Bill > HB2084

This bill modifies Arizona law regarding domestic water improvement districts, primarily focusing on expanding their capabilities for water delivery and hauling services. The bill updates definitions and powers of improvement districts, specifically allowing them to establish noncontiguous areas and create domestic water delivery systems that can include water hauling services. Key changes include permitting districts to construct wells, standpipes, and water treatment facilities, and allowing them to deliver water through hauling methods. The bill also limits the power of eminent domain for districts established specifically for water hauling, restricting such power to acquiring a site for a single well and standpipe. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that these districts can be formed in unincorporated areas and, under certain conditions, in areas near incorporated cities or towns. The bill provides more flexibility for rural and underserved areas to develop water infrastructure by expanding the scope of what improvement districts can do, particularly in regions without existing water service infrastructure.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/81757