reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
MT Code § 85-7-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 2. Creation of Districts -- Adjudicated Streams|85-7-205. Duty of trustees, levy, and indebtedness

  85-7-205. Duty of trustees, levy, and indebtedness. The board of trustees may develop the source of supply; clean, improve, and develop the channel of the stream; and do and perform other work on the main distributing system as will be beneficial to the better distribution of the waters of the decreed water right stream and may cover the expenses of such work by levy. Whenever waters of the stream under the irrigation district created by this part are commingled with other waters or it is difficult to determine how many acres are irrigable by the water rights held in the stream, the acre basis of levy shall be determined by the number of cubic feet of water per second owned by such party or parties at the rate of .025 cubic feet of water per second to the acre. The board may not issue bonds or incur any indebtedness other than warrant indebtedness under the limitations imposed by law.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 117, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 7187.8, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 460, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1322; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 112, L. 1981.
MT Code § 85-7-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 2. Creation of Districts -- Adjudicated Streams|85-7-206. Basis and apportionment of annual tax

  85-7-206. Basis and apportionment of annual tax. The annual tax levy and the apportionment and distribution of the total amount required to be raised in any year must be determined and imposed in accordance with 85-7-2104 and the provisions and limitations of law applicable to irrigation districts organized under the provisions of parts 1 and 15 of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 117, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 7187.9, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1323; amd. Sec. 152, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 93, L. 2007.
MT Code § 85-7-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 2. Creation of Districts -- Adjudicated Streams|85-7-207. Part not to conflict with other regulations

  85-7-207. Part not to conflict with other regulations. This part is not intended to conflict in any way with present statutes governing the appointment and duties of water commissioners on adjudicated water right streams or the operation of statutes as to the jurisdiction of courts over such commissioners and water rights and distribution of water under court decree but is for the sole purpose of making it possible for users of water out of decreed water right streams to improve the stream channel and conserve water in the best possible manner through the agency of an irrigation district, as provided for in this part.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 117, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 7187.10, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1324.
MT Code § 85-7-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 2. Creation of Districts -- Adjudicated Streams|85-7-208. Dissolution of district

  85-7-208. Dissolution of district. A district created under this part may be dissolved by court order upon proper hearing and in the same manner as this part provides for its creation.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 117, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 7187.11, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1325.
MT Code § 85-7-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 3. Creation of Districts Common Water Supply|85-7-301. Creation of district by owners of rights in common water supply

  85-7-301. Creation of district by owners of rights in common water supply. (1) It is a purpose and intention of this part, in the furtherance of the public welfare, to provide an effective public agency for the improvement, development, operation, maintenance, and administration of certain existing irrigation systems in cases where administration thereof through the agency of a water commissioner is not effective.   (2) It is a purpose and intention of this part to extend to irrigation districts organized hereunder the powers, duties, and status of the public corporations organized under the irrigation district laws of the state of Montana, as the same may now or hereafter exist; provided, that neither such districts nor the board of commissioners thereof shall have any power or authority to issue bonds or incur indebtedness, other than warrant indebtedness, under the limitations proposed by law. This part does not contemplate the acquisition by the district of the existing water, water rights, or system or works owned by the respective water right owners within the district.   History: En. Secs. 1, 8, Ch. 100, L. 1925; re-en. Secs. 7264.1, 7264.8, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2111, 89-2118.
MT Code § 85-7-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 3. Creation of Districts Common Water Supply|85-7-302. Application of part

  85-7-302. Application of part. This part shall apply only when more than 15 owners of land, with water rights appurtenant thereto, shall have diverted water by means of a single intake from the source of supply and shall have provided a single canal for conveying such water to the branches and laterals of an established irrigation system, serving at least 1,000 acres of land contiguous in location or of reasonably compact area and in which the rights to the use of the water shall have been determined by decree of a court of competent jurisdiction.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 100, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 7264.2, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 134, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2112.
MT Code § 85-7-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 3. Creation of Districts Common Water Supply|85-7-303. Establishment of district

