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AZ HB2513
Bill
Status
1/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Arizona Director of Water Resources to designate "subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas" where groundwater is insufficient to provide a reasonably safe 100-year supply for irrigation at projected withdrawal rates
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Requires petitions for designation to be accompanied by a numeric groundwater flow model and hydrologic report signed by a registered professional geologist or engineer, with prior consultation with the department
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Limits irrigation in proposed non-expansion areas to only acres that were irrigated during the five years preceding the first publication of the hearing notice
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Establishes that the director's findings and order on designation are final determinations not subject to administrative appeal, with judicial review available only to petitioners and hearing participants on issues raised during proceedings
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Prohibits filing a subsequent petition to designate an area as an irrigation non-expansion area until three years after a director's refusal to designate becomes final
Legislative Description
Subsequent irrigation; non-expansion areas; procedures
Last Action
House read second time
1/27/2026