Bill Text: AZ HB2551 | 2018 | Fifty-third Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Judgment; liability damages; appeal
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-04-10 - House minority caucus: Conference [HB2551 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2018-HB2551-Engrossed.html
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session 2018
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HOUSE BILL 2551 |
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AN ACT
amending title 45, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 45-118; relating to the department of water resources.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 45, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 45-118, to read:
45-118. Desalination action plan; report
A. THE DIRECTOR SHALL PREPARE A DESALINATION ACTION PLAN THAT INCLUDES ALL THE FOLLOWING:
1. AN IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS WITHIN THis STATE WHERE BRACKISH GROUNDWATER EXISTS IN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS.
2. AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST TO TREAT AND DELIVER THE BRACKISH GROUNDWATER FOR AN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE USE.
3. AN IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS of this state THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF THE TREATED BRACKISH GROUNDWATER.
4. aN IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE TREATMENT AND DELIVERY OF THE BRACKISH GROUNDWATER.
5. AN EVALUATION OF THE FEASIBILITY AND COST OF DISPOSal of THE BRINE PRODUCT that results from TREATing BRACKISH GROUNDWATER.
6. An evaluation and analysis of issues related to the sources of the brackish groundwater identified in the desalination action plan, including any potential impacts that might occur to the water supplies of water users in the area of the brackish groundwater if the groundwater is withdrawn and treated for use.
B. A DESALINATION ACTION PLAN MAY ALSO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE POTENTIAL BINATIONAL AGREEMENTS or projects RELATED TO the TREATMENT OF BRACKISH GROUNDWATER or sea water USING THE CRITERIA prescribed in SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION.
C. If the director determines there is significant brackish water underground in a county adjacent to the colorado river, the director shall include in the desalination action plan an analysis and evaluation of the source of the underground water, whether the water is being used and, if the water is being used, the purposes for which it is being used. If the director concludes that the likely source of the water is colorado river water, the director shall not address that water in the desalination action plan. Any conclusion made by the director as to the source of the water is not binding for any purpose and does not create a presumption of the legal character of the water in any administrative or judicial proceeding.
D. THE DIRECTOR SHALL SUBMIT THE INITIAL DESALINATION ACTION PLAN ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 TO THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY AND WATER COMMITTEE, OR ITS SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, OR ITS SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE, and shall provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state. The director shall submit subsequent REPORTS on the desalination action plan and its results by December 31 every two years there‑after.
