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AZ Rev Stat § 48-5706 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5706 - Powers of agriculture preservation district

48-5706.  Powers of agriculture preservation district A. An agriculture preservation district,  acting through its board of directors,  may: 1. Acquire in the name of the district any real or personal property or interest in property by gift,  purchase,  lease,  including long-term lease,  transfer or otherwise and own,  control,  manage or dispose of this property or interest if necessary or convenient to further the purposes of the district. A district may spend private monies,  contributions,  appropriations or grants received by the district in compliance with the terms and conditions under which the monies are received,  if the terms and conditions meet the approval of the board and are within the scope of the statutory powers and duties of the district. 2. Join with any other political subdivision,  municipality or federal or state agency,  any private entity or any combination of public and private entities to cooperate and assist in the acquisition,  operation and management of land in the district,  including the acquisition of an interest in land that is less than a full ownership interest. 3. Sell,  lease or otherwise dispose of any property of the district or interest in the property if the property is no longer required for the purposes of the district or if use of the property may be permitted without interfering with the use to which it is put by the district. 4. Lease or otherwise acquire development rights to undeveloped real property in the district for periods of not more than twenty-five years with a review of the terms of the lease or other acquisition every five years at a public meeting of the board. 5. Sell or otherwise dispose of any by-product resulting from the maintenance of the district. 6. Pay expenses incidental to the exercise of its powers. 7. Employ staff to assist in performing the duties of the district. 8. Propose regulatory and taxation based incentives for participation in the district. 9. Formulate and adopt rules necessary to operate the district. B. An agriculture preservation district may not levy or assess a tax,  issue bonds or exercise any power of eminent domain. An agriculture preservation district furthers a public purpose and the property owned by the district is thereby exempt from taxation. C. An agriculture preservation district is subject to title 38,  chapter 3,  article 3.1 relating to open meetings and title 39,  chapter 1 relating to public records.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5707 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5707 - Expansion of district; petition; election

48-5707.  Expansion of district;  petition;  election A. A district may expand to include additional land by submitting a petition to the county board of supervisors of the county in which the land is located as prescribed by section 48-5703 and after holding a hearing as prescribed by section 48-5704. The petition shall include the additional directors necessary for compliance with section 48-5705 by the expanded district. B. On approval of the board of supervisors after the hearing,  the board of supervisors shall hold an election on the issue of the expansion of the agriculture preservation district. Owners of taxable property in the existing district and owners of taxable property in the proposed addition to the district are eligible to vote in the election. The district may be expanded only on approval by a majority of the votes cast from the owners of taxable property,  as determined by acreage owned,  and on approval by a majority of the votes cast from the owners of taxable property of the proposed addition to the district,  as determined by acreage owned. After receipt of the official canvass and if approved by the voters,  the county board of supervisors shall declare the district expanded.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5708 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5708 - Fees, rentals and service charges

48-5708.  Fees,  rentals and service charges The board of directors may charge and collect any fees,  rentals and service charges for any service performed or property furnished by the district,  as appropriate. Revenue derived from these sources shall be paid into the maintenance and operation fund of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5709 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5709 - Dissolution of agriculture preservation district; disposition of property; tax for outstanding indebtedness

48-5709.  Dissolution of agriculture preservation district;  disposition of property;  tax for outstanding indebtedness A. A district that is established under this article and that has no outstanding indebtedness may be dissolved on: 1. Adoption of a resolution by the board of directors to proceed with dissolution proceedings. 2. Notice to and approval of dissolution by the county board of supervisors. 3. A vote of a majority of the owners of taxable property who own a majority of the acres of the taxable property of the district at a special election called by the board of directors on the question of dissolution. B. If a majority of the votes cast at the election favors dissolution,  the board by resolution shall declare the district dissolved. Within fifteen days after its adoption,  a certified copy of the resolution shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county in which the district was located. C. On dissolution of a district the property of the district that is located in the corporate limits of a city or town vests in that city or town. Other property of the district vests in the county. Any monies of the district at the time of dissolution shall be transferred to the incorporated city or town and to the county in direct proportion to the assessed valuation of taxable real property in the city,  town or county,  respectively,  as it appears on the current assessment rolls. D. After dissolution of a district,  if it appears that any indebtedness remains unpaid,  the board of supervisors of the county in which the district was located shall levy a tax on the real property in the district sufficient to pay the indebtedness and interest on the indebtedness and shall pay the indebtedness and interest from the proceeds of the tax.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5710 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5710 - Reimbursement for county services

48-5710.  Reimbursement for county services Services provided by a county to an agriculture preservation district are subject to reimbursement pursuant to section 11-251.06.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5801 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5801 - Definitions

48-5801.  Definitions In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Board"  means the board of directors of a public health services district. 2. " District"  means a public health services district formed pursuant to this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5803 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5803 - Board of directors

48-5803.  Board of directors The county board of supervisors shall serve as the board of directors of the district. The directors are not eligible to receive compensation for their services but are eligible for reimbursement of their necessary expenses in attending district meetings and in traveling within and outside of the state when necessary to carry out the business of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5804 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5804 - Powers and duties

