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Article 1 - Administration, etc., of Unused Public Lands.
Section 9-15-1 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words and phrases...
Section 9-15-2 - Jurisdiction and Control of Unused Lands; Recommendations as to Policy Generally. - The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have jurisdiction...
Section 9-15-3 - Determination and Listing of Unused Lands Suitable for Devotion to Forest Culture; Use of Same as State Forests or State Parks. - It shall be the duty of the Department of Conservation...
Section 9-15-4 - Concentration of Ownership of Scattered State Owned Lands. - The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall, where any...
Section 9-15-5 - Duties of Department to Be Performed Without Prejudice, etc., to Rights of Trust Beneficiaries or State Institutions; Department to Act as Technical Advisor. - The duties and powers placed upon and vested in the...
Section 9-15-6 - Ascertainment of Description and Location of Lands Owned or Held in Trust by State, State Institutions, etc.; Classification of Lands and Preparation of Records of Ownership. - It shall be the duty of the Department of Conservation...
Section 9-15-7 - Disposition of Records Generally. - Said records shall be prepared and kept in duplicate, one...
Section 9-15-8 - Filing of Lists of Used and Unused Lands by State Departments and Institutions; Filing of Lists of Improvements Made on Said Lands; Disposition of Lists. - It shall be the duty of each state department or...
Section 9-15-9 - Preparation and Disposition of Records Showing Ownership, General Character, Disposition, etc., of Used and Unused Lands. - Upon the filing of the list required to be filed...
Section 9-15-10 - Notice, etc., of Change in Status, Disposition or Acquisition of Used and Unused Lands. - (a) If at any future time any institution or department...
Section 9-15-11 - Preparation of County Maps Showing Ownership and Location of Lands Owned by State Institutions or Departments. - It shall be the duty of the Land Agent, Department...
Section 9-15-12 - Preparation of Lists of Lands Owned by State, State Institutions, etc., for County Tax Assessors; Notice of Acquisition or Disposition of Lands. - The Land Agent, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, upon...
Section 9-15-13 - Acquisition of Lands to Which State Entitled; Recordation of Same. - It shall be the duty of the Department of Conservation...
Section 9-15-14 - Duty to Determine Best Use for Which Unused Lands May Be Adapted; Use of Same for Purpose for Which Suited. - It shall be the duty of the Department of Conservation...
Section 9-15-15 - Disposition of Revenues From Unused Lands Managed by Department; Charges for Administration, Protection, Mapping, Etc. - Any revenues that shall accrue from the lands so managed...
Section 9-15-16 - Maximum Amount for Charges for Administration, etc., of Lands. - In no case shall the charges for administering, managing, protecting,...
Section 9-15-17 - Fund for Management, etc., of Unused Lands. - All funds which shall be retained by the Commissioner of...
Section 9-15-18 - Sale of Timber, Minerals, etc., From Lands; Lease, Exchange or Sale of Lands, Etc. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby empowered...
Section 9-15-19 - Effect of Article on Local Laws, etc., Governing Ownership, Management, etc., of Lands in Counties. - This article and its provisions shall in nowise affect any...
Article 2 - Administration of School Lands, Swamp and Overflowed Lands, Etc.
Section 9-15-30 - Title to Swamp and Overflowed Lands and Swamp and Overflowed Indemnity Lands Patented to State by Federal Government; Utilization, Disposition, etc., of Same Generally. - (a) Title to all lands of the swamp and overflowed...
Section 9-15-31 - Management and Supervision of School Lands, Swamp and Overflowed Lands, Etc. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby expressly...
Section 9-15-32 - Land Clerk - Qualifications and Appointment. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall appoint a...
Section 9-15-33 - Land Clerk - Examination, etc., of Lands. - Whenever in the judgment of the Governor or the Commissioner...
Section 9-15-34 - Institution, etc., of Practice of Forestry and Enforcement of State Fire and Trespass Laws - School Lands. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby empowered...
Section 9-15-35 - Institution, etc., of Practice of Forestry and Enforcement of State Fire and Trespass Laws - Swamp and Overflowed Lands. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby empowered...
Section 9-15-36 - Leasing of School Lands. - With the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Conservation...
Section 9-15-37 - Institution of Civil Actions to Clear Title to School Lands, etc.; Cruising of Timber, Surveying of Lands, Investigation of Claims to Lands, Etc. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized...
Section 9-15-38 - Sales of Timber or Minerals From School or Swamp and Overflowed Lands. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may sell or...
Section 9-15-39 - Disposition of Revenues From Sales of Timber or Minerals or From Rentals or Leases - School Lands. - The revenue derived from any sale of timber or minerals...
Section 9-15-40 - Disposition of Revenues From Sales of Timber or Minerals or From Rentals or Leases - Swamp and Overflowed Lands. - The revenue derived from any sale of timber or minerals...
