water conservation grant fund; education

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the specific projects that will be funded after removing education and research programs.

Water Conservation Grant Fund Changes

This bill removes education and research programs from the list of eligible uses for money in the Water Conservation Grant Fund.

What This Bill Does

• Removes education and research programs as a use of funds in the Water Conservation Grant Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) will administer the fund.
• People or organizations that previously received funding for education and research programs related to water conservation may be impacted.

Terms To Know

Water Conservation Grant Fund

A fund used by WIFA to support projects aimed at reducing water use, improving efficiency, and increasing reliability of water supplies.

WIFA

The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona, which manages various funds for water-related infrastructure projects.

Limits and Unknowns

• It is unclear how the removal of education programs will affect public awareness and understanding about water conservation.
• The bill does not specify what happens to existing education and research programs currently funded by the Water Conservation Grant Fund.

Official Summary Text

HB2030 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2030
: water conservation grant fund; education

Sponsor:
Representative Griffin, LD 19

Committee
on Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Overview

Removes
education and research programs from the eligible uses of monies in the Water
Conservation Grant Fund.

History

The
Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) may issue bonds, enter
into loan agreements and administer federal grants. WIFA administers the Clean
Water Revolving Fund, the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Fund, the Hardship
Grant Fund, the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund, the Long-Term Water
Augmentation Fund and the Water Conservation Grant Fund. In 2022, WIFA's
authority was expanded to provide financial resources for projects relating to
water supply development in order to improve current and long-term water
supplies (
Laws 2022,
Chapter 366
)(A.R.S. ��
49-1203
,
49-1203.01
).

Currently, monies
in the Water Conservation Grant Fund (Fund) may be used for:

1)

education and research programs
on how to reduce water consumption, increase water efficiency or increase water
reuse;

2)

programs and projects for
rainwater harvesting, gray water systems, efficiency upgrades, installing
drought-resistant landscaping, turf removal and other water-use-reduction
practices;

3)

programs or projects to promote
groundwater recharge and aquifer health;

4)

programs or projects to improve
groundwater conservation and surface water flows;

5)

landscape watershed protection;

6)

projects facilitating
coordinated water management;

7)

programs or projects to reduce
structural water overuse issues; and

8)

program implementation and
administration costs for eligible programs (
A.R.S.
� 49-1332
).

Provisions

1.

Eliminates education
and research programs

from the outlined list of purposes for which
monies in the Fund may be used. (Sec. 1)

2.

Makes
conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

3.

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Current Bill Text

HB2030 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

water conservation
grant fund; education

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2030

AN
ACT

Amending section 49-1332, Arizona Revised
Statutes; RELATING to the Water conservation grant fund.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 49-1332, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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49-1332.

Water conservation grant fund; purposes

A. Monies in the water conservation grant fund must
facilitate voluntary water conservation programs or projects that are expected
to result in at least one of the following:

1. Long-term reductions in water use.

2. Improvements in water use efficiency.

3. Improvements in water reliability.

B. Monies in the water conservation grant fund may
be used for the following:

1. Education and research programs on
how to reduce water consumption, increase water efficiency or increase water
reuse.

2.

1.
Programs
and projects for rainwater harvesting, gray water systems, efficiency upgrades,
installing drought-resistant landscaping, turf removal and other
practices to reduce water use.

3.

2.
Programs
or projects to promote groundwater recharge and improved aquifer health.

4.

3.
Programs
or projects to improve groundwater conservation and surface water flows.

5.

4.
Landscape
watershed protection, restoration and rehabilitation, including through green
infrastructure and low-impact development to conserve or augment water
supplies.

6.

5.
Projects
facilitating coordinated water management, including groundwater storage and
recovery.

7.

6.
Programs
or projects to reduce structural water overuse issues.

8.

7.
Program
implementation and administration costs for eligible programs.

8. Education programs that inform
residents how to reduce water consumption, increase water efficiency or
increase water reuse. The authority shall prioritize On-the-ground
projects over education programs.
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