Arizona § 37-461 Grants of rights-of-way and sites for public uses

Arizona Statutes

§ 37-461 — Grants of rights-of-way and sites for public uses

Arizona § 37-461

Title 37Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 2ADMINISTRATION OF STATE AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS

Art. 10Rights of Way and Sites for Public Uses

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37-461 (2026).

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A.The department may grant rights-of-way for any purpose it deems necessary, and sites for reservoirs, dams and power or irrigation plants, or other purposes, on and over state lands, subject to terms and conditions the department imposes. The department may make rules respecting the granting and maintenance of such rights-of-way and sites.

B.The department may grant rights-of-way for transportation purposes to federal agencies, state agencies or political subdivisions of this state for nonexclusive uses for a term exceeding ten years without a public auction. If a grant of a right-of-way or site to any other entity amounts to the disposition of or conveys a perpetual right to use the surface of the land, the department shall grant the right-of-way or site at public auction to the high

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A. The department may grant rights-of-way for any purpose it deems necessary, and sites for reservoirs, dams and power or irrigation plants, or other purposes, on and over state lands, subject to terms and conditions the department imposes. The department may make rules respecting the granting and maintenance of such rights-of-way and sites.

B. The department may grant rights-of-way for transportation purposes to federal agencies, state agencies or political subdivisions of this state for nonexclusive uses for a term exceeding ten years without a public auction. If a grant of a right-of-way or site to any other entity amounts to the disposition of or conveys a perpetual right to use the surface of the land, the department shall grant the right-of-way or site at public auction to the highest and best bidder.

C. The department may grant rights-of-way to any person for nonexclusive uses for a term of not more than fifty years without a public auction.