In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 37-901

  • Board: means the public lands board of review. See Arizona Laws 37-901
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the state land department. See Arizona Laws 37-101
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Leased school or university land: means school or university land for which a lease has been issued by the state, or the territory of Arizona, under which the lessee retains rights. See Arizona Laws 37-101
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Public lands: means all lands within the exterior boundaries of this state except lands:

    (a) To which title is held by any natural person, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society or any other entity. See Arizona Laws 37-901

  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. "Board" means the public lands board of review.

2. "Public lands" means all lands within the exterior boundaries of this state except lands:

(a) To which title is held by any natural person, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society or any other entity.

(b) Which are owned or held in trust by this state or any political subdivision of this state, including leased school or university land.

(c) Lands which are located within and meet the standards and purposes of congressionally authorized national parks, monuments, national forests and wildlife refuges and such other lands acquired by purchase, exchange, gift or eminent domain consented to by the legislature.

(d) Which are controlled by the United States department of defense, department of energy or bureau of reclamation and which were acquired by consent of the legislature and which meet the standards and purposes for which control was authorized.

(e) Which are held in trust for Indian purposes or which are Indian reservations.