Agriculture Environment and Water

HB2026 - Appropriation; on-farm efficiency fund

Sponsor:

Rep. Timothy M. Dunn (R)

Summary:

Appropriates $30 million from the general fund in FY2023-24 to the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Fund.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 2:09 AM

1/11/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-03-21 S - DP - Senate Appropriations - Senate Appropriations

HB2048 - Assured water; small residential developments

Sponsor:

Rep. Selina Bliss (R)

Summary:

A person seeking a building permit for six or more residences within an active management area in an unincorporated area of a county is required to obtain a certificate of assured water supply from the Department of Water Resources before presenting the permit application for approval to the county. Does not apply if the applicant has obtained a written commitment of water service for the residences from a municipal or private water company designated as having an assured water supply.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 2:10 AM

1/12/23 Added to AEW tracking 1/18/23 AEW recommends supporting 1/20/22 PA approved support

Last Action:

2023-01-18 H - House 2nd Read

HB2056 - Dry washes; permit program exemption

Sponsor:

Rep. Lupe Diaz (R)

Summary:

For the purpose of water quality control statutes, a dry wash, arroyo, swale, gully or rill, or other similar erosional feature that is characterized by low volume, infrequent, or short duration flows would not be defined as a water of this state, WOTUS, or protected surface water and would have been exempt from the Dredge and Fill Permit Program. AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor stated that this bill creates regulatory confusion by forcing an unnecessary conflict between state law and the federal determination of WOTUS.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 2:11 AM

1/12/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-04-03 G - Vetoed

HB2142 - Produce incentive program; annual appropriation

Sponsor:

Rep. Timothy M. Dunn (R)

Summary:

Appropriates $5 million from the general fund in FY2023-24 and each FY after to the Arizona Department of Economic Security to implement the Produce Incentive Program.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 2:16 AM

1/13/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-03-07 H - House Minority Caucus - Y

HB2213 - Case management; remote access; requirements (~~TPT; exemption; utilities; residential customers~~)

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

The Department of Child Safety (DCS) is required to provide to the Arizona Supreme Court (ASC) remote access to all automated case management systems used by DCS for the ASC to use in assisting local foster care review boards. DCS is required to provide to foster care review boards direct remote online access to all “DCS information” (defined) identified by the board as necessary to perform the board’s duties. The Office of the Ombudsman-Citizens Aide is required to have direct remote access to all DCS information within the DCS automated case management system unless explicitly prohibited by law. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 2:18 AM

1/13/23 Added to AEW & BT tracking

Last Action:

2023-05-01 G - Signed

HB2215 - Hazardous waste manifest resubmittals; fees

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

Repeals statute allowing the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to return an improperly completed manifest for a shipment of hazardous waste to the person who prepared the manifest and require the person to complete and resubmit the manifest, and eliminates the fee of $20 for resubmittal of the manifest. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 2:20 AM

1/13/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-04-17 G - Signed

HB2216 - Hazardous air pollutants program

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

The Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is allowed, instead of required, to establish by rule a state program for the control of hazardous air pollutants. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 2:20 AM

1/13/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-04-17 G - Signed

HB2323 - Water augmentation fund; brackish groundwater

Sponsor:

Rep. Alexander Kolodin (R)

Summary:

For the purpose of qualifying for monies in the Long-Term Water Augmentation Fund, a water supply development project for the desalination and distribution of brackish or saline groundwater is deemed to be a water supply development project that imports water from outside the boundaries of Arizona (and therefore qualifies), without regard to whether the monies for the project are expended inside Arizona or whether the project imports water from outside the boundaries of Arizona.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 8:58 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-01-19 H - House 2nd Read

HB2372 - Colorado River water transfers; limit

Sponsor:

Rep. Leo Biasiucci (R)

Summary:

