37-1054. Powers of district
A. This state recognizes the special expertise of the districts in the fields of land, soil, water and natural resources management within the boundaries of the district. A district is empowered to:
1. Conduct surveys, investigations and research relating to the character of the soil, soil erosion prevention within a farm or ranch, methods of cultivation, farm and range practices, seeding, eradicating noxious growths and invasive vegetation and any other measures that will aid farm and range operations, disseminate information pertaining thereto, and carry on research programs with or without the cooperation of this state or its agencies or the United States or its agencies.
2. Create and administer a soil health program that promotes implementation of soil health practices, research projects, demonstration projects, educational projects or other activities appropriate to promote the continuing capacity for soil to function as a vital living biological system that sustains plants, animals and humans, increased soil organic matter, improved soil structure, water-holding and nutrient-holding capacity or nutrient cycling.
3. Conduct demonstration projects within the district on lands owned or controlled by the state or any of its agencies with the consent and cooperation of the agency having jurisdiction of the land, and on any other lands within the district on obtaining the consent of the landowner or the necessary rights or interests in the land, in order to demonstrate by example the means, methods and measures by which water, soil and soil resources may be conserved and soil erosion and soil washing may be prevented and controlled.
4. Cooperate and enter into agreements with a landowner, an operator or any agency or subdivision of the state or federal government to carry on programs of watershed improvement, soil erosion prevention, methods of cultivation, cropping practices, land leveling and improvement on agricultural lands, and programs limited to methods of proper range use, reseeding and eradicating noxious growth and invasive vegetation on grazing lands, all within the limits of an individual farm or ranch and subject to the conditions the supervisors deem necessary.
5. Acquire, by purchase, exchange, lease or otherwise, any property, real or personal, or rights or interest in any property, maintain, administer and improve any properties acquired, receive income from any property or right or interest in property and expend it in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any property or interest in property in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
6. Make available, on the terms it prescribes to landowners within the district, agricultural and engineering machinery and equipment, fertilizer, seed and other material or equipment as will assist the landowners to carry on operations on their lands for the purposes and programs authorized by this chapter.
7. Develop, publish and bring to the attention of landowners within the district comprehensive plans for conserving soil and water resources within the district that specify in such detail as may be feasible the acts, procedures, performances and avoidances necessary or desirable to effect the plans.
8. Apply for, receive and spend monies from the Arizona water protection fund pursuant to title 45, chapter 12 to be used in individual districts or in cooperation with other districts, persons, cities, towns, counties, special districts and Indian communities for projects consistent with title 45, chapter 12.
9. Employ agents, engineers, attorneys or other employees not readily available from existing state agencies.
10. Sue and be sued in the name of the district, have a seal, which shall be judicially noticed, have perpetual succession unless terminated as provided in this chapter, make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to exercise its powers and make, amend and repeal rules not inconsistent with this chapter to effect its purposes and powers.
11. Accept donations, gifts and contributions in monies, services, materials or otherwise, and use or expend them in carrying on its operations.
12. Organize and establish an education center to increase the knowledge of natural resources in this state through the following methods:
(a) Offering technical guidance and training to agricultural producers.
(b) Publishing scholarly materials.
(c) Providing educational and training opportunities, both inside and outside of the district.
(d) Conducting or sponsoring scientific studies that affect natural resources in this state.
(e) Increasing public awareness of water conservation statewide, including water conservation methods and best management practices.
(f) Increasing public awareness of soil health practices statewide.
B. A provision of law with respect to acquiring, operating or disposing of property by other public bodies is not applicable to a district organized under this chapter unless specifically stated therein.
C. After the formation of any district under this chapter, all participation thereunder shall be voluntary, notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary.
D. A district may send to the Arizona water protection fund commission established by title 45, chapter 12 written recommendations for geographic areas to be emphasized, issues of concern and measures to implement title 45, chapter 12. A district that sends written recommendations to the commission shall request information from at least the following:
1. The director of the department of water resources and the state land commissioner.
2. The federal and state fish, wildlife, recreation and natural resource agencies.
3. County and municipal entities.
4. The public.
E. The district shall develop procedures to ensure adequate participation in the public involvement process prescribed by subsection D of this section.
