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AZ Rev Stat § 48-4971 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4971 - Undertaking of replenishment obligation

48-4971.  Undertaking of replenishment obligation A. At any time after the adoption of a plan of permanent operation and administration under section 48-4806,  subsection B,  the board may elect to adopt an ordinance or resolution to undertake the water district groundwater replenishment obligation of any and all real property and municipal providers that thereafter qualify as,  respectively,  water district member lands and water district member service areas under this article. B. Following the adoption of such ordinance or resolution the district shall perform the duties and obligations set forth in this article. C. The district shall promptly notify the director of water resources and any replenishment authority established under chapter 22 of this title of the adoption of such ordinance or resolution.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4972 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4972 - Groundwater replenishment obligation; replenishment location; source of replenishment; exception

48-4972.  Groundwater replenishment obligation;  replenishment location;  source of replenishment;  exception A. The district shall replenish groundwater in an amount equal to the water district groundwater replenishment obligation. The district shall complete the replenishment of the water district groundwater replenishment obligation applicable to a particular year within three full calendar years following the year that the district incurs the water district groundwater replenishment obligation. Replenishment of the water district groundwater replenishment obligation applicable to a particular year is complete when the amount of water added to aquifers through water storage that has been credited directly to the district's water district account pursuant to title 45,  chapter 3.1,  plus long-term storage credits that are transferred from the district's long-term storage account to its water district account pursuant to title 45,  chapter 3.1,  less the water district groundwater replenishment obligations of water district member lands and water district member service areas and applicable to previous years,  less the contract replenishment obligations relative to municipal providers for previous years and for the year of the calculation,  equals or exceeds the water district groundwater replenishment obligation for that year. B. The district shall replenish groundwater pursuant to this article in the active management area where the district is located. C. Except as provided by title 45,  chapter 3.1,  the district may replenish groundwater with central Arizona project water or water from any other lawfully available source except groundwater withdrawn from within an active management area. D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,  if a parcel of water district member land is included in the service area of a municipal provider that is not a water district member service area but that has been designated as having an assured water supply under section 45-576,  the parcel of water district member land has no water district parcel replenishment obligation and the district has no water district groundwater replenishment obligation attributable to that parcel of water district member land for as long as the designation remains in effect.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4974 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4974 - Additional duties; special fund; revolving fund

48-4974.  Additional duties;  special fund;  revolving fund A. In carrying out the water district groundwater replenishment obligation prescribed in section 48-4972,  subsection A,  the district shall: 1. Adopt bylaws,  rules,  ordinances and policies for the performance of the water district groundwater replenishment obligations. 2. Perform all acts necessary to carry out the water district groundwater replenishment obligations including those replenishment activities prescribed in section 48-4973,  subsection B. 3. Except as provided in subsection B of this section and section 48-4973,  subsection A,  paragraph 5,  require that all monies received on behalf of the district as payments of replenishment assessments,  replenishment taxes or contract replenishment taxes shall be deposited in a special fund established by the state to be expended at the direction of the district to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this article. On notice from the district,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. 4. Employ such agents,  engineers,  attorneys and employees as are necessary to carry out the obligations of the district under this article. B. The district may establish a revolving fund for the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses of the district relative to its replenishment activities.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4977 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4977 - Storage and recovery outside the district

48-4977.  Storage and recovery outside the district In order to efficiently manage sources of water for replenishment,  the district may store and recover water outside of active management areas. Subject to section 48-4973,  subsections E and G,  the costs of operating storage and recovery facilities outside active management areas shall be included as part of the costs incurred by the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4978 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4978 - Municipal provider reporting requirements

48-4978.  Municipal provider reporting requirements The district shall determine the form of any reports to be submitted by a municipal provider in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Each report required by the district shall contain either a sworn statement or a certification,  under penalty of perjury,  that the information contained in the report is true and correct according to the best belief and knowledge of the person submitting the report.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4979 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4979 - Assessment levy

