REFERENCE TITLE: Yuma agriculture; water rights; supporting State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 HCR 2051 Introduced by Representatives Pea: Carbone, Diaz, Griffin, Hernandez L, Kupper, Sandoval A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Declaring the Legislature's intent to preserve Yuma's agriculture and right to Colorado River water. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: Yuma agriculture; water rights; supporting
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
HCR 2051
Introduced by Representatives Pea: Carbone, Diaz, Griffin, Hernandez L, Kupper, Sandoval
REFERENCE TITLE: Yuma agriculture; water rights; supporting
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
2025
HCR 2051
Introduced by
Representatives Pea: Carbone, Diaz, Griffin, Hernandez L, Kupper, Sandoval
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Declaring the Legislature's intent to preserve Yuma's agriculture and right to Colorado River water.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Whereas, the Yuma growing area has excellent soils and an exceptional climate for agricultural production; and Whereas, the Yuma growing area has access to a skilled agricultural labor pool; and Whereas, the Yuma growing area has Priority 1 and Priority 3 rights to Colorado River water; and Whereas, as a result of these factors, the Yuma growing area produces or ships 90% of the leafy green vegetables consumed in North America from November to March; and Whereas, over 100 different crops are produced in the Yuma growing area; and Whereas, Yuma agriculture contributes $4.2 billion to this state's economy; and Whereas, due to highly efficient irrigation practices, Yuma agriculture produces the most crop per drop of water of any irrigated area in the Colorado River basin; and Whereas, the combination of these conditions makes Yuma agriculture unique in the world and impossible to duplicate or replace; and Whereas, food security is a matter of national security. Therefore Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring: That it is the intent of the Legislature to protect and preserve Yuma agriculture and the Yuma area's rights to Colorado River water.
Whereas, the Yuma growing area has excellent soils and an exceptional climate for agricultural production; and
Whereas, the Yuma growing area has access to a skilled agricultural labor pool; and
Whereas, the Yuma growing area has Priority 1 and Priority 3 rights to Colorado River water; and
Whereas, as a result of these factors, the Yuma growing area produces or ships 90% of the leafy green vegetables consumed in North America from November to March; and
Whereas, over 100 different crops are produced in the Yuma growing area; and
Whereas, Yuma agriculture contributes $4.2 billion to this state's economy; and
Whereas, due to highly efficient irrigation practices, Yuma agriculture produces the most crop per drop of water of any irrigated area in the Colorado River basin; and
Whereas, the combination of these conditions makes Yuma agriculture unique in the world and impossible to duplicate or replace; and
Whereas, food security is a matter of national security.
Therefore
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:
That it is the intent of the Legislature to protect and preserve Yuma agriculture and the Yuma area's rights to Colorado River water.