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AZ HB2757

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Gail Griffin

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Grants La Paz County authority to withdraw groundwater from county-owned or county-leased land in the Butler Valley groundwater basin for transportation outside the basin

  • Restricts groundwater use to La Paz County, political subdivisions within the county, or municipal providers within the county for their own use

  • Allows groundwater to be sold or leased to a multi-county water conservation district established under Title 48, Chapter 22 solely for meeting replenishment obligations

  • Requires that state or political subdivision-owned land in the Butler Valley basin from which groundwater is transported may only be sold or conveyed to La Paz County

  • Removes previous provisions allowing any political subdivision of the state to withdraw groundwater for transportation to active management areas

Legislative Description

Butler Valley; La Paz; groundwater

Last Action

House minority caucus: Do pass

2/24/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/20/2026
Natural Resources, Energy & Water1/20/2026

Full Bill Text

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