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AZ Rev Stat § 48-3713.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3713.03 - Lower Colorado river multispecies conservation program; definition

48-3713.03.  Lower Colorado river multispecies conservation program;  definition A. The board may enter into agreements with this state,  an agency or political subdivision of this state,  the federal government,  an agency of the federal government and any other person for participation in the lower Colorado river multispecies conservation program under this section,  including the payment,  collection,  management,  investment and distribution of monies for the program. B. The agreements may designate the state treasurer or private financial institutions as fiscal agents or trustees for collection,  management,  investment and distribution of monies for the lower Colorado river multispecies conservation program. C. Monies collected for the lower Colorado river multispecies conservation program shall be used only for activities and administrative costs directly related to the multispecies conservation program and may include: 1. Monies appropriated by the legislature. 2. Additional watercraft registration fees,  if assessed pursuant to section 5-321,  subsection C. 3. Surcharges on Arizona-Colorado river special use permits,  California-Colorado river special use permits and Nevada-Colorado river special use permits,  if imposed pursuant to section 17-345,  paragraph 2. 4. Colorado river water use fees,  if assessed pursuant to section 45-333. 5. Gifts,  grants and donations from any public or private sources. 6. Payments by any person under any agreement to fund all or part of the program. D. For the purposes of this section,  " lower Colorado river multispecies conservation program"  or " program"  means the cooperative effort among agencies of the federal government and agencies and political subdivisions of the states of Arizona,  California and Nevada and other local public and private parties with a common interest in the water and related resources of the lower Colorado river,  including the historic floodplain and reservoirs to the full pool elevations,  to provide the basis for compliance with sections 7 and 10(a)(1)(B) of the endangered species act of 1973 (P.L. 93-205;  87 Stat. 884;  16 United States Code sections 1536 and 1539).
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3714 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3714 - Authority of political subdivisions to enter into long-term contracts

48-3714.  Authority of political subdivisions to enter into long-term contracts Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,  the governing body of an incorporated city or town,  the board of supervisors of any county or the governing body of any other political subdivision of the state is authorized to enter into and perform long-term contracts for a period of more than one year with any multi-county water conservation district or the secretary or both for the delivery of water from the central Arizona project or the district and for the payment of the costs thereof and for the storage and recovery or recharge of water pursuant to sections 48-3713.01 or 48-3713.02.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3715 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3715 - Tax levy

48-3715.  Tax levy A. On or before the second Monday in August of each year,  the clerk of the county board of supervisors of each county within the district shall certify to the district board the total assessed valuation of all taxable property in the county. On or before the third Monday in August of each year,  the district board shall fix the amount to be raised by direct taxation for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and shall levy a tax sufficient to raise such amount. Such tax shall not exceed ten cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation in the district. The district board shall forthwith certify such tax rate to the board of supervisors of each county within the district,  which boards at the time of levying general county taxes shall levy and cause to be collected taxes on the taxable property within such county at the tax rate fixed by the district board. The tax when collected shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the district fund to be expended by the district only for purposes authorized by this chapter,  which shall include costs and expenses of administration. B. The district board shall charge and collect a fee in lieu of taxes paid pursuant to subsection A for each acre-foot of central Arizona project water purchased or leased and delivered to or credited to a purchaser or lessee. The amount of this fee shall be computed by dividing the sum of the taxes levied in each county within the district pursuant to subsection A in the previous year in which the fee is charged by the average annual amount of Colorado river water delivered through the central Arizona project system for nonfederal municipal and industrial and agricultural use over the previous three years. This fee does not apply to: 1. Indian tribes with respect to water used directly on Indian reservation land in this state or on land owned in this state by the Indian tribe. 2. Water service providers whose customers are real property owners within the service area of the district and who pay the tax levied pursuant to subsection A. For purposes of this paragraph,  " water service provider"  means any person that has any obligation or duty of any nature to deliver water within the district's service area. 3. Persons who have entered into a contract with the district under which they agree to make payments in lieu of the tax levied pursuant to subsection A. 4. Persons that are real property owners within the service area of the district and that will use the water within the district's service area. 5. The Arizona water banking authority if that authority is acquiring water that will be used for the benefit of those persons prescribed in this subsection.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3715.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3715.01 - Fund for acquiring and conserving supplemental water

