A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, all real property that qualifies under section 48-3774 shall be category 1 member land. The district shall levy annual replenishment reserve charges and one-time replenishment reserve fees for category 1 member lands as provided in section 48-3772, subsection E and as follows:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-3774.01

  • Credits: means any groundwater in addition to the amount of groundwater that may be used at a member land or delivered within a member service area for use within the member service area pursuant to the applicable assured water supply rules adopted by the department of water resources. See Arizona Laws 48-3701
  • District: means a multi-county water conservation district organized under the authority of this chapter. See Arizona Laws 48-3701
  • Member land: means any real property that meets the requirements of section 48-3774. See Arizona Laws 48-3701
  • Parcel of member land: means any portion of member land for which the tax assessor for the county in which the member land is located has issued a separate county parcel number. See Arizona Laws 48-3701
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. For category 1 member lands that qualified before January 1, 2004, the district shall levy annual replenishment reserve charges for twenty-five years beginning in 2004.

2. For category 1 member land that qualifies on or after January 1, 2004, a replenishment reserve fee shall be paid before issuance of a public report for each final plat within the member land as provided in section 45-576, subsection C and the district shall levy annual replenishment reserve charges against the land included within the final plat for twenty-three years beginning in the year after payment of the corresponding replenishment reserve fee.

B. A parcel of member land shall be a category 2 member land if all of the following apply:

1. The parcel of member land is or will be used as a golf course.

2. The parcel of member land is not served by a water provider that has been designated by the director of water resources as having an assured water supply pursuant to section 45-576.

3. The owner of the parcel notifies the district in writing at the time of qualification that the parcel is to be category 2 member land. For member land that qualified under section 48-3774 before January 1, 2004, such notification must be made no later than January 30, 2004.

C. The district shall not levy replenishment reserve fees, replenishment reserve charges or a reserve replacement component against category 2 member lands.

D. The district shall not use credits from a replenishment reserve subaccount established under Section 45-859.01 to satisfy its groundwater replenishment obligations for category 2 member lands. If as a result the district incurs additional costs and expenses in meeting its replenishment obligations for category 2 member lands, those additional costs and expenses are attributed solely to category 2 member lands for purposes of section 48-3772, subsection A, paragraph 1.