Arizona 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

HB 2934 — Harquahala; groundwater transportation fee

Last action — DPA

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

114 added · 102 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to HB 2934 remove references to the McMullen Valley groundwater basin and clarify that the groundwater transportation fee applies specifically to counties with portions of the Harquahala Irrigation Non-Expansion Area that do not fall within an Initial Active Management Area. This change is important because it streamlines the applicability of fees and helps manage groundwater resources more effectively by focusing regulations on specific geographic areas. By refining the language, the legislation aims to improve clarity and ensure that appropriate fees are collected in the right locations.

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Fifty-seventh Legislature Natural Resources, Energy & Water Second Regular Session H.B.
Harquahala;
2934 PROPOSED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.
groundwater transportation fee State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session HB 2934 Introduced by Representatives Biasiucci:
2934 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:
Griffin AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 45-556, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
[GREEN UNDERLINING IN BRACKETS] indicates text added to statute or previously enacted session law.
RELATING TO THE WITHDRAWAL OF GROUNDWATER.
[Green underlining in brackets] indicates text added to new session law or text restoring existing law.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - HB 2934 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
[GREEN STRIKEOUT IN BRACKETS] indicates new text removed from statute or previously enacted session law.
[Green strikeout in brackets] indicates text removed from existing statute, previously enacted session law or new session law.
<<Green carets>> indicate a section added to the bill.
<<Green strikeout in carets>> indicates a section removed from the bill.
The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:
A PERSON WHO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TRANSPORTS GROUNDWATER AWAY FROM ANY PORTION OF THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA TO AN INITIAL ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA PURSUANT TO SECTION 45-554 SHALL PAY THE GROUNDWATER TRANSPORTATION FEE TO A COUNTY THAT CONTAINS A PORTION OF THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA AND THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY PORTION OF AN INITIAL ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA.
A PERSON WHO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TRANSPORTS GROUNDWATER AWAY FROM ANY PORTION OF THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA [OR FROM ANY PORTION OF THE MCMULLEN VALLEY GROUNDWATER BASIN] TO AN INITIAL ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA PURSUANT TO SECTION 45-554 SHALL PAY THE GROUNDWATER TRANSPORTATION FEE TO A COUNTY THAT CONTAINS A PORTION OF THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA [OR A PORTION OF THE MCMULLEN VALLEY GROUNDWATER BASIN, AS APPLICABLE,] AND THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY PORTION OF AN INITIAL ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA.
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[IF A COUNTY PRESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION HAS FORMED AN AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 45-2202, THE COUNTY SHALL MAKE TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ANY TRANSPORTATION FEES PAID TO THE COUNTY AVAILABLE TO THE AUTHORITY.] House Amendments to H.B.
2934 C.
If the amount of the credit exceeds the amount of the fee imposed for any year, the unused portion of the credit may be carried forward and applied to - 1 - HB 2934 subsequent years' fees until the amount of the credit is exhausted.
If the amount of the credit exceeds the amount of the fee imposed for any year, the unused portion of the credit may be carried forward and applied to subsequent years' fees until the amount of the credit is exhausted.
(b) This subdivision applies with respect to any portion of the remote municipal property that, before January 1, 1992, was classified at that time as class four property for purposes of property taxation under title 42 but was developed or improved at any time after December 31, 1991 and is not currently classified as class two property.
-2- House Amendments to H.B.
2934 (b) This subdivision applies with respect to any portion of the remote municipal property that, before January 1, 1992, was classified at that time as class four property for purposes of property taxation under title 42 but was developed or improved at any time after December 31, 1991 and is not currently classified as class two property.
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Action History

  1. DPA

  2. House Second Reading

  3. House First Reading.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2934?
HB 2934 is sponsored by Gail Griffin (Republican) and Leo Biasiucci (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2934?
This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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