greater of a minimum processing cost as determined by the commissioner or five per cent. The delinquent rent,  penalty and interest shall be a lien on the improvements,  crops and property on the land.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-288 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 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.  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 A. If a lessee of a lease of ten years or less defaults in a payment of rent,  as provided in the lease,  or fails to comply with a condition,  covenant or requirement of the lease,  the lease and the lessee's rights under the lease are subject to forfeiture and cancellation as provided by this section and section 37-289. B. If the lessee of a lease of ten years or less fails to pay the rent when due,  the department may extend the time for payment an additional period not to exceed ninety days. The department shall not extend the period for payment of rental more than three times in one lease year and in no event for more than two hundred seventy days. C. There shall be added to the delinquent rental a penalty and delinquent interest. The rate of interest on delinquent rent shall be set by the state treasurer. The penalty shall be the greater of a minimum processing cost as determined by the commissioner or five per cent. The delinquent rent,  penalty and interest shall be a lien on the improvements,  crops and property on the land. D. If,  on a lease of ten years or less,  the annual rental at any time is one calendar year in arrears from the date the rental payment was due,  the lease shall automatically terminate and the department shall proceed to cancel it on the records of the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-289 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-289 - Procedure on cancellation of lease; notice, default, hearing and appeal

37-289.  Procedure on cancellation of lease;  notice,  default,  hearing and appeal A. Before any lease is canceled,  the commissioner shall take the following steps: 1. Notice of default shall be sent by certified mail to the lessee and to any parties who have registered with the department as mortgagees or other lienholders of the lessee's interest. The notice shall inform the lessee and registered mortgagees and lienholders of the specific nature of any default and their right to cure any curable default. 2. For leases of ten years or less,  the lessee and registered mortgagees and lienholders have thirty days from receipt of notice of default in which to cure any default involving failure to pay rent,  taxes or other assessments,  and forty-five days from the receipt of notice to cure any other curable default. 3. For leases of more than ten years,  the lessee and registered mortgagees and lienholders have sixty days from receipt of notice of default in which to cure any curable default. 4. As a condition of curing a default,  the commissioner may require the lessee and registered mortgagees and lienholders to waive any right to cure future defaults of the same type. A waiver of the right to cure is valid only until the expiration of the current lease. B. If the default is not cured within the applicable time period,  the commissioner may make an order canceling the lease,  and if it appears that the lease was procured through fraud,  deceit or wilful misrepresentation,  the improvements on the land shall be forfeited to the state. If the lease is canceled for any other reason,  the lessee shall be permitted to remove the lessee's improvements at any time within sixty days after the date of cancellation. C. In the event of cancellation the commissioner shall make a formal order canceling the lease,  and a copy of the order shall be mailed to the last known post office address of the lessee and registered mortgagees and lienholders. D. The lessee and registered mortgagees or other lienholders may appeal a cancellation order pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. If no appeal is made within the prescribed time or if no notice is filed with the department pursuant to section 37-255,  subsection C,  the order shall become final and the lease shall be canceled on the records of the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-290 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-290 - Cancellation of lease on reclassification of lands; preferred right to lease reclassified land; refund of advance rental payments

37-290.  Cancellation of lease on reclassification of lands;  preferred right to lease reclassified land;  refund of advance rental payments A. Upon reclassification of state lands,  whether upon application for reclassification or upon initiation by the commissioner,  notice of the decision shall be served upon all interested parties of record in the department. If no appeal from the reclassification is taken as provided for by law,  or if the decision of the commissioner is upheld on appeal,  any lease upon the land reclassified shall be automatically cancelled on the issuance of a new lease or at the time of auction,  whichever occurs first. B. An applicant for renewal of a lease shall have a preferred right to lease the reclassified land at the reappraised rental thereof for a term not longer than ten years as determined by the department. The preferred right to lease does not extend to a lessee who has not substantially complied with the terms of the lease or who has not placed the land to the use prescribed in the lease during the term of the lease or within the time prescribed in the lease,  except when that action was excused for good cause by written authorization by the department. C. Upon cancellation of the lease of reclassified lands,  if the land as reclassified is leased to a person other than the existing lessee or applicant for a renewal lease,  the unused pro rata of an advance rental payment made by the existing lessee shall be refunded to such lessee,  and the lessee shall be protected in improvements on the land owned by the lessee in the same manner as provided in section 37-322.01.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-291 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-291 - Preferred rights to renewal of lease; exceptions; notification

37-291.  Preferred rights to renewal of lease;  exceptions;  notification A. On application to the state land department not less than thirty days nor more than one year before the expiration of a lease of state lands,  the lessee,  if a bona fide resident of this state or legally authorized to transact business in this state,  shall have a preferred right to renewal,  bearing even date with the expiration of the old lease,  for a term not longer than ten years,  as determined by the department,  at a reappraised rental. B. The preferred right of renewal shall not extend to a lessee that has not substantially complied with the terms of the lease or that has not placed the land to the use prescribed in the lease during its term or within the time prescribed,  unless for good cause the failure to perform was given written authorization by the department. If the department determines the continued leasing of the land is not in the best interest of the state trust,  the lease shall not be renewed. C. Not later than ninety days before the expiration of a lease,  the department shall: 1. Notify the lessee by mail of the pending expiration and enclose an application for the lessee to renew the lease. 2. Send a copy of the notice to any parties that have registered with the department as mortgagees or other lienholders of the lessee's interest by certified mail,  return receipt requested. D. The department shall accept renewal applications by mail and may accept renewal applications electronically. The method by which the renewal application is submitted may not be a factor in the department's determination of whether to renew the lease. E. If the existing lease is not renewed and the existing lessee is in substantial compliance with the terms of the lease and there is not a new lessee or buyer for the land within ninety days after the lease termination,  the commissioner must sign an agreement to reimburse the former lessee for the improvements on the lands as provided by section 37-322.01.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-294 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-294 - Recovery of lands unlawfully held

37-294.  Recovery of lands unlawfully held A. Nothing in this article shall confer any rights upon occupants or lessees of lands who have not executed and received a lease under the provisions of this article. B. The state land department shall examine into the rights of all persons in possession of state lands,  or improvements thereon,  or claiming compensation for improvements on the lands. If it is determined that any person is unlawfully in possession of such lands,  or is unlawfully claiming compensation for improvements,  the department shall bring an action to recover possession of the lands and improvements,  or otherwise establish the rights of the state.