Structure Arizona Revised Statutes
§ 37-102 - State land department; powers and duties
§ 37-103 - Seal of state land department
§ 37-104 - Power to make and accept conveyances of real property
§ 37-106 - Federal reclamation trust fund
§ 37-108 - Court actions related to natural resources projects; remedies; account; definition
§ 37-109 - Alternative payment methods
§ 37-110 - Due diligence fund; exemption; reversion
§ 37-131 - State land commissioner; appointment; term; removal; compensation
§ 37-132.01 - Performance and restoration account; agreements with public and private entities
§ 37-133 - Decisions of commissioner; filing; notice to persons in interest
§ 37-172 - Resource analysis division; administrator; employees; compensation; state cartographer
§ 37-176 - Revolving fund; source of monies; claims
§ 37-177 - Arizona geographic information council
§ 37-178 - Geospatial data sharing
§ 37-201 - Examination and selection duties of commissioner
§ 37-204 - Advances for survey; repayment
§ 37-205 - Due diligence costs related to disposition of land
§ 37-212 - Classification of lands selected; reclassification
§ 37-214 - Board of appeals; approval of participation contracts; appeal
§ 37-215 - Appeal from decision of commissioner or board of appeals
§ 37-221 - Sale or lease of state lands for public education purposes
§ 37-232 - Application to purchase state lands or for reimbursement for improvements; deposit
§ 37-233 - Sale of state lands; restriction on sale of timber land; expense of sale
§ 37-234 - Sale of agricultural lands without application; limitation on sales of agricultural lands
§ 37-235 - Subdivision of state lands for sale; size and price limitations
§ 37-236 - Order by department of sale of lands; sale at auction; cancellation of sale; appeal
§ 37-236.01 - Sale of lands suitable for conservation purposes and other purposes at single auction
§ 37-237 - Notice required for sale of lands or lands and improvements; publication
§ 37-238 - Procedure for sale; report of sale
§ 37-239 - Participation contracts; planning and disposition proposals
§ 37-240 - Limitations on amount of land one person may purchase
§ 37-241 - Terms of sale of state land; payment; interest rate
§ 37-243 - Payment of rent in arrears; payment for use of land
§ 37-244 - Certificate of purchase; conditions
§ 37-245 - Rights conferred by certificate of purchase; recording of certificate
§ 37-249 - Actions to rescind sales
§ 37-250 - Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate of purchase
§ 37-251 - Issuance of patents for state lands
§ 37-252 - Taxation of lands sold
§ 37-254 - Cancellation of tax assessment on lands reverting to state
§ 37-256 - Application of provisions; east half of dry bed of Colorado river
§ 37-257 - Application for sale
§ 37-258 - Sale of rights in dry riverbed
§ 37-258.01 - Sale of development rights
§ 37-259 - Application as offer to settle dispute
§ 37-260 - Selling and administrative expenses
§ 37-261 - Authority to auction reversion rights
§ 37-281 - Lease of state lands for certain purposes without advertising; terms and conditions
§ 37-281.01 - Lease of state lands for grazing purposes; notice
§ 37-281.02 - Leasing state lands for commercial purposes for more than ten years
§ 37-281.04 - Default of lease of state land; assignment to cities and towns
§ 37-282.01 - Mass appraisals; notice; procedure; definitions
§ 37-283 - Subleases by grazing lessee; limitation upon grazing use; sublease surcharge
§ 37-284 - Conflicting short-term lease applications; preference rights
§ 37-286 - Execution of leases by land department; covenants; assignment of lease by lessee
§ 37-286.01 - Duty to exclude unauthorized livestock bond; damages; injunction
§ 37-287 - Reservation of rights in state land leases
§ 37-289 - Procedure on cancellation of lease; notice, default, hearing and appeal
§ 37-291 - Preferred rights to renewal of lease; exceptions; notification
§ 37-294 - Recovery of lands unlawfully held
§ 37-295 - Disposition of long-term commercial lease prepayments; prepayment fund
§ 37-301 - Procedure for protesting auctions
§ 37-312 - Nominating and classifying trust land as suitable for conservation purposes
§ 37-312.01 - Access to and use and enjoyment of private lands
§ 37-313 - Conservation lease of trust lands suitable for conservation; definition
§ 37-314 - Conveyance of title to trust lands suitable for conservation purposes
§ 37-317 - Subordination to constitution and enabling act
