37-281. Lease of state lands for certain purposes without advertising; terms and conditions A. All state lands are subject to lease as provided in this article for a term of not more than ten years for agricultural, commercial and homesite purposes, without advertising. The leases shall be granted according to the constitution, the law and […]
37-281.01. Lease of state lands for grazing purposes; notice A. All state lands are subject to lease as provided in this article for a term of not more than ten years for grazing purposes without public auction. In addition to the requirements of section 37-281, subsections B, C, D and E, the leases shall be […]
37-281.02. Leasing state lands for commercial purposes for more than ten years A. All state lands are subject to lease as provided in this article for a term in excess of ten years, but not more than ninety-nine years, for commercial purposes to the highest and best bidder at public auction. The auction shall be […]
37-281.03. Leasing land along Colorado river from United States; subleasing requirements; limitations A. The state land department may lease from the United States or its authorized agencies, for park, recreational and wildlife purposes, lands under the jurisdiction of the bureau of reclamation, which are located along the Colorado river embracing the area from Davis dam […]
37-281.04. Default of lease of state land; assignment to cities and towns A. If a default of a lease of state land made pursuant to this article occurs during the first year of the lease agreement or within four years of the first anniversary date determined by the lease agreement, the lease may be assigned […]
37-282. Duty of lessees to cooperate with state land department in making classifications and appraisals Lessees of state lands shall cooperate with the state land department in making classifications and appraisals. Lessees shall furnish information requested by the department pertaining to the use of the lands proposed by lessee and in connection with other property […]
37-282.01. Mass appraisals; notice; procedure; definitions A. Before undertaking a mass appraisal pursuant to section 37-132, subsection A, paragraph 5, the commissioner shall: 1. Notify in writing all lessees, permittees and right-of-way grantees currently occupying state land for the use to which the mass appraisal would apply and solicit comments from the affected parties and […]
37-283. Subleases by grazing lessee; limitation upon grazing use; sublease surcharge A. A grazing lessee shall not sublease his lease or sell or lease pasturage to lands included in his lease, without written permission from the state land department. A grazing lessee, his sublessee or users under pasturage agreement shall not graze, without written permission […]
37-284. Conflicting short-term lease applications; preference rights A. A conflicting application for an existing lease for a term of not more than ten years shall be filed at least two hundred seventy days but not more than one year before the expiration date on the lease. The conflicting application must be accompanied by a list […]
37-285. Rental rates for grazing and other lands; grazing land valuation commission; reclassification and reappraisal; definitions A. An agricultural, commercial or homesite lease shall provide for an annual rental of not less than the appraised rental value of the land, and never less than five cents per acre per year. The rental provided in such […]
37-286. Execution of leases by land department; covenants; assignment of lease by lessee A. Leases shall be signed by the commissioner and sealed with the seal of the state land department, and shall contain covenants that the lessee will not permit any loss, cause any waste in or upon the land, or cut, waste or […]
37-286.01. Duty to exclude unauthorized livestock bond; damages; injunction A. Notwithstanding the provisions of title 3, chapter 11, article 8, if the commissioner leases land located within the boundaries of a fenced range to a person other than the prior state grazing lessee, the new lessee shall exclude unauthorized livestock grazing by fencing the exterior […]
37-287. Reservation of rights in state land leases A. Unless the rights and interests described in this section are specifically included in a particular lease, all leases of state lands shall expressly except and reserve to the state: 1. All oils, gases, geothermal resources, coal, ores, minerals, fertilizer and fossils of every kind, which may […]
37-287.01. Default on long-term lease; forfeiture and cancellation of lease; extension of time for payments; penalty and interest on delinquent rent A. If a lessee of a lease in excess of ten years defaults in a payment of rent, as provided in the lease, or fails to comply with a condition, covenant or requirement of […]
37-288. 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 A. If a lessee of a lease of ten years or less defaults in a payment of rent, as provided in the lease, or fails to comply with a condition, […]
37-288.01. Disposition of personal property abandoned by lessee at the end of the lease; definitions A. Within ninety days after the date of expiration or cancellation of a lease of state land, the lessee shall remove the lessee’s personal property from the state land and give written notice to the department of the name and […]
37-289. Procedure on cancellation of lease; notice, default, hearing and appeal A. Before any lease is canceled, the commissioner shall take the following steps: 1. Notice of default shall be sent by certified mail to the lessee and to any parties who have registered with the department as mortgagees or other lienholders of the lessee’s […]
37-290. Cancellation of lease on reclassification of lands; preferred right to lease reclassified land; refund of advance rental payments A. Upon reclassification of state lands, whether upon application for reclassification or upon initiation by the commissioner, notice of the decision shall be served upon all interested parties of record in the department. If no appeal […]
37-291. Preferred rights to renewal of lease; exceptions; notification A. On application to the state land department not less than thirty days nor more than one year before the expiration of a lease of state lands, the lessee, if a bona fide resident of this state or legally authorized to transact business in this state, […]
37-294. Recovery of lands unlawfully held A. Nothing in this article shall confer any rights upon occupants or lessees of lands who have not executed and received a lease under the provisions of this article. B. The state land department shall examine into the rights of all persons in possession of state lands, or improvements […]
