In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the School Land Board.
(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
(3) "Land office" means the General Land Office.
(4) "Land" means:
(A) land dedicated to or acquired on behalf of the permanent school fund and the asylum funds under the constitution and laws of this state;
(B) the mineral estate in areas within tidewater limits, including islands, lakes, bays, and the bed of the sea which belong to the state;
(C) the mineral estate in river beds and channels; and
(D) land owned by the state or held in trust for the use and benefit of the state or of a department, board, or agency of the state.