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AZ Rev Stat § 45-1946 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1946 - Acquisition of property; limited eminent domain authority; survey and inspection rights

45-1946.  Acquisition of property;  limited eminent domain authority;  survey and inspection rights A. The legal title to all property and property rights acquired under this chapter vests in the authority and shall be held for the uses and purposes prescribed by this chapter. B. The board may: 1. Acquire,  hold,  manage,  occupy and possess property as provided by this chapter. 2. Take conveyances for all property acquired by the authority in the name of the authority. 3. Sell,  lease,  exchange or otherwise dispose of any property of the authority that is no longer necessary or suitable for the uses and purposes of the authority and execute,  acknowledge and deliver all such conveyances,  leases,  contracts or other instruments as the board deems necessary. 4. Institute and maintain actions and proceedings necessary to enforce,  maintain,  protect or preserve all rights,  privileges and immunities created or granted by this chapter relating to acquiring,  owning and disposing of property. C. The board,  by unanimous resolution,  may institute condemnation proceedings in the name of the authority,  and all statutes of this state relating to the exercise of eminent domain apply to the proceedings,  except that the board may not exercise the right of eminent domain: 1. Outside of the county in which the authority is established. 2. To condemn land or existing projects or facilities owned by any governmental entity or person for the purpose of condemning water rights or existing water production,  delivery or storage systems. 3. To acquire electrical facilities,  whether real or personal property. 4. Within the service area,  as defined in section 45-402,  of any city or irrigation district without the consent of that city's or irrigation district's governing body. D. Agents,  employees and representatives of the board or an operating unit may enter any land on reasonable notice to the owner or occupant to survey or locate necessary works,  rights-of-way or structures for the purposes of the authority or to obtain factual data or access to records required to be kept by virtue of contracts or agreements that the authority or the operating units may have in effect with the United States secretary of the interior.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-1947 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1947 - Construction work and purchases by bid only; exceptions; award of contract; bond

45-1947.  Construction work and purchases by bid only;  exceptions;  award of contract;  bond A. The construction of projects or facilities undertaken by the authority shall be by contract and not by force account. The authority may enter into contracts for construction work exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars only after notice published for at least ten days,  except in cases of emergency to prevent imminent loss or danger. All such contracts shall be let by public bid to the lowest responsible bidder. The authority may call for sealed bids and may accept or reject any bid. Bids shall be accompanied by a reasonable bid bond in an amount the authority demands. This subsection does not apply to any contracts entered into with a state or federal agency,  a political subdivision or an Indian tribe. B. All purchases and contracts made by the authority for material or services other than personal services shall be made after advertising in such manner and at such times sufficiently in advance of opening bids as the authority deems adequate to ensure appropriate notices and an opportunity for competition. Advertisement is not required,  but the purchase or procurement may be made in the open market,  in any of the following cases: 1. An emergency requiring immediate delivery of the material or performance of the services. 2. Repair parts,  accessories or supplemental equipment or services that are required for material or services previously furnished or contracted for. 3. If the aggregate amount involved in the purchase of material or procurement of services does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. C. In comparing bids and in making awards the authority shall give due consideration to such factors as: 1. The relative quality and adaptability of materials or services. 2. The bidder's financial responsibility,  skill,  experience,  record of integrity in dealing and ability to furnish repair and maintenance services. 3. The time of delivery or performance offered. 4. Whether the bidder has complied with the specifications. D. Subsection B does not apply to any contracts entered into with a state or federal agency,  a political subdivision or an Indian tribe. E. The authority shall protect its interests by providing for and securing such bond or bonds as are required under title 34,  chapter 2,  article 2.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-2241 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-2241 - Cooperation with governmental entities