A contract holder with a contract right in effect on January 1, 2023 for fourth priority Colorado River water available to satisfy entitlements in Arizona that is not contracted for delivery through the Central Arizona Project is prohibited from transferring or otherwise conveying that claim for use of that water to any location or for use other than an agricultural, municipal, domestic, commercial or industrial use in a county in Arizona that is adjacent to the western border of Arizona before January 1, 2033 or until Lake Mead exceeds an elevation of 1,090 feet, whichever is later. Does not apply to the transfer of 2,033.01 acre feet of Colorado River water recommended for approval by the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources by letter to the United States Bureau of Reclamation on January 20, 2021.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 8:59 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking 1/18/23 AEW recommends opposing 1/20/23 PA approved opposition

Last Action:

2023-01-19 H - House 2nd Read

HB2376 - Agricultural land; foreign ownership; prohibition

Sponsor:

Rep. Leo Biasiucci (R)

Summary:

Beginning from and after the effective date of this legislation, sales, leases, or subleases of state lands are prohibited from being made to a "foreign entity" (defined). Leases or subleases of state lands are prohibited from being made to corporations or associations not qualified to transact business in Arizona. AS PASSED HOUSE

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 9:08 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-03-01 S - Senate 2nd Read

HB2411 - Grazing operations; energy projects; compensation (~~Water supply; elimination; reduction; damages~~)

Sponsor:

Rep. David L. Cook (R)

Summary:

A business is prohibited from contracting or subcontracting with an Arizona resident or a business in Arizona to construct a project that reduces the size of a grazing lessee's grazing operation unless the business compensates the "grazing lessee" (defined) at fair market value for a list of costs and losses. AS PASSED HOUSE

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 9:10 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-03-30 S - FAILED - Senate Natural Resources, Energy and Water - Senate Natural Resources, Energy and Water

HB2437 - Transmission lines; applications; exceptions

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

Statute requiring a utility to apply for and receive a certificate of environmental compatibility from the Arizona Corporation Commission Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee before constructing a power plant or transmission line in Arizona would not have applied if the transmission line and its associated right-of-way was to be located on land entirely owned in fee simple by one or more owners of the transmission line. AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor expressed concern about the uncertain impact this bill would have on electric generation or Arizona's overall power grid.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 9:11 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-04-05 G - Vetoed

HB2438 - Board of supervisors; powers; water

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

County boards of supervisors are authorized to participate in water reuse and recycling programs and regional wastewater recharge projects and related infrastructure. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 9:12 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-04-18 G - Signed

HB2440 - Electric energy; power companies; priorities

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

A public power entity or public service corporation responsible for its service territory would have been required to conduct infrastructure planning and investments to maintain reliable and affordable electric service. The governing body of a public power entity or a public service corporation would have been required to provide electric service at just and reasonable rates. When making decisions regarding the planning, investment, procurement and operation of electric generation, transmission and distribution resources, a public power entity or public service corporation would have been required to prioritize the reliability of the grid and affordability of the costs to retail electric customers. AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor stated that the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has rate-making authority and that the ACC is already required to consider reliability and affordability.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 9:12 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-04-03 G - Vetoed

HB2442 - Temporary non-expansion area

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

A process for irrigation users or registered voters to petition the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) for the designation of a temporary non-expansion area in any location not included in an active management area or an irrigation non-expansion area would have been established. The question of whether to designate a temporary non-expansion area would have been required to be approved by a majority of the voters who resided inside the boundaries of the proposed area. If a temporary non-expansion area was established, only acres of land that were irrigated at any time during the preceding five years would have been allowed to be irrigated with groundwater, and ADWR would have been prohibited from authorizing the drilling of a well in the area. AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor pointed out several provisions she called troubling and said this bill falls short of protecting the water future of rural communities.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 9:13 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-04-11 G - Vetoed

HB2443 - Navigable stream adjudication commission; extension

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

The statutory life of the Arizona Navigable Stream Adjudication Commission is extended four years to through June 30, 2028. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 9:14 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking 1/18/23 AEW recommends supporting 1/20/23 PA approved support

Last Action:

