Title 67, STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

67-6224. Construction of act. Nothing in this act or any other law shall be construed as authorizing the association to levy or collect taxes or assessments, to create any indebtedness payable out of taxes or assessments, or in any manner to pledge the credit of the city, the cou…

67-6224A. Legislative construction. Neither this act nor anything herein contained is or shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which the association might otherwise have under any laws of this state, and this act is cumulative to any such powers. This …

67-6225. Constitutionality. Notwithstanding any other evidence of legislative intent, it is hereby declared to be the controlling legislative intent, that if any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this …

67-6226. Non-agency status. It is recognized that the association is not, and has not been since its inception, a state or local agency for purposes of Idaho law.

67-6227. IDAHO WORKFORCE HOUSING FUND. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2026] (1) There is hereby created within the state treasury the Idaho workforce housing fund that will consist of such sums as may be appropriated by the legislature for the purpose of providing financial assist…

67-6301. Constitutional defense council created — Members — Powers — Staff — Fund. (1) There is hereby created the constitutional defense council which shall consist of the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the atto…

67-6302. Legislative approval required for certain actions. No action may be taken by any federal agency, state, state agency or any entity to introduce or to reintroduce any species into the state of Idaho without first securing the approval of the Idaho state legislature.

67-6303. private counsel or attorney general. (1) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Council" means the constitutional defense council created in section 67-6301, Idaho Code. (b) "Petitioner" means any Idaho citizen who is or was in a legal proceeding brought by the federal g…

67-6401. Short title. This chapter may be referred to as and cited as "Idaho State Building Authority Act."

67-6402. Definitions. As used in this chapter the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) "Authority" means the Idaho state building authority created and established pursuant to section 67-6403, Idah…

67-6403. Creation of authority. There is hereby created and established an independent public body corporate and politic to be known as the Idaho state building authority to carry out the provisions of this act. The authority is hereby constituted a public instrumentality exercis…

67-6404. Declaration of policy. It is hereby declared: (a) the functions of government have multiplied many times since the admission of the state of Idaho into the union in 1890; (b) in view of the many increased functions of government, it is necessary that proper provision of …

67-6405. Appointment and removal of commissioners. (a) The powers of the authority shall be vested in a board of seven (7) commissioners appointed by the governor for terms of five (5) years with advice and consent of a majority of the members of the senate. No commissioner appoi…

67-6406. Executive director. (a) The commissioners shall employ an executive director who shall also be the secretary and who shall administer, manage and direct the affairs and business of the authority, subject to the policies, control and direction of the commissioners. The co…

67-6407. Conflict of interest. No commissioner or employee of the authority shall acquire any interest direct or indirect in any facility financed under this act or in any property included or planned to be included in any such facility, nor shall he have any interest direct or i…

67-6408. No forfeiture of office. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no officer or employee of this state shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his office or employment by reason of his acceptance of membership on the authority or his service thereon.

67-6409. General powers of the authority. The authority is hereby granted, has and may exercise all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate its corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the following: (a) to sue and be sued in its own name; (b) to hav…

67-6410. Procedure prior to financing building developments or building projects. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the authority is not empowered to finance any facility pursuant to section 67-6409, Idaho Code, unless: (a) Prior approval by the legislature has bee…

67-6411. Cooperation with municipalities, state bodies or community college districts. (a) The authority may obtain the aid and cooperation of the municipalities in which such facilities are to be located and shall have the power to enter into: (1) such agreements and arrangement…

67-6412. Exemption from taxation. (a) As set forth in the declaration of finding and purpose herein, the authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this chapter, and the notes and bonds of the authority issue…

67-6413. Annual report. The authority shall submit to the governor within ninety (90) days after the end of its fiscal year a complete and detailed report setting forth: (a) its operations and accomplishments; (b) its receipts and expenditures during such fiscal year in accordanc…

67-6414. Bonding provisions. (a) (1) The authority shall have power and is hereby authorized to issue from time to time its notes and bonds in such principal amount as the authority shall determine to be necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving any of its corporate pur…

67-6415. Refunding obligations — Issuance. The authority may provide for the issuance of refunding obligations for the purpose of refunding any obligations then outstanding which have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premiu…

