§ 36.3.2 The Land Department's Responsibility.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

§ 36.3.2 The Land Department’s Responsibility. The department administers all laws relating to lands owned by the state or under its control, except lands under the specific use and control of state institutions. A.R.S. § 37-102. Lands owned by the state include the beds of all navigable waters within the boundaries of the state. A.R.S. §§ 37-1101 et seq.; Pollard’s Lessee v. Hagan,44 U.S. 212 (1845). This includes the east half of the Colorado River bed, which has been a continuing source of litigation between both the state and private litigants and between...