Bill > HB2798

This bill appropriates $100,000 from the state general fund to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Geological Survey in fiscal year 2026-2027, with the purpose of compiling data and creating a statewide map of proven and probable reserves and notable occurrences of non-uranium fuel materials, such as thorium, that are essential for advanced nuclear reactors, including molten salt reactors, liquid metal reactors, and high-temperature gas-cooled reactors; this map will detail mineral and metal quantities and grades, and known districts with significant potential for these materials, and the Arizona Geological Survey is required to submit a report of their findings to state officials and make it available online within one year of the bill's effective date.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84641