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This bill modifies several sections of Arizona Revised Statutes related to townsites and trustees, primarily updating language and procedures for managing land in unincorporated and incorporated towns. The key changes include replacing references to "judge of the superior court" with "board of supervisors" when handling townsite entries, modernizing gender-specific language (replacing "he" with "the trustee"), and making technical updates to financial amounts (such as changing "two thousand dollars" to "$2,000"). The bill clarifies the trustee's responsibilities for surveying and platting townsite lands, maintaining financial records, selling unclaimed lots, and transferring trust responsibilities to successors. It also establishes procedures for handling land claims, including allowing people who have possessed and paid taxes on a parcel of land for five years to purchase the title from the trustee. The bill aims to streamline and modernize the legal framework for managing townsite lands in Arizona, ensuring more consistent and clear processes for land transfer and public improvements.

Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82565