48-4979.  Assessment levy A. On or before the third Monday of August of each year after the qualification of any real property as water district member land,  the district shall levy an annual replenishment assessment against each parcel of water district member land that is subject to a water district parcel replenishment obligation. The assessment shall be levied for the active management area in which the district is located at a rate per acre-foot of groundwater sufficient to produce the amount of money estimated as needed to pay the costs and expenses to replenish groundwater established under section 48-4973,  subsection A and taking into account any annual replenishment tax levied against municipal providers under section 48-4982. B. The district shall promptly certify the assessment rate to the board of supervisors of each county in which water district member lands are located,  and those boards of supervisors at the time of levying general county taxes shall levy and cause to be collected replenishment assessments against the parcels of water district member land within such county at the assessment rate fixed by the district. The replenishment assessment collected against a parcel of water district member land shall equal the assessment rate per acre-foot of groundwater fixed by the district multiplied by the water district parcel replenishment obligation of the parcel. C. The assessment when collected shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the special fund established under section 48-4974,  subsection A,  paragraph 3 to be expended by the district only for the purposes authorized by this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4980 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4980 - Liens for delinquent assessments

48-4980.  Liens for delinquent assessments A. If not paid by the due date specified by the district,  the replenishment assessment imposed by this chapter constitutes a lien on the parcel of water district member land against which the unpaid assessment was levied. B. On delinquency,  the district shall notify the owner of the parcel of water district member land that the district will file a lien on the parcel of water district member land unless the past due assessment is paid. C. If the delinquent replenishment assessment is not paid,  the district shall prepare a notice and claim of lien and shall file the lien with the county recorder of the county in which the parcel of water district member land is located. The notice shall contain the following: 1. A description of the parcel sufficient for identification. 2. The name of the record owner of the property. 3. The amount owed. D. When the lien is filed,  the cost of preparing,  processing and releasing the lien shall be added to the amount due. E. From and after the date of recording in the office of the county recorder,  the lien attaches to the parcel of water district member land until paid. A sale of the parcel to satisfy the lien shall be made on judgment of foreclosure and order of sale. The district may bring an action to enforce the lien in superior court at any time after its recording,  but failure to enforce the lien by such action does not affect its validity. The recorded notice and claim of lien are prima facie evidence of the truth of all recited matters and the regularity of all proceedings before recording the lien. F. A prior recording for the purposes provided in this section is not a bar to the subsequent recording of a lien for such purposes,  and any number of such liens on the same parcel of water district member land may be enforced in the same action.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4981 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4981 - Qualification as a water district member service area

48-4981.  Qualification as a water district member service area The service area of a municipal provider shall qualify as a water district member service area only if all of the following apply: 1. The service area is located in an active management area in which the district is located. 2. The municipal provider is not a member of a groundwater replenishment district established pursuant to chapter 27 of this title. 3. The service area of the municipal provider is not a member service area under chapter 22 of this title. 4. The conditions stated in section 45-576.01,  subsection B,  paragraphs 2 and 3 are satisfied with respect to the district at the time of the qualification. 5. The municipal provider publishes a resolution once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation for the county or counties where the service area is located that: (a) Has attached to it a current map of the municipal provider's service area. (b) Declares the intent of the municipal provider that the service area qualify as a water district member service area under this chapter. (c) Declares that,  for the privilege of withdrawing and delivering excess groundwater within its service area and to ensure the continued exercise of that privilege,  the municipal provider shall pay an annual replenishment tax to be determined by the district. (d) Contains a covenant,  binding against the municipal provider,  to pay to the district an annual replenishment tax based on the water district service area replenishment obligation in an amount determined by the district as necessary to allow the district to perform the water district groundwater replenishment obligations. (e) Authorizes the municipal provider to enter into a written commitment with the district in form and substance satisfactory to the district regarding the payment of the annual replenishment tax. (f) Declares that the resolution applies to the service area of the municipal provider as it currently exists and to all additions to and extensions of the service area. (g) Declares that the resolution is irrevocable for as long as the district is obligated to perform the water district groundwater replenishment obligations.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4982 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4982 - Annual replenishment tax; contract replenishment tax

