R12-5-505. Time for Filing Conflicting Applications

A. Unleased land. If an application is filed on unleased land, and a proposed lease, permit, or right-of-way document is offered to an applicant for review and signature, the Department shall not accept another application for the same purpose. B. Land under lease for the same purpose. The Department shall not accept a conflicting application for a lease unless the application is filed within the time prescribed by A.R.S. § 37-284. C. Land under permit for the same purpose where the use is exclusive. An applicant shall file a conflicting application for a permit on land for the same purpose within 60 days before expiration of the existing permit. D. For the purpose of this Article, conflicting applications are defined as two or more applications to lease State Trust surface land for the same purpose or two or more permit applications to use State Trust surface land for the same purpose.