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• The speaker said that several years ago, the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the State Land
• The speaker said that several years ago, the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the State Land
• The speaker said that several years ago, the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the State Land
• Trent Bloomberg, Chief Legislative Liaison with the Arizona Department of Water Resources, said good
• Trent Bloomberg, Chief Legislative Liaison with the Arizona Department of Water Resources, said good

Bills: HB2024, HB2053, HB2097, HB2116, HB2117

Keywords: water infrastructure finance authority, WIFA, water supply development, snowpack augmentation, cloud seeding, water augmentation, water financing, water infrastructure, Arizona water law, water conservation, groundwater recharge, stormwater recharge, reclamation and reuse, water rights, water supply projects, public-private partnership, long-term water augmentation fund, water provider, desalination, drought mitigation

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• Chair and members, House Bill 2026 allows the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources,
• Griffin is not here, but we do have some folks from the Department of Water Resources, and does Glenn
• Indeed, we are David Fernandez with the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and we are neutral on
• Department of Water Resources for a required feasibility study of potential brackish groundwater desalination
• David Fernandez, Arizona Department of Water Resources.

Bills: HB2013, HB2026, HB2056, HB2098, HB2113, HB2156, HB2158, HCM2011, HCR2057

Keywords: air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, assured water supply, groundwater, commingling, commingled water, water supply, Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, active management area, AMA, subdivision plat, development approval, water rights, municipal provider, private water company, certificate of assured water supply

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• The bill requires the director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, if a recovery well permit
• Chair and members Senate Bill 1785 requires the director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources
• My name is David Fernandez, with the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
• The Department of Water Resources does have concerns about the bill having us use the 2006-2009 models
• to the Arizona Department of Water Resources and requires ADWR to consolidate the work group reports

Bills: SB1082, SB1200, SB1335, SB1336, SB1559, SB1761, SB1762, SB1785, SCM1007

Keywords: petting zoos, animal encounters, public health, handwashing, supervision, sanitization, safety regulations, civil penalties, water supply, groundwater, Phoenix, certificates, long-term storage credits, water conservation, municipal provider, replenishment obligation, water banking, annual report, Arizona Water Banking Authority, water supply management

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• The bill requires the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, on receipt The bill requires
• the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, on receipt of an administratively complete
• Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, must be posted on the agency's website.
• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1202 requires the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources
• Chair and Members, Senate Bill 1202 requires the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources

Bills: SB1005, SB1202, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1287

Keywords: cosmetics, animal testing, prohibition, manufacturers, sales regulation, state preemption, groundwater, water conservation, Arizona water resources, drought management, water quality, solar radiation management, environment, regulation, Arizona Revised Statutes, weather modification, licensing, environmental impact, public safety, cloud seeding

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• Trent Blomberg, chief legislative liaison with the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
• Department of Water Resources for updated stormwater recharge mapping.
• and the Director of the Department of Water Resources provided a map on state trust lands for locations
• State Land Commissioner and the Director of Department of Water Resources provided a map on state trust
• of Water or the Department of Education or whatever it happens to be.

Bills: HB2053, HB2116, HB2148

Keywords: stormwater, recharge mapping, water resources, groundwater, appropriation, Arizona, HB2116, Colorado River, litigation fund, water rights, Arizona water law, general fund appropriation, state budget, interstate water compact, Colorado River Compact, water litigation, A.R.S. 45-119, natural resources, water policy, river management

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• Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1202 requires the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources
• We have the Department of the Interior, BIA, Bureau of Reclamation, and WAPA all in support of what we're
• of Water Resources standard.
• Trump-Lomburg, Chief Flood Legislative Liaison, Department of Water Resources, here neutral on the...
• Womberg, Chief of Staff, Liaison, Department of Water Resources, here neutral on the bill.

Bills: SB1202, SB1287, SB1418, SB1785, SCM1007

Keywords: groundwater, water conservation, Arizona water resources, drought management, water quality, irrigation, active management area, domestic use, stock watering, water rights, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use, industrial users, water storage, recovery well, Arizona Revised Statutes, water management

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• With the Department of Water Resources.
• to the Department of Water Resources.
• My name is David Fernandez with the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
• My name is David Fernandez with the Department of Arizona Department of Water Resources.
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2932 mandates the director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources

Bills: HB2026, HB2027, HB2028, HB2031, HB2078, HB2094, HB2095, HB2101, HB2102, HB2103, HB2260, HB2278, HB2827, HB2932, HB2933, HB2934, HB2986, HCM2009, HCR2038

Keywords: assured water supply, groundwater, commingling, commingled water, water supply, Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, active management area, AMA, subdivision plat, development approval, water rights, municipal provider, private water company, certificate of assured water supply, written commitment of water service, groundwater savings credits, gray water reuse, replenishment district, Central Arizona Project