2023-04-18 G - Signed

HB2444 - Natural resource conservation districts; revisions

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

Would have made various changes to statutes related to natural resource conservation districts. A Natural Resource Conservation District Fund and a 9-member Natural Resource Conservation District Fund Commission would have been established. Commission powers and duties would have been specified, including awarding grant monies from the Fund to natural resource conservation districts to finance conservation programs in Arizona. Natural resource conservation districts would have been authorized to apply for, receive, and spend monies from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona. AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor stated that the Commission would require substantial administration support from the State Land Department and this bill does not provide any funding the the agency.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 9:14 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-05-16 G - Vetoed

HB2496 - Transmission lines; definition

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

For the purpose of the requiring approval from the Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee, "transmission line" means five or more new structures that span more than one mile in length and that are erected above ground and support one or more conductors designed for the transmission of electric energy, and excludes structures located on the substation, switchyard, or generating site to which the line connects. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Comment:

Staff 2

01/16/2023 9:18 AM

1/16/23 Added to AEW tracking 3/17/23 PA approved support position

Last Action:

2023-04-05 G - Signed

HB2535 - Private property; wells; regulation; prohibition

Sponsor:

Rep. Austin Smith (R)

Summary:

A well drilled with the consent of the well owner on private property in an unincorporated area would have been exempt from municipal regulation if the unincorporated area where the well was located was annexed by a municipality after the well was drilled. With the consent of the building or structure owner, any buildings or structures that required water from a well drilled on private property in an unincorporated area would have been prohibited from being required to connect to a municipal water system. AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor stated that prohibiting a municipality from requiring even the most basic of safety standards and regulations for groundwater wells threatens the safety and quality of drinking water that public utilities provide throughout Arizona.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/30/2023 3:53 PM

1/30/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-04-05 G - Vetoed

HB2561 - City water provider; requirements; service

Sponsor:

Rep. Alexander Kolodin (R)

Summary:

A municipality that provides water service is required to provide water service through an intergovernmental agreement with a standpipe district for a period of up to three years by use of a standpipe for water hauling to residences outside the municipality's water service area that do not have access to sufficient water if a list of specified conditions apply, including that the municipality previously provided water service to the residences and there is no other adequate source of water for those persons within 10 miles of their residences. Establishes a list of responsibilities of the standpipe district under the intergovernmental agreement. The agreement is contingent on a standpipe district obtaining a source of water from a third party absent a municipality's consent to use the municipality's own source of water. No more than 750 residences are allowed to receive water from any standpipe district. Municipalities are not liable to any person or entity for providing or failing to provide water under these provisions. Self-repeals January 1, 2026. Emergency clause. AS PASSED HOUSE

Comment:

Staff 2

01/31/2023 2:41 PM

1/31/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-07-31 S - Senate 1st Read

HB2584 - Water tank; shared revenue; appropriation

Sponsor:

Rep. David L. Cook (R)

Summary:

For any city that before January 1, 2023 provides water to customers outside of the city's service area and that reduces or terminates that service on or after January 1, 2023, the State Treasurer is required to withhold and redistribute $10 million in state shared revenues from the city in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA for construction, installation and maintenance of a water tank with a capacity of at least 50,000 gallons. The water tank must be placed in the Rio Verde foothills area and DEMA is required to maintain the water tank and keep it filled for residential use and fire protection as needed until a water provider establishes a water supply for persons in that area. Emergency clause.

Comment:

Staff 2

02/03/2023 9:27 AM

2/1/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-02-07 H - House 2nd Read

HB2590 - Seller disclosure; water; solar; batteries (~~Real estate disclosures; water; solar~~)

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

If property being sold is served by a water supply that requires the transportation of water to the property, the seller’s affidavit of disclosure is required to disclose the contact information of the water hauling company providing those services and the name and location of the water supply from which the water is being transported. A seller’s affidavit of disclosure is required to include whether or not the property has battery energy storage devices that are leased or owned, and if leased, the contact information of the leasing company. A seller’s affidavit of disclosure is also required to include a statement that it is unlawful to attempt to avoid land division regulations by acting in concert to divide a parcel of land into six or more parcels. An applicant to split a parcel of land must include an affidavit or similar document signed under oath by the applicant acknowledging that the applicant is aware that it is unlawful to attempt to avoid land division regulations by acting in concert to divide a parcel of land into six or more parcels. The penalty for violating land division regulations is increased to $2,000 for each infraction, from $1,000 for each infraction. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Comment:

