Bill > HB2518

This bill amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 45-412 to change the requirement for the director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources to designate a subsequent active management area (AMA) from a discretionary action ("may") to a mandatory one ("shall") if certain conditions are met, ensuring that areas not already part of an initial AMA are evaluated for potential designation if groundwater supplies are threatened, land subsidence is occurring, or water quality is degrading. The bill also clarifies that these subsequent AMAs can encompass multiple groundwater basins but must be at least as large as a basin, with an exception for regional aquifer systems in northern Arizona, and mandates that the director periodically review areas outside of AMAs to see if they meet the criteria for designation.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84304