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AZ Rev Stat § 37-295 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-295 - Disposition of long-term commercial lease prepayments; prepayment fund

37-295.  Disposition of long-term commercial lease prepayments;  prepayment fund A. If the department receives prepayments of rent paid from long-term commercial leases under any provision of this chapter,  the monies received shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for investment in a prepayment fund for the appropriate beneficiary. Any interest earned from the investments of monies in the prepayment fund shall be credited to the prepayment fund. For each lease that is prepaid,  the department shall give notice to the treasurer of the amount of rent annually due to the beneficiary according to a schedule maintained by the department. The treasurer shall remit to the department an amount from the prepayment fund that is equal to the amount stated in the notice. The department shall transfer the remittance to the credit of the fund of the appropriate beneficiary. B. For leases entered into through December 31,  2000,  the discount rate for prepayments made pursuant to subsection A shall be no greater than the current prevailing long-term interest rate established by the state treasurer on the date the lease is approved by the board of appeals.  C. For leases entered into from and after December 31,  2000,  the discount rate for prepayments made pursuant to subsection A shall be no greater than the twenty-four month average yield for a fixed income security with a ten year maturity or average life which is eligible for purchase by the permanent fund managed by the state treasurer. The twenty-four month average calculation ends on the last day of the month before the month in which the board of appeals approves the lease.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-301 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-301 - Procedure for protesting auctions

37-301.  Procedure for protesting auctions A. Any person who desires to protest any of the terms of a proposed auction for the sale of state land,  the lease of state land,  or the sale of natural products of state land shall file a written protest with the department within thirty days after the first day of publication of the terms of the proposed auction. All protests shall state specifically the term or terms of the auction to which objection is made and state specifically the reasons for each objection. An objection not specifically stated or timely made is deemed to be waived. B. At his discretion,  the commissioner,  on ten days' notice,  may order a hearing on any protest. Whether or not a hearing is held,  the commissioner,  not less than seven days before the auction date,  shall enter a final order determining the validity of the protests. If the commissioner determines that a protest is correct,  the pending auction shall be cancelled. If the commissioner determines that the grounds of protest are incorrect,  the auction shall proceed at the time and place for which it was noticed. C. Notwithstanding section 37-133,  the commissioner's order granting or denying a protest is subject to review only through a special action to the court of appeals or supreme court,  served on the department within twenty days after the commissioner's order is entered. Notwithstanding any law or rule applicable to other orders of the commissioner,  no motion for rehearing is required before seeking review of an order of the commissioner rejecting a protest to the terms of an auction. Any rehearing motion shall be filed within ten days of the entry of the commissioner's order. Unless otherwise ordered by the commissioner,  the filing of a motion for rehearing does not extend the time for seeking review of the commissioner's order granting or denying a protest. Unless the commissioner orders a rehearing within five days after the rehearing motion is filed,  the rehearing motion is deemed denied. If a special action review is not sought within twenty days after the commissioner enters his order granting or denying a protest,  or if the commissioner's order is sustained on special action review and the decision becomes final,  no further action contesting the legality of the terms of the auction may be brought.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-311 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-311 - Definitions

37-311.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Conservation"  means protection of the natural assets of state trust lands for the long-term benefit of the land,  the trust beneficiaries,  lessees,  the public and the unique resources that each area contains,  such as open space,  scenic beauty,  protected plants,  wildlife,  archaeology and multiple use values. 2. " Existing lessee"  means any of the following: (a) The lessee who is entitled to the use of state lands at the time the lands are considered for classification and are classified as trust lands suitable for conservation purposes. (b) An existing lessee who continues to lease the trust lands after classification as trust lands suitable for conservation purposes. 3. " Open space"  means land that is generally free of land uses that would jeopardize the conservation and open space values of the land or development that would obstruct the scenic beauty of the land. 4. " Trust land"  means any land that is owned or held in trust by this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-312.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-312.01 - Access to and use and enjoyment of private lands

37-312.01.  Access to and use and enjoyment of private lands Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,  the reclassification of trust lands as suitable for conservation purposes shall not restrict or unreasonably limit access to or use or enjoyment of private lands. Any lease or sale of land pursuant to this article shall include a condition requiring that permanent access to and use and enjoyment of private lands be allowed.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-315 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-315 - Withdrawing trust lands suitable for conservation purposes by department without lease or sale

