HB 2037
Initials PAB/JH Page 1 Natural Resources, Energy & Water
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
HB 2037: expenditures; authority; water; wastewater
S/E: counties; powers; water supply projects
Sponsor: Representative Cook, LD 8
Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to HB 2037
Overview
Authorizes a county board of supervisors to enter agreements with federal, state and local
governments to enable federal funding for projects that increase water supply and availability.
History
Counties have various delegated powers, such as levying and collecting taxes for purposes under
its jurisdiction and making contracts to exercise its powers. A county exercises its powers through
its boards of supervisors, which is authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements with
cities and towns in certain circumstances, such as to provide emergency fire and medical services
(A.R.S. §§ 11-201, 11-251). However, a county board of supervisors is limited in its ability to enter
into intergovernmental agreements with the federal government. For example, a county board of
supervisors is unable to accept and manage certain federal grant programs, such as the National
Resources Conservation Service's Regional Conservation Partnership Program (16 U.S.C. § 58).
Provisions
1. Authorizes a county board of supervisors to enter into agreements with federal, state and local
governments to enable federal funding of projects to increase water supply and availability.
(Sec. 1)