§ 37-321.01 - Rights to water used on state land; definition
§ 37-322.02 - Payment by purchaser or succeeding lessee for improvements on auctioned land
§ 37-322.04 - Accounting for improvements which become property of state
§ 37-323 - Permission required for construction on floodplains; criteria
§ 37-324 - Development or secondary plan; effect
§ 37-331.01 - Designation of state lands as urban lands on request
§ 37-331.02 - Urban land planning oversight committee
§ 37-332 - Urban lands; notice; hearing; requirements; classification; state general plan
§ 37-334 - Designation of lands; development or secondary plan; requirements; approval
§ 37-334.01 - Development plan for a master plan area
§ 37-335 - Sale or lease of state lands for development
§ 37-335.01 - Compensation and reimbursement of lessee upon cancellation of lease
§ 37-335.02 - Off-site improvement of urban lands
§ 37-335.04 - Liens not liabilities of state
§ 37-335.06 - Agreements to fund, install and reimburse costs of infrastructure on trust lands
§ 37-336 - Rules; review and approval by legislature; duties of commissioner
§ 37-338 - Selection of application for development planning permit or secondary permit
§ 37-341 - Preliminary investigation of projects for reclamation of state lands
§ 37-371 - Definition of acquired entitlement land
§ 37-372 - Payments to local governments with respect to acquired entitlement lands
§ 37-411 - Rights of entrymen under federal laws to possession and enjoyment of land
§ 37-412 - Limitation on claims; marking boundaries of claim; notice; recording of notice
§ 37-443 - Improvements as state property
§ 37-444 - Offset against rent due from trust beneficiaries; substituting trust designations
§ 37-461 - Grants of rights-of-way and sites for public uses
§ 37-481 - Conservation and administration of products of state lands
§ 37-483 - Program to remove vegetative natural products; hazardous vegetation; definition
§ 37-501 - Trespass on state lands; classification
§ 37-503 - Disposition of personal property unlawfully abandoned on state land
§ 37-521 - Permanent state school fund; composition; use
§ 37-522 - Universities land fund; composition; use
§ 37-523 - Normal schools land fund; composition; use
§ 37-525 - Other land funds; composition; use
§ 37-526 - Central Arizona project municipal and industrial repayment fund
§ 37-527 - Trust land management fund
§ 37-601 - Authorization to exchange
§ 37-603 - Method of exchange; appraisal
§ 37-604 - Exchange of state land; procedure; limitation and exceptions; definition
§ 37-604.01 - Exchange of state subsurface rights and interests
§ 37-605 - Title; reservations, restrictions and encumbrances
§ 37-606 - Protest; public hearing; judicial review
§ 37-607 - Method of exchange; valuation
§ 37-608 - Supplemental authority
§ 37-609 - Exchange of sovereign lands
§ 37-610 - Disposition of surplus floodplain lands
§ 37-611 - Acquisition of lands by United States for penal purposes
§ 37-613 - Power of state to serve process upon land ceded United States for penal purposes
§ 37-615 - Exchange of road rights-of-way on state land; procedure; limitation and exceptions
§ 37-616 - Protest; public hearing; judicial review
§ 37-617 - Method of exchange; valuation
§ 37-618 - Supplemental authority
§ 37-620.01 - Concurrent jurisdiction over veterans administration properties; acceptance
§ 37-620.02 - State consent to acquisition of land by the United States for exclusive jurisdiction
§ 37-620.03 - National monuments; catalog; attorney general; litigation
§ 37-620.11 - Enactment of compact
§ 37-620.21 - Holistic resource management program
§ 37-620.31 - Arizona resource advisory council; membership; duties; report
§ 37-701 - Acceptance of Carey land acts; state agency
§ 37-704 - Contract; contents; bond of contractor
§ 37-708 - Water rights appurtenant to lands; lien; foreclosure and redemption
§ 37-709 - Maps of project; right of easement reserved
§ 37-710 - Reservation of mineral rights in school lands sold
§ 37-723 - Distribution of money received from United States; appropriations to counties
§ 37-724 - Receipts from lease of public lands
§ 37-725 - Receipts from grazing district fees; district treasurer; duties
§ 37-726 - Expenditure of grazing fees of district; purposes authorized
§ 37-801 - Duty to disclose names of persons having a beneficial interest in real property
§ 37-803 - Disposition of real property by state agency
