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AZ SB1393

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Shope

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Amends section 45-576 to clarify that owners of subdivided lands cannot be required to pay for or provide a water source to reduce groundwater demands outside their parcel as a condition of receiving a certificate of assured water supply.

  • Modifies section 48-3771 to allow municipal providers applying for a new assured water supply designation in Phoenix and Pinal active management areas to elect for member lands to retain replenishment obligations.

  • Establishes a ten-year phase-in period where municipal providers assume at least 10% annually of groundwater deliveries and replenishment obligations for member lands until fully assumed.

  • Prohibits owners of lands subdivided after a municipal provider's assured water supply designation from being required to provide or pay for water sources to reduce the provider's replenishment obligations for other lands.

  • Makes technical corrections to cross-references in statute citations, including changing "11-823" to "11-822" in section 45-576.

Legislative Description

Groundwater replenishments; Pinal AMA

Technical Correction

Last Action

Senate minority caucus: Conference

4/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules3/10/2025
Natural Resources, Energy & Water3/6/2025
Rules2/3/2025
Natural Resources2/3/2025

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