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AZ HJR2003

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/2/2017

Primary Sponsor

Brenda Barton

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

AI Summary

  • Recognizes the 95th anniversary of the 1922 Colorado River Compact and affirms Arizona's commitment to cooperative management of the Colorado River under "The Law of the River."

  • Acknowledges Arizona's lower Colorado River allocation of 2.8 million acre feet per year as vital to the state's economy and water supply.

  • Emphasizes that cooperative agreements among Colorado River basin states and Mexico have successfully conserved water and protected water levels in Lake Mead.

  • Calls on Arizona's Legislature and Governor to protect Arizona's Colorado River allocation and continue working cooperatively with other states and entities that share the Colorado River resource.

Legislative Description

Colorado River allocation; management.

Last Action

House read second time

2/6/2017

Full Bill Text

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