appropriation; uranium monitoring; mine inspector

Plain English Breakdown

The exact calendar date for the general effective date is not provided in the source material.

HB2889: Funding for Uranium Monitoring and a Statewide Registry

This bill gives $50,000 from the state budget in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to test for uranium contamination and create a statewide tracking system.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $50,000 from the state General Fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).
• Requires ADEQ to use these funds for soil, water, and home testing related to potential uranium contamination.
• Directs ADEQ to create a statewide registry and monitoring program for potential uranium contamination in Arizona.
• Mandates that ADEQ partner with tribal epidemiology centers to implement the new registry and monitoring program.
• Requires ADEQ to submit a report of findings and recommendations by December 31, 2027, to state leaders.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)
• Tribal epidemiology centers
• State officials including the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, and Secretary of State

Terms To Know

Appropriation

The act of setting aside a specific amount of money from the government budget for a particular purpose.

Fiscal Year (FY)

A 12-month period used by governments and businesses for accounting purposes; here it refers to July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

Exempt from lapsing

Money that is not spent by the end of the fiscal year does not disappear and can be used in a later time period.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill text states it becomes effective on the general effective date, but this specific calendar date is not listed.
• The source material does not specify which homes or locations will receive testing first.
• The document does not detail how much of the $50,000 will be allocated to each type of activity.

Official Summary Text

HB2889 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
H.B. 2889

appropriation;
uranium monitoring; mine inspector

Purpose

Appropriates
$50,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona
Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to monitor uranium contamination.
Requires ADEQ to establish a statewide registry and monitoring program for
potential uranium contamination in Arizona, and partner with tribal
epidemiology centers for implementation.

Background

Uranium is a
naturally occurring radioactive element that can be released into the
environment through environmental processes or by industries involved in
uranium mining, milling and processing. Uranium can enter the human body from
the air, water, food or from dermal contact. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has established a maximum contaminant level of 0.03 mg/L and set a
maximum contaminant level goal of no uranium in drinking water (
CDC
).

The Director of
ADEQ must maintain a statewide database of groundwater and soils sampled for
pollutants. All agencies must submit to the Director of ADEQ, in a timely
manner, the results of any groundwater or soils sampling for pollutants and the
results of any groundwater or soils sampling that detect any pollutants (
A.R.S.
� 49-225
).

H.B. 2889
appropriates $50,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADEQ.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates
$50,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADEQ to monitor uranium contamination.

2.

Requires
ADEQ to:

a)

use the monies to fund soil, water and home testing for potential
uranium contamination;

b)

establish a statewide registry and monitoring program for potential
uranium contamination in Arizona;

c)

partner with tribal epidemiology centers to implement the registry and
monitoring program; and

d)

submit
a report of finding and recommendations by December 31, 2027, to the Governor,
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
provide a copy to the Secretary of State.

3.

Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.

4.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

House Action

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Current Bill Text

HB2889 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

appropriation;
uranium monitoring; mine inspector

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2889

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the state mine
inspector.

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

Section
1.
1.
Appropriation; department of environmental quality; uranium
contamination; monitoring program; report; exemption

A. The sum of
$50,000
is appropriated from the state
general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department
of environmental quality to monitor uranium contamination. The
department of environmental quality shall use the monies to
fund soil, water and home testing for potential uranium contamination.

B. The
department of environmental quality shall establish a
statewide registry and monitoring program for potential uranium contamination
in this state. The
department of
environmental quality shall partner with tribal epidemiology centers to
implement the registry and monitoring program.

C. On or before December
31,
2027, the
department
of environmental quality shall submit a report of findings and recommendations
to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of
representatives and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of
state.

D. The appropriation made
in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section
35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.