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Definitions

State land department; powers and duties

Seal of state land department

Power to make and accept conveyances of real property

Inclusion of state lands under reclamation projects and irrigation districts; assessments and charges

Federal reclamation trust fund

Section
37-106.01

Power to contract for central Arizona project water for use on state lands; payment of costs; selling unallocated water; disposition of revenue from sale of central Arizona project water and water rights

Fees; accounts

Court actions related to natural resources projects; remedies; account; definition

Alternative payment methods

Due diligence fund; exemption; reversion

State land commissioner; appointment; term; removal; compensation

Powers and duties

Section
37-132.01

Performance and restoration account; agreements with public and private entities

Decisions of commissioner; filing; notice to persons in interest

Definitions

Resource analysis division; administrator; employees; compensation; state cartographer

Duties

Powers

Information; cost

Revolving fund; source of monies; claims

Arizona geographic information council

Geospatial data sharing

Examination and selection duties of commissioner

Selection board; powers and duties; distribution of central Arizona project water to state trust lands

Selection of lands; designation of land to institution or purpose; credit of receipts to specific funds

Advances for survey; repayment

Due diligence costs related to disposition of land

Investigations of and experiments on state lands to determine possible uses; reclassification

Classification of lands selected; reclassification

Board of appeals

Board of appeals; approval of participation contracts; appeal

Appeal from decision of commissioner or board of appeals

Sale or lease of state lands for public education purposes

State lands subject to sale; rights reserved in lands sold; state lands not subject to sale; development agreements

Application to purchase state lands or for reimbursement for improvements; deposit

Sale of state lands; restriction on sale of timber land; expense of sale

Sale of agricultural lands without application; limitation on sales of agricultural lands

Subdivision of state lands for sale; size and price limitations

Order by department of sale of lands; sale at auction; cancellation of sale; appeal

Section
37-236.01

Sale of lands suitable for conservation purposes and other purposes at single auction

Notice required for sale of lands or lands and improvements; publication

Procedure for sale; report of sale

Participation contracts; planning and disposition proposals

Limitations on amount of land one person may purchase

Terms of sale of state land; payment; interest rate

Payment of rent in arrears; payment for use of land

Certificate of purchase; conditions

Rights conferred by certificate of purchase; recording of certificate

Sale of natural products of lands by purchaser under certificate of purchase; disposition of proceeds; violation; classification

Purchaser's default; forfeiture and cancellation of certificate of purchase; extension of time for payments

Actions to rescind sales

Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate of purchase

Issuance of patents for state lands

Taxation of lands sold

Report to assessor

Cancellation of tax assessment on lands reverting to state

Sale of or mortgage or other lien on interest of lessee or holder of certificate of purchase

Application of provisions; east half of dry bed of Colorado river

Application for sale

Sale of rights in dry riverbed

Section
37-258.01

Sale of development rights

Application as offer to settle dispute

Selling and administrative expenses

Authority to auction reversion rights

Lease of state lands for certain purposes without advertising; terms and conditions

Section
37-281.01

Lease of state lands for grazing purposes; notice

Section
37-281.02

Leasing state lands for commercial purposes for more than ten years

Section
37-281.03

Leasing land along Colorado river from United States; subleasing requirements; limitations

Section
37-281.04

Default of lease of state land; assignment to cities and towns

Duty of lessees to cooperate with state land department in making classifications and appraisals

Section
37-282.01

Mass appraisals; notice; procedure; definitions

Subleases by grazing lessee; limitation upon grazing use; sublease surcharge

Conflicting short-term lease applications; preference rights

Rental rates for grazing and other lands; grazing land valuation commission; reclassification and reappraisal; definitions

Execution of leases by land department; covenants; assignment of lease by lessee

Section
37-286.01

Duty to exclude unauthorized livestock bond; damages; injunction

Reservation of rights in state land leases

Section
37-287.01

Default on long-term lease; forfeiture and cancellation of lease; extension of time for payments; penalty and interest on delinquent rent

