Title 22 — AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

22-2714. Payments of federal aid to various counties by state controller. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant in favor of the counties to whom payment should be made pursuant to the Act of Congress of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 642, 33 U.S.C.A.…

22-2715. Short title. This act may be known and cited as the soil conservation district law.

22-2716. Legislative determination and declaration of policy. (1) It is the determination of the state of Idaho that: (a) Forest lands, rangelands and agricultural lands maintained in a healthy condition are a legitimate land use contributing to the economic, social and environme…

22-2717. Definitions. Whenever used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) "Administrator" means the administrator for the Idaho state soil and water conservation commission. (2) "Agency" includes the government of this st…

22-2718. Idaho State soil and water conservation commission. (1) There is hereby established and created in the department of agriculture of the state of Idaho the Idaho state soil and water conservation commission which shall perform all functions conferred upon it by this chapt…

22-2720. Consolidation of or deletion from and addition to new or existing districts. (1) Petitions for consolidating two (2) or more existing districts or for deleting territory from one (1) or more existing districts and adding the deleted territory to one (1) or more existing …

22-2721. Election, appointment, qualifications and tenure of supervisors. (1) The governing body of the district shall consist of five (5) supervisors, elected or appointed as provided in this chapter. Elections shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section and th…

22-2722. Powers of districts and supervisors. A soil conservation district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this state, and a public body corporate and politic, exercising public powers, and such district, and the super…

22-2723. Cooperation between districts. The supervisors of any two (2) or more districts may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this chapter.

22-2724. State agencies to cooperate. Agencies of this state which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any state-owned lands, and of any county, or other governmental subdivision of the state, which shall have jurisdiction over, or charged with…

22-2725. Discontinuance of districts. (1) At any time after five (5) years after the organization of a district under the provisions of this chapter, any twenty-five (25) owners of land lying within the boundaries of such district may file a petition with the state soil and water…

22-2726. Funds or assistance provided by county from county general fund. In those counties of Idaho wherein all or a substantial part of the county has been created and is operating as a soil conservation district or districts under the provisions of chapter 27, title 22, Idaho …

22-2727. Allocation of funds to districts. (1) A public hearing shall be held by the state soil and water conservation commission on or before June 15 of each year and twenty (20) days’ written notice of such hearing shall be given to each soil conservation district and to all ot…

22-2730. Resource conservation and rangeland development fund created. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the Idaho resource conservation and rangeland development fund, which shall consist of all moneys which may be appropriated to it by the …

22-2731. Allocation of fund. The Idaho resource conservation and rangeland development fund shall be allocated for use by the state soil and water conservation commission: (1) To eligible applicants for conservation improvements which it deems to be "in the public interest" in su…

22-2732. Loans from fund — Application — Approval — Repayment. (1) Eligible applicants may file an application with the local soil conservation district or the state soil and water conservation commission for a loan from the fund for the purpose of financing conservation improvem…

22-2733. Grants from state soil and water conservation commission general fund — Application — Approval — Grant agreement. (1) Eligible applicants or participants may file an application with the local soil conservation district or the state soil and water conservation commission…

22-2734. Cost-share from state soil and water conservation commission general fund — Application — Approval. (1) Eligible applicants or participants may file an application with the local soil conservation district or the state soil and water conservation commission for a cost-sh…

22-2735. Payments by the state soil and water conservation commission — Rules — Approval of attorney general — Audit of payments. (1) The commission may make payments not to exceed the estimated reasonable cost of an eligible improvement, project or plan. (2) The commission may, …