Arizona § 37-1153 Permit to use public trust lands

Arizona Statutes

§ 37-1153 — Permit to use public trust lands

Arizona § 37-1153

Title 37Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 7STATE CLAIMS TO STREAMBEDS

Art. 3Management of Public Trust Lands

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37-1153 (2026).

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A.On application, the department may permit the use of public trust lands by a public entity or private person or entity if the department determines that such use will be consistent with, and in the best interests of, the public trust. The use may continue only as long as the lands are used for the purposes for which the permit is granted. The permit shall contain terms and conditions that are necessary or appropriate to assure protection of the public trust interests associated with the lands. The user shall pay due compensation to the department that shall be used for the purposes prescribed by this chapter.

B.At least thirty days before issuing a permit under this section the department shall provide written notice of the proposed action and an opportunity to comment to any person w

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A. On application, the department may permit the use of public trust lands by a public entity or private person or entity if the department determines that such use will be consistent with, and in the best interests of, the public trust. The use may continue only as long as the lands are used for the purposes for which the permit is granted. The permit shall contain terms and conditions that are necessary or appropriate to assure protection of the public trust interests associated with the lands. The user shall pay due compensation to the department that shall be used for the purposes prescribed by this chapter.

B. At least thirty days before issuing a permit under this section the department shall provide written notice of the proposed action and an opportunity to comment to any person who has previously requested written notice of actions under this section. The department shall provide contemporaneous written notice of the final decision to any person who filed a comment.

C. The department may lease rights-of-way in public trust lands for nonexclusive uses for a term of not more than ten years without a public auction, if the conditions prescribed by subsection A are met.

D. The department shall adopt rules relating to granting the use permits and maintaining the public trust land that is subject to permit under this section.