§ 45-2111 – Arizona water protection fund
45-2111. Arizona water protection fund A. The Arizona water protection fund is established. The commission shall administer the fund. B. The commission may grant monies from the fund to reimburse or advance monies to persons pursuant to section 45-2113. Grants made pursuant to this article are exempt from title 41, chapter 23. C. On notice […]
§ 45-2112 – Funding sources
45-2112. Funding sources A. The fund shall consist of monies collected pursuant to section 48-3715.05. B. In addition to the amounts prescribed in subsection A of this section the fund may accept any gifts, grants or donations.
§ 45-2113 – Fund grants; applications
45-2113. Fund grants; applications A. The commission shall grant monies from the fund consistent with the application guidelines developed pursuant to section 45-2105. The commission shall establish a procedure by which monies may be granted annually which shall include a maximum of six months between the receipt of the proposal by the commission and the […]
§ 45-2114 – Administration
45-2114. Administration A. The director shall provide administrative, technical and legal support to the commission to the extent funding is available as prescribed by subsection B of this section and from legislative appropriations. This support may include the hiring of a contract administrator, an attorney, office support and technical support staff, who shall be employees […]
§ 45-2201 – Definitions
45-2201. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Agricultural use" means water used primarily in the commercial production of agricultural crops or livestock, including domestic uses incidental to those uses, and used on tracts of land operated in units of more than five acres. 2. " Authority" means a water authority […]
§ 45-2202 – Formation
45-2202. Formation A. An authority may be formed in any county with a population of more than ninety thousand persons and less than one hundred twenty thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census. B. The members of the authority shall include municipal corporations in the county that: 1. Had contracts with […]
§ 45-2203 – Contest of formation; appeal
45-2203. Contest of formation; appeal A. Any aggrieved person or entity may contest the formation of the authority under this chapter by filing an action in the superior court in the county in which the authority is formed. Any contest must be filed within thirty days after the second publication of notice of the authority’s […]
§ 45-2204 – Corporate existence; exemption from regulation
45-2204. Corporate existence; exemption from regulation A. The authority is a corporate and political body that may act in its official corporate name and shall have all of the rights and immunities of municipal corporations that are granted by the constitution and statutes of this state, including immunity of its property from taxation. B. The […]
§ 45-2205 – Dissolution of authority
45-2205. Dissolution of authority A. The authority may be dissolved only by a unanimous vote of the directors who are appointed by authority members pursuant to section 45-2221, subsection B and only if all contractual obligations and debts of the authority are satisfied and another governmental entity or entities accept dedication of all authority projects. […]
§ 45-2261 – Construction work and purchases by bid only; exceptions; award of contract
45-2261. Construction work and purchases by bid only; exceptions; award of contract A. The authority shall undertake the construction of projects or facilities by contract and not by force account. For construction contracts exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, notice shall be published for at least two days in a newspaper of general circulation in the county […]