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Home » US Law » 2022 Arizona Revised Statutes » Title 37 - Public Lands » Article 14 - Exchange of Public Lands

§ 37-601 – Authorization to exchange

37-601. Authorization to exchange The governing body of any county, city, town or school district may exchange with each other any land owned by them but such exchange shall not be made of lands situated in different counties. The determination of the governing body having control of the land that such land should be exchanged […]

§ 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 […]

§ 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 […]

§ 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. […]

§ 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 […]

§ 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 […]

§ 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 […]

§ 37-608 – Supplemental authority

37-608. Supplemental authority The provisions of this article are supplemental to and in addition to the authority provided in chapter 3, article 2 of this title.

§ 37-609 – Exchange of sovereign lands

37-609. Exchange of sovereign lands A. For proper management of state land, the department may exchange the surface or subsurface rights and interests in sovereign lands of this state that are managed by the department for surface or subsurface rights and interests in federal lands, state lands of another state or lands owned by other […]

§ 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 […]