ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

House: NREW DP 9-0-1-0 | 3rd Read 58-0-2-0

Senate: NR DP 8-0-0-0 | 3rd Read 28-0-2-0
Final: 52-0-8-0 | Chapter: 219

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

HB 2638: on-farm irrigation efficiency program; continuation

Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19

Signed by the Governor

Overview

Changes the repeal date of the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Pilot Program (Program) from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2030 and expands the annual report provided by the Program.

History

Laws 2022, chapter 332 establishes the On-Farm Irrigation Pilot Program (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 (Program) to January 1, 2030. (Sec. 1)

2.   Adds the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) to the list of recipients the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension is required to submit a report to relating to the activities and expenditures from the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Fund. (Sec. 1)

3.   Expands the required contents to be included in the report. (Sec. 1)

4.   Requires the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, within 90 days after the effective date of this act, to provide an aggregate report for each year since the inception of the Program. (Sec. 2)

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