Arizona 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HCR2051 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 03/06/2025

                     
  	HCR 2051 
Initials CW/TM 	Page 1 	House Engrossed 
 
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-seventh Legislature 
First Regular Session 
House: NREW DPA 5-3-0-2 
 
HCR2051: Yuma agriculture; water rights; supporting 
Sponsor: Representative Peña, LD 23 
House Engrossed 
Overview 
Supports Yuma agriculture and Arizona's access to Colorado River water. 
History 
Yuma is the largest producer of lettuce in North America during the winter months, with 
about 170 million servings of lettuce produced during that time (AZFB).  The Colorado River 
flows through Yuma Arizona and is currently listed as a Tier 1 shortage for 2024, this shows 
that the Colorado River will see a 512,000-acre-foot reduction to the supply in the Central 
Arizona Project. (ADWR) 
Provisions 
1. States the Legislature's support of Yuma's agriculture and Arizona's access rights to 
Colorado River water. (Sec.1) 
  
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note