Official Summary Text
HB4025 - 572R - House Bill Summary
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session
Majority Research Staff
House:
NREW DP 6-3-0-1
HB
4025
: study committee; gas; petroleum; refinery
Sponsor:
Representative Carter P, LD 4
Caucus
& COW
Overview
Establishes
the Gas and Petroleum Refinery Study Committee (Committee) and outlines
members, duties and reporting requirements.
History
Currently, as defined in Statute, the Weights and Measures
Division (Division) may adopt and enforce rules relating to quality standards
for motor fuel. The Division's motor fuel quality program administers laws and
regulations for fuel quality through inspection, analysis and enforcement to
ensure consumers are purchasing fuels that meet or exceed applicable air
quality standards (
A.R.S. � 3-414
).
Provisions
1.
Creates the
Committee. (Sec. 1)
2.
Outlines
members and meeting requirements for the Committee. (Sec. 1)
3.
Requires the
Committee to study:
a.
issues
related to the availability of gasoline and petroleum; and
b.
the
feasibility of constructing gas and petroleum refineries. (Sec. 1)
4.
Stipulates
that the Committee must submit a report on its findings by October 1, 2027, and
outlines additional reporting requirements. (Sec. 1)
5.
Repeals the
Committee on December 31, 2027. (Sec. 1)
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HB4025 - 572R - H Ver
House Engrossed
study committee; gas;
petroleum; refinery
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HOUSE BILL 4025
AN
ACT
establishing the gas and petroleum
refinery study committee.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1.
Gas and
petroleum refinery study committee; membership; duties; report; delayed repeal
A. The gas and petroleum
refinery study committee is established consisting of members who have
knowledge of gasoline or petroleum refinery supply and operations. Members of
the committee are appointed by the
following:
1.
The
president of the senate
.
2. The speaker of the house
of representatives.
B. The committee shall meet
at least
two times per year at dates and times
to be decided by the committee.
C. Committee members are
not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of
expenses under title 38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes.
D. The study committee
shall:
1. Study and address
specific issues related to the availability of gasoline and petroleum in this
state.
2. Study the feasibility of
constructing gas and petroleum refineries in this state.
3. On or before October 1,
2027, submit a report regarding the committee's activities and recommendations
to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of
representatives and provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
E. This section is repealed
from and after December 31, 2027.
Sec. 2.
Legislative findings
The legislature finds that:
1. This state imports a
significant portion of its gasoline from California, with estimates indicating
that California refineries supply roughly fifty percent or more of the state's
total fuel supply. This is particularly true for Phoenix, Maricopa
county and northern areas of this state.
2. Because this state has
no major oil refineries, it relies on California imports via the West Line
pipeline and supplies from Texas.
3. The overreliance on
other states for gasoline and petroleum resources is a threat to the consumers
of this state.