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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-443 - Improvements as state property

37-443.
Improvements as state property
Upon payment by the state for improvements on state land taken over by the state or its departments or institutions the improvements shall become the property of the state. If the land subsequently is sold or leased to other parties,  the purchaser or lessee shall reimburse the state for the improvements and the amount so received shall be placed in the general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-444 - Offset against rent due from trust beneficiaries; substituting trust designations

37-444.
Offset against rent due from trust beneficiaries;  substituting trust designations
A. If a state agency or institution that leases a parcel of trust land is also a beneficiary of that trust,  the department may offset trust proceeds to the agency against the rent due from the agency or institution. The amount of the offset shall be included in the agency's or institution's beneficiary account under the trust and shall be recorded by the department and the agency or institution in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
B. The commissioner,  with the approval of the selection board,  may transfer and substitute the designation of trust land parcels between land grant trusts if the parcels have substantially equal value and the substitution would permit an offset under subsection A against the rent due from a state agency or institution that leases one of the parcels.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-461 - Grants of rights-of-way and sites for public uses

37-461.
Grants of rights-of-way and sites for public uses
A. The department may grant rights-of-way for any purpose it deems necessary,  and sites for reservoirs,  dams and power or irrigation plants,  or other purposes,  on and over state lands,  subject to terms and conditions the department imposes. The department may make rules respecting the granting and maintenance of such rights-of-way and sites.
B. The department may grant rights-of-way for transportation purposes to federal agencies,  state agencies or political subdivisions of this state for nonexclusive uses for a term exceeding ten years without a public auction. If a grant of a right-of-way or site to any other entity amounts to the disposition of or conveys a perpetual right to use the surface of the land,  the department shall grant the right-of-way or site at public auction to the highest and best bidder.
C. The department may grant rights-of-way to any person for nonexclusive uses for a term of not more than fifty years without a public auction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-482 - Contracts for sale of timber; limitations; universities timber land account; composition; use

37-482.
Contracts for sale of timber;  limitations;  universities timber land account;  composition;  use
A. No contract for the sale of timber shall exceed a term of five years nor shall more than fifty million feet of timber be sold to any one person at one sale,  nor shall any sale be made or contract entered into with any person while such person has under sale or contract more than five million feet of timber sold under the provisions of this title.
B. There is established a universities timber land account within the universities land fund established pursuant to section 15-1662. The account shall be administered by the state land commissioner. The proceeds that accrue through the sale of timber or timber products from lands granted or given for university purposes shall be deposited into the universities timber land account and are continuously appropriated to the state land department for the payment of expenditures incurred for the conservation,  sale and other administration of timber or timber products. The state land department shall transfer to the universities land fund any monies in the account that the state land commissioner determines are not necessary for the conservation,  sale and other administration of timber or timber products. The state land department shall report the projected account activity and distributions in their normal budget submitted pursuant to section 35-113. On notice from the state land department,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the universities timber land account as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investments shall be credited to the universities timber land account.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-483 - Program to remove vegetative natural products; hazardous vegetation; definition

37-483.
Program to remove vegetative natural products;  hazardous vegetation;  definition
A. The commissioner and the state forester shall collaborate to establish a program to remove vegetative natural products for the purposes of fire prevention and forest and watershed restoration and to facilitate the development of wood products industries in this state.
B. To implement the program to remove vegetative natural products from state land,  the commissioner and state forester may:
1. Coordinate and contract with public and private entities.
2. Enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to title 11,  chapter 7,  article 3 with a county,  city,  town,  natural resource conservation district or other political subdivision to share the cost of implementing the program. An intergovernmental agreement entered into pursuant to this paragraph must state the responsibilities of each party with regard to implementing the program to remove vegetative natural products from state lands.
C. To implement the program to remove vegetative natural products where the vegetation is hazardous,  the state forester may:
1. Enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to title 11,  chapter 7,  article 3 or a memorandum of understanding with a public agency to identify and remove the hazardous vegetation from land in this state,  including state,  federal,  tribal and private lands for the purposes of fire prevention,  forest and watershed restoration and critical infrastructure protection. An intergovernmental agreement or memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to this subsection must state the responsibilities of each party with regard to implementing the agreement. This paragraph does not apply to state trust land.
2. Use legislative appropriations and accept and spend monies from public agencies,  gifts,  donations and grants for the costs of implementing this subsection. Monies received pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited in the cooperative forestry fund established by section 37-1306.
3. Use programs that are designed to reduce recidivism for forest restoration projects on lands located within this state.
D. Consent of the property owner is required to remove hazardous vegetation on private property as prescribed in subsection C of this section.
E. Consent of the tribe is required to remove hazardous vegetation as prescribed in subsection C of this section on tribal land.
F. For the purposes of this section,  " public agency"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 11-951.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-501 - Trespass on state lands; classification