Staff 2

02/03/2023 9:29 AM

2/2/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-04-18 G - Signed

HB2618 - Decommissioning; solar and wind; standards

Sponsor:

Rep. Gail Griffin (R)

Summary:

Two new chapters in Title 30 (Power) regulating solar and wind energy power plants would have been established. Counties and municipalities would have been authorized to adopt zoning standards, site specific conditions, and permitting requirements or procedures for a solar or wind energy power plant located in the county or municipality. The transfer of a solar or wind energy power plant or special use permit or the sale of the entity owning the plant would have been prohibited from occurring without written acceptance by the transferee of the transferor's obligations under this legislation. Municipalities would have been authorized to establish a procedure for approving a sale and transfer of a solar or wind energy power plant. Before or in conjunction with approving a land use or zoning permit application for a solar or wind energy power plant, a county or municipality would have been authorized to adopt a procedure for waiving the financial assurance required by statute if a list of specified conditions was met. The owner or operator of a solar or wind energy power plant would have been required to maintain the plant in good condition and repair and to ensure that the plant remained functional and in continuous operation until decommissioning of the plant is initiated. Counties and municipalities would have been authorized to adopt reasonable timelines and requirements for the cure and repair of damage or defects to a component of a solar or wind energy power plant, and to adopt and enforce reasonable penalties for the violation of or noncompliance with timeline requirements, including initiating or completing decommissioning or site restoration at the owner or operator’s expense. Solar or wind energy power plant owners or operators would have been prohibited from abandoning a plant for any reason, including bankruptcy or financial insolvency. Before a county or municipality was allowed to approve a land use or zoning permit application for a solar or wind energy power plant, the power plant owners or operators would have been required to provide a county or municipality with a decommissioning and site restoration plan that included a list of specified items. Counties and municipalities would have been authorized to adopt procedures for reviewing and approving a decommissioning and site restoration plan for a solar or wind energy power plant, and to adopt minimum standards for the decommissioning or restoration of a solar energy power plant. Solar and wind energy power plant owners or operators would have been required to continuously maintain financial assurance as determined by the county or municipality where the plant was located, which would have been required to be reasonably based on the estimated costs of decommissioning and site restoration. Solar and wind energy power plant owners or operators would have been required to maintain a commercial general liability insurance policy that resulted in coverage of any reasonable liability to third parties for specified injuries or damages. AS VETOED BY GOVERNOR. In her veto message, the Governor stated that this bill creates regulatory confusion for businesses and negatively impacts Arizona's ability to grow a renewable energy ecosystem in our state.

Comment:

Staff 2

02/07/2023 8:04 AM

2/7/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-06-19 G - Vetoed

HB2669 - Prohibition; biosolids; land application (~~Solid waste; sludge; water quality~~)

Sponsor:

Rep. Timothy M. Dunn (R)

Summary:

The Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality must require any land application of a substance that contains sewage or septage to comply with Sewage Sludge Program rules. A biosolid combined with a solid waste is required to be regulated as a solid waste. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Comment:

Staff 2

02/07/2023 8:04 AM

2/7/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-06-16 G - Signed

HB2676 - Property conveyance; foreign entities; prohibition

Sponsor:

Rep. Steve Montenegro (R)

Summary:

Beginning from and after the effective date of this legislation, land in Arizona is prohibited from being conveyed to a "foreign entity" (defined) and sales of state lands are prohibited from being made to a foreign entity.

Comment:

Last Action:

2023-02-08 H - House 2nd Read

HB2702 - Energy projects; grazing operations; compensation

Sponsor:

Rep. Quang H. Nguyen (R)

Summary:

A business is prohibited from contracting or subcontracting with a resident of Arizona or a business in Arizona to construct a solar or wind energy project that reduces the size of a grazing lessee's grazing operation unless the business compensates the grazing lessee for the grazing lessee's loss of profits, the loss in value of the grazing lessee's grazing operation, the cost to relocate the grazing lessee's grazing operation, and the cost to mitigate losses due to the reduction of the grazing lessee's grazing operation.

