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AZ Rev Stat § 48-2855 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2855 - Procedure if assessment declared void

48-2855.  Procedure if assessment declared void A. If the assessment on a lot,  acre or parcel levied for an improvement under this article,  or part of an improvement,  or the entire assessment,  is adjudged void for any reason,  the board shall levy and assess on the lot,  acre or parcel on which the assessment has been held void,  or on all the lots,  acres or parcels included within the limits assessed for the work,  a new assessment sufficient to provide for the payment of the proportionate share of the principal and interest on all district improvement bonds then unpaid. The reassessment shall be made as nearly as practicable in the same manner and with the same effect as the original assessment. B. In case of partial deficit,  the board may pay the deficit from the district's general fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2856 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2856 - Failure to hold or adjourn scheduled hearing; subsequent hearing

48-2856.  Failure to hold or adjourn scheduled hearing;  subsequent hearing If the time and place for a hearing are fixed by the board under this article,  and for any reason the hearing is not held or is regularly adjourned to a specified time and place,  the authority of the board is not divested or lost. The board may thereafter fix a time and place for the hearing and give notice by publication by at least one insertion in a newspaper of general circulation in the district as designated by the board. The publication shall be at least five days before the date of the hearing.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2857 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2857 - Proof of publication and posting

48-2857.  Proof of publication and posting Unless otherwise provided,  proof of publication,  posting or mailing of resolutions or notices shall be made by the affidavit of the person required to make publication or do the posting. The affidavit shall state the manner of publication or posting and the dates,  shall have attached a copy of the publication or notice posted and shall be filed in the district office.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2858 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2858 - Public records; duties of engineer

48-2858.  Public records;  duties of engineer A. The district shall keep the records required by this article at the district office. The records shall be open to inspection during office hours. B. The engineer shall do the surveying and all other engineering work necessary under this article. Every certificate signed by the engineer in the engineer's official capacity is prima facie evidence of the truth of its contents. The engineer shall keep a record of all surveys made by him. In districts where there is no engineer,  the board may appoint a suitable person to discharge those duties and fix that person's compensation.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2860 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2860 - Deficiency in collections

48-2860.  Deficiency in collections If there is a deficiency in the revenues collected from the special assessments by reason of the inadequacy of the method of collection,  the district may make good the deficiency,  reimbursing itself from the monies collected from the installments when they are received.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2861 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2861 - Reallocation of assessments; public land exchange

48-2861.  Reallocation of assessments;  public land exchange If a parcel of property that has been subjected to an assessment and a lien is exchanged to this state or the United States for another parcel of property in the flood protection district owned by this state or the United States,  and the parcel of new private property receives substantially the same benefit from the improvement constructed as the parcel exchanged to this state or the United States,  the assessment lien imposed on the original parcel of property may be transferred to and imposed on the parcel of new private property after the owner of the new private property has received a mailed notice of such assessment and an opportunity to object to either the transfer of the assessment lien to the new private property or the amount assessed against such new private property.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2901 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2901 - District as municipal corporation

48-2901.  District as municipal corporation All irrigation districts organized under the laws of this state are declared to be municipal corporations for all purposes. Under the laws of this state affecting or relating to irrigation districts such irrigation districts shall be deemed municipal corporations in the construction and application thereof.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2902 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2902 - Taking of waters without compensation prohibited

48-2902.  Taking of waters without compensation prohibited This chapter shall not be construed as authority to any district or district officers to divert the water of a river,  creek,  stream,  canal or reservoir to the injury or damage of any person or persons having a prior right to such water,  prior to such time as the amount of the injury or damage has been ascertained and paid to the party who is injured thereby,  in proceedings under the laws of the state relative to the taking of private property for public use.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2903 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2903 - Organization of district

