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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 37-311

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Conservation: means protection of the natural assets of state trust lands for the long-term benefit of the land, the trust beneficiaries, lessees, the public and the unique resources that each area contains, such as open space, scenic beauty, protected plants, wildlife, archaeology and multiple use values. See Arizona Laws 37-311
  • Existing lessee: means any of the following:

    (a) The lessee who is entitled to the use of state lands at the time the lands are considered for classification and are classified as trust lands suitable for conservation purposes. See Arizona Laws 37-311

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Open space: means land that is generally free of land uses that would jeopardize the conservation and open space values of the land or development that would obstruct the scenic beauty of the land. See Arizona Laws 37-311
  • State lands: means any land owned or held in trust, or otherwise, by the state, including leased school or university land. See Arizona Laws 37-101

1. "Conservation" means protection of the natural assets of state trust lands for the long-term benefit of the land, the trust beneficiaries, lessees, the public and the unique resources that each area contains, such as open space, scenic beauty, protected plants, wildlife, archaeology and multiple use values.

2. "Existing lessee" means any of the following:

(a) The lessee who is entitled to the use of state lands at the time the lands are considered for classification and are classified as trust lands suitable for conservation purposes.

(b) An existing lessee who continues to lease the trust lands after classification as trust lands suitable for conservation purposes.

3. "Open space" means land that is generally free of land uses that would jeopardize the conservation and open space values of the land or development that would obstruct the scenic beauty of the land.

4. "Trust land" means any land that is owned or held in trust by this state.