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State Trust Land Overview
Presentation to the Arizona Floodplain Management Association
by
Mark Edelman, AICPPlanning & Engineering ManagerArizona State Land Department
May 6, 2016
• What is State Trust Land?
• How does ASLD manage flooding?
• Q & A
What is State Trust Land?State Trust land is:
Land that was granted to Arizona by the federal government in preparation for Arizona’s
statehood.
1912‐13 Arizona Land Commission Survey Team
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Arizona’s State Trust Land
State Trust land is not public land!
Because these lands are held in trust, they differ greatly from public lands
such as BLM or US Forest Service land, and are more akin to private land.
Every Acre has a BeneficiaryState Trust land is held in trust and managed by the Arizona State Land Department for the sole
purpose of generating revenues for Arizona’s K-12 public schools…
Image Source: Raising Arizona Kids.com
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…and 12 other institutional beneficiaries.
Image Sources: Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind; Arizona Department of Corrections; Arizona Pioneer’s Home; Arizona Board of Regents; University of Arizona College of Engineering
• Every dollar earned goes into the Trust
• ASLD is a General Fund agency
• ASLD partners with local governments for land planning and floodplain
management.
What about the money?
Interaction with local floodplain managers• ASLD is a stakeholder in regional studies,
planning, and coordination:Area Drainage Master Studies & PlansMitigation of local flooding issuesJurisdictional Dams on State Trust landFloodplain delineation studies CLOMR/LOMR submittals to FEMA404 Permitting
Pinnacle Peak West ADMSFlood Control District of Maricopa County
Hunt Highway Regional Drainage Pinal County
Commonly-encountered drainage issues on ASLD-adjacent development:
• Reliance on:• uncertified and unmaintained impoundments and
diversion structures, or • trespass installations
• Deficient or unmaintained on-site drainage conveyance or retention
• Unmapped or localized flooding hazards• Fissures and ground subsidence
Working with State Land
• Consultant to Applicant/Lessee/Local FPM• ASLD Contractor via ADOA State Procurement
Office’s Professional Services List https://spo.az.gov/
• State Trust land is not public land and should be thought of in the same way as private land• Every dollar ASLD earns goes to our beneficiaries, who must be compensated for
any use on the land• ASLD is a General Fund appropriation agency
• ASLD coordinates with local floodplain managers on both local and regional flooding
issues
Conclusion:
Thank You! Questions?Arizona State Land Department
602-542-4631 / https://land.az.gov/
ASLD Planning & Engineering SectionManager: Mark Edelman, AICP
602-542-6331 / medelman@azland.gov
Local & Regional Flooding Issues involving State Trust landManny Patel, PE
602-364-1596 / mpatel@azland.gov
ADWR Jurisdictional Dams on State Trust land and Colorado River Sovereign Lands
Cheryl Doyle602-364-0166 / cdoyle@azland.gov