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• Rural Arizona and urban Arizona have tension for a lot of reasons. Water is one of them. Mr. Chair?
• state of Arizona, or private water companies.
• right within the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
• geologists to collaborate with the Arizona State Land Department to fulfill the duties of the Resource
• the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

Bills: HB2014, HB2031, HB2078, HB2102, HB2103, HB2117, HB2261, HB2262, HB2264, HB2278, HB2428, HB2494, HB2756, HB2758, HB2762, HB2782, HB2932, HB2933, HB2986

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, water rights, groundwater, Willcox, active management area, certificate of grandfathered rights, Arizona legislature, aggregate mining, reclamation plans, environmental protection, public safety, land use, domestic water, improvement district, water delivery, water hauling

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• For the record, I'm Tom Buschatzky, the director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
• For the record, I'm Tom Buschatzky, the director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
• It prescribes requirements of the Arizona Department of Water Resources. Excuse me.
• It prescribes requirements of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and its director.
• the Arizona Department of Water Resources require municipalities or private water companies that are

Bills: HB2042, HB2052, HB2055, HB2056, HB2094, HB2098, HB2185, HB2328, HB2758, HB2798

Keywords: solar radiation management, environment, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, public health, complaint process, Attorney General, groundwater management, water conservation, irrigation, water supply, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, brackish water, groundwater, water resources

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• Dean Miller, representing the Water Utilities Association of Arizona.
• Her name is Trent Blomberg, legislative liaison, Department of Water Resources, neutral on the bill with
• I'm from the City of Phoenix. I'm the water resource management advisor.
• the Department of Water Resources.
• the Department of Water Resources.

Bills: HB2099, HB2263, HB2264, HB2330, HB2341, HB2492, HB2757, HB2782, HB2843, HB2889, HB2912, HB2915, HB2918, HB4025, HB4100, HCR2020, HCR2057

Keywords: water storage, long-term storage credits, groundwater management, drought contingency, Arizona water regulations, Colorado River, replenishment, groundwater savings facility, groundwater storage, underground water storage, active management area, irrigation non-expansion area, Arizona water law, water rights, water replenishment, recharge, water conservation district, multi-county water conservation district, CAP water, Central Arizona Project

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• Department of Housing.
• Is this a new appropriation, or are they taking this money out of the Department of Veterans Affairs?
• So this obviously is just to protect the sovereignty of the state of Arizona.
• It allows the state of Arizona to govern.
• the state of Arizona to actually put the needs of Arizona first.

Bills: HB2424, HB2608, HB2775, HB2805, HB2908

Keywords: Arizona political parties, precinct committeeman, precinct committeemen, proxy voting, party bylaws, county committee, state committee, qualified elector, election administration, political party rules, precinct representation, adjoining precinct, county party meeting, proxy attestation, notary public, witnesses, transitional housing, military veterans, grant program, housing services

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• of Water Resources for a required feasibility study in potential brackish groundwater desalination projects
• Chairman, Representative, I'd suggest that you contact the Arizona Department of Transportation, talk
• For the record, Amy Love here on behalf of the Arizona Department of Transportation.
• Lastly, the bill requires the director of the Arizona Department of Administration to submit a report
• Lastly, the bill requires the director of the Arizona Department of Administration to submit a report

Bills: HB2056, HB2057, HB2224, HB2257, HB2265, HB2311, HB2352, HB2367, HB2369, HB2446, HB2532, HB2592, HB2752, HB2809, HB2957

Keywords: brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding, Arizona, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement

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• This is the Natural Resources Committee of the Senate. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
• Members, House Bill 1209 by Representative Fuhrman provides for the withdrawal of surface water.
• Issuance of new cooperative endeavor agreements for surface water withdrawals while allowing existing
• So I'm just looking for ways to provide the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries more resources to...
• Provide the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries more resources to address this problem with invasive

Bills: HCR54, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR104, HB1209

Keywords: migratory waterfowl, hunting regulations, flooded crops, wildlife management, environmental impact, hunting, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, deer hunting, dogs, conservation, hunting heritage, federal regulations, Senator Kennedy, wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, legislative support, environment, protective measures, boating safety

