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AZ Rev Stat § 37-704 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-704 - Contract; contents; bond of contractor

37-704.  Contract;  contents;  bond of contractor A. Upon approval of the application and withdrawal of the land by the department of the interior,  the state land department shall enter into a contract with the applicant containing complete maps and specifications of the proposed project. The contract shall state: 1. The maximum price per acre at which perpetual water rights shall be sold to settlers. 2. The maximum cost per annum for maintenance charges. 3. The price and terms upon which the state is to dispose of the land to settlers. B. The contract shall provide that the sale to a settler of a tract of land with a permanent water right shall include an interest in the project and any power plants that may be built equal to the proportion that the tract of land purchased by him bears to the entire tract to be reclaimed by the irrigation project,  and that upon full payment of the purchase price of the land,  capital stock of the corporation,  representing the interest,  shall be issued and delivered to the settler by the person constructing the project. The price and terms of water rights,  maintenance charges,  and land,  shall be reasonable. C. The contracting party may provide in the contract with the applicant for the land and permanent water right the amount of the annual water supply,  and may provide rules and regulations for the use and distribution of the water,  to be approved by the department. D. The contractor shall make and deliver to the state a bond in a penal sum equal to five per cent of the estimated cost of the project but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars for the faithful performance of the contract.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-705 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-705 - Contract provisions as to beginning and completion dates; forfeiture for failure to prosecute work

37-705.  Contract provisions as to beginning and completion dates;  forfeiture for failure to prosecute work A. The contract with the state shall provide that the work shall begin within six months from the date of the contract,  and shall be prosecuted diligently and continuously to completion,  and that cessation of work for a period of six months shall be a ground of forfeiture of all rights under the contract,  upon which the state may obtain a judgment of forfeiture and recover the penal sum named in the bond. No property or right which was vested in the applicant or contractor at the date of the contract shall be forfeited. In such cases the forfeiture shall extend only to the portions of the system unconstructed at the time of default,  and to the penalty of the bond. B. Upon failure of the contractor to comply with any requirement of his contract,  the state land department shall notify the contractor that,  unless he complies with such requirements within sixty days from the date of the notice,  the bond and contract shall be forfeited to the state,  and,  if not complied with,  the department will advertise for proposals to complete the work,  and may contract with the bidder who will pay the original contractor the highest amount for the works partially completed to complete the works as stated in the original contract. If no bid is received the department shall proceed to collect the bond.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-706 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-706 - Persons eligible to apply for entry; limitation on area; contents of application; price of lands; disposition of monies received

37-706.  Persons eligible to apply for entry;  limitation on area;  contents of application;  price of lands;  disposition of monies received A. Any citizen of the United States,  or any person who has declared his intention to become a citizen,  over the age of eighteen years,  may make application to enter any of the lands not exceeding one hundred sixty acres,  under the regulations of the department of the interior and the state land department. B. The application shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a contract for a perpetual water right,  made by applicant with the person authorized to furnish water for reclamation of the lands,  together with twenty-five cents per acre for the land applied for,  to be returned if the application is not allowed,  and the application shall contain the declaration that applicant will settle upon and improve the land. If the application is allowed,  the applicant shall be issued a certificate of the location. C. If the contractor fails to furnish water to any settler under the provisions of his contract,  the state shall refund to the settler all payments he has made to the state. D. The state land department shall dispose of all lands accepted by the state at a price not to exceed fifty cents per acre,  twenty-five cents to be paid at the time of entry and the remainder at the time of making final proof by the settler. No settler shall be entitled to make more than one entry. Settlers shall also pay,  at the time of making final proof,  whatever additional amount per acre,  if any,  which the state may be required to pay to the United States for the land so entered. E. All monies received for the sale of lands,  except those required to be paid to the United States,  shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the appropriate fund of the state.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-707 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-707 - Procedure upon completion of project by settler; application for federal patent; grant of state patent to settler