  85-7-303. Establishment of district. Whenever the owners of land and water rights, situated as described in 85-7-302, desire to organize for the purposes mentioned in this part, such owners may propose the establishment and organization of an irrigation district under the provisions of this chapter, except part 2, insofar as such laws are applicable hereto and not in conflict with the purposes and provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 100, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 7264.3, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2113.
MT Code § 85-7-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 3. Creation of Districts Common Water Supply|85-7-304. Sections not applicable

  85-7-304. Sections not applicable. The provisions of 85-7-1911(1) and (2), 85-7-1934, 85-7-1935, 85-7-1941 through 85-7-1943, 85-7-2001, 85-7-2011 through 85-7-2027, 85-7-2031, and 85-7-2032 do not apply to the organization of irrigation districts under this part.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 100, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 7264.4, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2114; amd. Sec. 79, Ch. 130, L. 2005.
MT Code § 85-7-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 3. Creation of Districts Common Water Supply|85-7-305. Apportionment of water by commissioners

  85-7-305. Apportionment of water by commissioners. The board of commissioners shall apportion the water for irrigation among the lands of the district in a just and equitable manner and in compliance with the decree adjudicating the rights thereto, but the maximum amount apportioned to any land shall be the amount that can be beneficially used thereon.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 100, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 7264.5, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2115.
MT Code § 85-7-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 3. Creation of Districts Common Water Supply|85-7-306. Development of water supply -- levy for expenses

  85-7-306. Development of water supply -- levy for expenses. The board of commissioners of such irrigation district shall have authority to develop the source of supply and increase the means of distribution of water to the end that all owners of water rights under the system shall receive the amount of water which can be beneficially used upon their lands within the district. The board may levy against each irrigable acre of land in the district on account of administrative expenses, cost of maintenance and repairs, development of water supply, or enlargement of distribution facilities.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 100, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 7264.6, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2116; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 112, L. 1981.
MT Code § 85-7-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 3. Creation of Districts Common Water Supply|85-7-307. Tax levy

  85-7-307. Tax levy. Subject to 15-10-420, the annual tax levy and the apportionment and distribution of the total amount required to be raised in any year must be determined and imposed in accordance with the provisions and limitations of law applicable to other irrigation districts organized under parts 1 and 15 of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 100, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 7264.7, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2117; amd. Sec. 153, Ch. 584, L. 1999.
MT Code § 85-7-308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 3. Creation of Districts Common Water Supply|85-7-308. Validity of districts organized earlier

  85-7-308. Validity of districts organized earlier. Any irrigation district which has been heretofore organized under procedure in substantial compliance with the provisions of this part shall, upon March 10, 1925, become a public corporation, with the privileges and powers hereby conferred, to the same extent as if such irrigation district were organized under the authority of this part.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 100, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 7264.9, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2119.
MT Code § 85-7-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 4. Subdistricts|85-7-401. Authority to create subdistricts -- petition -- requirements

  85-7-401. Authority to create subdistricts -- petition -- requirements. (1) The board of commissioners of an irrigation district created and organized under Title 85, chapter 7, parts 1 and 15, may establish one or more subdistricts within the irrigation district to provide for and finance the cost of irrigation works, including gravity irrigation systems, gravity measure systems, or sprinkling systems, that would irrigate lands in the subdistrict but not other lands in the district. A subdistrict may be established only upon a petition signed by at least 60%, in number and acreage, of the holders of title or evidence of title to lands to be included within the subdistrict. The petition must be addressed to and filed with the board of commissioners and be accompanied by a map or plat of the proposed subdistrict.   (2) The petition must state:   (a) the name suggested for the proposed subdistrict;   (b) a general description of the land to be included in the proposed subdistrict;   (c) the name of each holder of title or evidence of title to the lands in the proposed subdistrict, as determined according to 85-7-101 and 85-7-102 and, if a holder is a nonresident of the county or counties in which the proposed district lies, the post-office address of the nonresident owner, if known;   (d) the general water source from which the land in the proposed subdistrict will be irrigated and the general character of the works, water rights, canals, and other property proposed to be acquired or constructed for irrigation purposes in or for the benefit of the proposed subdistrict; and   (e) a request that the land within the proposed subdistrict be made a subdistrict according to the provisions of 85-7-401 through 85-7-404.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 439, L. 1989.
MT Code § 85-7-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 4. Subdistricts|85-7-402. Notice of hearing on petition to create subdistrict