45-2241.  Cooperation with governmental entities A. The authority shall cooperate,  coordinate and confer with the director of water resources,  state agencies,  municipal corporations,  special districts,  authorities,  other political subdivisions of this state,  private entities,  Indian tribes and the United States on matters within their jurisdiction relating to the augmentation and conservation of the water supplies of the authority and its members. B. Consistent with the purposes and policies of this chapter,  the authority shall cooperate with established and existing organizations in acquiring,  constructing and operating projects for use of or interconnection with suitable diversion,  withdrawal,  transportation,  delivery,  treatment,  storage or recharge facilities. C. Any authority member may request the authority to exercise its powers and privileges in making any project or proposed project,  survey or investigation or for assistance in initiating or completing any works or projects authorized by this chapter. D. The authority may act as any of the following: 1. A bargaining and negotiating agency in transactions and dealings between various departments of the state or federal government at the request of an authority member. 2. A connecting,  intermediate or contracting medium for members when for united or joint participation such a medium is convenient or essential to the receipt,  acceptance or enjoyment of any financial proposals,  grants or other benefits to authority members that are made available under any statute or by any entity. 3. A coordinating,  clearing,  administering or supervising instrumentality through which members may cooperate or unite through contracts or agreements in applying or pooling their resources,  functional rights or privileges for common purposes contemplated under this chapter. 4. A supervising instrumentality through which authority members may request the development of conservation plans for the use of Colorado river water. E. Nothing in this section or in this chapter shall be construed to alter any debt limitation of any authority member.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-2242 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-2242 - Functional powers of the board

45-2242.  Functional powers of the board A. The board,  for and in the name of the authority,  may: 1. Lawfully acquire,  sell,  lease,  exchange,  occupy,  manage,  possess or otherwise dispose of real and personal property,  easements and rights-of-way that are necessary or required for the uses and purposes of the authority. 2. Construct,  maintain and operate all works and other property acquired and used for any of the projects owned by the authority. 3. Acquire,  earn,  hold,  assign or otherwise dispose of long-term storage credits to the extent allowed under any provision of chapter 3.1 of this title. 4. Accept appointment or other authorization and act as agent of any authority member to acquire,  transport,  deliver,  treat or recharge water or to engage in any activities prescribed in paragraph 3 of this subsection. 5. Acquire electricity or other forms of energy necessary to transport water or operate authority projects. 6. Subject to the requirements of section 45-2281,  make grants to its members from the grant fund established in section 45-2281 to fund water acquisition,  water reuse or water conservation programs proposed by authority members. 7. Plan,  coordinate,  construct,  operate,  maintain and dismantle water augmentation projects including treatment,  recharge,  underground storage and recovery and retention projects and,  in conjunction with county flood control districts,  flood control projects for water augmentation purposes. 8. Obtain grants and provide technical and financial assistance to authority members relating to the development of water supplies and water conservation plans. 9. With the permission of any affected authority member,  negotiate with the United States in conjunction with the department regarding the administration,  implementation or interpretation of: (a) Colorado river water contracts of the authority. (b) Subcontracts of the authority. (c) Colorado river water contracts of authority members. (d) Diversion of Colorado river water in the county in which the authority is formed. 10. Conduct any other activities that are reasonably necessary and related to the powers and duties described by this chapter. B. The board may: 1. Apply for and hold,  in its own name or on behalf of an authority member,  any permits required by law to engage in the activities described in this chapter. 2. Take conveyances for all property acquired by the authority in the authority's name. 3. Sell,  lease,  exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the authority's property that is no longer necessary or suitable for the uses and purposes of the authority and execute,  acknowledge and deliver all such conveyances,  leases,  contracts or other instruments as the board deems necessary. 4. Institute and maintain actions and proceedings necessary to enforce,  maintain,  protect or preserve all contracts,  subcontracts,  rights,  privileges and immunities created under or granted by this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-2243 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-2243 - Limitation on powers

45-2243.  Limitation on powers This chapter does not authorize the authority to: 1. Exercise any right of eminent domain. 2. Levy any ad valorem or excise tax provided that: (a) The fees and rates authorized by section 45-2244,  subsection B and section 45-2245,  subsection H shall not be considered to be a tax. (b) The authority may collect and remit any excise tax required to be collected or remitted. 3. Engage in the distribution of water within the service area of a city,  town,  private water company or irrigation district without the written authorization of the city,  town,  private water company or irrigation district. 4. Regulate the acquisition,  use or disposal of water or water rights except as specifically provided by this chapter or pursuant to contractual agreements authorized by this chapter. 5. Sell,  resell,  deliver or distribute electricity or other forms of energy to others. 6. Acquire in its own name Colorado river water with respect to which a contract is pending between the United States and a member or that is contracted to an authority member without the authority member's express consent. 7. Acquire or contract to acquire any Colorado river water that has been tentatively allocated by the United States to a municipality before January 1,  1994 without the consent of the governing body of the municipality.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-2245 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-2245 - Acquisition and disposition of water in excess of initial quantity

