Arizona Laws 45-613. Use of withdrawal fees collected for augmentation and conservation and purchase and retirement of grandfathered rights, Arizona water banking purposes and groundwater and irrigation efficiency projects
A. Except as provided in section 45-615, paragraph 2 and sections 45-1972 and 48-4504, monies collected in an active management area for purposes of augmentation, conservation assistance and monitoring and assessing water availability under section 45-611, subsection A, paragraph 2 and subsection C, paragraph 2 shall be used only to finance the augmentation and conservation assistance programs that are part of the management plan for the active management area and to fund any projects that are authorized by the director for monitoring and assessing water availability within the active management area.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-613
- Active management area: means a geographical area that has been designated pursuant to article 2 of this chapter as requiring active management of groundwater or, in the case of the Santa Cruz active management area, active management of any water, other than stored water, withdrawn from a well. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- Director: means the director of water resources, who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 45-101
- Groundwater: means water under the surface of the earth regardless of the geologic structure in which it is standing or moving. See Arizona Laws 45-101
B. Monies collected in an active management area for the purpose of purchasing and retiring grandfathered rights under section 45-611, subsection A, paragraph 3 and subsection C, paragraph 4 shall be used only to finance the program for the purchase and retirement of grandfathered rights that is part of the management plan for the active management area.
C. Monies collected in an active management area for the purpose of Arizona water banking under section 45-611, subsection C, paragraph 3 shall be used only for the benefit of the active management area in which they are collected.
D. Except as provided in Section 45-615.01, subsection G, monies collected in the Pinal active management area for the purpose of groundwater and irrigation efficiency projects under section 45-611, subsection C, paragraph 5 shall be used only to finance projects for the construction and rehabilitation of wells and related infrastructure for the withdrawal and efficient delivery of groundwater by irrigation districts in the Pinal active management area.