ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

 

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HB 2638: on-farm irrigation efficiency program; continuation

Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19

Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Overview

Changes the repeal date of the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Pilot Program from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2030.

History

Laws 2022, chapter 332 establishes the On-Farm Irrigation Pilot Program for the purpose of providing grants and collecting data for on-farm irrigation efficiency systems to reduce on-farm use of groundwater, surface water, mainstream Colorado River water or water delivered through the Central Arizona Project (CAP) while minimizing or eliminating the use of flood irrigation or fallowing to reduce on-farm use.

The program and its fund are operated by the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension (UACE). UACE is a research and education service that works with the federal government and all Arizona counties by collaborating with agriculture professionals in areas including crop production systems, range and livestock systems and water resources management (AZDA).

Provisions

1.   Extends the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Pilot Program to January 1, 2030. (Sec. 1)

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