Bill Text: AZ HB2463 | 2022 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Well drilling; groundwater basins.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-25 - House read second time [HB2463 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2022-HB2463-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: well drilling; groundwater basins. |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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HB 2463 |
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Introduced by Representatives Cano: Dalessandro, Hernandez M, Mathis, Quiñonez, Solorio
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AN ACT
amending Title 45, chapter 2, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 45-596.02; relating to wells.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 45, chapter 2, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 45-596.02, to read:
45-596.02. Well drilling moratorium; upper San Pedro, Verde Valley groundwater basins; exemptions
Beginning on the effective date of this section, a person may not construct and the department may not issue a permit or drilling card for a new well in the upper San Pedro groundwater basin or the Verde Valley groundwater subbasin, except for:
1. A replacement well as prescribed in rules adopted by the director.
2. A well that the director determines will not pump the subflow of a river system or source.
3. A well that is constructed after the conclusion of the general adjudication of water rights in the Gila River.
