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24-524: The mission statement of the Arizona State Land Department is to manage state trust lands and resources to enhance value and optimize economic return for the trust beneficiaries, consistent with sound stewardship , conservation, and business management principles supporting socioeconomic goals for citizens here today and generations yet to come. The mission is also to manage and provide support for resource conservation programs for

48-549: Is one of the two valleys in a (major) three-mountain range, two-valley sequence. Other minor ranges are on the perimeters, but thirty landforms are part of the region. The valley drains southwesterly into the northwest flowing Bouse Wash Drainage. Cunningham Wash drains the valley southwest to meet with the Bouse. The valley also turns somewhat southwest to the north of the Harcuvar Mountains , where Cunningham Pass holds

72-474: Is strategically located near the Central Arizona Project . In 2022, The Arizona Republic reported that the state land department had handed over thousands of acres to a Saudi company called Fondamonte, and gave it permission to withdraw unlimited amounts of groundwater to grow alfalfa, which would be exported to Saudi Arabia. The major mountain ranges that are thrust northwesterly in

96-733: The Buckskin Mountains , a basin forms attached to Butler Valley on the valley's northeast, and with the Black Mountains (Yavapai County) bordered northeast; southeast is another up- drainage basin attached to the northeast of the McMullen Valley , the Aguila Valley to the southeast, and at the southwest of the small range, the Date Creek Mountains . Butler Valley is sparsely populated, with

120-555: The Butler Valley at no charge. Butler Valley was set aside for future ground water delivery to urban areas via the Central Arizona Project canal. The Fondomonte lease has been criticized as substantially below-market. Stewardship Stewardship is a practice committed to ethical value that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources . The concepts of stewardship can be applied to

144-525: The 30-mile route, unimproved major access road to Alamo Lake State Park ; the route traverses the Butler Valley in the northeast, then skirts the northeast of the Buckskins to meet the south side of Alamo Lake. The northeast third of the valley drains northeast from a water divide , then north to Alamo Lake only 10 mi distant; Cunningham Wash drains to the southwest. At the northeast end of

168-719: The Common Schools. The needs of other public institutions were considered by Congress, and through the Enabling Act, more than two million additional acres were allocated for their use. In addition, a 1929 Act authorized an additional 50,000 acres for the Miners’ Hospital Trust. An 1881 Act had already granted the Territory of Arizona about 60,000 acres for the University of Arizona Trust. The total acreage

192-809: The State Land Code. In compliance with the Enabling Act and the State Constitution, the State Land Code gave the Department authority over all Trust lands and the natural products from these Trust lands. Since the State Land Department's inception, its missions have been to manage the Land Trust and to maximize its revenues for the beneficiaries . All uses of the land must benefit the Trust, a fact that distinguishes it from

216-534: The State Land Department be allowed to issue bonds or enter into partnerships with developers. In 1998, the Arizona Preserve Initiative fostered the preservation of open space around urban areas through the reclassification of State Trust Land for conservation purposes. The Initiative was later discontinued due to threat of lawsuit. The State Land Commission has allowed a Saudi company, Fondomonte, to pump unlimited groundwater from its land in

240-429: The ballot to change how state lands are managed and numerous reform attempts in the legislature. These efforts have produced little real change. Proposed reform measures included making it easier to exchange lands with the federal government, funding the State Land Department from revenues earned, improved protection of natural resources, To improve the revenues from land sales to urban developers, some have recommended that

264-413: The domestic, service and management needs of the entire household. Commercial stewardship tends to the domestic and service requirements of passengers on ships, trains, airplanes or guests in restaurants. This concept of stewardship continues to be referenced within these specific categories. Stewardship is now generally recognized as the acceptance or assignment of responsibility to shepherd and safeguard

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288-468: The environment and nature, economics, health, places, property, information, theology, and cultural resources. Stewardship was originally made up of the tasks of a domestic steward , from stiġ ( house , hall ) and weard , ( ward , guard , guardian , keeper ). In the beginning, it referred to the household servant's duties for bringing food and drink to the castle's dining hall. Stewardship responsibilities were eventually expanded to include