48-3715.01.  Fund for acquiring and conserving supplemental water In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of section 7 of Public Law 98-530,  the district may establish,  administer,  and make a contribution in the amount of one million dollars to a separate fund,  which shall consist of any monies received from the United States under section 7 of Public Law 98-530 and monies contributed to the fund by the district pursuant to this section. Monies from this fund are to be expended by the district at the direction of the board for the voluntary acquisition or conservation of water for use in central Arizona to supplement project water supplies in years when water supplies from the central Arizona project are insufficient to meet the water delivery schedules of non-Indian municipal and industrial users of project water supplies. Supplemental water acquired or conserved pursuant to this section shall be obtained exclusively from water users in this state holding decreed or contract rights to the waters of the mainstream of the Colorado river as of September 30,  1968.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3715.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3715.02 - Tax levy for water storage

48-3715.02.  Tax levy for water storage (Rpld. 1/2/30) A. Until January 1,  1997,  the following applies: 1. On or before August 19,  1991,  August 17,  1992,  August 16,  1993,  August 15,  1994 and August 21,  1995 the district board shall fix the amount to be raised by direct taxation in the respective tax year for the purpose of carrying out section 48-3713,  subsection B,  paragraphs 7 and 8 and shall levy a tax,  based on the assessed valuation certified under section 48-3715,  sufficient to raise that amount,  except that this tax shall not: (a) Exceed four cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation in the district. (b) Be levied in any county in the district in which the annual water allocation by the United States secretary of the interior of central Arizona project water for municipal and industrial uses is less than fifty thousand acre-feet. 2. The district board shall certify the tax rate to the board of supervisors of each county in the district in which the district board levies this tax,  and the boards of supervisors at the time of levying general county taxes shall levy and cause to be collected taxes on the taxable property in the county at the tax rate fixed by the district board. The tax when collected shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state water storage fund established by section 45-897.01. All taxes levied pursuant to this section in counties having a population greater than five hundred thousand but less than one million five hundred thousand persons shall be deposited in account A of the fund established by section 45-897.01. All taxes levied pursuant to this section in counties having a population greater than one million five hundred thousand persons shall be deposited in account B of the fund. B. Beginning in 1996,  in addition to the tax authorized in sections 48-3713 and 48-3715,  on or before the second Monday in August of each year,  the district board shall fix the amount to be raised by direct taxation in the respective tax year for the purpose of carrying out section 48-3715.03 and shall levy a tax based on the assessed valuation certified under section 48-3715 sufficient to raise that amount,  except that through December 31,  2024,  this tax shall not exceed four cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation in the district. Beginning from and after December 31,  2024,  the tax levied pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed three cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation in the district. C. The district board shall certify the tax rate fixed pursuant to subsection B of this section to the board of supervisors of each county in the district,  and the boards of supervisors at the time of levying general county taxes shall levy and cause to be collected taxes on the taxable property in the county at the tax rate fixed by the district board. The tax when collected shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  and credited as prescribed by section 48-3715.03.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3715.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3715.03 - Arizona water banking fund; disbursement of monies

48-3715.03.  Arizona water banking fund;  disbursement of monies A. The district's board of directors shall annually determine by resolution whether all or any part of the tax levied pursuant to section 48-3715.02,  subsections B and C shall be applied to the repayment of the construction costs of the central Arizona project including interest owed on district repayment contracts or to the annual operation,  maintenance and replacement costs of the central Arizona project. When the district's board adopts such a resolution,  a certified copy of the resolution shall be delivered to the department of water resources and those monies specified in the resolution shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the district fund established pursuant to section 48-3712,  subsection A,  paragraph 5.  B. Any taxes that are levied pursuant to section 48-3715.02,  subsections B and C and that are not deposited in the district fund established pursuant to section 48-3712,  subsection A,  paragraph 5 shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the Arizona water banking fund established by section 45-2425.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3715.05 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3715.05 - Contribution for water protection