37-315.  Withdrawing trust lands suitable for conservation purposes by department without lease or sale A. Notwithstanding any other law,  when it is in the best interest of the trust,  the commissioner may withdraw trust land suitable for conservation purposes from lease or sale for development purposes to allow qualifying lessees or buyers to complete the plans and arrangements necessary to accomplish the purposes of the classification and plan of the lands. B. The commissioner shall prescribe a termination date,  of at least three but not more than five years,  after which the lease or sale may proceed. Within one year before the expiration of the withdrawal period the commissioner,  after a public hearing,  may extend the withdrawal period for not more than one additional three year period if significant progress is evident in the effort toward acquiring the land. C. The commissioner's decision under this section is subject to appeal pursuant to section 37-214. D. During a withdrawal period under this section: 1. The commissioner may allow existing lessees of the land to continue their normal and customary use of the land. The commissioner may renew existing leases pursuant to section 37-291. 2. The commissioner may authorize a new use of the land that is consistent with the classification. E. If the commissioner withdraws trust lands from lease or sale pursuant to this section,  or fails to lease or convey trust lands suitable for conservation purposes as provided by this article within three years after classification,  and the trust lands are subject to a current planning permit under article 5.1 of this chapter,  the commissioner shall reimburse the holder of the permit pursuant to section 37-338.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-317 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-317 - Subordination to constitution and enabling act

37-317.  Subordination to constitution and enabling act This article shall not be construed to replace or supersede the responsibilities and obligations of the state land department and the state land commissioner under article X,  Constitution of Arizona,  and section 28 of the enabling act of June 20,  1910.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-321 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 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.  Permission required for person other than holder of certificate of purchase to make improvements;  forfeiture for failure to obtain permission;  report of improvements A. Except as otherwise provided in section 37-323,  if a lessee,  a permittee or other person having a legal interest in state lands,  other than a holder of a certificate of purchase,  desires to construct or make improvements upon the lands,  he shall first file with the department an application for permission to construct or make the improvements unless improvement authorization is contained within the terms of the lease. The application shall be allowed or rejected as the best interest of the state requires as determined by the department. Unless permission is granted by the department,  the applicant shall not be entitled to reimbursement or compensation for improvements placed upon the state lands. Upon expiration or cancellation of the lessee's lease or permit,  improvements placed on the land without approval shall be forfeited and become the property of the state. B. The owner of improvements placed upon state lands by a lessee,  a permittee or any other person having a legal interest in state lands shall prior to December 31,  1965,  unless such time is extended by the department,  report to the department in writing the description of the improvements,  their location and the actual current cash value thereof. The improvements reported as provided by this subsection shall be allowed or rejected as the best interest of the state requires as determined by the department. C. Improvements placed on state land granted to the territory of Arizona by the act of Congress approved January 27,  1894,  or placed on land to which the state gains title by any determination,  by a person who is not a lessee or permittee may be reported to the department after the person becomes a lessee or permittee. The improvements shall be allowed or rejected as the best interests of the state require,  as determined by the department. D. The department may,  from time to time,  but not more frequently than once a year,  require from any lessee or permittee or the person having a legal interest in state lands information concerning the improvements. Failure to make the report shall,  in the discretion of the department,  subject the improvements to forfeiture to the state.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-322 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-322 - Basis for appraisal of improvements; reimbursements; amortization; reimbursement for irrigation or district assessments and levies; limitation

