Title 43 — IRRIGATION DISTRICTS

43-1901. Authority conferred. In addition to other powers and authorities any irrigation district now or hereafter organized under the laws of Idaho and having a contract or hereafter contracting with the United States under the Federal Reclamation Law (being the act of June 17, …

43-1902. Method of making contract. The making of any contract under this act obligating a district to repay construction costs shall be authorized by the board of directors and the voters of the district in substantially the same manner as is provided with respect to contracts w…

43-1903. Tolls and charges — Handling of funds. A district, acting through its board of directors, shall have the power in connection with a domestic water system undertaken under this act: (a) to establish periodic tolls and charges for domestic water service adequate to meet it…

43-1904. Liens for tolls and charges — Recording — Duration — Enforcement. (a) A district may establish liens for delinquent tolls and charges hereunder and penalties incidental thereto in the following manner: On or after the date of delinquency with respect to tolls or charges …

43-1905. Assessments and charges against benefited lands. In addition to all other powers and authorities of any irrigation district now or hereafter organized under the laws of the state of Idaho, such irrigation district may, in connection with any contract with the United Stat…

43-1906. Short title. Sections 43-1907 through 43-1920, Idaho Code, may be cited as the "Irrigation District Domestic Water System Revenue Bond Act."

43-1907. Grant of authority. Any irrigation district acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, bettering or extending any works pursuant to this act, shall manage the works in the most efficient manner consistent with sound economy and public advantage, to the end that …

43-1908. Definitions. For the purpose of sections 43-1907 through 43-1920, Idaho Code: (a) "District" means irrigation districts. (b) "Qualified elector" means any person, eighteen (18) years of age or older, possessing the qualifications required of electors under the general la…

43-1909. Powers. In addition to the powers which it may now have, any district shall have power under and subject to the following provisions: (a) To acquire by gift or purchase and to construct, reconstruct, improve, better or extend any works within or without the district, or …

43-1910. Supervision of works. The construction, acquisition, improvement, equipment, custody, operation and maintenance of any works under the provisions of sections 43-1906 through 43-1920, Idaho Code, and the collection of revenues therefrom for the service rendered thereby sh…

43-1911. Works to be self-supporting. The directors of the district issuing bonds pursuant to this act shall prescribe and collect reasonable rates, fees, tolls or charges for the services, facilities and commodities furnished by the works, and shall revise such rates, fees, toll…

43-1912. Use of works — Revenue. Any district issuing bonds under this act for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of any works, shall have the right to appropriate, apply or expend the revenue of the works for the following purpose…

43-1913. Preliminary expenses. The district may provide for the payment of all necessary preliminary expenses actually incurred in the making of surveys, estimates of costs and revenues, employment of engineers and other employees, making of notices, taking of options, legal and …

43-1914. Resolution prior to construction — Election. Before any district shall construct or acquire any works under this act, the directors of the district shall enact a resolution or resolutions which shall: (a) set forth a brief and general description of the works, and if the…

43-1915. Bonds — Form — Conditions. All revenue bonds issued under authority of this act shall be sold, executed and delivered in the same manner as provided by the municipal bond law for the sale of general obligation bonds, except that issues of revenue bonds may, in the discre…

43-1916. Bonds — Issuance — Terms and conditions. Whenever revenue bonds are authorized to be issued, the district directors shall by resolution provide for the issuance thereof. The resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds, for the purpose authorized, shall contain c…

43-1917. Validity of bonds. Any resolution authorizing bonds may provide that the bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to the irrigation district domestic water system revenue bond act, which recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity and of the…

43-1918. Lien of bonds. All bonds of the same issue shall, subject to the prior and superior rights of outstanding bonds, claims or obligations, have prior and paramount lien on the revenue of the works for which the bonds have been issued, except that where provision is made in …

43-1919. District not liable on bonds. Bonds issued pursuant to the irrigation district domestic water system revenue bond act shall not be a debt of the district and the district shall not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any funds other than the revenue pledg…

43-1920. Works and bonds exempt from taxation. As long as a district shall own any works, the property and revenue of the works shall be exempt from taxation. Bonds issued under the irrigation district domestic water system revenue bond act and the income therefrom shall be exemp…