Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 48 > Chapter 37 > Article 2 - Financial Provisions

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Board: means the elected board of directors of the upper San Pedro water district formed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 48-6402
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: means the county in which the district is located. See Arizona Laws 48-6402
• Department: means the department of water resources. See Arizona Laws 48-6402
• Director: means the director of water resources. See Arizona Laws 48-6402
• District: means the upper San Pedro water district formed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 48-6402
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Municipal water delivery system: means an entity that distributes or sells potable water primarily through a pipeline delivery system that is owned by either:

  (a) A city or town incorporated or chartered under the constitution and laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 48-6402

• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.