77-2-301. Sales of state land under board control. The board may decide when sales of state land are to be held and what state lands are to be offered for sale, subject to the limitations of this title, as the best interests of the state may appear to require. History: En. Sec. 70, Ch. 60, L. 1927; […]
77-2-302. Disposition of former institutions and certain federal land grants. (1) Notwithstanding any other section in this chapter, any lands, including buildings, that were formerly used as or by a state institution and that are no longer used for institutional purposes may be disposed of in whole or in part on the terms and in the […]
77-2-303. Restrictions on land available for sale. (1) Land that in the judgment of the department is likely to contain valuable deposits of coal, oil, oil shale, phosphate, metals, sodium, or other valuable mineral deposits is not subject to sale of either the surface land or any of the mineral deposits. However, this subsection does not […]
77-2-304. Mineral reservations in state land. All coal, oil, oil shale, gas, phosphate, sodium, and other mineral deposits in state land, except sand, gravel, building stone, and brick clay, which were not reserved by the United States before July 1, 1927, are reserved to the state. Those deposits are reserved from sale except upon a rental […]
77-2-305. Lands within federal irrigation projects. Whenever state lands are located within the boundaries of federal irrigation projects, the land shall be sold in conformity with the classification of farm units as made by the United States, and all certificates of purchase issued for such lands shall show that the lands are located within a federal […]
77-2-306. Who may purchase. (1) State land may be sold to any person who is 18 years of age or older or any governmental or private entity including tribal governments as defined in 18-11-102. (2) A sale involving land in excess of 160 acres may not be made under this section without first consulting with the board […]
77-2-307. Repealed. Sec. 18, Ch. 355, L. 2003. History: En. Sec. 71, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.71, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 184, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 240, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 94, L. 1973; R.C.M. […]
77-2-308. Approval or disapproval of sales. All sales of state lands shall be subject to the approval and confirmation by the board, and no sale shall be deemed completed until after such approval and confirmation. The board shall have the power and it shall be its duty to disapprove any sale which in its opinion would […]
77-2-309. Discretion of board with respect to surveying and platting. The board has the option of determining whether or not state land must be surveyed, platted, and laid off into blocks and lots. History: En. Sec. 68, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.68, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 100, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-905(part); amd. […]
77-2-310. Certain lands to be platted before sale. (1) Any part of state lands that in the opinion of the board may be sold for residential or commercial purposes must before sale, at such time as the board may consider to be in the best interests of the state, be surveyed in conformity with the laws […]
77-2-311. Survey and plat of shore lands. The board may cause any part of the lands bordering on lakes described in 77-2-303(2) and on navigable streams that are reserved from sale to be surveyed and platted into blocks and lots. The lots may not be less than 125 feet in width, measured in the general direction […]
77-2-312. Repealed. Sec. 18, Ch. 355, L. 2003. History: En. Sec. 68, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.68, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 100, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-905(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 155, L. 1993.
77-2-313. Land subject to taxation. (1) State lands purchased from the state are subject to taxation. The department of revenue shall assess the purchaser for the full value of the land on January 1 following the date of purchase. The holder of certificates of purchase to lands within an irrigation district is liable for the entire […]
77-2-314. Reversion of lands to state. If any lands sold under this title revert to the state for any reason, the department shall notify the department of revenue and the county treasurer of the county in which the land is situated of that fact. Upon the receipt of the notice, the department of revenue shall cancel […]
77-2-315. Participation in irrigation districts — lien status of land. (1) A purchaser of state lands is authorized and empowered to sign any petition that the purchaser may desire to sign for the creation of an irrigation district and the inclusion of the land purchased from the state in the irrigation district and any other petition […]
77-2-316. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 157, L. 1981. History: En. Sec. 56, Ch. 60, L. 1927; amd. Secs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, Ch. 37, Ex. L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1805.56, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 80, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 428, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-801(1), (5), (6).
77-2-317. Valuation of cabin or home site and improvements — rulemaking. (1) (a) Prior to the board’s approval of any sale of state land leased as a cabin or home site or state land with a vacant cabin or home site as provided in 77-2-318, the board shall separately determine the full market value of the land […]
77-2-318. Sale of leased cabin or home sites. (1) (a) The board shall, consistent with the board’s constitutional fiduciary duty of attaining full market value, make available for sale within a reasonable period of time as provided in this part those lands that were state land cabin or home sites on May 6, 2013, at the request […]
77-2-319. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 401, L. 2011. History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 602, L. 1989.
77-2-320. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 422, L. 2013. History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 602, L. 1989.
