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AZ HB2541

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/12/2023

Primary Sponsor

Tim Dunn

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 45-557 regarding groundwater transportation to initial active management areas.

  • Changes terminology from "per cent" to "percent" in subsections describing capacity and delivery requirements for cities, towns, and private water companies with central Arizona project water delivery subcontracts.

  • Requires entities with central Arizona project water delivery subcontracts to demonstrate 95 percent physical capacity and accept/exchange at least 80 percent of available water before using transported groundwater.

  • Maintains existing exceptions for groundwater withdrawn from the Big Chino sub-basin of the Verde River groundwater basin and groundwater transported pursuant to specific statutory provisions.

Legislative Description

Groundwater; transporting requirements; technical correction

Technical Correction

Last Action

Assigned to House RULES Committee

6/12/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules6/12/2023

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