COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY & WATER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.C.R. 2003
(Reference to printed resolution)
Strike everything after the resolving clause and insert:
"Whereas, home ownership and affordability are important to Arizona’s economy and the residents of this state.
Whereas, according to the Arizona Department of Housing, Arizona faces a serious housing shortage, affordability crisis and needs 270,000 units to meet current demand.
Whereas, homeowners have replenished the groundwater used to serve their homes both inside and outside the service area of designated providers since 1995 and all subdivisions built since that time have met the active management area requirements of safe yield.
Whereas, the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District is the largest groundwater replenishment district in our country.
Whereas, by replenishing groundwater to offset homeowner use, the CAGRD has allowed over 400,000 homes to be built in the Tucson, Pinal and Phoenix active management areas that do not impact our groundwater tables.
Whereas, homeowners have not caused the unmet demand as identified in the Phoenix AMA Groundwater model released on June 2, 2023.
Therefore, for-sale housing developments should be allowed to be built outside the service area of a designated provider if the development is enrolled in the CAGRD and the groundwater used to serve such homes is replenished as required by the Phoenix, Pinal and Tucson Active Management Arizona Assured Water Supply Rules. Housing is of vital interest to our state for providing shelter to workers, teachers, service workers, families and veterans."
Amend title to conform