San Carlos Irrigation Project Divestiture Memorial
Summary
Arizona's Senate Concurrent Memorial SCM1007 passed both chambers, formally urging the U.S. Congress to authorize the divestiture of the San Carlos Irrigation Project and its electric system from federal to local control. The memorial passed the Senate 29-1 and received House Committee of the Whole approval after committee review. The bill addresses Bureau of Indian Affairs involvement in the irrigation infrastructure.
What changed
Arizona enacted Senate Concurrent Memorial SCM1007, a resolution urging the United States Congress to approve the divestiture and transfer of the San Carlos Irrigation Project and its associated electric system from federal (Bureau of Indian Affairs) management to local control. The bill passed the Senate 29-1 and received House Committee of the Whole "Do Pass" action after review by both the Senate and House Natural Resources Committees.
Affected parties include agricultural water users dependent on the San Carlos Irrigation Project, tribal nations with water rights interests in the San Carlos region, and federal agencies managing Indian irrigation infrastructure. Water users and agricultural operations should monitor whether Congress acts on Arizona's request, while tribal stakeholders and state water managers should track how any divestiture might affect existing water rights agreements and federal trust obligations.
What to do next
- Monitor for Congressional action on the San Carlos Irrigation Project divestiture request
- Review irrigation water rights and infrastructure arrangements for potential impacts
- Track any federal response or action taken on the Arizona memorial
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ChangeBridge / Arizona / SCM1007 Passed SCM1007 SCM Passed 2026-03-03
San Carlos irrigation project; divestiture
Bill Details
State Arizona
Session Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Chamber Senate
Official Source apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85425
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Sponsors
Thomas Shope (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-08 H House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass 2026-03-24 H House minority caucus: Do pass 2026-03-24 H House majority caucus: Do pass 2026-03-23 H House consent calendar 2026-03-23 H House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (8-0-0-0-0-0) 2026-03-10 H House NREW Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (9-0-0-1-0-0) 2026-03-09 H House read second time 2026-03-05 H Assigned to House RULES Committee 2026-03-05 H Assigned to House NREW Committee 2026-03-05 H Introduced in House and read first time 2026-03-03 H Transmit to House 2026-03-03 S Senate third reading PASSED voting: (29-1-0-0) 2026-02-23 S Senate minority caucus: Do pass 2026-02-23 S Senate majority caucus: Do pass 2026-02-23 S Senate consent calendar 2026-02-23 S Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (0-0-0-0) 2026-02-17 S Senate NR Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (8-0-0-0) 2026-02-09 S Senate read second time 2026-02-05 S Assigned to Senate RULES Committee 2026-02-05 S Assigned to Senate NR Committee 2026-02-05 S Introduced in Senate and read first time
Votes
2026-02-17 Senate Natural Resources Committee Action (DP) Yea: 8 Nay: 0 2026-02-23 Senate Rules Committee Action (PFC) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-03-03 Senate - Third Reading Yea: 29 Nay: 1 2026-03-10 House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee Action (DP) Yea: 9 Nay: 0 2026-03-23 House Rules Committee Action (C&P) Yea: 8 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 House - Committee of the Whole (DP) Yea: 0 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-05 S Natural Resources 2026-02-05 S Rules 2026-03-03 H Natural Resources, Energy & Water 2026-03-05 H Rules
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-02 Introduced 2026-02-27 Engrossed
Subjects
Bureau Of Indian Affairs Concurrent Memorial Divesting Divestiture San Carlos Irrigation Project San Carlos Irrigation Project Electric System United States Congress Urging Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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