HB2027 is a bill that proposes amendments to the Arizona Revised Statutes related to active management areas (AMAs) and water supply requirements for subdivisions. The bill seeks to exempt certain subdivisions and portions of subdivisions from the requirement of having an adequate water supply determined or obtaining a written commitment of water service if they are located in a municipality or county that adopts an adequate water supply ordinance and are included in a subsequent AMA. Additionally, subdivisions that have been issued an adequate water report by the Director before the effective date of a subsequent AMA would be exempt from the requirement to obtain a certificate of assured water supply.

The bill also includes technical changes, such as replacing the word "upon" with "on" in various sections, changing "comprised" to "composed," and correcting a reference from section 11-823 to 11-822. Furthermore, the bill introduces an emergency clause, stating that it is necessary to preserve the public peace, health, or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law. The Governor vetoed the bill, indicating that it unnecessarily codifies a process already undertaken by the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) in the Douglas AMA and would be applied in any subsequent AMA.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 9-463.01, 11-823, 32-2101, 45-402, 45-576, 45-108, 45-561, 45-108.02, 45-108.03, 45-412, 45-415, 9-463
House Engrossed Version: 9-463.01, 11-823, 45-576, 32-2101, 45-402, 45-108, 45-561, 45-108.02, 45-108.03, 45-412, 45-415, 9-463, 11-821