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RV‑park advocates urge manager training and limits on park electricity markups
Summary
An AMPRO representative asked the La Paz County Board to support House Bill 2199 requiring training for RV‑park managers and highlighted two utility bills (HB2459, SB1558) aimed at preventing RV‑park operators from charging electricity above residential rates.
A representative for ampro.org addressed the La Paz County Board on March 2 to describe pending state bills aimed at better protecting RV‑park residents and to request local engagement.
The speaker said House Bill 2199 would require RV‑park managers to receive training similar to that required of manufactured‑home‑park managers, and that ampro.org expects the bill to pass in the upcoming session. He also described two bills addressing utility billing for parks: House Bill 2459 would limit parks from charging customers more than the residential electricity rate (noting local residential rate examples), while Senate Bill 1558 includes stricter enforcement measures and was preferred by the speaker. The representative said the Arizona Attorney General has begun reviewing electricity rates in parks after complaints, and that tenants can submit photos and evidence for review.
The speaker recounted encountering a Quartzsite resident whose park‑charged electricity bills included a 6% sales tax line on electricity. He also said many RV‑park managers and owners historically did not recognize that residents live full time in their parks; ampro.org is focused on education — on assessor forms, title copies, and compliance with state code — and invited supervisors and the public to a Quartzsite work session that afternoon on ordinances affecting parks.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the bills' timing and whether the measures were pending this legislative session; staff and a supervisor confirmed the bills are active and that the legislative deadline for Senate hearings was March 27. The supervisor providing the legislative report (Supervisor Irwin) said he planned to testify in opposition to a separate water‑movement bill affecting McMullen Valley, and noted ADWR workshops on AMA management goals.
What was said (representative quote): "We're very excited that there's a House Bill 2199, which will require that RV park managers get training, the same as required in mobile home parks," the AMPRO representative said. He urged education for both tenants and managers and encouraged the board and public to attend a Quartzsite work session that afternoon.
Next steps: The speaker invited supervisors and residents to the local work session and urged attendees to document and report potential utility overcharges to the Arizona Attorney General's review process.
