Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 45 > Chapter 11 > Article 1 - Formation and Dissolution

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Active management area: means an active management area established under chapter 2 of this title. See Arizona Laws 45-1901
• Authority: means a county water augmentation authority established under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 45-1901
• Board: means the board of directors of the authority. See Arizona Laws 45-1901
• County: means the county containing over fifty per cent of the area of the authority. See Arizona Laws 45-1901
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Project: means a facility necessary or convenient to obtain, divert, withdraw, transport, exchange, deliver, treat or recharge water, including rights-of-way, real and personal property, interests in property and improvements to property that are necessary or appropriate to maintain and operate the facilities. See Arizona Laws 45-1901
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Water company: means either a private water company as defined in section 45-402 or an irrigation district that primarily serves municipal water. See Arizona Laws 45-1901