ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

Senate: FIN 5-2-0-0 | 3rd Read: 18-11-1-0

House: FMAE W/D | APPROP 11-7-0-0

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☒ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

SB 1300: unclaimed property; department of revenue

S/E: San Simon Valley; groundwater; election

Sponsor: Senator Petersen, LD 14

Caucus & COW

 

Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to SB 1300

Overview

An emergency measure to allow the Cochise County Board of Supervisors to call a special election to designate a portion of the San Simon Valley groundwater subbasin an Irrigation Non-expansion Area (INA).

History

Irrigation Non-Expansion Area (INA)

Arizona’s Groundwater Code, enacted in 1980, prescribed uses of groundwater "to conserve, protect and allocate its use" and provide a framework for the comprehensive management and regulation of the withdrawal, transportation, use, conservation and conveyance of rights to use groundwater in this state (A.R.S. § 45-401).

As part of the management framework, the Code initially designated two INAs, the Joseph City INA and the Douglas INA with the third, the Harquahala INA, being created in 1981. (A.R.S. §§ 45-431 and  45-432) (ADWR).

Initiation of an INA Designation

Current law prescribes that an INA designation process can be initiated by either:

1)   the Director of ADWR;

2)   a petition of voters; or

3)   a petition of irrigation users of groundwater (A.R.S. § 45-433).

Provisions

1.   Authorizes the Cochise County Board of Supervisors, within 90 days of the effective date of this measure, to call a special election to vote on designation of the San Simon Valley groundwater subbasin as an INA. (Sec. 1)

2.   Classifies eligible electors for the special election. (Sec. 1)

3.   Outlines requirements pertaining to the special election for:

a)   Cochise County and county recorder;

b)   the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR); and

c) the ballot. (Sec. 1)

4.   Prescribes the language to be on the ballot. (Sec. 1)

5.   Contains an emergency clause. (Sec. 2)

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