ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session
	Senate: NREW DP 8-1-0-0 | 3^rd Read 29-0-1-0-0

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SB 1065: state lands; partial tracts; patents

Sponsor:  Senator Kerr, LD 13

Committee on Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Overview

Allows patenting a tract of State Trust Land that is less than one-fourth of the entire tract sold or less than 10 acres.

History

Congress granted State Trust Lands to Arizona when it became a territory, and later a state, for beneficiaries such as K-12 public schools and the Department of Juvenile Corrections. These lands must be sold or leased to the highest and best bidder at public auctions, provided the price paid exceeds the appraised true value of the lands (Constitution of Arizona, Article 10, §§ 3 and 4 ).

The State Land Department issues a patent (a document that assigns official ownership of the tract) once the purchaser makes all required payments. A purchaser can apply to patent less than the entire tract, which will be granted if the State Land Commissioner finds it is in the best interest of the applicable trust. However, a patent cannot be issued for less than one-fourth of the tract sold or less than 10 acres, whichever is smaller, except when the original tract is less than 40 acres and the patent will be issued for parcels greater than 5 acres each (A.R.S. § 37-251).

Provisions

1. Allows a patent for State Trust Land to be issued for less than one-fourth of the tract sold or less than 10 acres. (Sec. 1)

2. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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