67-6416. Refunding obligations — Use of proceeds. Refunding obligations issued as provided in section 67-6412 may be sold or exchanged for outstanding obligations issued under this act and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes…

67-6417. Deposit of authority moneys. (a) All moneys of the authority except as otherwise authorized or provided in this act shall be deposited as soon as practicable in a separate account or accounts in banks or trust companies organized under the laws of the state or national b…

67-6418. Contract of the state. The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any notes or bonds issued under this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the said ho…

67-6419. Limitation of liability on authority obligations. The notes, bonds or other obligations of the authority shall not be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the state of Idaho, or of any department, board, commission, agency, political subdivision, body corporate and…

67-6420. Remedies of bond and note holders. (a) In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of notes and bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall contin…

67-6421. State grants and leases to authority. The state may make grants of money or property and may lease property to the authority for the purpose of enabling it to carry out its corporate purposes and for the exercise of its powers, including, but not limited to, deposits to …

67-6422. Authority obligations are legal investments. The notes and bonds of the authority shall be legal investments in which all public officers and public bodies of this state, its political subdivisions, all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies a…

67-6423. Act not a limitation of powers. Neither this act nor anything herein contained is or shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which the authority might otherwise have under any laws of this state, and this act is cumulative to any such powers. Th…

67-6424. Inconsistency with other laws. Insofar as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, specific or local, the provisions of this act shall be controlling.

67-6501. Short title. This act shall be known as the "Local Land Use Planning Act."

67-6502. Purpose. The purpose of this act shall be to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the people of the state of Idaho as follows: (a) To protect property rights while making accommodations for other necessary types of development such as low-cost housing and mo…

67-6503. Participation of local governments. Every city and county shall exercise the powers conferred by this chapter.

67-6504. Planning and zoning commission — Creation — Membership — Organization — Rules — Records — Expenditures — Staff. A city council or board of county commissioners, hereafter referred to as a governing board, may exercise all of the powers required and authorized by this cha…

67-6505. Joint planning and zoning commission — Formation — Duties. The boards of county commissioners of two (2) or more adjoining counties, alone or together with the council of one (1) or more cities therein, or the board of county commissioners of a county together with the c…

67-6506. Conflict of interest prohibited. A governing board creating a planning, zoning, or planning and zoning commission, or joint commission shall provide that the area and interests within its jurisdiction are broadly represented on the commission. A member or employee of a g…

67-6507. The planning process and related powers of the commission. As part of the planning process, a planning or zoning commission shall provide for citizen meetings, hearings, surveys, or other methods, to obtain advice on the planning process, plan, and implementation. The co…

67-6508. Planning duties. It shall be the duty of the planning or planning and zoning commission to conduct a comprehensive planning process designed to prepare, implement, review, and update a comprehensive plan, hereafter referred to as the plan. The plan shall include all land…

67-6509. Recommendation and adoption, amendment, and repeal of the plan. (1) The planning or planning and zoning commission, prior to recommending the plan, amendment, or repeal of the plan to the governing board, shall conduct at least one (1) public hearing in which interested …

67-6509A. Siting of manufactured homes in residential areas — Plan to be amended. (1) By resolution or ordinance adopted, amended, or repealed in accordance with the notice and hearing procedures provided under section 67-6509, Idaho Code, each governing board shall amend its com…

67-6509B. Manufactured housing community — Equal treatment required. A city or a county shall not adopt or enforce zoning, community development or subdivision ordinance provisions which disallow the plans and specifications of a manufactured housing community solely because the …

67-6510. Mediation — Time limitations tolled. (1) The procedure established for the processing of applications by this chapter or by local ordinance shall include the option of mediation upon the written request of the applicant, an affected person, the zoning or planning and zon…

67-6511. Zoning ordinance. (1) Each governing board shall, by ordinance adopted, amended, or repealed in accordance with the notice and hearing procedures provided under section 67-6509, Idaho Code, establish within its jurisdiction one (1) or more zones or zoning districts where…

67-6511A. Development agreements. Each governing board may, by ordinance adopted or amended in accordance with the notice and hearing provisions provided under section 67-6509, Idaho Code, require or permit as a condition of rezoning that an owner or developer make a written comm…