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AZ SB1389

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Priya Sundareshan

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 45-412 to change the Director of Water Resources' authority from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("shall") when designating subsequent active management areas
  • Requires designation of subsequent active management areas when groundwater preservation is necessary for future needs, land subsidence or fissuring endangers property or storage capacity, or groundwater use causes water quality degradation
  • Subsequent active management areas must encompass at least one complete groundwater basin and cannot include only a portion of a basin, except for northern Arizona regional aquifer systems
  • Maintains the existing requirement for the director to periodically review all areas outside active management areas to determine if they meet designation criteria

Legislative Description

Subsequent active management area; designation.

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/28/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/27/2026
Natural Resources1/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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