Arizona 2023 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2278 Compare Versions

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1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: well drilling; groundwater basins. State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 HB 2278 Introduced by Representative Cano An Act amending title 45, chapter 2, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 45-596.02; relating to wells. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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68	68	amending title 45, chapter 2, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 45-596.02; relating to wells.
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78	78	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 45, chapter 2, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 45-596.02, to read: START_STATUTE45-596.02. Well drilling moratorium; upper San Pedro and Verde Valley groundwater basins; exemptions Beginning on the effective date of this section, a person may not construct and the department may not issue a permit or drilling card for a new well in the upper San Pedro groundwater basin or the Verde Valley groundwater subbasin except for: 1. A replacement well as prescribed in rules adopted by the director. 2. A well that the director determines will not pump the subflow of a river system or source. 3. A well that is constructed after the conclusion of the general adjudication of water rights in the Gila River. END_STATUTE
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80	80	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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82	82	Section 1. Title 45, chapter 2, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 45-596.02, to read:
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84	84	START_STATUTE45-596.02. Well drilling moratorium; upper San Pedro and Verde Valley groundwater basins; exemptions
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86	86	Beginning on the effective date of this section, a person may not construct and the department may not issue a permit or drilling card for a new well in the upper San Pedro groundwater basin or the Verde Valley groundwater subbasin except for:
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90	90	2. A well that the director determines will not pump the subflow of a river system or source.
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92	92	3. A well that is constructed after the conclusion of the general adjudication of water rights in the Gila River. END_STATUTE