37-707.  Procedure upon completion of project by settler;  application for federal patent;  grant of state patent to settler Upon completion of the project or any section thereof,  the contractor shall notify the state land department that he is prepared to supply water to the land designated in his application,  or any particular tract thereof,  whereupon the department shall request the department of the interior that a patent to such land be issued to the state,  and notice shall be given to each settler of that fact. Within three years thereafter,  each settler shall appear before the state land department and make final proof of reclamation,  settlement and occupation,  and make final payment for the land entered upon by him. Upon final payment the state,  through the state land department,  shall issue to the settler a patent for the land entered upon.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-708 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-708 - Water rights appurtenant to lands; lien; foreclosure and redemption

37-708.  Water rights appurtenant to lands;  lien;  foreclosure and redemption A. The water rights shall attach and become appurtenant to the land when the title passes from the United States to the state. Any person furnishing water for any tract of land so acquired shall be entitled to receive directly,  when due under the water contracts,  all payments upon the land,  and shall have a first lien on the water rights,  which shall be prior to other liens created or attempted to be created by the owner or possessor of the land. The lien shall remain in force and effect until the last deferred payment for the water rights is fully paid and settled according to the terms of the contract under which the water rights were acquired. The contract for the water rights upon which the lien is founded shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder. B. Upon default of any deferred payment secured by lien,  the lienholder may foreclose the lien as mortgages are foreclosed,  and the settler may within one year from the date of foreclosure redeem by paying the deferred payments,  with interest at not to exceed ten per cent per annum,  accrued interest and cost of maintenance. C. The contractor shall have a like lien on and against the separate legal subdivisions of land reclaimed upon the interest therein of the settler for the actual cost and necessary expenses of reclamation,  and interest thereon at the rate of six per cent per annum,  from the date of reclamation.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-709 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-709 - Maps of project; right of easement reserved

37-709.  Maps of project;  right of easement reserved A. The maps of the lands shall show the location of the irrigation project approved in the contract. Certified copies of the maps shall be filed and recorded in the office of the county recorder in each of the counties into which the irrigation project,  or the lands to be reclaimed thereby,  extend. B. The lands filed upon by settlers shall be subject to rights of way and easements of the canals,  reservoirs,  dams and irrigation projects to the extent specified in the contract,  and of other structures connected with the acquisition and control of water power to be used,  directly or indirectly,  for the purpose of the irrigation project.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-710 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-710 - Reservation of mineral rights in school lands sold

37-710.  Reservation of mineral rights in school lands sold A. The additional grant of numbered school sections,  mineral in character,  made to the state by the act of Congress approved January 25,  1927 is accepted. B. All sales,  grants,  deeds or patents for any lands so granted shall be subject to and contain a reservation to the state of all minerals in the lands so sold,  granted,  deeded or patented,  together with the right to explore for,  mine and remove them.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-721 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-721 - Acceptance of Taylor grazing act, amendment of enabling act and other federal laws relating to exchange of lands

37-721.  Acceptance of Taylor grazing act,  amendment of enabling act and other federal laws relating to exchange of lands A. The state accepts the provisions of the act of Congress of June 28,  1934,  as amended,  known as the Taylor grazing act,  and the provisions of the act of Congress of June 5,  1936 amending section 28 of the enabling act,  and all other applicable acts of Congress which are enacted relating to the exchange of state land for federally owned land. B. The state land department may cooperate with the federal government in the administration of the Taylor grazing act and other applicable acts of Congress relating to the exchange of state lands for federal lands whenever the interest of the state can best be served thereby.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-722 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-722 - Authority of land department and selection board to make exchanges of state owned for federally owned land

37-722.  Authority of land department and selection board to make exchanges of state owned for federally owned land The state land department and the selection board may effect exchanges of state owned land for federally owned land,  and the department and the selection board may do all things necessary or required to be done by the state in order to comply with the provisions of the Taylor grazing act as amended,  section 28 of the enabling act as amended,  or any other act of Congress relating to the exchange of lands and any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Such exchanges shall be made in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as required for the selection of lands under the provisions of the enabling act,  as amended,  provided that if the federal government retains the mineral rights on the land it exchanges the state shall retain the mineral rights on the land it exchanges.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-723 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-723 - Distribution of money received from United States; appropriations to counties

