HB 2369 Summary

• Establishes Article 3.2 of Title 49 to create a dredge and fill permit program under the Clean Water Act (sections 401 and 404).

• Allows the Department of Environmental Quality to adopt rules for permitting the discharge of dredged or fill material into Waters of the United States.

• Exempts state agencies from most permit fees under Chapter 49, but requires state agencies to pay either established dredge and fill permit fees or reasonable service costs under interagency agreements for those services.

• Updates references throughout Arizona Revised Statutes (sections 17-265, 35-142, 49-104, 49-203, 49-261, 49-262, and 49-263.01) to include Article 3.2 dredge and fill permits alongside existing water quality permit programs.

• Authorizes the Game and Fish Commission to receive and manage in-lieu fee mitigation monies from dredge and fill permittees through a trust fund for restoration projects.