A. The commissioner shall promptly classify all lands selected as provided in article 1 of this chapter.
B. In classifying state lands, the commissioner shall maintain in the offices of the department plats, maps or books containing the description of lands and disclosing:
1. Lands suitable for agricultural purposes.
2. Lands suitable for grazing purposes.
3. Lands suitable for homesite purposes.
4. Lands suitable for commercial purposes.
5. Lands within the boundaries of any school district which may, within the discretion of the governing board of the applicable school district within which the lands are located and within the discretion of the commissioner, become adaptable to public educational purposes, provided such lands shall not exceed sixty acres for school buildings and grounds.
6. Lands suitable for exchange.
7. Urban lands suitable for urban planning.
8. Urban lands consistent with a development or secondary plan.
9. Lands suitable for multipurpose use.
10. Trust lands suitable for conservation purposes pursuant to article 4.2 of this chapter.
C. The commissioner may reclassify lands if the commissioner determines that reclassification is in the best interest of the trust and of the state.
D. Classification of urban lands as suitable for urban planning or for self-contained community site planning shall not cause an existing lease to be terminated under section 37-290, and such classification shall be accomplished pursuant to the requirements of article 5.1 of this chapter.
E. Classification of trust lands suitable for conservation pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 10 of this section shall be accomplished pursuant to article 4.2 of this chapter and shall not cause an existing lease to be impaired or canceled under section 37-290.
Notes of Decisions
Guardians v. Wells, 34 P.3d 364 (Ariz. 2001).
· cites it 9× “A.R.S. § 37-212 (West 1993 & Supp. 2000).”
Forest Guardians v. Wells, 4 P.3d 1054 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 20× “section 37-212 include "lands suitable for grazing purposes" and "lands suitable for commercial purposes.”
Havasu Heights Ranch & Dev. Corp. v. State Land Dep't, 764 P.2d 37 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1988).
· cites it 6× “Havasu Heights contends that the offered leases are not commercial leases because they preclude any actual use of the property including commercial activities.”
Koepnick v. Arizona State Land Dep't, 212 P.3d 62 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 5× “The plain language of A.R.S. § 37-212(0) requires the Commissioner to consider the best interest of the trust when reclassifying state trust land and does not limit reclassification to situations in which the Department has a successor at hand.”
Jeffries v. Hassell, 3 P.3d 1071 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999).
· cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 37-212 (Supp. 1998). Of Arizona’s 9.”
Williams v. Greene, 390 P.2d 907 (Ariz. 1964).
“Did the Commissioner’s order, later affirmed by the lower court, granting a commercial lease on all of this particular short section to one applicant consider the best interests of the State of Arizona and its people? The controlling factor in granting a lease of state land to…”
Waddell v. Arizona State Land Dep't, 873 P.2d 646 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993).
“§ 37-604(D), provided: "Lands conveyed to the state under this article shall, upon acceptance of title and recording, be dedicated to the same purpose and administered under the same laws to which the lands conveyed were subject, but may be reclassified as provided in § 37-212."…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 37-212(0) — 1 case
Koepnick v. Arizona State Land Dep't, 212 P.3d 62 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009).
“The plain language of A.R.S. § 37-212(0) requires the Commissioner to consider the best interest of the trust when reclassifying state trust land and does not limit reclassification to situations in which the Department has a successor at hand.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 37-212(B)(10) — 1 case
Forest Guardians v. Wells, 4 P.3d 1054 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000).
“section 37-212 include "lands suitable for grazing purposes" and "lands suitable for commercial purposes.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 37-212(B)(2) — 2 cases
Forest Guardians v. Wells, 4 P.3d 1054 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000).
“section 37-212 include "lands suitable for grazing purposes" and "lands suitable for commercial purposes.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 37-212(B)(4) — 1 case
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 37-212(C) — 4 cases
Forest Guardians v. Wells, 4 P.3d 1054 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000).
“section 37-212 include "lands suitable for grazing purposes" and "lands suitable for commercial purposes.”
Koepnick v. Arizona State Land Dep't, 212 P.3d 62 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009).
“The plain language of A.R.S. § 37-212(0) requires the Commissioner to consider the best interest of the trust when reclassifying state trust land and does not limit reclassification to situations in which the Department has a successor at hand.”
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