ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2017: state land department; continuation
PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Mitchell, LD 13 BILL STATUS: Caucus & COW                 LARA: DP 8-0-0-0

Abstract

Relating to continuation of the ASLD.

Provisions

1. Continues the ASLD for eight years, until July 1, 2026. (Sec. 2)

2. Requires the ASLD to provide the COR an update on its strategic plan by July 1, 2022. (Sec. 3)

Current Law

The Enabling Act of 1910 granted 10.9 million acres to the State for public institutional beneficiaries. There are 13 trust beneficiaries, the largest of which is K-12 education. The ASLD was established in 1915 to manage State Trust lands and the natural products derived from those lands. The ASLD is also responsible for preparing maps of Arizona, including military restricted airspace, military training route and ancillary military facilities maps (A.R.S § 37-102). The State Land Commissioner is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate (A.R.S. § 37-131).

The ASLD has disposed of or exchanged approximately 1.7 million acres of State Trust land, leaving 9.2 million acres of Trust land to be managed by the ASLD for agriculture, commercial and grazing purposes. Each parcel of land has a designated beneficiary, so revenue generated from a parcel is dispersed to the corresponding designee.

Additional Information

The Senate Natural Resources, Energy & Water and House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs COR met on November 8, 2017, and recommended an eight-year continuation provided ASLD returns to the COR with an update on its strategic plan within the next four years.

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2017

Second Regular Session                               Version 2:  Caucus & COW

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