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee met on March 27 with a quorum present, approved prior minutes, and then took up several resolutions and one bill related to wildlife, water resources, and conservation. H.C.R. 79, as amended, urged the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to work together to allow the use of dogs for hunting in Kisatchie National Forest; supporters described it as a traditional hunting practice that has been restricted for years and could benefit local hunters and businesses. H.C.R. 104, as amended, asked the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and modernize the collection, retention, and access to subsurface data, with members emphasizing the need to avoid sharing company-specific information. H.C.R. 87 was reported favorably to support correspondence from U.S. Sen. Kennedy regarding duck flyway management, H.C.R. 54 was reported favorably to study the impact of flooded corn on migratory waterfowl and restore an enforcement mechanism related to hunting over intentionally flooded crops, and H.C.R. 94 was reported favorably to require annual boating safety reports to legislative committees. The committee then heard HB 1209, which would have paused new cooperative endeavor agreements for surface water withdrawals while allowing existing agreements to continue and be renewed through December 31, 2036. The author said the bill was intended to give the state time to develop a more comprehensive, data-driven surface water strategy and to address invasive species such as giant salvinia, which he said has severely affected waterways in his district. Members and witnesses acknowledged the seriousness of the issue, but there was concern that the bill was too complex to move quickly in the session. The committee discussed converting it into a study resolution instead, and the bill was deferred without objection. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The Arizona Water Banking Authority is housed within the Department of Water Resources.
• Department of Water Resources' last management plan...
• My name is David Fernandez with the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
• My name is David Fernandez with the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
• Trent Blomberg, Arizona Department of Water Resources.

Bills: SB1137, SB1176, SB1287, SB1335, SB1336, SB1445, SB1677

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

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• water within the boundaries of Arizona.
• And so it seems like the Department of Water Resources ought to have at least some kind of review function
• The weights and measures, you know, Department of Ag, weights and measures, the Arizona Department of
• Department of Ag, weights and measures, the Arizona Department of Transportation, fuel tax, there's a
• resources here in Arizona—water, natural gas, fuel—to do that.

Bills: HB2014, HB2055, HB2145, HB2150, HB2696, HB2755, HB2763, HB2781, HB2782, HB2787, HB2795, HB2889, HB2975, HB2985, HB2986, HCM2009, HCR2020, HCR2038

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals

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• Department of Water Resources to conduct a feasibility study of potential brackish groundwater desalination
• The updated brackish water groundwater study has been completed and is at the Department of Water Resources
• Water is one of the top issues for the state of Arizona, especially with Colorado River water being negotiated
• Department of Economic Security for the implementation of 2027 and each year thereafter to the Arizona
• Department of Housing.

Bills: HB2056, HB2202, HB2207, HB2224, HB2303, HB2344, HB2532, HB2759, HB2798

Keywords: brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding

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• This is the Natural Resources Committee of the Senate. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
• Members, House Concurrent Resolution 94 by Representative Fontno urges and requests the Department of
• Members, House Bill 1209 by Representative Fuhrman provides for the withdrawal of surface water.
• I think the department is doing a great job with the resources they've got with herbicide application
• So I'm just looking for ways to provide the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries more resources to address

Bills: HCR54, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR104, HB1209

Keywords: migratory waterfowl, hunting regulations, flooded crops, wildlife management, environmental impact, hunting, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, deer hunting, dogs, conservation, hunting heritage, federal regulations, Senator Kennedy, wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, legislative support, environment, protective measures, boating safety

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• The chairs of the House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee of Reference and the Senate Natural
• , Energy and Water Committee of Reference and the Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference will
• of Arizona.
• and water resources?
• In 1983, there was a chunk of water that was given to the State Land Department from CAP.

Bills: HB2150, HB2262, HB2267, HB2268, HB2351, HB2425, HB2426, HB2427, HB2755, HB2781, HB2913, HB2943, HB2956, HB2975, HB2985, HB4009

Keywords: state land department, mineral lease, renewals, indexed royalties, land use planning, auditor general, five-year plans, geospatial data, Arizona Geological Survey, resource analysis, geographic information systems, wildlife protection, public nuisance, renewable energy, wind farm, solar farm, residential property, public health, local regulations, state land

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• Michael and Penzin here representing ABATE of Arizona, the Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs, and the
• federal receivership and our Department of Corrections.
• As of right now, no airport in Arizona. before I flew.
• I'm the president of the Arizona Pilots Association.
• I was the Arizona flight instructor of the year for 2024.

Bills: HB2003, HB2063, HB2111, HB2116, HB2210, HCM2007

Keywords: driver education, instruction permit, underage drivers, motorcycle licenses, traffic regulations, corrections oversight, appropriation, independent office, public safety, funding, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, traffic laws, HB2116, Colorado River, litigation fund, water rights, Arizona water law, general fund appropriation

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• John Ji, executive director with the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources.
• John Ji, executive director with the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources.
• Minnesota Board of Water and Soil<01:13:00.560><c> Resources.
• I want to thank the Board of Water and Soil Resources for working with us on the underlying bill, making
• of Natural Resources water permits will transfer when the land use remains the same.

Bills: HF4253, HF4257, HF3236, HF4264, HF4149, HF4019

Keywords: boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR