§ 22-6-120. Adopt a Document Program
(a) The Adopt a Document Program is established to be administered by the Commissioner of State Lands. (b) (1) The Commissioner of State Lands may: (A) Obtain funding from private donations and charities to protect documents in his or her custody; and (B) Sell duplicates or copies of maps, plats, and other documents in his […]
§ 22-6-405. Conflicting claims
(a) When there are conflicting claims to swamp and overflowed lands, the Commissioner of State Lands may administer oaths and shall decide, upon proper notice to the parties and upon hearing testimony and statements under oath, to whom the patent certificate shall be issued in accordance with the law on the subject and shall issue […]
§ 22-6-201. Purpose
(a) It is the primary purpose and intent of this subchapter that when islands are formed in navigable waters of this state, title to the islands should be retained in the state if the island is appropriate for use by any state agency or may become appropriate for any use by the state and that […]
§ 22-6-406. Disposition of moneys
All moneys paid into the State Treasury for the purchase of swamp and overflowed lands shall be appropriated by the General Assembly for purposes which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the terms of 9 Stat. 519, Ch. 84.
§ 22-6-202. Title and administration of islands and submerged lands
(a) Except as provided in § 22-6-204, islands formed or that may form in the navigable waters of this state are the property of the state and subject to sale and disposition in the manner and form provided in this subchapter. (b) The Commissioner of State Lands may lease, grant, or sell islands or submerged […]
§ 22-6-501. Transfer to state institutions
(a) (1) The Commissioner of State Lands is authorized upon application of the director of any state department or agency, the management or the board of trustees of any state institution, or the chief executive of any county, city, or school district of this state to issue to the applying governmental unit a deed for […]
§ 22-6-203. Disposition
(a) The Commissioner of State Lands shall receive requests for conveyance of title to an island previously formed in the navigable waters of this state and not previously disposed of in the manner provided by law. (b) (1) The Commissioner of State Lands shall inquire into the terrain and other physical attributes of the island […]
§ 22-6-204. Confirmation of prior sales
(a) All sales made by the Commissioner of State Lands pursuant to this subchapter prior to July 1, 1991, are confirmed, and the title of all purchases under the deeds from the Commissioner of State Lands are quieted, established, and confirmed. (b) The area described in any of the deeds as being conveyed shall extend […]
§ 22-6-205. Objects of antiquity on submerged lands property of state — Exceptions — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “object of antiquity” includes without limitation property lost or abandoned for twenty-five (25) years or more. (b) An object of antiquity found in the submerged lands of the state and not claimed by the federal government or protected under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. […]
§ 22-6-301. Sale by county court on application
(a) It shall be lawful for the county court of any county in which any permanent school lands and lots, as defined in § 22-6-111, are situated to order the lands or lots sold at public auction by the sheriff, in legal subdivisions, upon the application of any person who may desire to purchase the […]