§ 45-2422 – Organization of commission; powers and duties; exemption
45-2422. Organization of commission; powers and duties; exemption A. The commission shall select a vice-chairperson and a secretary from among its membership who shall each hold office for terms of two years to begin and end on the third Monday in January. B. The powers and authority vested in and the duties imposed on the […]
§ 45-2472 – Distribution of long-term storage credits
45-2472. Distribution of long-term storage credits A. The authority may distribute long-term storage credits accrued through the use of monies paid by California and Nevada agencies pursuant to interstate banking agreements to CAWCD or other users of Colorado river water in this state, if both of the following apply: 1. CAWCD or other water user […]
§ 45-2423 – Powers and duties of authority
45-2423. Powers and duties of authority A. The authority, acting through its commission, shall: 1. Administer the Arizona water banking fund in accordance with this chapter. 2. Coordinate its staffing needs with the director and CAWCD. 3. Coordinate the storage of water and distribution and extinguishment of long-term storage credits with the director in accordance […]
§ 45-2473 – Arizona water banking authority; interstate water banking; accounting
45-2473. Arizona water banking authority; interstate water banking; accounting (Conditionally Rpld.) A. For each year during which the Arizona water banking authority is owed or receives monies pursuant to an interstate water banking agreement with the state of Nevada, or any agency or political subdivision of the state of Nevada, including the southern Nevada water […]
§ 45-2424 – Administration
45-2424. Administration A. The director shall provide administrative, technical and legal support to the authority to the extent requested by the authority. The director may hire staff, who shall be employees of the department of water resources, necessary to provide the level of support requested by the authority. B. The director may employ a person […]
§ 45-2491 – State commitments to firm Indian settlement water
45-2491. State commitments to firm Indian settlement water A. The authority shall act as agent for this state in meeting this state’s obligation to deliver water in times of shortage pursuant to Public Law 108-451, fulfilling the requirements of sections 105, 207(c)(I)(ii) and 302(b)(8), and the Indian firming measures established pursuant to this article. In […]
§ 45-2425 – Arizona water banking fund
45-2425. Arizona water banking fund A. The Arizona water banking fund is established and shall include subaccounts based on funding sources. The authority shall administer the banking fund in accordance with this chapter. B. The banking fund consists of all of the following: 1. Monies appropriated from the state general fund by the legislature for […]
§ 45-2426 – Annual report
45-2426. Annual report A. The commission shall make and submit to the governor, president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives on or before July 1 of each year a report containing a full and complete account of its transactions and proceedings for the preceding calendar year. B. The report shall contain […]
§ 45-2427 – Limitation on powers
45-2427. Limitation on powers A. This chapter does not authorize the authority to exercise any right of eminent domain. B. Except as provided in subsection E of this section: 1. The authority shall not store Colorado river water that would otherwise have been used in this state pursuant to a contract entered into pursuant to […]
§ 45-2451 – First year banking program
45-2451. First year banking program By July 1, 1997, the authority shall have used its best efforts to store pursuant to this chapter a minimum of one hundred thousand acre-feet of Colorado river water in this state. The annual report of the authority to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of […]