48-4982.  Annual replenishment tax;  contract replenishment tax A. On or before the third Monday of August of each year after the qualification of the water district member service area of any municipal provider,  the district shall levy a replenishment tax against each municipal provider that has a qualified water district member service area for the privilege of withdrawing and delivering excess groundwater within the water district member service area. The replenishment tax shall be levied for the active management area in which the district is located at an assessment rate per acre-foot of groundwater sufficient to produce the amount of money estimated as needed to pay the costs and expenses to replenish groundwater established under section 48-4973,  subsection A,  and taking into account any annual replenishment assessment levied under section 48-4979. B. The district shall promptly transmit a statement to each municipal provider having a water district member service area stating the amount of the annual replenishment tax. The annual replenishment tax to be collected from a municipal provider shall equal the assessment rate per acre-foot of groundwater fixed by the district multiplied by the water district service area replenishment obligation of the municipal provider. C. On or before the third Monday of August of each year after the district enters into any contract to replenish water pursuant to section 48-4973,  subsection B,  paragraph 8,  the district shall levy a tax against each municipal provider that is a party to a contract to replenish groundwater at the assessment rate provided in the applicable contract. The district shall promptly transmit a statement to each municipal provider that is a party to a contract to replenish groundwater stating the amount of the replenishment tax due under the contract. D. On or before October 15 of each year,  each municipal provider that has a water district member service area shall pay to the district an amount equal to the annual replenishment tax levied by the district. E. On or before October 15 of each year,  each municipal provider that is a party to a contract to replenish groundwater under section 48-4973,  subsection B,  paragraph 8 shall pay to the district the contract replenishment tax levied by the district pursuant to the contract. F. Annual replenishment taxes and contract replenishment taxes collected by the district shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the special fund established pursuant to section 48-4974,  subsection A,  paragraph 3 and shall be expended by the district only for the purposes authorized by this article. G. If a municipal provider is delinquent for more than ninety days in the payment of its replenishment tax,  the district shall promptly notify the director of water resources of the delinquency.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4983 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4983 - Delinquent assessments and taxes; interest; failure to file report; civil penalties; violation; classification

48-4983.  Delinquent assessments and taxes;  interest;  failure to file report;  civil penalties;  violation;  classification A. If an annual replenishment assessment or annual replenishment tax is not paid when due under this article,  the district shall charge interest at a rate of one per cent for each month or fraction of a month that the assessment or tax remains delinquent. B. The district may bring suit in superior court in the county in which a parcel of water district member land or a water district member service area,  as applicable,  is located against any owner of a parcel of water district member land or municipal provider,  as applicable,  to collect any delinquent annual replenishment assessment or annual replenishment tax. In addition to allowing recovery of costs to the district as allowed by law,  the court may fix and allow as part of the judgment interest as provided in subsection A of this section. The court may also assess a civil penalty in an amount of not more than one thousand dollars per day that the assessments or taxes are delinquent. Any civil penalty assessed by the court shall be deposited by the district in the district fund established pursuant to section 48-4974,  subsection A,  paragraph 3 and shall be expended by the district only for the purposes authorized by this article. C. Any person who violates this chapter by knowingly,  and with intent to evade the provisions of this chapter,  filing with the district any false or fraudulent information in a report that is required by the district is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. A person who continues the violation after notice is guilty of a separate offense for each day of the violation.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4984 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4984 - Inspections; investigations and audits