Section 9-15-41 - Sales of School Lands - Authorized. - School land, as defined by Section 16-20-1, may be sold...
Section 9-15-42 - Sales of School Lands - Issuance of Patents to Purchasers. - All persons purchasing said lands shall be entitled to a...
Section 9-15-43 - Sales of School Lands - Disposition of Revenues From Sales. - Any revenue derived from the sale of school lands shall...
Section 9-15-44 - Exchanges of School Lands. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized...
Section 9-15-45 - Leases, Exchanges or Sales of Swamp and Overflowed Lands. - Swamp and overflowed lands may be leased, exchanged or sold...
Section 9-15-46 - Issuance of Patents to Purchasers of Swamp and Overflowed Lands. - All persons purchasing said lands shall be entitled to a...
Section 9-15-47 - Disposition of Revenue From Sales, etc., of Swamp and Overflowed Lands. - Any revenue derived from the sale or adjustment of any...
Section 9-15-48 - Claims of Title to Swamp and Overflowed Lands. - All persons claiming title to any swamp and overflowed lands...
Section 9-15-49 - Corrections of Errors in Records Pertaining to School or Swamp and Overflowed Lands - When Required. - For the purpose of facilitating the management and supervision of...
Section 9-15-50 - Corrections of Errors in Records Pertaining to School or Swamp and Overflowed Lands - File of Proof Submitted. - The Secretary of State shall maintain a file in his...
Section 9-15-51 - Corrections of Errors in Records Pertaining to School or Swamp and Overflowed Lands - Certifications of Corrected Records. - After the correction of any error or mistake in any...
Section 9-15-52 - Sale or Leasing of Sand or Gravel on Public Water Bottoms and Certain State Lands - Negotiation, Consummation and Administration of Contracts, Leases, Etc. - All contracts, leases, and agreements for the sale of sand...
Section 9-15-53 - Sale or Leasing of Sand or Gravel on Public Water Bottoms and Certain State Lands - Disposition and Expenditure of Revenues. - The revenues, including royalties, derived from the sale of sand...
Section 9-15-54 - Release of Sand for Use in Beach Project. - Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, in the event...
Section 9-15-55 - Retention by State of Title to Certain Filled Lands; Rights of Access. - (a) The state shall retain title to any lands of...
Section 9-15-56 - Application for Beach Project; Issuance of Permit. - (a) Upon application by a coastal municipality, the Commissioner of...
Article 3 - Sale or Lease of Certain Real Property by State.
Section 9-15-70 - Applicability; Reservation of Rights. - This article applies to all real property and interests therein...
Section 9-15-71 - Real Property Owned by State to Be Sold or Leased by Auction or Sealed Bids. - All sales and leases made by, or on behalf of,...
Section 9-15-72 - Lands Division Responsible for Selling or Leasing Property. - Each department, board, bureau, commission, institution, corporation, or agency which...
Section 9-15-73 - Appraisal. - The Lands Division shall have the real property or the...
Section 9-15-74 - Minimum Amount at Which Property May Be Sold or Leased; Determination as to Selling or Leasing; Acceptance or Rejection of Bids; Determination as to Whether Sale Be by Auction or Bids. - After obtaining an appraisal on the real property and consulting...
Section 9-15-75 - Advertising. - Every proposal to make a sale or lease under this...
Section 9-15-76 - Binders. - Each person or corporation submitting a bid on real property...
Section 9-15-77 - Payment of Expenses by Department, Board, Bureau, etc., Selling or Leasing Property; Payment of Fee to Lands Division. - The expenses of the appraisal and contemplated sale or lease...
Section 9-15-78 - Bids to Be Publicly Taken by Director; Notice; Bids to Become Public Record. - The bids shall be publicly taken or opened in Montgomery...
Section 9-15-79 - Negotiation Where No Bids Received or Bids Rejected; No Sale or Lease at Price Less Than Highest Bid or Minimum; Payment; Closing. - In the event no bids are received or all the...
Section 9-15-80 - Certain Persons Prohibited From Bidding on or Purchasing Property. - Officers and employees of the department selling or leasing the...
Section 9-15-81 - Criminal and Civil Actions and Penalties for Violations of Article. - Any sale or lease of real property or any interest...
Section 9-15-82 - Article Not to Apply to Certain Transfers, Reversions, Sales, Etc. - (a) This article shall not apply to the transfers of...
Section 9-15-83 - Proceeds From Sale to Be Deposited to Credit of Fund of State Entity. - Whenever any real property is sold or leased under this...
Section 9-15-84 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations. - The Lands Division is authorized to promulgate such rules and...
Article 4 - Disclosure of Information Concerning Purchase of Real Property With Public Funds.
Section 9-15-100 - Disclosure Requirements. - (a) The state, a county, a municipality, any other governmental...