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1		-	~~House Engrossed~~ groundwater management; technical correction ~~(now: for-sale housing; development; groundwater replenishment)~~ State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 ~~HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION~~ 2003 A Concurrent Resolution ~~urging support for~~ the ~~building~~ of ~~housing developments outside of designated provider service areas where there is~~ groundwater ~~replenishment as required by assured water supply regulation~~. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
	1	+	PREFILED JAN 04 2024 REFERENCE TITLE: groundwater management; technical correction State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 HCR 2003 Introduced by Representative Griffin A Concurrent Resolution enacting and ordering the submission to the people of a measure relating to groundwater management. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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7		-	House Engrossed groundwater management; technical correction (now: for-sale housing; development; groundwater replenishment)
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	9	+	REFERENCE TITLE: groundwater management; technical correction
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	68	+	enacting and ordering the submission to the people of a measure relating to groundwater management.
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67		-	Whereas, home ownership and affordability are important to Arizonas economy and the residents of this state; and Whereas, according to the Arizona Department of Housing, Arizona faces a serious housing shortage and affordability crisis and needs 270,000 units to meet current demand; and Whereas, homeowners have replenished the groundwater used to serve their homes both inside and outside the service area of designated providers since 1995 and all subdivisions built since that time have met the active management area requirements of safe yield; and Whereas, the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD)is the largest groundwater replenishment district in our country; and Whereas, by replenishing groundwater to offset homeowner use, the CAGRD has allowed over 400,000 homes to be built in the Tucson, Pinal and Phoenix active management areas (AMA) that do not impact our groundwater tables; and Whereas, homeowners have not caused the unmet demand as identified in the Phoenix AMA Groundwater model released on June 2, 2023. Whereas, housing is of vital interest to this state for providing shelter to workers, teachers, service workers, families and veterans. Therefore Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring: That for-sale housing developments should be allowed to be built outside the service area of a designated provider if the development is enrolled in the CAGRD and the groundwater used to serve such homes is replenished as required by the Phoenix, Pinal and Tucson Active Management Arizona Assured Water Supply Rules.
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69		-	Whereas, home ownership and affordability are important to Arizonas economy and the residents of this state; and
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71		-	Whereas, according to the Arizona Department of Housing, Arizona faces a serious housing shortage and affordability crisis and needs 270,000 units to meet current demand; and
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73		-	Whereas, homeowners have replenished the groundwater used to serve their homes both inside and outside the service area of designated providers since 1995 and all subdivisions built since that time have met the active management area requirements of safe yield; and
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75		-	Whereas, the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD)is the largest groundwater replenishment district in our country; and
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77		-	Whereas, by replenishing groundwater to offset homeowner use, the CAGRD has allowed over 400,000 homes to be built in the Tucson, Pinal and Phoenix active management areas (AMA) that do not impact our groundwater tables; and
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79		-	Whereas, homeowners have not caused the unmet demand as identified in the Phoenix AMA Groundwater model released on June 2, 2023.
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81		-	Whereas, housing is of vital interest to this state for providing shelter to workers, teachers, service workers, families and veterans.
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	78	+	Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring: 1. Under the power of the referendum, as vested in the Legislature, the following measure, relating to groundwater management, is enacted to become valid as a law if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor: AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 45-576.05, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 45-576.05, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE45-576.05. Alternative method for determining consistency with the management goal in a groundwater replenishment district; terminating designation A. If at any time after January 1 of the calendar year following the year in which a groundwater replenishment district is required to submit its preliminary plan under section 45-576.02, subsection A, paragraph 1 the director determines that one or more of the conditions prescribed in section 45-576.01, subsection A, paragraphs 2 and 3 are not met and for as long as the condition or conditions are not met, the director shall consider only the groundwater replenishment district member's projected supplies of surface water, effluent or groundwater withdrawn outside the active management area in which the district member is located and the amount in a long-term storage account established pursuant to section 45-852.01 in making a determination of whether the district member's projected water use is consistent with the management goal of the active management area under section 45-576. B. If a groundwater replenishment district member is a municipal provider that was designated as having an assured water supply, and the director determines that one or more of the conditions prescribed by section 45-576.01, subsection A, paragraphs 2 and 3 are no longer met, and until the director again determines that all of those conditions are met, the designation terminates unless the district member reapplies for and the director grants a redesignation pursuant to this subsection. In considering whether to redesignate the district member, the director shall only consider the following in determining whether the district member's projected water use is consistent with the management goal of the active management area pursuant to section 45-576: 1. The district member's projected supplies of: (a) Surface water. (b) Effluent. (c) Groundwater withdrawn outside the active management area in which the district member is located. 2. The district member's projected supply of groundwater withdrawn in the active management area in which the district member is located up to an amount equal to one hundred times the largest amount of groundwater withdrawn in the active management area by the district member for its customers' use in any calendar year in the five calendar years immediately preceding the year in which the director determines that one of the conditions prescribed by section 45-576 45-576.01, subsection A, paragraphs 2 and 3 is no longer met. 3. The amount in a district member's long-term storage account established pursuant to chapter 3.1 of this title. END_STATUTE 2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.
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85	80		Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:
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87		-	That for-sale housing developments should be allowed to be built outside the service area of a designated provider if the development is enrolled in the CAGRD and the groundwater used to serve such homes is replenished as required by the Phoenix, Pinal and Tucson Active Management Arizona Assured Water Supply Rules.
	82	+	1. Under the power of the referendum, as vested in the Legislature, the following measure, relating to groundwater management, is enacted to become valid as a law if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
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	86	+	AMENDING SECTION 45-576.05, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT.
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	88	+	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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	90	+	Section 1. Section 45-576.05, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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	92	+	START_STATUTE45-576.05. Alternative method for determining consistency with the management goal in a groundwater replenishment district; terminating designation
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	94	+	A. If at any time after January 1 of the calendar year following the year in which a groundwater replenishment district is required to submit its preliminary plan under section 45-576.02, subsection A, paragraph 1 the director determines that one or more of the conditions prescribed in section 45-576.01, subsection A, paragraphs 2 and 3 are not met and for as long as the condition or conditions are not met, the director shall consider only the groundwater replenishment district member's projected supplies of surface water, effluent or groundwater withdrawn outside the active management area in which the district member is located and the amount in a long-term storage account established pursuant to section 45-852.01 in making a determination of whether the district member's projected water use is consistent with the management goal of the active management area under section 45-576.
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	96	+	B. If a groundwater replenishment district member is a municipal provider that was designated as having an assured water supply, and the director determines that one or more of the conditions prescribed by section 45-576.01, subsection A, paragraphs 2 and 3 are no longer met, and until the director again determines that all of those conditions are met, the designation terminates unless the district member reapplies for and the director grants a redesignation pursuant to this subsection. In considering whether to redesignate the district member, the director shall only consider the following in determining whether the district member's projected water use is consistent with the management goal of the active management area pursuant to section 45-576:
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	98	+	1. The district member's projected supplies of:
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	104	+	(c) Groundwater withdrawn outside the active management area in which the district member is located.
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	106	+	2. The district member's projected supply of groundwater withdrawn in the active management area in which the district member is located up to an amount equal to one hundred times the largest amount of groundwater withdrawn in the active management area by the district member for its customers' use in any calendar year in the five calendar years immediately preceding the year in which the director determines that one of the conditions prescribed by section 45-576 45-576.01, subsection A, paragraphs 2 and 3 is no longer met.
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	108	+	3. The amount in a district member's long-term storage account established pursuant to chapter 3.1 of this title. END_STATUTE
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	110	+	2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.