The proposed bill would amend section 45-451 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, specifically updating the language regarding the groundwater code. Under the current law, it states that the chapter shall not affect decreed and appropriative water rights and maintains the definitions related to surface water and water subject to appropriation.

The bill introduces new language that replaces the term "definition" with "description" in reference to the definition of surface water and modifies the reference to "article 9 of chapter 1" to simply "article 9" of the title. These changes aim to clarify the language without altering the substantive legal framework regarding water rights and definitions.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 45-451