48-3715.05.  Contribution for water protection A. On or before the second Monday in July of each year,  the department shall transfer from amounts credited to the district the amounts that have been collected by the district pursuant to section 48-3715,  subsection B,  during the fiscal year immediately preceding the year in which the transfer is made. B. The amounts transferred pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be deposited in the Arizona water protection fund established pursuant to title 45,  chapter 12,  article 2.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3716 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3716 - Dissolution of district

48-3716.  Dissolution of district A. When all indebtedness and legal obligations of every nature whatever have been fully satisfied and paid,  a district organized under this chapter may,  after approval of such dissolution by the attorney general and the secretary,  be dissolved by resolution of its board. A certified copy of the resolution shall,  within fifteen days after its adoption,  be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors of each county in the district. B. If,  after dissolution of a district,  it is found that there remains unpaid a legal indebtedness of the district,  the board of supervisors of each county in which the district was located shall continue annually to levy a tax,  as provided by this chapter,  upon the property within each such county sufficient to meet the indebtedness and interest thereon. C. If a district,  after dissolution,  has any assets,  such assets shall be distributed and paid into the general fund of the counties within the district at the time of dissolution based on each county's assessed valuation.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3717 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3717 - Construction and limitation of chapter

48-3717.  Construction and limitation of chapter A. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the authority of the secretary to enter into contracts with water users in this state,  including exchange contracts authorized by Public Law 90-537. B. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the district to determine how the central Arizona project water is to be allocated among water users of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3718 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3718 - Reimbursement for county services

48-3718.  Reimbursement for county services Services provided by a county to a multi-county water conservation district are subject to reimbursement pursuant to section 11-251.06.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3731 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3731 - Proceedings to test validity of contracts; petition

48-3731.  Proceedings to test validity of contracts;  petition A. After the execution of any contract between a multi-county water district organized under article 1 of this chapter and the United States or the execution of any contract between any such multi-county conservation district or the United States and any water user in Arizona for central Arizona project water,  the governing body of the district or such water user may file a petition in the superior court in the county in which the office of the district or water user is located to determine the validity of such contract and each of the provisions thereof. B. The action shall be in the nature of a proceeding in rem and jurisdiction of all parties interested shall be acquired by notice given as provided in section 48-3732. The petition shall allege: 1. That the petitioner is a district organized under this chapter or is a water user who has contracted for the delivery of water from the central Arizona project. 2. That the contract or agreement to be validated is attached as an exhibit to the petition. 3. That all resolutions adopted by the governing body in connection with the contract are attached as exhibits to the petition. C. The petition shall pray that the contract be examined by the court and be found to be in substantial compliance with law,  and that it be ratified,  confirmed and validated.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3732 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3732 - Time for hearing; notice; summons; parties; pleadings

48-3732.  Time for hearing;  notice;  summons;  parties;  pleadings A. Upon filing of the petition in the superior court,  the court shall fix a time for the hearing on the petition,  which shall be not less than sixty days from the date of filing the petition,  and shall order the clerk of the court to issue summons directed to all persons whose rights may be affected by any judgment rendered in the proceeding. The court shall also order the clerk to give notice of the filing of the petition and the date of the hearing thereon by publishing the summons at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper published or of general circulation in the county in which the office of the petitioner is located,  and such other counties as the court may order,  the last of the publications to be not less than fifteen days prior to the date fixed for the hearing. B. The summons shall state the time and place fixed for hearing the petition and that any person whose rights may be affected by any judgment rendered may not less than ten days before the date fixed for hearing the petition answer the petition and after such answer,  may appear at the hearing and contest the granting of the petition and the entry of any order of confirmation or validation.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3733 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3733 - Hearing; determination of validity

