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+ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
-REFERENCE TITLE: state trust lands; public auction
+57th
+  Legislature, 2nd Regular Session
 
-State of Arizona
-House of Representatives
-Fifty-seventh Legislature
-Second Regular Session
-2026
+Majority Research Staff
 
-HB 2956
+HB
+2956: state trust lands; public auction
 
-Introduced by
-Representative Martinez
+Sponsor:
+Representative Martinez, LD 16
 
-AN ACT
+Committee
+on Natural Resources, Energy & Water
 
-PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC AUCTION OF LEASED STATE TRUST LANDS.
+Overview
 
-(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
+Allows
+a person leasing State Trust land for commercial purposes to apply to purchase
+the parcel given they do not lease the parcel for the purposes of solar or wind
+energy.
 
-HB 2956
+History
 
- - 1 -
-Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: 1
-Section 1.  State lands; leases; public auction; delayed repeal
-2
-A.  Notwithstanding any other law, a person that leases state land 3
-for commercial purposes may apply to purchase the parcel if the person 4
-does not lease the parcel for the purposes of solar or wind energy.  A 5
-lessee may submit a single application for multiple parcels that are 6
-leased by the applicant or submit a separate application for each desired 7
-leased parcel. 8
-B.  A lessee that wishes to purchase a parcel pursuant to subsection 9
-A of this section may apply to the state land commissioner to initiate a 10
-public auction for the leased parcel.  Within ninety days after receipt of 11
-the application, the state land commissioner shall appraise, advertise and 12
-sell the parcel at public auction to the highest and best bidder.  If an 13
-applicant's lease on the parcel expires or if an applicant renews the 14
-lease during the ninety-day time frame and the applicant does not withdraw 15
-the application, the state land commissioner shall proceed with the 16
-auction of the parcel consistent with the ninety-day time frame. 17
-C.  This section is repealed from and after December 31, 2027. 18
+The Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) administers laws
+related to lands owned by, belonging to and under control of the state, which
+includes both trust land and sovereign land. The ASLD also manages and controls
+the products and uses of state land including timber, stone, gravel, grazing
+and farming (A.R.S. � 37-102).
+
+State Trust lands are subject to lease for a term in excess
+of ten years, but not more than 99 years, for commercial purposes to the
+highest and best bidder at public auction. Auction is conducted at the place,
+in the manner, and after the notice by publication provided for sales of State
+Trust lands except as otherwise outlined by law. For commercial leases of State
+Trust land more than three miles outside the boundaries of incorporated cities
+and towns with populations of 10,000 or less, or more than five miles outside
+the boundaries of incorporated cities and towns with a population above 10,000,
+the ASLD must cooperate with the county or counties in which the land to be
+leased is located in considering the intended uses. Leases are granted in
+accordance with the Constitution of Arizona, state laws and the rules of ASLD (A.R.S. � 37-281.02).
+
+Provisions
+
+1.
+Allows a
+person leasing State Trust land for commercial purposes to apply to purchase
+the parcel so long as they do not lease the parcel for the purpose of solar or
+wind energy. (Sec.1)
+
+2.
+Enables a
+lessee to submit a single application for multiple leased parcels or submit a
+separate application for each desired leased parcel. (Sec. 1)
+
+3.
+Outlines the
+process by which a public auction may be initiated at the request of a lessee
+and how that public auction must be conducted. (Sec. 1)
+
+4.
+Repeals this
+legislation on January 1, 2028. (Sec. 1)
+
+5.
+
+6.
+
+7.   ---------- DOCUMENT
+FOOTER ---------
+
+8.   Initials CW/RS��������������� HB
+2956
+
+9.   2/5/2026��� Page 0 Natural
+Resources, Energy & Water
+
+10.
+
+11.  ---------- DOCUMENT
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