37-501.
Trespass on state lands;  classification
A person is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor who:
1. Knowingly commits a trespass upon state lands,  either by cutting down or destroying timber or wood standing or growing thereon,  by carrying away timber or wood therefrom,  by mowing,  cutting,  or removing hay or grass thereon or therefrom,  or by grazing livestock thereon,  unless he has a lease or sublease approved by the department for the area being grazed.
2. Knowingly extracts or removes oil,  gas,  coal,  mineral,  earth,  rock,  fertilizer or fossils of any kind or description therefrom.
3. Knowingly without right injures or removes any building,  fence or improvements on state lands,  or unlawfully occupies,  plows or cultivates any of the lands.
4. With criminal negligence exposes growing trees,  shrubs or undergrowth standing on state lands to danger or destruction by fire.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-502 - Damages in civil action for trespass on state lands; seizure of products; report of trespasses

37-502.
Damages in civil action for trespass on state lands;  seizure of products;  report of trespasses
A. Whoever commits any trespass upon state lands as defined by section 37-501 is also liable in a civil action brought in the name of the state in the county in which the trespass was committed,  for three times the amount of the damage caused by the trespass,  if the trespass was wilful,  but for single damages only if casual or involuntary.
B. When unfenced state land is included within a fenced range,  it is prima facie evidence of wilful trespass to permit the grazing of livestock thereon,  unless the person has a lease or sublease approved by the department for the area being grazed.
C. The damage provided for in this section is the rate per acre as determined for the year for the appraised carrying capacity of the lands.
D. The state land department may also,  without legal process,  seize and take any product or property unlawfully severed from the land,  whether it has been removed from the land or not,  and may dispose of the product or property so seized in the manner prescribed by law for disposing of products of state lands.
E. The county officers of the several counties shall report to the department any trespass upon state lands which comes to their knowledge.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-503 - Disposition of personal property unlawfully abandoned on state land

37-503.
Disposition of personal property unlawfully abandoned on state land
A. Except as provided by title 28,  chapter 11 and section 37-288.01,  the department may dispose of or contract for the disposal of personal property on state land without legal process if the department reasonably determines that the property was deposited by:
1. A person who was trespassing on state trust land.
2. A permittee or lessee of the department who deposited the property while engaging in activities that are not authorized by the permit or lease.
B. If the department reasonably determines that the value of the property is more than the cost of removing it,  the department:
1. Shall post on the property a conspicuous notice of pending disposal of the property at least ten days before disposing of the property pursuant to subsection A of this section.
2. May deliver the property to the department of administration for disposal pursuant to title 41,  chapter 23,  article 8,  if the property is not removed within ten days after the department posts the notice pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection.
C. If the department reasonably determines that the value of the property is more than the cost of removing it and that the property creates a risk to public health or safety,  the department shall promptly take action to reduce the risk posed by the property that may include:
1. Erecting a temporary fence or other barrier around the property.
2. Posting a conspicuous notice on the barrier or property warning of the risk.
3. Immediately removing the property to a secure location,  notwithstanding subsection B of this section. If the department considers that removal to a secure location is necessary:
(a) The department shall post a notice in place of the property stating:
(i) The date the property was removed.
(ii) That the department may dispose of the property within ten days after the date of the notice unless the owner redeems the property by paying the department s costs of removing and storing the property.
(iii) The name,  street address and telephone number of the department s agent who an owner may contact in response to the notice.
(b) The department is not liable for any loss or damage to the property.
D. Notwithstanding any provision of this section,  if the personal property is mechanical equipment bearing a serial number or registration number,  the department shall take reasonable efforts to identify any lienholder of record,  provide written notice to any identified lienholder of record and refrain from disposal of the property until thirty days after the date of the notice. If the lienholder chooses to recover the property,  the lienholder shall reimburse the department the reasonable costs incurred in removing and storing the property,  identifying and contacting the lienholder.
E. This section does not limit the department from recovering its costs of removing and disposing of personal property on state land according to the terms of a permit or lease or as otherwise allowed by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-522 - Universities land fund; composition; use

37-522.
Universities land fund;  composition;  use
A. After any appropriation pursuant to section 37-527,  the universities land fund shall consist of:
1. The proceeds of all lands granted to the state by the United States for university purposes.
2. All property donated by individuals for university purposes,  unless the terms of the donation otherwise provide.
3. The sale of timber,  mineral,  gravel or other natural products or property from lands granted or given for university purposes.
B. The fund is and shall remain a perpetual fund for the benefit and support of the universities of this state and distributions from the fund pursuant to article X,  section 7,  Constitution of Arizona together with the monies derived from the sales of timber or timber products and the rental of the lands and property,  including interest and accrued rent for that year credited pursuant to section 37-295,  shall be used.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-523 - Normal schools land fund; composition; use