48-5804.  Powers and duties A. The district board of directors shall: 1. Appoint from among its members a chairperson,  a secretary and other officers as may be necessary to conduct its business. The county treasurer is designated ex officio as the treasurer of the district. 2. Keep proceedings and records of the board open to the public as required by title 38,  chapter 3,  article 3.1 and title 39,  chapter 1 and maintain a complete and accurate record of all of its proceedings. B. The district,  through its board of directors,  may: 1. Adopt and use a corporate seal. 2. Sue and be sued. 3. Enter into contracts,  including intergovernmental agreements,  to carry out the purposes of this chapter. 4. Employ a public health director for the district who serves at the pleasure of the board and who shall employ professional,  administrative and clerical employees as reasonably necessary to carry out the district's purposes. 5. Use revenues paid to the district pursuant to section 48-5805 and other revenues the district may receive for the purpose of providing public health services for the district. C. On formation of the district,  the district board assumes all of the powers and duties of the county board of health for that county including authority to receive and spend state and federal grant monies. The county shall maintain expenditure levels as follows: 1. For any county in which a public health services district is formed pursuant to a vote of the qualified electors,  that county shall not reduce expenditures for public health to an amount that is less than fifty per cent of the county's fiscal year general fund public health expenditures as determined by calculating the average of the fiscal year expenditure amounts for the three fiscal years immediately preceding the year of the formation of the district. Costs for financing construction of any building shall not be included in the calculation of expenditures. 2. For any county in which a public health services district is formed pursuant to unanimous vote of the board of supervisors,  that county shall not reduce expenditures for public health to an amount that is less than sixty per cent of the county's fiscal year general fund public health expenditures as determined by calculating the average of the fiscal year expenditure amounts for the three fiscal years immediately preceding the year of the formation of the district. Costs for financing construction of any building shall not be included in the calculation of expenditures. D. A public health services district shall not be deemed responsible for providing services required under title 36,  chapter 29.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5805 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5805 - Transaction privilege tax; property tax

48-5805.  Transaction privilege tax;  property tax A. The board of directors of the district by resolution may levy,  and if levied,  the department of revenue shall collect,  a transaction privilege tax pursuant to this section to be used and spent for the purposes described in section 48-5804. The board shall set the rate of the tax at not more than two per cent of the tax rate that applies to each business in the district that is subject to taxation under title 42,  chapter 5,  article 1. The board shall levy the tax on each person engaging in the district in a business taxed under title 42,  chapter 5,  article 1. B. Each month the state treasurer shall remit to the district treasurer the net revenues collected under subsection A of this section during the second preceding month. The district treasurer shall deposit the monies in the public health services district's accounts and shall account for all expenditures.  C. In lieu of a transaction privilege tax pursuant to subsection A of this section,  the board by resolution may levy in the same manner and at the same time as other county secondary property taxes are levied a public health services district tax. The tax shall not exceed twenty-five cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation and shall be levied on all property in the county and on all property within incorporated cities and towns in the county. The district shall deposit all monies collected pursuant to this subsection in a separate account and shall account for all expenditures.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5901 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5901 - Definitions

48-5901.  Definitions For the purposes of this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Board"  means the board of directors of a multijurisdictional water facilities district formed pursuant to this chapter. 2. " District"  means a multijurisdictional water facilities district formed pursuant to this chapter. 3. " Jurisdiction"  means a city,  town or county. 4. " Municipal water provider"  means a city,  town,  domestic water improvement district,  private water company or irrigation district that supplies water for nonirrigation use.  5. " Private water company"  means a public service corporation as defined in article XV,  Constitution of Arizona,  that provides water or wastewater services or both. 6. " Water related facility"  means a facility for any of the following purposes: (a) Drinking water conveyance,  treatment or storage. (b) Wastewater conveyance,  treatment or storage. (c) Reclamation and reuse of water. (d) Recharge,  storage or recovery of water.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5902 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5902 - Preliminary general plan; initial costs

48-5902.  Preliminary general plan;  initial costs A. Two or more municipal water providers may consider the formation of a multijurisdictional water facilities district for the purpose of mutual benefit in the construction,  operation and maintenance of water related facilities and may participate in the preparation of a preliminary general plan for the district. The preliminary general plan for the district shall identify and describe at least the following: 1. The specific project the district will undertake for the joint benefit of the participating municipal water providers. 2. The geographical area of the district that may include all or any portion of the service area boundaries of a participating municipal water provider but shall not include any portion of the service area of a municipal water provider that is not participating in the district. The geographical area of the district is not required to be contiguous. 3. A specific description of the water sources intended to be used by the municipal water providers and the district. 4. A specific description of the governance for the district and the management of the project. The provisions regarding governance of the district shall include specific provisions regarding the number of members for the board of directors,  whether those members will be elected by districts,  at large or by another system of representation and shall include provisions to stagger the terms of office of the initial members of the board of directors. 5. A specific description of the methods for financing the project. B. On completion of the preliminary general plan for the district,  the plan shall be filed with the clerk of each municipal water provider that is included in the preliminary general plan. If a participating municipal water provider is a private water company,  the plan shall be filed in the administrative office of the private water company and the city,  town and county clerk for any city,  town or county in which any portion of the service area of the private water company is located. C. The participants in the preliminary general plan may agree to allocate among themselves the costs of district formation and the costs for any initial feasibility studies that are incurred before formation of the district. Participants may agree to pay the costs even if those costs extend beyond the then current fiscal year and those costs are not subject to inclusion in the annual budget for the participant pursuant to title 42,  chapter 17,  article 3. On formation of the district,  the district board may reimburse the participants for costs incurred,  except that costs for initial feasibility studies shall not be reimbursed until after completion of those studies.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5903 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5903 - Resolution of intent; hearing

