ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: NREW DP 11-1-0-1-0-0

HB 2617: temporary irrigation efficiency projects fund.

Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 14

Caucus & COW

Overview

Limits the requirement that a qualified irrigation district not deliver surface water other than Central Arizona Project (CAP) water in 2017 to districts located in the Phoenix Active Management Area (AMA) in order to qualify for Temporary Groundwater and Irrigation Efficiency Projects Fund (Fund) monies.

History

The Fund was created as part of the Drought Contingency Plan to finance projects that construct and rehabilitate groundwater withdrawal and deliver infrastructure for qualified irrigation districts in the Phoenix AMA, the Pinal AMA and the Harquahala Irrigation Non-Expansion Area (INA) (Laws 2019, Chapter 1, § 7). The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) Director grants Fund monies to qualified irrigation districts that meet the following requirements:

1) The district received CAP water after 2014 other than through a groundwater savings facility;

2) At least 9,000 acres in the district can be lawfully irrigated and the district did not deliver surface water other than CAP water in 2017; and

3) The district applied to ADWR for Fund monies to build an irrigation efficiency project in the Phoenix AMA, Pinal AMA or Harquahala INA (A.R.S. § 45-615.01).

Provisions

1. Limits the requirement that a qualified irrigation district not deliver surface water other than CAP water in 2017 to districts located in the Phoenix AMA.

2. Makes technical and conforming changes.

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