ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB 2030: water conservation grant fund; education

Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19

Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Overview

Removes education and research programs from the eligible uses of monies in the Water Conservation Grant Fund.

History

The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) may issue bonds, enter into loan agreements and administer federal grants. WIFA administers the Clean Water Revolving Fund, the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Fund, the Hardship Grant Fund, the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund, the Long-Term Water Augmentation Fund and the Water Conservation Grant Fund. In 2022, WIFA's authority was expanded to provide financial resources for projects relating to water supply development in order to improve current and long-term water supplies (Laws 2022, Chapter 366)(A.R.S. §§ 49-1203, 49-1203.01).

Currently, monies in the Water Conservation Grant Fund (Fund) may be used for:

1) education and research programs on how to reduce water consumption, increase water efficiency or increase water reuse;

2) programs and projects for rainwater harvesting, gray water systems, efficiency upgrades, installing drought-resistant landscaping, turf removal and other water-use-reduction practices;

3) programs or projects to promote groundwater recharge and aquifer health;

4) programs or projects to improve groundwater conservation and surface water flows;

5) landscape watershed protection;

6) projects facilitating coordinated water management;

7) programs or projects to reduce structural water overuse issues; and

8) program implementation and administration costs for eligible programs (A.R.S. § 49-1332).

Provisions

1. Eliminates education and research programs from the outlined list of purposes for which monies in the Fund may be used. (Sec. 1)

2. Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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