48-5903.  Resolution of intent;  hearing A. On receipt of the preliminary general plan for the district,  the governing body of each municipal water provider shall consider a resolution of intent to form the district and shall hold a hearing to consider whether to call an election on the issue of formation of the district. If a municipal water provider is a private water company,  the private water company and the governing body of each city,  town or county in which any participating portion of the service area of the private water company is located shall each hold a hearing or a public meeting on whether to hold an election to form the district. B. A municipal water provider shall provide notice of the hearing to consider whether to call an election by posting notice of the hearing in three public places within the boundaries of the participating portion of the municipal water provider's service area not less than twenty days before the hearing. Notice shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for two consecutive weeks before the hearing. The notice shall state: 1. The place of the hearing. 2. The time of the hearing. 3. The boundaries of the proposed district. 4. That a preliminary general plan is on file with the municipal water provider. C. The hearing on whether to hold an election on the formation of the district shall be held at least twenty days but not more than forty-five days after adoption of the resolution of intent to form the district. If an election is approved,  the election shall be held not earlier than six months after the formal approval of the election by the requisite governing bodies as prescribed by section 48-5904.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5904 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5904 - Requirements for formation of the district; approvals required

48-5904.  Requirements for formation of the district;  approvals required A. The district may be formed only if all of the following occur: 1. The governing body of each municipal water provider approves holding an election on the issue of formation of the district. 2. If a participating municipal water provider is a private water company,  the governing body of each city,  town or county in which any participating portion of the service area of the private water company is located approves holding an election on the issue of formation of the district but only after receipt of written approval of the election by the private water company. 3. An election on the issue of formation of the district is held pursuant to section 48-5905 and this section. 4. At any election called for this purpose,  a majority of those persons voting on the issue of formation of the district in the participating portion of the service area of each municipal provider approves the formation of the district. If a majority of those persons voting on the issue of formation of the district in the participating portion of any one or more municipal providers fails to approve formation,  the district shall not be formed.  B. A district shall not be formed if all of the prospective participating municipal water providers are private water companies.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5905 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5905 - Election procedure; costs; ballot questions; qualified electors

48-5905.  Election procedure;  costs;  ballot questions;  qualified electors A. Any elections held pursuant to this chapter shall be administered by the county and shall be held on a date prescribed by section 16-204. The election date for all participating municipal water providers shall be on the same date. The governing bodies of any participating municipal water providers shall cooperate with the county board of supervisors,  the county recorder and the county officer in charge of elections in order to facilitate the administration of any elections. B. The costs of the elections shall be a county charge but if the district is formed,  the district shall reimburse the county for the costs of the election. If the district is not formed,  the participating municipal providers shall reimburse the county for the costs of the election. C. The question of formation of the district and the election of a board of directors for the district shall be placed on the ballot at the same election. D. Any election called pursuant to this chapter shall be a nonpartisan election called by posting notices in three public places within the boundaries of the district not less than twenty days before the election. Notice shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for two consecutive weeks before the election. The notice shall state: 1. The place of holding the election. 2. The hours during the day in which the polls will be open. 3. If it is a formation election,  the boundaries of the proposed district. 4. That a preliminary general plan is on file with the clerk. E. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,  the election shall comply with the general election laws of this state,  except that the words to appear on the ballots shall be for a formation election " district,  yes"  and " district,  no" . The returns of the election shall be made to the governing body of each participating municipal water provider or,  if after formation,  to the district board. F. All persons who reside within the proposed boundaries of the district are eligible to vote on the question of district formation if they are registered to vote as prescribed by title 16. A person who resides in the district is qualified to register to vote in the district as prescribed by section 16-101 and is eligible to vote in all elections called by or for the district as prescribed by section 16-120.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-5906 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-5906 - Formation of district; legal status of district

48-5906.  Formation of district;  legal status of district  A. On receipt of official election returns approving the formation of the district by the requisite voters as prescribed by section 48-5904,  the county board of supervisors shall announce the results of the election and the description of the district shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder for the county in which the district is located. On recording the district description,  the district is formed.  B. On its formation,  the district is a special purpose district for the purposes of article IX,  section 19,  Constitution of Arizona,  a tax levying public improvement district for the purposes of article XIII,  section 7,  Constitution of Arizona,  and a municipal corporation for all purposes of title 35,  chapter 3,  articles 3,  3.1,  3.2,  4 and 5. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,  a district is a municipal corporation and a political subdivision of this state. C. The district shall have perpetual existence.