SB 1508 — water; desalination action plan

SB1508 - 532R - IS Ver       REFERENCESenate TITLE:Engrossed       State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session   SENATE BILL 1508       AN ACT   amending title 45, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 45-118;

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desalination action plan       State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session   SB 1508   Introduced by Senator Griffin     AN ACT   amending title 45, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 45-118;

report;report A.  THE DIRECTOR SHALL PREPARE A DESALINATION ACTION PLAN THAT INCLUDES ALL THE FOLLOWING:

definition A.  THE DIRECTOR SHALL PREPARE A DESALINATION ACTION PLAN THAT INCLUDES ALL THE FOLLOWING:

6.  An evaluation and analysis of issues related to the sources of the brackish groundwater identified in the desalination action plan, including any potential impacts that might occur to the water supplies of water users in the area of the brackish groundwater if the groundwater is withdrawn and treated for use.

c.  THEC.  If DIRECTORthe SHALLdirector SUBMITdetermines THEthere INITIALis DESALINATIONsignificant ACTIONbrackish PLANwater ONunderground ORin BEFOREa SEPTEMBERcounty 30,adjacent 2019to TOthe THEColorado GOVERNOR,river, THEthe PRESIDENTdirector OFshall THEinclude SENATE,in THEthe SPEAKERdesalination OFaction THEplan HOUSEan OFanalysis REPRESENTATIVES,and THEevaluation MEMBERSof OFthe THEsource SENATEof NATURALthe RESOURCES,underground ENERGYwater, ANDwhether WATERthe COMMITTEE,water ORis ITSbeing SUCCESSORused COMMITTEE,and, ANDif THEthe MEMBERSwater OFis THEbeing HOUSEused, OFthe REPRESENTATIVESpurposes ENERGY,for ENVIRONMENTwhich ANDit NATURALis RESOURCESbeing COMMITTEE,used.  ORIf ITSthe SUCCESSORdirector COMMITTEE,concludes andthat shallthe providelikely asource copy of the reportwater tois theColorado secretaryriver ofwater, state. the The director shall submitnot subsequentaddress REPORTSthat onwater in the desalination action planplan.  andAny itsconclusion resultsmade by Decemberthe 31director everyas twoto yearsthe there‑after.source of the water is not binding for any purpose and does not create a presumption of the legal character of the water in any administrative or judicial proceeding.

d.  FORD.  THE DIRECTOR SHALL SUBMIT THE PURPOSESINITIAL OFDESALINATION THISACTION SECTION,PLAN "BRACKISHON GROUNDWATER"OR MEANSBEFORE GROUNDWATERSEPTEMBER THAT30, DUE2019 TO THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY AND WATER COMMITTEE, OR ITS SALINITYSUCCESSOR REQUIRESCOMMITTEE, TREATMENTAND FORTHE ANMEMBERS ECONOMICALLYOF VIABLETHE USE.END_STATUTEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, OR ITS SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE, and shall provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state.  The director shall submit subsequent REPORTS on the desalination action plan and its results by December 31 every two years there‑after.

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