37-723.  Distribution of money received from United States;  appropriations to counties A. All monies received by the state as its distributive shares of the amounts collected by the United States government under the provisions of the act of Congress of June 28,  1934 known as the Taylor grazing act,  and acts amendatory thereof,  shall be deposited with the state treasurer. The treasurer shall distribute the funds to the several counties of the state in which the public lands are located. B. The state treasurer shall ascertain from the proper United States officers having the records of receipts from grazing permits and leased public lands the amount of receipts from sources in this state for each year for which money is received by the state. A separate account shall be kept of the amount received from each grazing district and lease of public lands,  and the state treasurer shall pay the county in which the grazing district or leased public land is located. If the grazing district or leased land lies in more than one county,  each county shall receive the proportional part of the amount as the area of the grazing district or leased public land included within the boundary of the county bears to the total area of the grazing district or lease. C. For the purposes of this section the monies deposited with the state treasurer as provided by subsection A are appropriated to the several counties of the state in the proportions in which the counties are entitled thereto,  as shown by the records of the United States officers and transmitted to the state treasurer.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-724 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-724 - Receipts from lease of public lands

37-724.  Receipts from lease of public lands All monies received from leases of public lands within any county shall be placed to the credit of the school district within the county in which the land lies. If the lands do not lie within a school district,  the monies shall be placed to the credit of the general school fund of the county.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-725 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-725 - Receipts from grazing district fees; district treasurer; duties

37-725.  Receipts from grazing district fees;  district treasurer;  duties A. All monies received from grazing fees of a grazing district regularly established and including public lands within the county shall be placed to the credit of a special fund designated the range improvement fund of the grazing district which shall be given a number. B. The county treasurer of the county in which such public lands are located shall be the ex officio district treasurer of any federal grazing district located wholly or in part within the county,  and shall be liable upon his official bond for the proper care and distribution of the monies. He shall collect,  receive,  receipt and account for all monies from such source,  and shall pay it upon the warrant of the grazing district signed by the chairman of the board of district advisors and countersigned by the vice-chairman thereof and the regional grazier in administrative charge of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-726 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-726 - Expenditure of grazing fees of district; purposes authorized

37-726.  Expenditure of grazing fees of district;  purposes authorized The monies from grazing fees of grazing districts shall be expended within the county as the board of district advisors directs for range improvements and maintenance thereof,  predatory animal control,  rodent control,  poisonous or noxious weed extermination,  or the purchase or rental of lands within the county which will benefit the grazing district or the part thereof within the county.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-741 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-741 - Public roads and public education fund; purposes; approval of expenditures by legislature; distribution

37-741.  Public roads and public education fund;  purposes;  approval of expenditures by legislature;  distribution A. There is created a special fund known as the state public roads and public education fund. There shall be deposited in the fund all monies received by the state as its distributive shares of the amounts collected by the United States government under the provisions of the act of Congress of February 25,  1920,  chapter 85 (41 Stat. 437) and acts amendatory thereof,  entitled,  " an act to promote the mining of coal,  phosphate,  oil,  oil shale,  gas and sodium on the public domain" . B. No monies shall be expended from the fund created by subsection A of this section without prior approval therefor by an act of the legislature. The legislature may authorize expenditures from the fund for any of the following purposes: 1. The construction and maintenance of public roads. 2. The support of public schools or other public educational institutions. C. At the beginning of each fiscal year,  one-half of the balance in the state public roads and public education fund shall be transferred to the state highway fund to be expended for secondary roads and one-half shall be transferred to the permanent state school fund and shall be administered as provided by section 37-521.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-801 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-801 - Duty to disclose names of persons having a beneficial interest in real property

37-801.  Duty to disclose names of persons having a beneficial interest in real property When the state or any political subdivision thereof purchases or acquires an option to purchase real property,  or takes official preliminary steps by resolution of an executive commission resolving to purchase or acquire an option to purchase real property or an easement thereon,  or files an action to acquire title to real property or an easement thereon by condemnation,  the full names and addresses of all persons having a beneficial interest in such real property shall be disclosed to the person in charge of such department or agency of the state or political subdivision thereof,  acquiring or attempting to acquire title to such real property,  or an option therefor,  when requested in accordance with the provisions of this section. Upon receipt of a written demand therefor,  signed by the person in charge of such department or agency of the state or political subdivision thereof,  served in person by his authorized agent to which has been attached a certified copy of the resolution referred to in this section,  any person serving as a fiduciary in relation to such real property for any or all of the persons having a beneficial interest in such real property or any person who holds such property in his name in trust or otherwise for the benefit of any or all of such persons having a beneficial interest in the real property shall,  upon presentment of such demand,  disclose the names and addresses of all persons having a beneficial interest in the real property to the person making such demand on behalf of the department or agency of the state or political subdivision thereof.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-804 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-804 - Payment of outstanding taxes, penalties and interest on acquiring property