Comment:

Staff 2

02/07/2023 8:04 AM

2/7/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-02-14 H - HELD - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

HB2731 - Local groundwater stewardship areas

Sponsor:

Rep. Leo Biasiucci (R)

Summary:

County boards of supervisors in a county with lands that are outside of an Active Management Area (AMA) are authorized to designate by resolution one or more groundwater basins, subbasins, or portions of those basins as a Local Groundwater Stewardship Area (LGSA) if a list of specified conditions exist, including that the use of groundwater exceeds the estimated recharge rate. The Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is authorized to designate an area that is not included within an AMA as an LGSA if the same specified conditions exist, and the establishment of an AMA is not necessary. Establishes a process for the board of supervisors and a process for the ADWR Director to designate an LGSA. An LGSA is required to be administered by a 9-member LGSA Council. Powers and duties of an LGSA Council are specified, including adopting an LGSA Plan for groundwater programs and policies for the LGSA. The ADWR Director is required to adopt rules governing the location of new wells and replacement wells in new locations in an LGSA. A county board of supervisors is prohibited from approving a final plat for a subdivision composed of subdivided lands that is located within an LGSA unless the ADWR Director has determined that there is an adequate water supply for the subdivision, and the subdivider has obtained a written commitment of water service for the subdivision from a municipal or private water company that is designated as having an adequate water supply by the ADWR Director. Establishes the ADWR Local Groundwater Stewardship Fund, to be administered by ADWR. ADWR is required to spend monies in the Fund to implement and support LGSAs. Of the monies remaining in the State Lottery Fund each fiscal year after other statutory appropriations and deposits, $50 million must be deposited in the Fund. More.

Comment:

Staff 2

02/07/2023 8:05 AM

2/7/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-02-13 H - House 2nd Read

HB2750 - Expiration date; eggs; definition

Sponsor:

Rep. Michele Pena (R)

Summary:

The expiration date for grade AA eggs must be a maximum of 30 days after the eggs were candled, instead of 24 days after. The standards of quality for eggs cannot prohibit an egg that otherwise might be deemed grade A after 24 days after candling, from being advertised and sold as grade AA for up to 30 days after the egg was candled. A person is allowed to advertise and sell eggs marked grade AA as fresh or grade AA for up to 30 days after the eggs were candled. AS PASSED HOUSE

Comment:

01/30/2023 3:39 PM

1/30/23 Added to BT & AEW tracking 2/6/23 BT recommends support 2/17/23 PA approved supporting

Last Action:

2023-11-30 S - Hearing Scheduled - 02/06/2023, 2:00 PM - Senate FICO, SHR 109 02/06/2023 2:00 PM - Senate FICO, SHR 109

SB1306 - Local groundwater stewardship areas.

Sponsor:

Sen. Sonny Borrelli (R)

Summary:

Comment:

Staff 2

01/30/2023 3:48 PM

1/30/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-01-31 S - Senate 2nd Read

SB1390 - Water infrastructure finance authority; amendments

Sponsor:

Sen. Sine Kerr (R)

Summary:

Various changes to statutes relating to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA). WIFA is not a public service corporation subject to regulation by the Arizona Corporation Commission. The WIFA Board is authorized to prescribe the terms and conditions of the Director's and staff's employment as necessary, and is required to adopt written policies and guidelines regarding employee compensation and leave. WIFA employees may participate in the Arizona State Retirement System. The definition of "eligible entity" for loans from the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund is modified to mean a water provider that distributes or sells water outside of the boundaries of an initial active management area in which part of the Central Arizona Project aqueduct is located, instead of outside of the boundaries of an active management area located in Maricopa, Pima, or Pinal County. More. Emergency clause. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Comment:

Staff 2

01/31/2023 2:18 PM

1/31/23 Added to AEW tracking Added to PA tracking, support

Last Action:

2023-06-20 G - Signed

SB1432 - Assured water; small residential developments..

