PREFILED    DEC 06 2023

REFERENCE TITLE: groundwater model; unpledged storage credits

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

HB 2028

Introduced by

Representative Griffin

An Act

amending title 45, chapter 2, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 45-581; relating to groundwater management.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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 45-581, to read:

START_STATUTE45-581. Groundwater model; unpledged long-term storage credits

the director shall ensure that any HYDRAULIC modeling the DEPARTMENT uses to determine projected GROUNDWATER levels for the purposes of EVALUATING an application for a CERTIFICATE or DESIGNATION of assured water supply ASSUMES any long-term storage credits not pledged to a current water user or application will be AVAILABLE for use.END_STATUTE