48-4984.  Inspections;  investigations and audits A. The district's authorized representative may enter at reasonable times on the property of a municipal provider required to provide reports under section 48-4976 to inspect and audit records required to be kept under section 48-4976,  and the owner,  manager or occupant of the property shall permit such entry. B. The director of water resources and the director's authorized representative may enter at reasonable times on the property of the district or a municipal provider required to provide reports under section 48-4976 to inspect and audit records required to be kept under section 48-4976,  and the district or the owner,  manager or occupant of the property shall permit such entry. C. Inspections and audits under subsections A and B of this section shall be on reasonable notice to the district,  or owner,  manager or occupant of the property,  as the case may be,  unless reasonable grounds exist to believe that such notice would frustrate the enforcement of this article. The district and the director shall each adopt standards for conducting inspections,  examining records and obtaining warrants pursuant to this section. The district and the director each may apply for and obtain warrants. If warrants are required by law,  the district and the director shall apply for and obtain warrants for entry and inspection to carry out the administrative and enforcement purposes of this article. D. The district and the director may each require a person who is required to keep records under section 48-4976 to appear,  at reasonable times and on reasonable notice,  at the district or the director's office and produce such records and information as are specified in the notice to determine whether the records and reports required by section 48-4976 are complete,  true and correct. E. The district or the director,  as the case may be,  shall provide a written report of each inspection and audit under this section to the person subject to such action.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5101 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5101 - Definitions

48-5101.  Definitions In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Authority"  means a regional public transportation authority organized under this chapter. 2. " Board"  means the board of directors of a regional public transportation authority. 3. " Fiscal agent"  means a bank or trust company authorized to do business in this state or the county treasurer as designated by the board. 4. " Municipality"  means an incorporated city or town. 5. " Operating area"  means the area in which the authority provides transportation service,  the boundaries of which are established pursuant to this chapter. 6. " Population"  means the population determined in the most recent United States decennial census or the most recent special census as provided in section 28-6532. 7. " Public agency"  includes this state and any county,  city,  town,  district or other public agency or entity established under the laws of this state or the federal government. 8. " Public transportation"  means local transportation of passengers by means of a public conveyance.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5102 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5102 - Regional public transportation authority in counties with population of one million two hundred thousand or more persons; establishment

48-5102.  Regional public transportation authority in counties with population of one million two hundred thousand or more persons;  establishment A. Beginning January 1,  1986,  a regional public transportation authority is established in a county that has a population of one million two hundred thousand or more persons and that approves a transportation excise tax. B. An authority is a tax levying public improvement district for all purposes of article XIII,  section 7,  Constitution of Arizona,  and has the powers,  privileges and immunities specifically granted by law. The authority's property,  bonds,  debts and other obligations and interest on and transfer of its bonds and obligations are free from taxation. C. The authority may operate both within and outside the corporate limits of the member municipalities.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5103 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5103 - Public transportation fund

48-5103.  Public transportation fund A. A public transportation fund is established for the authority. The fund consists of: 1. Monies appropriated by each municipality that is a member of the authority or the county,  if it elected to enter into the authority. Each member municipality and member county shall appropriate monies to the public transportation fund in an amount determined by the board. 2. Monies appropriated by a county that has not elected to enter into the authority in an amount determined by the county board of supervisors. 3.    Transportation excise tax revenues that are allocated to the fund pursuant to section 42-6105. The board shall separately account for monies from transportation excise tax revenues allocated pursuant to section 42-6105,  subsection D,  paragraph 3 for: (a) A light rail public transit system. (b) Capital costs for other public transportation. (c) Operation and maintenance costs for other public transportation. 4. Monies distributed under title 28,  chapter 17,  article 1. 5. Grants,  gifts or donations from public or private sources. 6. Monies granted by the federal government or appropriated by the legislature. 7. Fares or other revenues collected in operating a public transportation system. B. On behalf of the authority,  the fiscal agent shall administer monies paid into the public transportation fund. Monies in the fund may be spent pursuant to or to implement the public transportation element of the regional transportation plan developed and approved by the regional planning agency,  including reimbursement for utility relocation costs as prescribed in section 48-5107,  adopted pursuant to section 48-5121 and for projects identified in the regional transportation plan adopted by the regional planning agency pursuant to section 28-6308. C. Monies in the fund shall not be spent to promote or advocate a position,  alternative or outcome of an election,  to influence public opinion or to pay or contract for consultants or advisors to influence public opinion with respect to an election regarding taxes or other sources of revenue for the fund or regarding the regional transportation plan.