Title 37 — Public Lands

A. If the commission determines a watercourse to be navigable as provided in section 37-1128, the state land department shall do the following before it files any quiet title action regarding public trust property beneath or adjacent to the watercourse: 1. Collect information and…

A. If this state's ownership of a parcel or portion of a parcel of property is confirmed in a quiet title action under this article, the state treasurer shall pay to the record title owner an amount from the state general fund to: 1. Refund all property taxes ever paid on the pro…

A. In responding to a petition filed by a record title owner or lessee pursuant to section 37-1128, subsection D, paragraph 1 the department shall consider the extent to which the property that has been confirmed to the state's ownership in a quiet title action, either because of…

A. If the department determines that any portion or reach of a bed of a navigable watercourse may be released from the public trust, the department shall cause an appraisal of the property to be made to determine its fair market value. The property shall not be disposed of for an…

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 l…

A. A determination that a watercourse is navigable does not affect the right of a public entity to own, operate, maintain or repair a public improvement reasonably constructed in the bed of the watercourse under the public entity's powers if the improvement was constructed before…

This state shall not claim compensation for any good faith use of public trust lands made before September 10, 1991 by the record owner or the record owner's lessee if all of the following conditions apply: 1. The landowner had record title to the land at the time of the use. 2. …

A. The riparian trust fund is established consisting of monies received from the sale or use of sovereign streambed lands and resources under this chapter, damages collected from the United States pursuant to section 37-1131 and any other appropriations, gifts, grants or donation…

It is declared the policy of the legislature to promote the preservation of military airports in this state by facilitating the conservation of open space around military airports, and thereby to protect and enhance the irreplaceable economic benefit that military airports direct…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "High noise or accident potential zone" has the same meaning prescribed in section 28-8461. 2. "Landowner" means any private person, firm or corporation holding title to any land that is wholly or partially in territory i…

A. Subject to the availability of monies in the military airport land exchange fund, the military airport land exchange section is established within the state land department for the purpose of facilitating exchanges of federal land in this state for private land in territory in…

A. A landowner may apply to the section for assistance in preparing a proposal to exchange the landowner's land for land owned by a federal agency if the landowner's land is wholly or partially in a high noise or accident potential zone or if all of the following apply: 1. The la…

A. If the section agrees to assist a landowner pursuant to section 37-1222, subsection C, the section shall: 1. Charge the landowner a fee for each acre of the subject property. The section shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, monies received pursuant to this pa…

A. A military airport land exchange fund is established consisting of monies appropriated by the legislature, fees deposited pursuant to section 37-1223, subsection A, paragraph 1 and monies deposited pursuant to section 37-1223, subsection B. The commissioner shall administer th…

A. The Arizona department of forestry and fire management is established to provide for land management and the prevention and suppression of wildland fires on state land and on private property located outside of cities and towns. B. The governor shall appoint a state forester p…

A. The state forester is designated as the agent of this state and shall administer this chapter. The state forester shall: 1. Exercise and perform all powers and duties vested in or imposed on the Arizona department of forestry and fire management. 2. Adopt rules necessary to di…

A. The state forester shall have authority to prevent, manage or suppress any wildfires on state and private lands located outside incorporated municipalities and, if subject to cooperative agreements, on other lands located in this state or in other states, Mexico or Canada. If …

A. The state forester may establish state forestry administrative districts in all eligible areas of this state. B. The state forester shall establish an equipment program in order to supply the forestry administrative districts. Equipment shall be supplied through both the feder…

A. On request of the state forester, the governor may authorize the state forester to incur liabilities for suppressing wildland fires and responding to other unplanned all-risk activities from unrestricted monies in the state general fund whether or not the legislature is in ses…

A. The cooperative forestry fund is established. The state forester shall administer the fund. B. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the state forester shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in this fund all monies appropriated to this fund and monies r…

A. The state fire safety committee is established consisting of nine members who are appointed for three-year terms by the governor pursuant to section 38-211. The governor may remove any member from the committee for incompetency, improper conduct, disability or neglect of duty.…

A. To ensure that ranchers and landowners in this state are adequately equipped to protect their own property and neighboring property from forest and range fires, the Arizona department of forestry and fire management shall develop a program to train individual or groups of ranc…

B. The Arizona department of forestry and fire management shall: 1. Coordinate with the Arizona state land department on projects conducted on state trust land pursuant to this section. 2. Coordinate with the Arizona game and fish department on projects conducted pursuant to this…

A. Subject to legislative appropriation, the state forester shall process and pay to a fire district with a population of less than five thousand inhabitants claims for expenses incurred in responding to emergency medical services calls on federal lands as follows: 1. The fire di…

A. The state forester shall review and approve a submitted wildfire mitigation plan if the state forester finds that the wildfire mitigation plan: 1. Complies with title 30, chapter 7, article 1 or title 40, chapter 8, article 1 and any other applicable rules. 2. Is reasonable co…