Default on short-term lease; forfeiture and cancellation of lease; extension of time for payment; penalty and interest on delinquent rental; automatic termination for arrearage

Section
37-288.01

Disposition of personal property abandoned by lessee at the end of the lease; definitions

Procedure on cancellation of lease; notice, default, hearing and appeal

Cancellation of lease on reclassification of lands; preferred right to lease reclassified land; refund of advance rental payments

Preferred rights to renewal of lease; exceptions; notification

Recovery of lands unlawfully held

Disposition of long-term commercial lease prepayments; prepayment fund

Procedure for protesting auctions

Definitions

Nominating and classifying trust land as suitable for conservation purposes

Section
37-312.01

Access to and use and enjoyment of private lands

Conservation lease of trust lands suitable for conservation; definition

Conveyance of title to trust lands suitable for conservation purposes

Withdrawing trust lands suitable for conservation purposes by department without lease or sale

Subordination to constitution and enabling act

Permission required for person other than holder of certificate of purchase to make improvements; forfeiture for failure to obtain permission; report of improvements

Section
37-321.01

Rights to water used on state land; definition

Basis for appraisal of improvements; reimbursements; amortization; reimbursement for irrigation or district assessments and levies; limitation

Section
37-322.01

Reimbursement for nonremovable improvements by succeeding lessee of lands not subject to auction; failure to pay; penalty

Section
37-322.02

Payment by purchaser or succeeding lessee for improvements on auctioned land

Section
37-322.03

Improvements on state lands; taxation; disposition on termination of lease; statement of improvements

Section
37-322.04

Accounting for improvements which become property of state

Permission required for construction on floodplains; criteria

Development or secondary plan; effect

Definitions

Section
37-331.01

Designation of state lands as urban lands on request

Section
37-331.02

Urban land planning oversight committee

Section
37-331.03

Conceptual urban state trust land use plans; five year state trust land disposition plans; definitions

Urban lands; notice; hearing; requirements; classification; state general plan

Designation of lands; development or secondary plan; requirements; approval

Section
37-334.01

Development plan for a master plan area

Sale or lease of state lands for development

Section
37-335.01

Compensation and reimbursement of lessee upon cancellation of lease

Section
37-335.02

Off-site improvement of urban lands

Section
37-335.03

Assessment district assessments and city improvement plan assessments as lien on urban lands within district; enforcement

Section
37-335.04

Liens not liabilities of state

Section
37-335.06

Agreements to fund, install and reimburse costs of infrastructure on trust lands

Rules; review and approval by legislature; duties of commissioner

Selection of application for development planning permit or secondary permit

Preliminary investigation of projects for reclamation of state lands

Acquisition by land department of rights necessary or advisable for reclamation or irrigation of state lands

Investigation of adverse claims upon state lands; protection of equities of persons appropriating water prior to reservation of land for the state

Definition of acquired entitlement land

Payments to local governments with respect to acquired entitlement lands

Rights of entrymen under federal laws to possession and enjoyment of land

Limitation on claims; marking boundaries of claim; notice; recording of notice

Taking by state of state lands and improvements; reimbursement of owners for improvements; lease by department or institution

Application by department or institution to take over state lands; approval by governor; compensation of lessee for improvements and damages resulting from termination

Improvements as state property

Offset against rent due from trust beneficiaries; substituting trust designations

Grants of rights-of-way and sites for public uses

Conservation and administration of products of state lands

Contracts for sale of timber; limitations; universities timber land account; composition; use

Program to remove vegetative natural products; hazardous vegetation; definition

Trespass on state lands; classification

Damages in civil action for trespass on state lands; seizure of products; report of trespasses

Disposition of personal property unlawfully abandoned on state land

Permanent state school fund; composition; use

Universities land fund; composition; use

Normal schools land fund; composition; use

Agricultural and mechanical colleges land fund and school of mines land fund; composition; use