37-804.  Payment of outstanding taxes,  penalties and interest on acquiring property A. If this state or any agency or instrumentality of this state acquires real or personal property,  whether by purchase,  exchange,  condemnation,  gift or otherwise,  the entity acquiring the title to the property may require the owner of subject property to provide sufficient funds to pay to the county treasurer any taxes on the property that were unpaid as of the date of acquisition,  including penalties and interest,  prorated to reflect the area of the acquisition. B. The lien for unpaid delinquent taxes,  penalties and interest on property acquired by this state: 1. Is not abated,  extinguished,  discharged or merged in the title to the property. 2. Is enforceable in the same manner as other delinquent tax liens.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-901 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-901 - Definitions

37-901.  Definitions In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Board"  means the public lands board of review. 2. " Public lands"  means all lands within the exterior boundaries of this state except lands: (a) To which title is held by any natural person,  corporation,  company,  partnership,  firm,  association,  society or any other entity. (b) Which are owned or held in trust by this state or any political subdivision of this state,  including leased school or university land. (c) Lands which are located within and meet the standards and purposes of congressionally authorized national parks,  monuments,  national forests and wildlife refuges and such other lands acquired by purchase,  exchange,  gift or eminent domain consented to by the legislature. (d) Which are controlled by the United States department of defense,  department of energy or bureau of reclamation and which were acquired by consent of the legislature and which meet the standards and purposes for which control was authorized. (e) Which are held in trust for Indian purposes or which are Indian reservations.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-902 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-902 - Public lands; public policy; state land department

37-902.  Public lands;  public policy;  state land department A. The department shall hold the public lands of this state in trust for the benefit of the people of this state and shall manage them in an orderly and beneficial manner consistent with the public policy declared in subsection B. B. The department shall administer the public lands of this state in such a manner as to conserve and preserve natural resources,  wildlife habitat,  wilderness areas and historical sites and artifacts and to permit the development of compatible public uses for recreation,  agriculture,  ranching,  mining and timber production and the development,  production and transmission of energy and other public utility services under principles of multiple use which provide the greatest benefit to the people of this state. C. Subject to existing rights,  all public land in this state and all minerals not previously appropriated to private ownership are the property of this state and subject to its jurisdiction and control. D. Any public lands within this state administered by the United States under treaties or interstate compacts shall continue to be administered by this state in conformance with the treaties or compacts. E. Until equivalent measures are enacted by this state,  the rights and privileges of the people of this state under the national forest reserve transfer act,  16 U.S.C. sec. 471 et seq.,  the general mining laws,  30 U.S.C. sec. 21 et seq.,  the Taylor grazing act,  43 U.S.C. sec. 315 et seq.,  the desert land act,  43 U.S.C. sec. 321 et seq.,  the Carey act,  43 U.S.C. sec. 641 et seq.,  the public rangelands improvement act,  43 U.S.C. sec. 1901 et seq. and all rights-of-way and easements for public utilities are preserved under the administration of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-903 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-903 - State land commissioner; powers; duties

37-903.  State land commissioner;  powers;  duties A. The commissioner may: 1. With the approval of the board,  promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary to manage the public lands in an orderly and beneficial manner according to this chapter. 2. Contract for or employ professional and clerical personnel deemed necessary to carry out his functions under this chapter.  3. Convey,  lease or permit the use of public lands to the same extent or in the same manner as the public lands are conveyed,  leased,  licensed or permitted to be used by the federal government or any of its agencies. B. The commissioner shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  all fees,  rents,  royalties or other monies paid to this state for purposes of public lands,  except for state trust lands,  in the state general fund.