Bill > HB2143

This bill makes a technical correction to Section 45-103 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, which pertains to the authority and responsibilities of the state's water department and director. The bill adds the words "of" after "surface water" in the existing law, which appears to be a minor grammatical adjustment. The broader context of this section defines the department's role in managing water resources, specifically granting the director general control and supervision over surface water appropriation and distribution, as well as groundwater management, with the exception of water distribution that is explicitly reserved for special court-appointed officers under existing legal judgments or decrees. This change maintains the existing framework of water resource management in Arizona while making a small technical language refinement.

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/81839