48-3733.  Hearing;  determination of validity A. At the hearing on the petition,  the superior court shall examine the contract and the proceedings of the petitioner or other body in connection with the execution of such contract and shall hear all testimony that may be offered by the petitioner or any other party with reference to the validity of the contract. The court shall find and determine whether the proceedings had for the organization of the petitioner are in compliance with all applicable laws of the state,  whether the proceedings leading up to the making of the contract are valid and whether the proceedings in connection with the filing of the petition in the action and the giving of notice of hearing thereon comply with the provisions of this article and whether the contract is valid and binding upon and enforceable against the petitioner. No other issues shall be considered or determined by the court. The court shall cause the findings and determinations to be entered in the record of the hearing. B. In hearing the petition and in preparing its findings and determinations thereon,  the court shall disregard any error,  omission or other irregularity which in the opinion of the court does not adversely affect the substantial rights of interested parties.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3734 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3734 - Review; res judicata

48-3734.  Review;  res judicata A. The petitioner or any other party who appeared in the superior court may seek a review of the judgment entered by the court within thirty days from the date of such judgment by filing a petition for a special action writ in the supreme court. The special action writ shall be given precedence over other civil actions. B. If no petition for a special action writ is filed in the supreme court within such thirty-day period or if filed and the judgment of the superior court is affirmed by the supreme court,  the judgment shall be conclusive as to the validity of the contract. All issues which were or might have been raised at the hearing on the petition shall thereafter be res judicata.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3751 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3751 - Ordinances; revenue bonds

48-3751.  Ordinances;  revenue bonds A. An ordinance adopted pursuant to section 48-3712 shall set forth a plan for the district to borrow money and issue its negotiable revenue bonds. The ordinance may determine the maximum amount of bonds,  the maximum rate of interest and the time of payment of the bonds. B. The principal of and interest and premiums,  if any,  on bonds are payable solely from revenues of the district as may be pledged by the district including monies received from the sales of services or from contracts of every nature. Ad valorem property taxes shall not be pledged to,  levied for or used to pay principal,  interest or premiums on any bonds issued under this article. Payment is not enforceable out of any monies other than the revenues pledged to the payment. No referendum or election is required for the issuance of bonds authorized in this article. C. Bonds may bear interest at rates that may fluctuate below a maximum interest rate established in the ordinance. The board may designate a remarketing agent to set and reset interest rates in accordance with the ordinance or any authorizing resolution or trust indenture adopted or entered into by the district in accordance with the ordinance. The district may contract for and purchase credit enhancement in the form of letters of credit,  surety bonds,  bond insurance policies,  bond purchase agreements and other contractual arrangements providing either credit for the bonds,  liquidity to the bondholders or credit facilities obtained in lieu of reserves. D. Subject to the limitations of this article,  the district may do all things,  enter into all contracts and dispose of bond proceeds in the manner deemed necessary by the board to effectuate the purpose for which the bonds are issued and secure payment of the principal and interest on the bonds.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3752 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3752 - Terms, conditions and forms of bonds

48-3752.  Terms,  conditions and forms of bonds A. A bond may be issued in one or more series,  bear a date or dates,  mature at a time or times,  be in a denomination or denominations,  be in a form,  carry a registration,  exchangeability and interchangeability privileges,  be executed in a manner,  be payable in a medium of payment and at a place or places,  within or without this state,  be subject to terms of redemption prior to maturity at times with or without premium,  be subject to terms of tender by the bondholder prior to maturity at those times,  be equally and ratably secured without priority or be entitled or subject to priorities on all or any portion of those revenues and receipts of the district and contain other terms,  conditions and covenants as the board provides. B. A bond shall bear interest at a rate or rates and be payable at a time or times and in a manner as the board determines. C. A bond is fully negotiable within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the uniform commercial code,  subject only to any provisions for registration. D. The governing body may retain and pay a registrar,  paying agent,  transfer agent,  securities custodian,  depositary,  authenticating agent,  indexing agent,  remarketing agent and bond trustee to authenticate and administer the bonds and any collateral agreements. The board may make conditions and requirements respecting the bonds as it deems appropriate.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3753 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3753 - Resolution and trust agreements; adoption

48-3753.  Resolution and trust agreements;  adoption The board may provide that any series of bonds may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the district and one or more corporate trustees or fiscal agents,  which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company in this state. A resolution is effective on its adoption unless otherwise specified.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3755 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3755 - Sale of bonds

48-3755.  Sale of bonds A bond shall be sold at a public or private sale as determined by the board.