The compact for interstate cooperation on forests is enacted into law as follows: Compact for interstate cooperation on forests I. If federal law permits the forestry agency of two or more party states to assume any delegated agency role in performing any forestry management func…

Article I The purpose of this compact is to promote effective prevention and control of forest fires in the great plains region of the United States by maintaining adequate forest firefighting services by the member states and by providing for reciprocal aid in fighting forest fi…

To promote public health and safety and to reduce hazards to life, limb and property, the office of the state fire marshal is established within the Arizona department of forestry and fire management. The office shall perform its duties by performing inspections and fire investig…

A. With the approval of the state forester, the assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal may: 1. Hire deputy fire marshals who shall have knowledge in the field of fire safety and hire such other assistants and employees as are necessary to properly discharge th…

A. Under the authority and direction of the state forester, the assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal or a deputy fire marshal or an assistant fire inspector who is acting at the direction of the assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal shal…

A. The assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal, a deputy fire marshal or an assistant fire inspector may investigate fire damage and shall carry out periodic inspection programs of buildings and premises to examine or inspect for fire hazards. B. In carrying ou…

A. The assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or an assistant fire inspector shall enforce rules and regulations for establishing programs for evacuating school buildings and for instructing all students in public and private schools as to…

A. This article does not prohibit cities subject to this article, towns or volunteer fire districts from enacting ordinances, resolutions, rules or regulations with regard to fire protection or prevention pursuant to other provisions of law or charter, provided such ordinances, r…

A. The arson detection reward fund is established and shall be administered within the guidelines of this section and rules of the office of state fire marshal. B. The advisory committee on arson prevention established by the office of the state fire marshal shall provide rewards…

A. All backflow prevention equipment installed on class 1 and class 2 fire protection systems shall comply with state fire code standards. B. Check valve assemblies installed on class 1 or class 2 fire protection systems as backflow protection equipment pursuant to this section s…

A person shall not use, sell or offer to sell a product intended for use as a refrigerant for any motor vehicle, residential, commercial or industrial air conditioning system, refrigerator or other cooling or heating device unless it has been approved for use by the administrator…

All training provided by the state forester shall comply with the safety standards prescribed by the national fire protection association and the occupational safety and health administration regulations of this state.

A. If the state forester, the assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal or a deputy fire marshal has reasonable cause to believe that any person has committed or is committing a violation of this article, any rule adopted pursuant to this article or any order iss…

(Conditionally Rpld.) In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Agent" means a person who is authorized by the department of revenue to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes. 2. "Cigarette" means any roll of tobacco or any substitute for tobacco wr…

(Conditionally Rpld.) A. Except as provided in subsection I of this section, cigarettes may not be sold or offered for sale in this state or offered for sale or sold to persons located in this state unless both of the following occur: 1. The cigarettes are tested pursuant to the …

(Conditionally Rpld.) A. Each manufacturer shall submit to the office of the state fire marshal a written certification attesting that each cigarette listed in the certification: 1. Has been tested pursuant to section 37-1402. 2. Meets the performance standards prescribed in sect…

(Conditionally Rpld.) A. A manufacturer shall mark cigarettes that are certified pursuant to section 37-1403 to indicate compliance with section 37-1402. The marking shall be in at least eight-point type and shall consist of either: 1. Modification of the product UPC code to incl…

(Conditionally Rpld.) A. A manufacturer, wholesaler, agent or other person or entity that knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes, other than through retail sale, in violation of section 37-1402 is subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed one hundred dollars for each pack…

(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The office of the state fire marshal shall implement this article pursuant to the implementation and substance of the New York fire safety standards for cigarettes in section 156-c of the New York executive law and part 429 of title 19 of the New York Cod…

(Conditionally Rpld.) To enforce this article, the attorney general and the office of the state fire marshal under the authority and direction of the state forester, or their employees, may examine the books, papers, invoices and other records of any person in possession, control…

(Conditionally Rpld.) This article does not prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of section 37-1402 if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside of the Unite…

The legislature finds that the safety standards prescribed in this article are of statewide concern. This article preempts regulation by a political subdivision of this state regarding the cigarette ignition propensity safety standards prescribed in this article.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "trampoline court": 1. Means a commercial facility with a defined area composed of one or more trampolines, a series of trampolines, a trampoline court foam pit or a series of trampoline court foam pits. 2. Does not include:…

A. The state forester shall: 1. Administer and enforce this article, including adopting rules necessary to administer and enforce this article. 2. Establish fees for the initial registration and renewal of registration of trampoline courts in amounts to be determined by the state…

A. At least thirty days before operation an owner or operator of a trampoline court must register with and submit to the state forester all of the following: 1. An application for registration on a form prescribed by the state forester and the fee prescribed by section 37-1422. 2…