PREFILED    NOV 20 2023

REFERENCE TITLE: commercial; industrial; conservation requirements; rules

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

HB 2008

Introduced by

Representative Griffin

An Act

amending title 45, chapter 2, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 45-571.03; relating to groundwater.

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

Section 1. Title 45, chapter 2, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 45-571.03, to read:

START_STATUTE45-571.03. Commercial and industrial water use; water efficiency; reuse; rules

A. for each initial and SUBSEQUENT active management area, the director, not later than January 1, 2025 shall adopt Rules for COMMERCIAL and INDUSTRIAL water users within and outside the service area of a DESIGNATED service provider that provide for greater water EFFICIENCY, CONSERVATION AND on-site water reuse and RECYCLING.

b. the rules adopted pursuant to this section may not require a commercial or industrial water user to obtain a certificate of assured water supply, enroll as member land in a multi-county water conservation district or otherwise meet a REPLENISHMENT obligation pursuant to title 48, chapter 22, article 4. END_STATUTE