37-523.
Normal schools land fund;  composition;  use
A. After any appropriation pursuant to section 37-527,  the normal schools land fund shall consist of:
1. The proceeds of all lands granted to the state by the United States for normal schools for the purpose of training teachers.
2. All property donated for normal schools,  teacher colleges or colleges of education for the purpose of training teachers,  unless the terms of the donation otherwise provide.
3. The sale of timber,  mineral,  gravel or other natural products of property granted or donated for such purposes.
B. The fund shall be and remain a perpetual fund for the benefit and support equally of the universities for the purpose of training teachers and distributions from the fund pursuant to article X,  section 7,  Constitution of Arizona together with the monies derived from the rental of the lands and property,  including interest and accrued rent for that year credited pursuant to section 37-295,  shall be used.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-524 - Agricultural and mechanical colleges land fund and school of mines land fund; composition; use

37-524.
Agricultural and mechanical colleges land fund and school of mines land fund;  composition;  use
A. After any appropriation pursuant to section 37-527,  the agricultural and mechanical colleges land fund,  and the school of mines land fund,  shall separately consist of the proceeds of:
1. All lands granted to the state by the United States for the respective purposes named.
2. All property donated by individuals for like purposes,  unless the terms of the donation otherwise provide.
3. The sale of timber,  mineral,  gravel or other natural products or property from lands granted or donated for such purposes.
B. The funds provided for in this section shall be and remain perpetual funds for the benefit and support of the agricultural and mechanical colleges and the schools of mines at the universities and distributions from the funds pursuant to article X,  section 7,  Constitution of Arizona together with the money derived from the rental of the lands and property,  including interest and accrued rent for that year credited pursuant to section 37-295,  shall be used.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-525 - Other land funds; composition; use

37-525.
Other land funds;  composition;  use
A. After any appropriation pursuant to section 37-527,  the legislative,  executive and judicial public buildings land fund,  the penitentiary land fund,  the Arizona state hospital land fund,  the state charitable,  penal and reformatory institutions land fund,  the schools and asylum for the deaf,  dumb and blind land fund,  the miners' hospital for miners with disabilities land fund and the military institutes land fund shall separately consist of:
1. The proceeds of all lands granted to this state by the United States for the respective purposes named.
2. All property donated by individuals for like purposes,  unless the terms of the donation otherwise provide.
3. The sale of timber,  mineral,  gravel or other natural products or property from lands granted or donated for such purposes.
B. The funds shall be and remain perpetual funds for the benefit and support of institutions corresponding to the purposes for which the funds are established,  except as otherwise provided in the enabling act and section 37-295 and distributions from the funds pursuant to article X,  section 7,  Constitution of Arizona together with the monies derived from the rental of the lands and property shall be used. Monies in the state charitable,  penal and reformatory institutions land fund are subject to legislative appropriation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-526 - Central Arizona project municipal and industrial repayment fund

37-526.
Central Arizona project municipal and industrial repayment fund
A. The central Arizona project municipal and industrial repayment fund is established consisting of:
1. Revenues from the transfer of central Arizona project municipal and industrial water rights and the sale of central Arizona project municipal and industrial water pursuant to section 37-106.01.
2. Monies appropriated to the fund by the legislature.
B. Monies in the fund shall be used to make payments charged to this state under the central Arizona project municipal and industrial water service subcontract among the United States,  the central Arizona water conservation district and this state. Any monies remaining in the fund after satisfying the subcontract obligations revert to the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-527 - Trust land management fund

37-527.
Trust land management fund
A. The trust land management fund is established. The fund consists of up to ten per cent of the annual proceeds of:
1. Each beneficiary's trust lands granted to this state by the United States.
2. All sales of timber,  mineral,  gravel or other natural products or property from each beneficiary's trust lands granted to this state by the United States.
B. The commissioner shall determine the percentage of trust land proceeds to be deposited in the fund each fiscal year. The percentage shall be the same for all beneficiaries. The commissioner shall notify the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting of the determination on or before September 1 of the preceding fiscal year.
C. The monies in the fund:
1. Are subject to legislative appropriation.
2. Shall be used exclusively to manage trust lands as prescribed by law.
D. The commissioner shall administer the fund. On notice from the commissioner,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
E. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations,  but if the balance in the fund at the end of any fiscal year exceeds two times the budget of the department for the management of trust lands for the next fiscal year,  the excess amount shall be credited proportionately to the several permanent funds based on the last fiscal year's deposits.
F. This section does not prevent the legislature from appropriating state general fund monies for the purposes described in this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Public Lands › § 37-602 - Notice

37-602.
Notice
Not less than thirty days prior to the actual exchange of such land,  the governing body of any county,  city,  town or school district having control of the land shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county in which the land is located a notice of intent to exchange the property,  together with a description thereof,  and a description of the property to be received in exchange therefor,  together with other terms and conditions of the exchange.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.