45-2245.  Acquisition and disposition of water in excess of initial quantity A. The authority may contract with the United States for the delivery of Colorado river water in excess of the initial eighteen thousand five hundred acre-feet a year that the United States makes available to the authority. B. The authority may apportion Colorado river water,  water credits or effluent that it obtains in excess of the initial eighteen thousand five hundred acre-feet a year between municipal and industrial uses in the manner that the authority determines to be appropriate after considering the water needs of the county in which the authority is formed. C. The authority may contract with a multi-county water conservation district or its successors or with subcontractors of a multi-county water conservation district or their successors for the delivery to the authority of Colorado river water available to the central Arizona project. D. The authority may purchase,  lease,  sever,  transfer or retire water rights to the Colorado river in this state. E. The authority may lease Colorado river water apportioned to this state from Indian tribes that are entitled by decree to that water and whose reservations are located in the lower basin of the Colorado river system in this state. F. The authority may store,  recharge and recover any water or effluent available to the authority to the extent allowed under any provision of chapter 3.1 of this title and may enter into exchanges of water or of water credits within or outside the county in which the authority is formed to the extent allowed under any provision of chapter 4 of this title. G. The authority may contract for the storage or recovery of effluent to the extent allowed under any provision of chapter 3.1 of this title and may contract for the delivery or purchase of effluent. H. Under terms specified by the authority and subject to subsection B,  the authority may enter into subcontracts with authority members and other water providers in the county where the authority is formed for the sale,  exchange or other disposition of Colorado river water,  water credits or effluent acquired by the authority pursuant to this section. In connection with those subcontracts,  the authority may charge or impose standby or holding charges,  development impact fees,  connection fees,  extraction fees,  user fees,  administrative fees or any other fees or charges that the authority determines to be necessary to recover the authority's costs of making the water,  water credits or effluent available under the subcontract. The authority may impose additional fees or charges as the authority determines to be necessary or prudent to fund the acquisition of replacement supplies of water for the authority. I. Any subcontract under this section shall require Colorado river water delivered pursuant to the subcontract to be used in the county in which the authority is formed.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-1971 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1971 - Administrative and operation budgets

45-1971.  Administrative and operation budgets A. On or before July 1 of each year the authority shall adopt an administrative budget for the succeeding fiscal year. The budget shall consist of a complete statement of administrative expenditures from the general fund during the past fiscal year and an estimate of the different amounts that may be deemed necessary to meet administrative requirements of the authority for the next fiscal year,  fixing the amounts proposed for all recurring items of expense and an amount for contingencies or emergencies. No administrative expenditures may be made in excess of the total amount of the budget. Economies resulting in remaining balances for any fiscal year shall be available for subsequent administrative or operating purposes. B. The authority shall also prepare an operation budget for each fiscal year covering operations and including capital items. The budget shall consist of a full and complete statement of all incoming receipts and expenditures for the past fiscal year and an estimate of anticipated income and expenditures for the next fiscal year. The budget shall also give a complete asset and liability statement and statement of profit and loss,  together with an itemized statement of cash on hand,  commitments,  reserves and obligations anticipated for the next fiscal year,  together with such other information as will give a full and complete disclosure of the current financial condition of the authority. C. The authority shall transmit copies of the budget to each operating unit and the director of water resources.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-1972 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1972 - Groundwater augmentation and conservation assistance fee; transfer to authority

45-1972.  Groundwater augmentation and conservation assistance fee;  transfer to authority A. Within sixty days after the authority is formed,  the department shall transfer to the secretary-treasurer of the authority one-half of all unencumbered monies and the accrued interest on those monies that were collected in the active management area in which the authority is located during the prior year pursuant to section 45-611,  subsection C,  paragraph 2. B. Each year the director shall transfer an amount of not more than two hundred thousand dollars to the secretary-treasurer of the authority from the monies collected in that year in the active management area in which the authority is located pursuant to section 45-611,  subsection C,  paragraphs 2 and 3. The director shall specify the amount from each funding source to be transferred.  C. The secretary-treasurer shall deposit the transferred monies in the general fund of the authority,  and the authority may spend the monies to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-1973 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1973 - Water supply fees