Other land funds; composition; use

Central Arizona project municipal and industrial repayment fund

Trust land management fund

Authorization to exchange

Notice

Method of exchange; appraisal

Exchange of state land; procedure; limitation and exceptions; definition

Section
37-604.01

Exchange of state subsurface rights and interests

Title; reservations, restrictions and encumbrances

Protest; public hearing; judicial review

Method of exchange; valuation

Supplemental authority

Exchange of sovereign lands

Disposition of surplus floodplain lands

Acquisition of lands by United States for penal purposes

Concurrent jurisdiction of the United States over lands acquired for penal purposes; termination of jurisdiction

Power of state to serve process upon land ceded United States for penal purposes

Exchange of road rights-of-way on state land; procedure; limitation and exceptions

Protest; public hearing; judicial review

Method of exchange; valuation

Supplemental authority

Vesting of concurrent criminal jurisdiction in the United States over certain lands and areas

Section
37-620.01

Concurrent jurisdiction over veterans administration properties; acceptance

Section
37-620.02

State consent to acquisition of land by the United States for exclusive jurisdiction

Section
37-620.03

National monuments; catalog; attorney general; litigation

Section
37-620.11

Enactment of compact

Section
37-620.21

Holistic resource management program

Section
37-620.31

Arizona resource advisory council; membership; duties; report

Acceptance of Carey land acts; state agency

Application for selection of arid lands for irrigation projects or reclamation projects; proposal; deposit

Processing of proposal by land department; processing by director of water resources; approval or disapproval of application

Contract; contents; bond of contractor

Contract provisions as to beginning and completion dates; forfeiture for failure to prosecute work

Persons eligible to apply for entry; limitation on area; contents of application; price of lands; disposition of monies received

Procedure upon completion of project by settler; application for federal patent; grant of state patent to settler

Water rights appurtenant to lands; lien; foreclosure and redemption

Maps of project; right of easement reserved

Reservation of mineral rights in school lands sold

Acceptance of Taylor grazing act, amendment of enabling act and other federal laws relating to exchange of lands

Authority of land department and selection board to make exchanges of state owned for federally owned land

Distribution of money received from United States; appropriations to counties

Receipts from lease of public lands

Receipts from grazing district fees; district treasurer; duties

Expenditure of grazing fees of district; purposes authorized

Public roads and public education fund; purposes; approval of expenditures by legislature; distribution

Duty to disclose names of persons having a beneficial interest in real property

Disposition of real property by state agency; alternative fuel delivery systems; definition

Disposition of real property by state agency

Payment of outstanding taxes, penalties and interest on acquiring property

Definitions

Public lands; public policy; state land department

State land commissioner; powers; duties

Public lands board of review; members; powers and duties; staff and officers; service of process

Appeal of commissioner's decision; board of review; procedures; decision; further appeal

Public lands; disposal; use; written authorization required

Federal lands acquired without legislative consent; placement on tax rolls

Powers and duties of attorney general

State payments to counties

Claims of right-of-way under revised statute 2477

Section
37-1001

Declaration of policy

Section
37-1002

Definitions

Section
37-1011

Division of natural resource conservation

Section
37-1012

State natural resource conservation commissioner

Section
37-1013

Powers and duties of commissioner

Section
37-1014

State financial assistance; application; criteria

Section
37-1015

Environmental special plate fund; distribution

Section
37-1031

Petition for creation of district

Section
37-1032

Hearing on petition; notice

Section
37-1033

Determination by commissioner

Section
37-1034

Referendum; election of supervisors

Section
37-1035

Proclamation of result of referendum and election; terms of supervisors

Section
37-1036

Proceedings to organize district; certificate of organization

Section
37-1037

Addition of territory

Section
37-1038

Dissolution of district

Section
37-1039

Status following dissolution

Section
37-1040

Change in boundaries; combination or division of districts; change in name of districts

