House Bill 2022 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 48-901, 48-902, and 48-909 to clarify definitions and powers of county improvement districts, including adding "standpipes" to waterworks definitions and allowing domestic water delivery systems for water hauling purposes.

• Authorizes the Cochise County Board of Supervisors to place on the November 2024 general election ballot a measure to establish a domestic water improvement district serving the Willcox groundwater basin within Cochise County.

• The proposed Willcox domestic water improvement district may provide drinking water delivery for domestic uses, including water hauling, and may construct stormwater infrastructure to increase groundwater recharge in the basin.

• Allows qualified electors residing within the proposed district boundaries to vote on district formation; requires a majority vote for establishment, with the county board of supervisors serving as the initial board of directors.

• Designates the act as an emergency measure operative immediately upon enactment.