Title 42, IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE — WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION

42-3705. CREATION OF WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. Any fifteen (15) owners of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a watershed improvement district may file a petition with the state soil and water conservation commission asking that a wa…

42-3706. ELECTION OF DISTRICT DIRECTORS. After the date of issuance of the secretary of state of a certificate of organization of a watershed improvement district nominating petitions may be filed with the state soil and water conservation commission to nominate candidates for di…

42-3707. APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS AND TENURE OF DIRECTORS. The governing body of the district shall consist of three (3) directors elected or appointed as provided hereinabove. The director appointed by the commission shall be an owner of land within the district and shall be …

42-3708. POWERS OF DIRECTORS. The directors of a watershed improvement district shall have power: 1. To levy and cause to be collected assessments on real property within the district in an amount not to exceed six hundredths of one per cent (.06%) of the market value for assessm…

42-3709. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED PROJECT TO DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. Before any contract shall be let or work begun upon any improvement or project within the district the cost of which cannot be exclusively financed by funds on hand, grants in aid, or gifts …

42-3710. HEARING ON PROPOSED PROJECTS. Not sooner than sixty (60) days after the submission of the plans for any project to the director of the department of water resources as set forth in section 42-3709, and before any contract shall be let or work begun upon any improvement o…

42-3711. APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISERS AND APPRAISAL OF BENEFITED PROPERTY. If the directors, by resolution, determine that the proposed improvement or project should be constructed and that the costs of said improvement or project should be paid by special assessment against the lan…

42-3712. HEARING ON REPORT OF APPRAISERS. Upon receiving the report of the appraisers the directors shall fix a time and place within the district for hearing any complaint that may be made regarding the benefits appraised to any tract of land or the assessment proposed to be lev…

42-3713. APPEAL FROM APPROVAL OF PROJECT OR DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS OR ASSESSMENTS. Any owner of land or person having an interest therein upon which an assessment is proposed to be levied may, within ninety (90) days, take an appeal from the resolution of the directors accepti…

42-3714. ASSESSMENTS ENTERED AS TAX LIENS IN INSTALMENTS. Upon the entering of the resolution and no appeal therefrom being filed within the time allowed for such appeal the directors shall transmit to the county auditor a list of all tracts of land so benefited, together with th…

42-3715. LANDS OF STATE AND ITS SUBDIVISION. In case of lands belonging to the state, county, school district, or other public corporations are benefited by any improvement or project instituted under the provisions of this act, all benefits shall be assessed against said lands a…

42-3716. ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE. Additional assessments for the proper maintenance and/or operation of any improvement or project constructed within the district pursuant to this act may be levied against lands benefited by the improvement or project at the ratio …

42-3717. DISCONTINUANCE -- DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICTS. (1) At any time after three (3) years after the organization of a district under the provisions of this chapter any twenty-five (25) qualified electors or owners of land lying within the boundaries of such district or, if less …