§ 37-804 - Payment of outstanding taxes, penalties and interest on acquiring property
§ 37-902 - Public lands; public policy; state land department
§ 37-903 - State land commissioner; powers; duties
§ 37-905 - Appeal of commissioner's decision; board of review; procedures; decision; further appeal
§ 37-906 - Public lands; disposal; use; written authorization required
§ 37-907 - Federal lands acquired without legislative consent; placement on tax rolls
§ 37-908 - Powers and duties of attorney general
§ 37-909 - State payments to counties
§ 37-931 - Claims of right-of-way under revised statute 2477
§ 37-1001 - Declaration of policy
§ 37-1011 - Division of natural resource conservation
§ 37-1012 - State natural resource conservation commissioner
§ 37-1013 - Powers and duties of commissioner
§ 37-1014 - State financial assistance; application; criteria
§ 37-1015 - Environmental special plate fund; distribution
§ 37-1031 - Petition for creation of district
§ 37-1032 - Hearing on petition; notice
§ 37-1033 - Determination by commissioner
§ 37-1034 - Referendum; election of supervisors
§ 37-1035 - Proclamation of result of referendum and election; terms of supervisors
§ 37-1036 - Proceedings to organize district; certificate of organization
§ 37-1037 - Addition of territory
§ 37-1038 - Dissolution of district
§ 37-1039 - Status following dissolution
§ 37-1040 - Change in boundaries; combination or division of districts; change in name of districts
§ 37-1051 - District supervisors; term of office; biennial election
§ 37-1052 - Organization of supervisors; vacancies
§ 37-1053 - Powers and duties of supervisors
§ 37-1054 - Powers of district
§ 37-1055 - Limitation of powers
§ 37-1056 - Cooperation between districts
§ 37-1057 - Cooperation by state agencies
§ 37-1121 - Arizona navigable stream adjudication commission
§ 37-1122 - General powers and duties of the commission
§ 37-1123 - Receiving and compiling evidence and records
§ 37-1124 - Compiling evidence and records by department
§ 37-1128 - Determination of navigability
§ 37-1131 - Notice to landowners; quiet title action
§ 37-1132 - Refunds to record title owners
§ 37-1151 - Petition to release public trust status
§ 37-1152 - Auction and sale of released public trust lands
§ 37-1153 - Permit to use public trust lands
§ 37-1154 - Public improvements in beds of navigable watercourses; definition
§ 37-1155 - Prior use of public trust lands
§ 37-1156 - Riparian trust fund; acquisition and management of riparian lands
§ 37-1201 - Declaration of policy
§ 37-1221 - Military airport land exchange section; purpose; employees; compensation
§ 37-1222 - Military airport land exchange proposal application; agreement
§ 37-1223 - Powers and duties of the section; limitations
§ 37-1224 - Military airport land exchange fund
§ 37-1303 - Suppression of wildfires; powers and duties of state forester; entry on private lands
§ 37-1304 - Forestry administrative districts; equipment and personnel
§ 37-1306 - Cooperative forestry fund; purpose; exemption
§ 37-1309 - Nonnative vegetation species eradication fund; department duties; grants; annual report
§ 37-1310 - Emergency medical services on federal lands; payment; requirements; definition
§ 37-1361 - Enactment of compact
§ 37-1381 - Office of the state fire marshal; purpose; assistant director; qualifications
§ 37-1382 - Deputy fire marshals and assistants; appointment; duties; recovery of costs
§ 37-1383 - Powers and duties; arson investigators
§ 37-1384 - Inspection; consent; search warrant
§ 37-1385 - School protection; definition
§ 37-1386 - Construction of article; hazardous materials; electronic filing
§ 37-1387 - Arson detection reward fund; administration; purpose; receipts and disbursements
§ 37-1388 - Fire protection systems; definitions
§ 37-1389 - Substitute refrigerants; approval by administrator
§ 37-1390 - Safety standards in fire training
§ 37-1391 - Cease and desist order; law enforcement procedures; violation; civil penalty
§ 37-1402 - Test method and performance standard; civil penalty; reports
§ 37-1403 - Certification; product change; fee
§ 37-1404 - Markings; requirements; office of the state fire marshal approval
§ 37-1405 - Civil penalties; seizure
§ 37-1406 - Implementation; rulemaking; inspection of cigarettes; definitions
§ 37-1408 - Sale outside of state
§ 37-1421 - Definition of trampoline court
§ 37-1423 - Registration; renewal
§ 37-1424 - Trampoline court owners and operators; requirements; denial of entry; rules