AZ HCM2003

Urges the United States Geological Survey to add copper to its official list of critical minerals.

Notes that copper comprised 33% of U.S. metal mine production value in 2022 (approximately $11.45 billion) and that Arizona ranked number one nationally for nonfuel mineral production.

Documents that global copper demand is expected to double to 50 million metric tons by 2035 due to electric vehicles, batteries, and solar technology deployment.

States that U.S. reliance on copper imports increased from 31% in 2016 to 48-49% by 2022, and that copper's calculated supply risk score of 0.407-0.423 meets the USGS threshold of 0.40 for inclusion.

Directs the Arizona Secretary of State to transmit copies of the memorial to the President, Congress, and the Department of the Interior and USGS.