45-1973.  Water supply fees The authority may assess fees,  including extraction fees,  development impact fees,  connection fees,  user fees,  replenishment fees and administrative fees,  against any operating unit or other person with which the authority has a contractual responsibility to provide any service. The amount of the fee and the method of payment shall be determined pursuant to the agreement between the authority and the operating unit or person,  based on the cost of the service the authority provides,  including the cost of developing an equivalent water supply for an operating unit that has exchanged with the authority a water right or right to receive water for a water supply contract with the authority. Any fee assessed under this section is not a rate or charge of the operating unit and is not subject to regulation by the Arizona corporation commission. The secretary-treasurer of the authority shall deposit all monies received under this section in the general fund of the authority.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-1974 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1974 - Accounting classifications; bond funds; general fund

45-1974.  Accounting classifications;  bond funds;  general fund A. The secretary-treasurer of the authority shall establish appropriate accounting classifications and designations in the authority accounting records to provide for accurate and systematic control and allotment of all monies received. B. The secretary-treasurer shall maintain a bond fund and a general fund of the authority and shall apportion all monies received into the fund corresponding with the purpose for which the monies were received. The secretary-treasurer may invest inactive monies from either the general fund or the bond fund and shall credit income earned on the investments to the respective fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-1975 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1975 - Receipt of monies; disbursements; operation of accounting system

45-1975.  Receipt of monies;  disbursements;  operation of accounting system A. Monies due to the authority under agreements for the sale of water or other services,  proceeds of revenue bond issues or any other obligation may be made payable at the office of the authority. All monies derived from operations of the authority and received by any officer,  agent or employee of the authority shall be promptly remitted to the secretary-treasurer. B. All operation monies of the authority shall be paid out only according to the regularly adopted operation budget of the authority on warrants in discharge of claims and obligations approved by the board,  signed by the chairman of the board and countersigned by the executive director or other duly authorized officer of the authority. C. The appropriate claim vouchers shall be regularly entered in the accounting system of the authority and preserved for auditing purposes.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-1976 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1976 - Payment of interest coupons; investment of bond fund monies

45-1976.  Payment of interest coupons;  investment of bond fund monies The secretary-treasurer of the authority shall: 1. Pay matured interest coupons from bonds of the authority from the bond fund. 2. Invest monies in the bond fund,  under direction of the board,  in bonds of the United States or this state that shall be kept in the bond fund and that may be used to redeem bonds of the authority,  on the request of the holders,  either by exchanging them for bonds of the authority or by converting them into cash.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-1977 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1977 - Annual financial statement and audit

45-1977.  Annual financial statement and audit A. On or before December 1 of each year the board shall make a verified statement of the financial condition of the authority as of June 30 of the preceding fiscal year,  showing particularly the receipts and disbursements during the fiscal year and the source of the receipts and the purpose of the disbursements. The statement may be included in and combined with the annual report prescribed by section 45-1923,  subsection C. B. Within thirty days after the close of each fiscal year the authority shall cause an audit to be made of the funds of the authority by a certified public accountant. The board shall file a copy of the audit with the auditor general. The auditor general may make such further audits and examinations as he deems necessary and may take appropriate action relating to the audit pursuant to title 41,  chapter 7,  article 10.1. If the auditor general takes no official action within thirty days after the audit is filed,  the audit is deemed sufficient. The board shall pay any fees and costs of the certified public accountant and auditor general under this section from the general fund of the authority.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-1991 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1991 - Authority to issue bonds

45-1991.  Authority to issue bonds If the authority finds other financing methods or procedures inadvisable,  inadequate or insufficient to acquire or construct projects,  works or facilities,  it may independently or in conjunction with any other optional or alternative plans provided in this chapter issue revenue bonds as provided by this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-1992 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-1992 - Prerequisites to issuance

45-1992.  Prerequisites to issuance No revenue bonds may be issued until provision is made by contracts pursuant to this chapter adequate in the judgment of the board to ensure all necessary fiscal reserves,  operation costs,  maintenance and depreciation charges and payment of principal and interest of any bonds relating to any proposed project or facility involved and within the time fixed. Revenue bonds shall not be issued except on resolution by the authority.