Title 31 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW

31-4501. Short title. This act may be referred to and cited as the "Idaho Pollution Control Financing Act."

31-4502. Declaration of necessity and purpose — Liberal construction. (a) The legislature of the state of Idaho hereby finds: (i) that environmental damage seriously endangers the public health and welfare; (ii) that such environmental damage results from air, water, and other re…

31-4503. Definitions. In this act, unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows: (a) "Board" means the board of county commissioners of any county. (b) "County" means any county of the state of Idaho. (c)…

31-4504. Powers. Each county shall have the following powers together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance thereof: (a) To determine the location of any pollution control facility, whether upon real estate owned by the county or by any person, and t…

31-4505. Bonds. All revenue bonds authorized to be issued hereunder may be issued as serial bonds or as term bonds or a combination of both types. All revenue bonds so issued shall be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived by the county from the pollution control…

31-4506. Security for revenue bonds. The principal of, and interest and premiums, if any, on any revenue bonds issued hereunder shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues and receipts out of which the same shall be made payable and may also be payable out of proceeds from the s…

31-4507. Payment of revenue bonds — Nonliability of state and county. Revenue bonds passed under the provisions of this act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political subdivision, but shall be payable solely from the funds herein provid…

31-4508. Taxation. To the extent permitted by the constitution the property acquired by any county pursuant to this act is exempt from taxation except that during any period that such property is leased by or title thereto is retained under an installment purchase contract by suc…

31-4509. Conveyance of title to lessee. At or prior to the time the principal of and interest on any revenue bonds issued hereunder to provide a particular pollution control facility have been fully paid, the county may execute such deeds and conveyances as are necessary and requ…

31-4510. Powers not restricted — Law complete in itself — Election. Neither this chapter nor anything herein contained shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which any county might otherwise have under any laws of this state, but shall be construed as c…

31-4511. Investment of funds. Each county issuing revenue bonds hereunder may invest any funds in bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, treasury bills or other securities constituting direct obligations of the United States of America; in certificates of deposit or time dep…

31-4512. Bonds eligible for investment. The state and all counties and cities and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, and public officers of any thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan ass…

31-4513. Exemption from construction and bidding requirements for public buildings. A pollution control facility is not subject to any requirements relating to public buildings, structures, grounds, works, or improvements imposed by the Idaho Code, or any other similar requiremen…

31-4514. Joint operation. The powers herein conferred upon counties under this act may be exercised by two (2) or more counties acting jointly.

31-4515. Tax exemption. Revenue bonds and the interest thereon, issued pursuant to the authority contained in this act, shall be exempt from taxation under the Idaho income tax law.

31-4516. Bond elections — Validation of elections and bonds. All bond elections conducted by counties pursuant to authority contained in section 31-4510, Idaho Code, prior to the effective date of this act, and all proceedings had in the authorization and issuance of the bonds au…