Land department — property management
Exchange of USA land rights
If you are considering the exchange of United States of America property
administered by SRP, you will need to provide the following:
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SRP requires a non-refundable up front fee of $4,000 to process a land exchange through
the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR). Those funds will reimburse SRP for its administrative
costs involved in the exchange, and an Level I Environmental Assessment that SRP will
need to prepare for the BOR.
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The BOR will require an up-front deposit of $7,500 to initiate the exchange, and they will
charge actual costs. If their costs are more than $7,500, they will bill you for the difference;
if the costs are less, the BOR will refund the difference to you.
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A metes and bounds legal description on the property to be conveyed to the USA sealed
by a registered land surveyor together with an exhibit drawing on an 8 1/2" x 11" or 11 x 17"
paper. Originals are required. The total square footage of the property to be relocated
should be equal to or more than the existing USA property. Please list total square footage
on the legal description. The width of the property for relocation purposes is ____ feet as
stated in the quit claim deeds to the USA recorded in Book ___ of Deeds, pages ____ (guideline
packets available).
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Please provide legal descriptions and exhibits for SRP easements for tie-in areas and roadway
easements that will be required by the City. These legal descriptions will need to meet the
New Arizona Land Boundary Survey Minimum Standards.
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A legal description on the existing USA property to be conveyed to you, and sealed by a
registered land surveyor together with an exhibit drawing on an 8 1/2" x 11" or 11" x 17"
paper. Please list total square footage on the legal description. Please reference the property
as being that property conveyed to the USA by quit claim deeds recorded in Book ___ of Deeds,
pages ____.
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Staking of the existing and proposed USA properties will be required for the environmental
assessment field inspection. The stakes should be set every 100 feet with pins and whiskers.
We will contact you prior to the scheduled field inspections to arrange for the staking.
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Commitment for Title Insurance for the proposed property in the Department of Justice
approved policy form identified in the title industry as an ALTA US Policy Sept. 28, 1991.
Copies of all Schedule 'B' items should be provided. The commitment will not be accepted
if there are any items noted on the commitment that are not applicable to real estate
owned by the USA, such as taxes, special assessments, obligations, restrictions, etc.
All of these liabilities must be satisfied by the grantor. The commitment should also
show the current fee owner of the property. (Guideline packets available)
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Special Title Report or a Condition of Title report on the existing USA property to be
conveyed to the developer showing the USA as the fee owner per the deeds recorded in
Book ___ of Deeds, pages ____.
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SRP will grant a license for landscaping on any portion of the new USA property lying
outside of the public road right of way in the landscape area. SRP will require a $500.00
fee to cover administrative costs to process the license and a $1000.00 fee for use of the
property for a ten-year term. Please send the check to SRP for $1,500.00 plus applicable
city and state sales tax, payable to SRP, along with a legal description for the portion to be
landscaped and a copy of the design plans. Please have the CC&R's stipulate that the
Homeowner's Association is responsible for upholding the terms and conditions of the
Landscape License. SRP will approve your landscaping design prior to installation.
A Level I or II Environmental Assessment will be provided by SRP.
A portion of the initial $4,000 charged by SRP will fund this report.
The report will be good for one year, and after the year is up we will
need to have the report updated for the BOR if the transaction has not been concluded by
that time. SRP will charge an additional $1,000 if the report will need to be updated.
The time required for SRP to complete the Level I Environmental Assessment is approximately
six weeks from receipt of the legal descriptions.
No grading or disturbance of soil will be permitted
until Salt River Project releases the job for construction after written notification from the BOR.
Please do not record a plat over the proposed USA property.
The USA will not accept the property subject to a recorded plat. If a plat is to be
recorded on this project, do so after the property has been conveyed to the USA.
An additional eight to 12 weeks will be required after delivery of the environmental report,
legal descriptions and title reports to the BOR for their review of the case for legal sufficiency.
Upon receipt of the above referenced documents from SRP, the BOR Phoenix Area Office
will forward the documents to the Department of the Interior Field Solicitor for verification
that the relocation is valid under the 1939 Act, which is the BOR authority for relocations of
Project land rights.
After verification of compliance is received from the Field Solicitor, the BOR will send the
General Warranty Deed on the new alignment to you for execution.
You may ask the title company to record the document and deliver the final title
policy along with that recorded document to the BOR. Upon receipt of the recorded
document and final title policy along with that recorded document to the BOR. Upon
receipt of the recorded document and final title policy, the BOR will then inform SRP that
the job can be released for construction.
After Salt River Project's approval of the new facility relocation, the Bureau will
execute the conveyance documents for the existing USA property.
Anticipate approximately six months for completion of relocation procedure.
For more information concerning the relocation of USA land rights, contact Pam Raffield at
(602) 236-8183 or Joel Gilmore at (602) 236-3150.
To schedule an initial meeting to discuss the relocation of SRP facilities and USA land rights,
contact Harold Biever at (602) 236-2977.