  85-7-402. Notice of hearing on petition to create subdistrict. (1) Upon the filing of a petition to create a subdistrict, the board of commissioners of the irrigation district shall by order fix the time and place for a hearing on the petition and shall direct that notice of the hearing be given.   (2) The notice of the hearing must state:   (a) the name of the proposed subdistrict and its purpose;   (b) the time and place of the hearing;   (c) a general description of the land proposed to be included in the subdistrict;   (d) a general description of the water source; and   (e) the general character of the works, water rights, canals, and other property proposed to be acquired or constructed in or for the benefit of the subdistrict.   (3) The board shall publish notice of the hearing at least once a week for 2 successive weeks in a newspaper published in each county in which the proposed subdistrict is located. The first publication must occur not less than 15 days before the date of the hearing.   (4) Notice of the hearing must also be mailed not less than 15 days before the date of the hearing to each holder of title or evidence of title to land within the proposed subdistrict. However, a defect in the notice or failure to give mailed notice does not affect the validity of the proceeding for the creation of a subdistrict under 85-7-401 through 85-7-404.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 439, L. 1989.
MT Code § 85-7-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 4. Subdistricts|85-7-403. Hearing on petition to create subdistrict

  85-7-403. Hearing on petition to create subdistrict. (1) The board of commissioners shall hear the petition at the time specified in the notice provided under 85-7-402. The board may adjourn the hearing for lack of sufficient notice or other good cause. The hearing must be completed within 3 weeks of the initial hearing.   (2) Upon application of the petitioners or any interested person or persons, the board shall allow the petition to be amended and may order that additional notice be given.   (3) At the hearing, any person whose land or property rights may be damaged or benefited by the creation of the subdistrict or by the irrigation works or improvements to be acquired or constructed in or for the benefit of the subdistrict may appear and submit oral or written testimony.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 439, L. 1989.
MT Code § 85-7-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 4. Subdistricts|85-7-405. through 85-7-410 reserved

  85-7-405 through 85-7-410 reserved.
MT Code § 85-7-411 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 4. Subdistricts|85-7-411. Alteration and determination of subdistrict acreage

  85-7-411. Alteration and determination of subdistrict acreage. (1) Land may be deleted from or added to the subdistrict in the same manner provided for irrigation districts in 85-7-1801 through 85-7-1810.   (2) Land in a subdistrict that is deleted from an irrigation district remains in the subdistrict unless it is specifically deleted from the subdistrict according to subsection (1).   (3) The taxable area of the land in the subdistrict may be determined in the manner provided in 85-7-1841 through 85-7-1845.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 439, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 306, L. 1997.
MT Code § 85-7-412 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 4. Subdistricts|85-7-412. Dissolution of subdistrict

  85-7-412. Dissolution of subdistrict. A subdistrict created under 85-7-404 may be dissolved by order of the district court of the county in which the greatest portion of lands of the subdistrict are located, in the manner provided for dissolution of irrigation districts in Title 85, chapter 7, part 10.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 439, L. 1989.
MT Code § 85-7-1001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 10. Dissolution of Districts|85-7-1001. Proceedings for dissolution of district

