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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
House: NREW DP 6-3-0-1 |
HB 2351: state land; commissioner-initiated sales
Sponsor: Representative Diaz, LD 19
Caucus & COW
Overview
Mandates rules regarding the sale of state lands create a procedure and criteria that must be used if the sale was initiated by the State Land Commissioner (Commissioner).
History
Established in 1915, the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) manages approximately 9.2 million acres of state trust lands. These lands are held in trust and are managed for the sole purpose of generating revenue for the 13 state land beneficiaries (A.R.S. § 37-102) (ASLD).
The Commissioner, as the designated executive officer of the ASLD, is charged with duties that include, but are not limited to: exercising all powers and duties vested in or imposed on the ASLD, make long-range plans for the future use of state lands, promote the infill and orderly development of state lands in areas beneficial to the trust and authorizing lease or sale of State Trust lands for certain purposes (A.R.S. §§ 37-131, 37-132).
Current law authorizes state lands to be sold either:
1) upon the ASLDs receipt of an application for the sale of the land; or
2) on the Commissioner's initiative (A.R.S. § 37-233).
Provisions
1. Requires rules, adopted for the sale of state lands, to establish a procedure and criteria that the Commissioner must use for determining whether to initiate a sale, if the sale is by the Commissioner's own initiative. (Sec. 1)
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