Arizona Revised Statutes Title 37. Public Lands § 37-110. Due diligence fund; exemption; reversion

A. The due diligence fund is established. The commissioner may use monies in the fund to pay the department's costs of evaluating and processing applications and otherwise preparing lands for sales, leases, rights-of-way or other use permits.

B. The fund consists of legislative appropriations and reimbursements to the department by winning bidders for the department's costs of advance due diligence investigations and analyses pursuant to subsection A of this section. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation.

C. The commissioner shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of § 35-190 relating to the lapsing of appropriations, except that all monies in the fund exceeding $5,000,000 at any time revert to the state general fund.