Arizona HB 2024: alkaline hydrolysis; facilities; operators; licensure

Bill Text

HB2024 - 572R - H Ver 

 House Engrossed

 water supply 
 development; definition; snowpack

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 HOUSE BILL 2024

AN 
ACT

Amending section 49-1201, Arizona 
Revised Statutes; relating to the water INFRASTRUCTURE finance Program.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 49-1201, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE49-1201. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Authority" means the water infrastructure 
finance authority of Arizona.

2. "Board" means the water infrastructure 
finance authority board established by section 49-1206.

3. "Bonds of a political subdivision" 
means bonds issued by a political subdivision as authorized by law.

4. "Clean water act" means the federal 
water pollution control act amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500; 86 Stat. 
816), as amended by the water quality act of 1987 (P.L. 100-4; 101 Stat. 
7).

5. "Concession agreement" means any lease, 
ground lease, franchise, easement, permit or other binding agreement 
transferring rights for the use or control, in whole or in part, of 
water-related facilities by the authority to a private partner in accordance 
with this chapter.

6. "Drinking water facility":

(a) Means a community water system or a nonprofit 
noncommunity water system as defined in the safe drinking water act of 1974 
(P.L. 93-523; 88 Stat. 1660; P.L. 95-190; 91 Stat. 1393; P.L. 
104-182; 110 Stat. 1613) that is located in this state. 

(b) Does not include water systems owned by federal 
agencies.

7. "Financial assistance loan repayment 
agreement" means an agreement to repay a loan provided to design, 
construct, acquire, rehabilitate or improve water or wastewater infrastructure, 
related property and appurtenances or a loan provided to finance a water supply 
development project.

8. "Imported water" means any water that 
originates outside of this state and that is made available to water users 
within this state by conveyance or exchange or otherwise through projects that 
are funded or financed in whole or in part with monies from the long-term water 
augmentation fund.

9. "Import water" means to make water 
originating outside of this state available to water users within this state by 
conveyance or exchange or otherwise through projects that are funded or 
financed in whole or in part with monies from the long-term water augmentation 
fund.

10. "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, 
band, group or community that is recognized by the United States secretary of 
the interior and that exercises governmental authority within the limits of any 
Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government, 
notwithstanding the issuance of any patent and including rights-of-way 
running through the reservation.

11. "Long-term water augmentation bonds" 
means bonds that are issued by the authority in accordance with article 4 of 
this chapter.

12. "Long-term water augmentation fund" 
means the fund established by section 49-1302.

13. "Nonpoint source project" means a 
project designed to implement a certified water quality management plan.

14. "Political 
subdivision" means a county, city, town or special taxing district 
authorized by law to construct wastewater treatment facilities, drinking water 
facilities or nonpoint source projects.

15. "Private partner" means a person, 
entity or organization that is not the federal government, this state or a 
political subdivision of this state.

16. "Public-private partnership project" 
means any water supply development project that is the subject of a 
public-private partnership agreement in accordance with this chapter.

17. "Safe drinking 
water act" means the federal safe drinking water act of 1974 (P.L. 93-523; 
88 Stat. 1660; P.L. 95-190; 91 Stat. 1393; P.L. 104-182; 110 
Stat. 1613), as amended in 1996.

18. "Technical 
assistance loan repayment agreement" means either of the following:

(a) An agreement to repay a loan provided to 
develop, plan and design water or wastewater infrastructure, related property 
and appurtenances.� The agreement shall be for a term of not more than three 
years and the maximum amount that may be borrowed is limited to not more than 
$500,000.

(b) An agreement to repay a loan provided to 
develop, plan or design a water supply development project.

19. "Wastewater treatment facility" means 
a treatment works, as defined in section 212 of the clean water act, that is 
located in this state and that is designed to hold, cleanse or purify or to 
prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage or other 
polluted waters for purposes of complying to 
comply with the clean water act. 

20. "Water provider" means any of the 
following:

(a) A municipal water delivery system as defined in 
section 42-5301.

(b) A county w