37-322.  Basis for appraisal of improvements;  reimbursements;  amortization;  reimbursement for irrigation or district assessments and levies;  limitation A. Improvements placed on state lands prior to June 25,  1952 shall be appraised in accordance with the law in effect at the time the improvements were made. Improvements placed upon state lands after June 25,  1952,  including water rights,  when the owner thereof is entitled under law to reimbursement for the improvements,  shall be appraised as follows: 1. Improvements,  except eradication of noxious growth on grazing lands,  and irrigation or other district assessments,  shall be appraised at the time the appraisal is made on the following basis: (a) The condition of the improvements. (b) The current value. (c) Their suitability for uses ordinarily made on the lands on which they are located at the time the improvements were made. 2. Reimbursement for the cost of eradication of noxious growth on grazing lands,  shall be amortized at the rate of ten per cent per annum. 3. Reimbursement for irrigation or other district assessments and levies which have been legally assessed and levied against state lands,  and the interest of the holders of such lands,  whether under lease or permit,  shall be limited to that portion of the assessments and levies which have been properly and legally assessed and levied to defray such district or project construction charges. B. Pumps especially designed for the well in which placed shall be reimbursable improvements and shall be appraised as other reimbursable improvements. C. The cost of improvements for clearing and leveling land for agricultural purposes shall remain as a credit for the lessee in case of sale of the land. Any reimbursement for the cost of clearing and leveling land used for agricultural purposes remaining unamortized on the effective date of this section shall not be amortized,  but such unamortized balance shall remain as a credit for the lessee in case of sale of the land.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-322.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-322.01 - Reimbursement for nonremovable improvements by succeeding lessee of lands not subject to auction; failure to pay; penalty

37-322.01.  Reimbursement for nonremovable improvements by succeeding lessee of lands not subject to auction;  failure to pay;  penalty A. A lessee of state lands that are not subject to lease by auction shall be reimbursed by a succeeding lessee for improvements placed on the lands which are not removable. B. If the retiring lessee and the new lessee do not agree upon the value of the improvements,  or if there is no amortized value established for the improvements,  either party may file with the state land department an application for appraisal of the improvements. If a lease is granted pursuant to section 37-284,  a request for an appraisal shall be made more than ninety days before the expiration of the lease. Thereafter an appraisal of the improvements shall be made pursuant to section 37-322. For agricultural and grazing leases,  the appraiser shall consider the following in determining the value of the improvements: 1. The impact to surrounding state land. 2. Replacement cost minus physical and functional obsolescence as it relates to agriculture and grazing.  3. Any other factors that the commissioner determines to be relevant. C. Upon making the appraisal,  the department shall give notice of the amount by certified mail to each person interested in the appraisal. The notice shall require that the new lessee pay to the department for the prior lessee the entire amount of the appraisal before issuance of the lease unless all parties agree to an extended payment schedule. If the improvements were placed on state lands subject to a commercial lease and if the commissioner determines that the value of the improvements is so great that it inhibits the commissioner's ability to lease the property at fair market value,  the commissioner may require reimbursement of the improvements pursuant to a payment schedule of not more than five years. D. If the improvements are not paid for as agreed in an extended payment schedule,  the succeeding lessee shall not be permitted to sell,  assign or transfer his lease nor sell,  assign or remove any improvements whatever from the land until the entire amount of the appraised value of the improvements has been paid. Upon default the succeeding lessee shall be subject to the same penalties and liabilities as provided by section 37-288 for failure to pay rents,  including a cancellation of the lease.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-322.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-322.02 - Payment by purchaser or succeeding lessee for improvements on auctioned land

37-322.02.  Payment by purchaser or succeeding lessee for improvements on auctioned land A. When state lands on which there are improvements for which the owner is entitled to be compensated are offered at an auction for sale or lease,  and the purchaser or succeeding lessee is not the owner of the improvements,  the purchaser or succeeding lessee shall pay the department at the time of the auction ten per cent of the appraised or remaining unamortized value of the improvements and the balance within thirty days thereafter. The department shall pay the owner of the improvements the payments collected. B. If the department determines that the amount at which the improvements are appraised is so great that it hinders competitive bidding at an auction for the land,  the department may sell the improvements on installments payable ten per cent upon announcement of the successful bidder,  fifteen per cent thirty days thereafter and fifteen per cent annually thereafter for five years,  together with six per cent interest on the balance remaining unpaid,  which amount,  until paid,  shall be a lien upon the purchaser's or succeeding lessee's interest in the land. C. The purchaser or succeeding lessee shall at all times keep the insurable improvements insured for the benefit of the owner of the improvements. D. Payments shall be made at the time and in the manner prescribed for payments on the land or lease,  and any default in the payments for improvements shall be deemed a forfeiture in the payments for the land or the lease and of all payments made.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-322.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-322.03 - Improvements on state lands; taxation; disposition on termination of lease; statement of improvements