Sponsor:

Sen. Justine Wadsack (R)

Summary:

A municipality that provides water service is required to provide water service through an intergovernmental agreement with a standpipe district for up to three years by use of a standpipe for water hauling to residences outside the municipality's water service area that do not have access to sufficient water if a list of specified conditions apply, including that the number of impacted residences is no more than 750, that the municipality previously provided water service to the residences, and that there is no other adequate source of water within ten miles of the residences. Establishes requirements for an intergovernmental agreement between a municipality and a standpipe district, which includes that the standpipe district is responsible for paying the municipality the full costs of providing the water. A standpipe district must be governed by a five-person board of directors. Standpipe district provisions self-repeal on January 1, 2026. By December 31, 2023, the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is required to study and submit a report to the Legislature on whether and how a person that seeks a building permit for six or more residences within an active management area should apply for and obtain a certificate of assured water supply from ADWR before presenting the permit application for approval to the county, unless the applicant has obtained a written commitment of water service for the residences from a municipal or private water company designated as having an assured water supply. Emergency clause. AS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Comment:

Staff 2

01/31/2023 2:22 PM

1/31/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-06-19 G - Signed

SB1502 - Corporation commission; electric generation resources

Sponsor:

Sen. Frank Carroll (R)

Summary:

Declare that it is the public policy of Arizona that public service corporations should pursue the use of "clean energy resources" (defined) and the reduction of carbon emissions resulting from the generation of energy for retail electric sales, provided the mix of critical electric generation resources used by each public service corporation to meet its customers' needs is the lowest cost method of providing safe and reliable electricity services while taking into consideration the system-wide costs associated with meeting customer demand for services at all times of each day and throughout all seasons of the year. Requires public service corporations to derive at least the following percentages of retail kilowatt sales from renewable energy resources by the following dates: 13 percent by December 31, 2023, 14 percent by December 31, 2024, 15 percent by December 31, 2025 and for each year thereafter. Contains legislative findings.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/31/2023 2:27 PM

1/31/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-02-22 S - Hearing Scheduled - 02/22/2023 - Third Reading, Floor 02/22/2023 - Third Reading, Floor

SB1651 - Water; energy; financing program.

Sponsor:

Sen. Sonny Borrelli (R)

Summary:

Counties and municipalities are authorized to provide for or allow the construction, installation or modification of critical capital expenditure improvements, energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy improvements or resiliency improvements on qualifying property by establishing a "C-PACE Program" (defined). Establishes a new chapter in Title 49 (Environment) establishing and regulating the Commercial Property Assessed Capital Expenditure Financing Program (C-PACE Program). To establish a C-PACE Program, a governing body is required to adopt a resolution or ordinance to do so, after a public hearing to consider establishing the Program. Local program authorities are authorized to enter into special assessment agreements with property owners to secure special assessment financing for C-PACE Program projects. Provides for the imposition and collection of special assessments. More.

Comment:

Staff 2

01/31/2023 2:36 PM

1/31/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-02-15 S - HELD - Senate Government - Senate Government

SB1660 - Water; storage; effluent; credits (~~Water; effluent; credits~~)

Sponsor:

Sen. Sine Kerr (R)

Summary:

The Arizona Department of Water Resources is authorized to issue a water storage permit to store water that is not originally supplied by a municipal or private water company, that is used in an "industrial facility" (defined) located within the service area of a wastewater provider that holds a certificate of convenience and necessity and that is treated at the site of use to meet or exceed aquifer water quality standards, if the water will be stored at a constructed underground storage facility at the site where the water was used before treatment, and the application is received no later than December 31, 2025. This water may be used by the storer only for a nonirrigation use at the same site where the water was stored, and any long-term storage credits accrued may only be used at the site where the water was stored. AS PASSED SENATE

Comment:

Staff 2

01/31/2023 2:38 PM

1/31/23 Added to AEW tracking

Last Action:

2023-06-09 H - Hearing Scheduled - 06/12/2023 - Third Reading, Floor 06/12/2023 - Third Reading, Floor