  85-7-1001. Proceedings for dissolution of district. (1) Whenever an irrigation district has been organized under the provisions of parts 1 and 15, then such district may be dissolved by an order of the district court of the county in which the lands or the greater portion of the lands are situate whenever:   (a) no irrigation plant or system for the irrigation of the lands in the district has been constructed or purchased;   (b) no bonded indebtedness has been incurred; and   (c) all expenses for the organization and all other indebtedness of the district have been paid.   (2) In order that the district court may acquire jurisdiction to enter such order dissolving the district, a petition must be filed with the clerk of said district court, signed by an equal number of holders of title or evidence of title as are required to sign the original petition for the creation of the district. The district court must make an order for the hearing of said petition within 30 days from its filing, and the clerk of the court must give due notice of the hearing of such petition by posting three notices in three public places in said district and by publication of a notice of the hearing for 2 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. Upon the hearing of said petition, any person interested may appear and give evidence for or against the granting of said petition. If, upon said hearing, the court finds that no bonded indebtedness of the district has been created and all of the expenses of organization and all other indebtedness have been paid and that the best interests of the landowners of said district require that the district shall be dissolved, the district court shall make such order dissolving said district and shall cause a certified copy of the order to be recorded in the office of the county clerk and recorder of said county.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 96, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 7253, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7253, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2001.
MT Code § 85-7-1002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 10. Dissolution of Districts|85-7-1002. Dissolution of districts having incurred indebtedness

  85-7-1002. Dissolution of districts having incurred indebtedness. (1) Any irrigation district organized and existing under the laws of the state of Montana may be dissolved by an order of the district court of the county in which the land or the greater portion of the lands of the district are situated.   (2) In case a district has incurred bonded indebtedness and has constructed or purchased any irrigation plant or system for the irrigation of the land in the district, it shall be necessary, in order that the district court may acquire jurisdiction to enter an order dissolving the district, that a petition be filed with the clerk of said district court. This petition shall be signed by an equal number of holders of title or evidence of title as are required to sign the original petition for the creation of the district and must also be signed by a sufficient number of bondholders of the district or by their assignees or duly authorized agents, representing at least 80% of the outstanding bonds of said district.   (3) In case a district has incurred bonded indebtedness but has not constructed or purchased any irrigation plant or system for the irrigation of land in the district and more than 10 years have expired since the date of organization of the district, then in such case, such district may be dissolved by an order of the district court of the county in which the land or the greater part of the lands are situated if the petition praying for dissolution shall be signed by a majority of the board of irrigation district commissioners and also by a sufficient number of bondholders of the district or by their assignees or duly authorized agents, representing at least 80% of the outstanding bonds of said district.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 7253.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 144, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2002.
MT Code § 85-7-1003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 10. Dissolution of Districts|85-7-1003. Contents of petition

  85-7-1003. Contents of petition. The petition of 85-7-1002 shall set forth the amount of the outstanding bonds, coupons, and other indebtedness, if any, together with the general description of them, showing the amount of each described indebtedness and the ownership, so far as known, of the indebtedness. The petition shall also state the assets of the district, including any irrigation systems, dams, reservoirs, canals, franchises, water rights, and other property; and in case any proposition has been made by the holders of the indebtedness to settle the indebtedness, this proposition, together with any plan proposed to carry the proposition into execution, shall be included in the petition.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 60, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 7253.2, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 460, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2003.
MT Code § 85-7-1004 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 10. Dissolution of Districts|85-7-1004. Use of corporation to carry out dissolution plan

  85-7-1004. Use of corporation to carry out dissolution plan. In carrying out such plan and proposition, a corporation may be organized under the general laws for the purpose of acquiring the assets of said district, including the irrigation system, if any, dams, reservoirs, canals, franchises, water rights, and other property, which corporation shall have all the powers, rights, and franchises of corporate bodies organized under general laws and in addition shall have such further power as may be necessary to possess and carry on said irrigation system and exercise such franchise and water rights.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 60, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 7253.3, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2004.
MT Code § 85-7-1005 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 10. Dissolution of Districts|85-7-1005. Hearing on petition, notice, and order

  85-7-1005. Hearing on petition, notice, and order. The district court must make an order for the hearing of the petition for the dissolution of the district within 30 days from its filing, and the clerk of the court must give due notice of the hearing of said petition by posting three notices in three public places in said district and by publication of a notice of the hearing for 2 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county and by mailing notice of said hearing to all known bondholders of the district. Upon the hearing of said petition, any person interested may appear and give evidence for or against the granting of said petition.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 60, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 7253.4, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2005.