37-322.03.  Improvements on state lands;  taxation;  disposition on termination of lease;  statement of improvements A. A lessee of state land shall maintain all improvements that are pertinent to the lease in serviceable condition for the term of the lease and shall not remove any improvement without written authorization from the department except as provided by subsection B. All improvements placed upon state land shall,  until they become the property of the state,  be subject to assessment for taxes in the name of the owner,  as other property. B. Within sixty days before or ninety days following the expiration of a lease of state land,  the lessee may remove from the land the lessee's removable improvements,  if the removal will not injure the land. Wells,  embankments or dams designed for development,  storage or conservation of water shall not be taken away,  destroyed or injured,  but shall remain as appurtenant to the land and shall be removed,  destroyed or altered only by authority of the department. C. The retiring lessee may,  with written authority from the department,  and within the time for removal,  sell the lessee's improvements to the succeeding lessee. D. At the commissioner's request,  a lessee shall file with the department a sworn statement setting forth the character of the improvements and their actual cash value. E. If an improvement remains on the land after ninety days after the lease termination,  the department may remove,  destroy or otherwise dispose of the improvement if the department reasonably determines that any of the following apply to the condition of the improvement: 1. The improvement must be repaired before it can be used for the purpose for which it was placed on the land,  and the cost of repairs would equal or exceed the value of the repaired improvement. 2. The improvement must be repaired before it can be used for the purpose for which it was placed on the land and the value of the improvement before repair is equal to or less than the cost of disposing of the improvement. 3. The existence of the improvement in its current condition is unsafe,  poses an unreasonable risk of injury to persons or property,  violates an applicable provision of law or is a nuisance. 4. The improvement is not authorized by the department and is not in the best interest of the trust. F. Before disposing of an improvement pursuant to subsection E of this section,  the department shall send written notice to the former lessee,  by certified mail,  return receipt requested and addressed to the lessee s last address of record with the department,  that: 1. The department intends to remove,  destroy or otherwise dispose of the improvement at any time beginning thirty days after the lessee s receipt of the notice. 2. The department s determination pursuant to subsection E of this section is appealable pursuant to section 37-215.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-322.04 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-322.04 - Accounting for improvements which become property of state

37-322.04.  Accounting for improvements which become property of state When improvements on state lands become the property of the state,  they shall be deemed to belong to the fund for the purpose of which the land was granted. Any monies subsequently received for the improvements shall be deposited in the fund in which the monies received from the sale or lease of the land are deposited. When any money has been paid from the general fund for the improvements such improvements shall not be deemed to belong to any special fund,  and if the land is subsequently sold or leased,  the purchaser or lessee shall reimburse the state for the improvements,  and the amount paid from the general fund for the improvements shall be returned to that fund. Any surplus remaining after reimbursing the fund shall belong to the fund for the purpose for which the lands were granted.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-323 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-323 - Permission required for construction on floodplains; criteria

37-323.  Permission required for construction on floodplains;  criteria A. A lessee,  permittee or other person having a legal interest in state lands located in a floodplain as defined in section 48-3601 other than a holder of a certificate of purchase shall not construct or make improvements or any other development upon the lands without obtaining the written permission of the department. B. The department may grant permission for any proposed construction,  improvement or development under this section after consideration of the following: 1. The value of the construction,  improvement or development to this state if this state were required to purchase it. 2. The effect the construction,  improvement or development would have on other landowners or land occupiers. 3. Whether the proposed construction,  improvement or development is in compliance with local floodplain regulations promulgated under title 48,  chapter 21,  article 1. 4. Whether the proposed construction,  improvement or development is consistent with local floodplain management goals. 5. The requirements for lands held in trust by this state. 6. Possible construction,  improvements or development as an alternative to that proposed. 7. Any other reasonable and relevant criteria determined by the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 37-324 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Public Lands|§ 37-324 - Development or secondary plan; effect

37-324.  Development or secondary plan;  effect Notwithstanding any other statute,  a development or secondary plan prepared in the consideration of potential future uses for any state lands shall not be considered an improvement of any kind.