ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: NREW DP 11-0-0-2-0-0

HB 2613: water resources annual report

Sponsor:  Representative Dunn, LD 13

House Engrossed

Overview

Changes the date that the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) Director must provide an annual report and removes the requirement that this report include suggestions from the Arizona Water Resources Advisory Board (Board).

History

ADWR administers and enforces Arizona’s Groundwater Code, underwater storage savings and replenishment statutes, dam safety statutes and surface water rights statutes. The ADWR Director must provide an annual report of the agency's operations by July 1 to the Governor and the Legislature. This report includes suggestions for amending laws or enacting new legislation as the ADWR Director and Arizona Water Resources Advisory Board (Board) deem necessary. Additionally, the ADWR Director will include any information, suggestions and recommendations considered valuable to the public (A.R.S. § 45-111).

The Board terminated on July 1, 2002.

Provisions

1.    Changes, from July 1 to August 15, the date that the ADWR Director must provide a report on ADWR's operations.

2.    Removes the requirement that this report include suggestions from the Board on amending existing laws or enacting new legislation.

3.    Stipulates that this report be available to the public on ADWR's website. ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

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