312-600: The land granted by Congress to the State for the Common Schools and other institutions. The commission was to report back to the Legislature with its findings and conclusions by the end of the second Legislative session. The Commission concluded that Arizona should not sell its Trust land outright, as other states had done. Instead, it should put the lands to their "highest and best use." The decision to sell or lease

336-454: The land should be based upon the potential use of each parcel. The Commission recommended the creation of a permanent State Land Department "...in order that the multitudinous detail attached to the State’s varied land interests may have constant attention and to prevent irretrievable loss." The State Land Department and the system by which Trust lands were to be managed were established in 1915 by

360-635: The public in nature and science centers, aquaria, and zoos. The project began in 2008 as the NOAA Climate Stewards Project. Its name was changed to NOAA Planet Stewards Educational Project in 2016. Butler Valley (Arizona) Butler Valley is a valley of the Maria fold and thrust belt in western Arizona , USA . It lies east of the Colorado River , and is south of the west-flowing Bill Williams River . Butler Valley

384-482: The road to Alamo Lake being the only paved road. The majority of Butler Valley is owned by the Arizona State Land Department . More than 99% of the valley is owned by the state, held in trust for the support of public schools in the state. The valley is used as a reserve for groundwater, to store water from the Colorado River for Arizona. It holds more than 6 million acre-feet of water, and

408-514: The south and southeast sides of the Tucson metropolitan area is divided amongst the various institutional trusts. The University of Arizona Trust owns a large amount of timbered land acreage in the Flagstaff area and agricultural lands near Yuma. However, the majority of the acreage in the other individual institutional trusts are rural grazing lands, although some agricultural potential exists. In

432-543: The trust to capitalize on the large increase that planning and zoning adds to raw land values. Today [as of when?] the Land Department's urban lands lease and sale program is the largest revenue producer for the trust. Nearly all of the most valuable urban Trust lands around the northern border of the Phoenix metropolitan area and north and west Tucson are Common Schools Trust lands. The large block of Trust lands on

456-500: The valuables of others. The NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project (PSEP) is an example of an environmental stewardship program in the United States to advance scientific literacy especially in areas that conserve, restore, and protect human communities and natural resources in the areas of climate, ocean, and atmosphere. It includes professional teachers of students of all ages and abilities, and informal educators who work with

480-596: The way public land, such as parks or national forests, may be used. While public use of Trust land is not prohibited, it is regulated to ensure protection of the land and reimbursement to the beneficiaries for its use. Methods of Land Acquisition Arizona has acquired lands in four types of transactions. Most of Arizona trust lands are currently [as of when?] used only for livestock grazing purposes. Several hundred thousand acres of these grazing lands have become urban lands as Phoenix, Tucson, and other cities and towns have expanded. The Urban Lands Act, passed in 1981, enabled

504-582: The well-being of the public and the state's natural environment. The State Land Department is managed by the State Land Commissioner who is appointed by the Governor . Land Grant & Designation of Beneficiaries The Territory of Arizona was established on February 24, 1863, by an Act of Congress. This Act granted sections 16 and 36 of each township for the benefit of the Common Schools. Endowment of public lands for educational purposes

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528-545: The years since statehood in 1912, the state has disposed of, or exchanged, about 1,628,079 acres of trust lands. A total of 9,228,787 acres of trust land remains [as of when?]. Almost all of the lands are under one or more leases for natural resource uses and commercial development purposes. About 87 percent of the trust lands are in the Common School Trust and approximately 90 percent of the trust revenues go to that trust. Since 1990, there have been 11 measures on

552-558: Was a practice established by the Northwest Ordinance in 1787. Congress quickly recognized the value of the land and the importance of public schools to a developing nation. The State Enabling Act, passed on June 20, 1910, allowed the Territory of Arizona to prepare for statehood. In addition to the previously designated sections of land, the Enabling Act assigned sections 2 and 32 of each township to be held in trust for

576-560: Was about 10,900,000. Today, State Trust Land is apportioned among 14 beneficiaries. Creation of State Land Department On May 20, 1912, an act of the First Legislature created the three-member State Land Commission to serve as the temporary Land Department of the State. The members were Mulford Winsor, Chairman; Cy Byrne, Secretary; and William A. Moody, member. Appointed by Governor George W. P. Hunt , they were charged with assessing, evaluating, and making recommendations about

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