Section
37-1051

District supervisors; term of office; biennial election

Section
37-1052

Organization of supervisors; vacancies

Section
37-1053

Powers and duties of supervisors

Section
37-1054

Powers of district

Section
37-1055

Limitation of powers

Section
37-1056

Cooperation between districts

Section
37-1057

Cooperation by state agencies

Section
37-1101

Definitions

Section
37-1102

Trust advocate

Section
37-1121

Arizona navigable stream adjudication commission

Section
37-1122

General powers and duties of the commission

Section
37-1123

Receiving and compiling evidence and records

Section
37-1124

Compiling evidence and records by department

Section
37-1126

Hearings; notice

Section
37-1128

Determination of navigability

Section
37-1129

Judicial review

Section
37-1130

Title to bed of nonnavigable watercourse; appropriation of waters for public trust values

Section
37-1131

Notice to landowners; quiet title action

Section
37-1132

Refunds to record title owners

Section
37-1151

Petition to release public trust status

Section
37-1152

Auction and sale of released public trust lands

Section
37-1153

Permit to use public trust lands

Section
37-1154

Public improvements in beds of navigable watercourses; definition

Section
37-1155

Prior use of public trust lands

Section
37-1156

Riparian trust fund; acquisition and management of riparian lands

Section
37-1201

Declaration of policy

Section
37-1202

Definitions

Section
37-1221

Military airport land exchange section; purpose; employees; compensation

Section
37-1222

Military airport land exchange proposal application; agreement

Section
37-1223

Powers and duties of the section; limitations

Section
37-1224

Military airport land exchange fund

Section
37-1301

Arizona department of forestry and fire management; state forester; appointment; qualifications

Section
37-1302

Powers and duties of state forester; rules; legislative presentation; acceptance of federal law

Section
37-1303

Suppression of wildfires; powers and duties of state forester; entry on private lands

Section
37-1304

Forestry administrative districts; equipment and personnel

Section
37-1305

Emergencies; prohibiting fireworks; liabilities and expenses; fire suppression revolving fund

Section
37-1306

Cooperative forestry fund; purpose; exemption

Section
37-1307

State fire safety committee; members; terms; powers and duties; compensation; fire watch requirements

Section
37-1308

Fire detection, prevention and suppression training for ranchers and landowners; immunity

Section
37-1309

Nonnative vegetation species eradication fund; department duties; grants; annual report

Section
37-1310

Emergency medical services on federal lands; payment; requirements; definition

Section
37-1361

Enactment of compact

Section
37-1381

Office of the state fire marshal; purpose; assistant director; qualifications

Section
37-1382

Deputy fire marshals and assistants; appointment; duties; recovery of costs

Section
37-1383

Powers and duties; arson investigators

Section
37-1384

Inspection; consent; search warrant

Section
37-1385

School protection; definition

Section
37-1386

Construction of article; hazardous materials; electronic filing

Section
37-1387

Arson detection reward fund; administration; purpose; receipts and disbursements

Section
37-1388

Fire protection systems; definitions

Section
37-1389

Substitute refrigerants; approval by administrator

Section
37-1390

Safety standards in fire training

Section
37-1391

Cease and desist order; law enforcement procedures; violation; civil penalty

Section
37-1401

Definitions

Section
37-1402

Test method and performance standard; civil penalty; reports

Section
37-1403

Certification; product change; fee

Section
37-1404

Markings; requirements; office of the state fire marshal approval

Section
37-1405

Civil penalties; seizure

Section
37-1406

Implementation; rulemaking; inspection of cigarettes; definitions

Section
37-1407

Inspection

Section
37-1408

Sale outside of state

Section
37-1409

State preemption

Section
37-1421

Definition of trampoline court

Section
37-1422

Duties; fund

Section
37-1423

Registration; renewal

Section
37-1424

Trampoline court owners and operators; requirements; denial of entry; rules

Section
37-1425

Enforcement

Section
37-1426

Trampoline court regulation; state preemption