Arizona's Water Infrastructure Finance Authority is not pleased with Gov. Katie Hobbs' budget proposal.
The proposal suggests $33 million for the state's Long-Term Water Augmentation Fund, as documents from the government's office suggest that it would "continue investments in long-term water supply development initiatives for the state."
Water augmentation has to do with protecting and enhancing water resources to help consumers, according to Arizona State University.
However, WIFA expressed its concern with the amount proposed, which was lower than it anticipated, and is asking the legislature to shoot it down. WIFA is defined as "an independent state authority" that helps decide funding for water-related projects in Arizona, according to its website.
Water investment figures were just one of several proposals facing scorn in the governor's budget plan. Republican lawmakers, who hold the legislative majority, already suggested it's going to be a long road ahead for the governor's budget negotiations.
"These elements in her proposal are dead on arrival with the Republican Majority," Senate Appropriations Chairman John Kavanagh said in a statement on Friday, The Center Squarereported. "Her grandstanding of bipartisanship during her State of the State Address is a far cry from the reality of this budget proposal, as her funding cuts strictly target Republican priorities."I
