Bill Text: AZ HB2368 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Transportation; groundwater; Douglas AMA

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-24 - Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass [HB2368 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2024-HB2368-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: transportation; groundwater; Douglas AMA

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

 

 

 

HB 2368

 

Introduced by

Representative Griffin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 45, chapter 2, article 8.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 45-555.01; relating to the groundwater code.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 45, chapter 2, article 8.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 45-555.01, to read:

START_STATUTE45-555.01. Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in upper San Pedro groundwater basin to Douglas active management area

A. A private water company may annually WITHDRAW groundwater from the Upper San pedro groundwater basin for TRANSPORTATION to the Douglas active MANAGEMENT area in an amount as determined PURSUANT to this section if all of the following apply:

1. The groundwater is transported to the Douglas active management area for municipal purposes.

2. The private water company or the private water company's predecessor in INTEREST withdrew groundwater from the upper San Pedro groundwater basin for transportation to the Douglas active management area for a MUNICIPAL PURPOSE on or before SEPTEMBER 30, 1992.

3. the private water company, as of the effective date of this section, has a CERTIFICATE of CONVENIENCE and necessity issued by the Corporation COMMISSION to provide water service for a MUNICIPAL purpose within the Douglas Active MANAGEMENT Area.

b. The total amount of groundwater that a private water company may annually TRANSPORT from the Upper San PEDRO groundwater Basin to the Douglas Active management area may not exceed the annual amount of groundwater that the private water company TRANSPORTED from the upper San Pedro groundwater basin into the Douglas groundwater basin before December 1, 2022. END_STATUTE