48-2903.  Organization of district A. When a majority of the holders of title or evidence of title,  including receipts or other evidence of the rights of entrymen on lands under any law of the United States or of this state,  to lands in a designated area desire to provide for the irrigation of lands in the area,  they may propose the organization of an irrigation district under the provisions of this chapter. When organized the district shall have all powers conferred by law upon irrigation districts. B. When bona fide owners or possessors of lands included within the proposed irrigation district have constructed ditches,  canals,  reservoirs,  pumping plants and underground water works which are in actual operation by the owner or owners thereof at the time of organization of such irrigation district,  of sufficient capacity and with adequate water supply for irrigation of not less than twenty-five per cent of the lands so owned or possessed,  the lands so owned or possessed,  together with the ditches,  canals,  reservoirs,  pumping plants or underground water works so constructed,  and the extensions and enlargements thereof completed within a period of one year from the date of organization of the irrigation district,  and the water and water rights appurtenant thereto,  and any franchise in connection therewith,  and all water appropriated for stock,  mining,  domestic or power purposes shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter,  but no such lands shall be exempted unless water has actually been appropriated to beneficial use upon not less than twenty-five per cent of each parcel sought to be exempted. C. When it is proposed to include in an irrigation district lands irrigated from irrigation works already constructed and in operation,  such lands may be included within the district with assent of the owner thereof,  or when such lands are receiving water from irrigation works owned by a number of landowners,  or an association of landowners,  or a corporation in which the stock is owned and held by such landowners,  with the assent of a majority of the landowners or members of the association or stockholders.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2904 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2904 - Name of district; change of name

48-2904.  Name of district;  change of name A. The name of a district organized under this chapter shall contain the words " irrigation district"  or " water conservation district, "  and if the district is vested with the power of drainage,  it shall also contain the word " drainage."  B. Any district which has in its name the words " irrigation district, "  may change its name by substituting for the word " irrigation, "  the words " water conservation"  or such other change in name the board of directors deems advisable,  other than as specifically provided by this section,  by filing with the board of supervisors of the county where the original petition for organization of the district was filed,  a certified copy of a resolution of its board of directors adopted by the unanimous vote of all members thereof at a regular meeting of the board. Thereafter all proceedings of such district shall be had under the changed name. All existing obligations and contracts of the district entered into under its former name shall remain unimpaired and unaffected by such change of name.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2905 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2905 - Petition for organization; inclusion of power of drainage

48-2905.  Petition for organization;  inclusion of power of drainage A. For the purpose of organizing an irrigation district as provided by this chapter,  a petition signed by a majority of the resident owners of real property to which they hold title or evidence of title in the proposed district shall be filed with the board of supervisors of the county in which the greater portion of the proposed district is located. Each signer of the petition shall describe the lands to which he holds title or evidence of title in the proposed district. B. The petition shall state that the petitioners propose to organize an irrigation district under this chapter,  shall set forth a general description of the boundaries,  an estimate of the total acreage to be benefited by the proposed district,  the number of directors of the proposed district,  as authorized by section 48-2914,  48-2914.01 or 48-2915,  and the means proposed to supply water for irrigation of lands included therein,  and shall request that the board define and establish the boundaries of the proposed district and submit the question of final organization of the proposed district to the electors qualified as prescribed by this chapter. The petition shall designate a committee of three of the petitioners to file the petition with the board of supervisors. C. When the petitioners for the organization of an irrigation district desire the irrigation district when organized to have the power to drain the lands within the district,  the petition shall also request that the board of supervisors submit the question of vesting the district with the power of drainage to such electors.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2906 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2906 - Bond required upon filing petition; payment of costs of organization

48-2906.  Bond required upon filing petition;  payment of costs of organization A. At the time of filing the petition a good and sufficient bond in double the amount of the probable cost of organizing the district,  conditioned upon the payment to the county of all expenses incurred by the board in the proceedings if organization of the district is not effected,  shall be filed with and approved by the board of supervisors. B. If organization of the district is effected,  all expenses incurred by the board of supervisors in the proceedings shall become county expenses and shall be paid to the county by the district from monies received from the first collection of taxes by the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2907 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2907 - Time of hearing petition; notice of hearing

48-2907.  Time of hearing petition;  notice of hearing When the petition has been filed with the board of supervisors and the bond approved,  the board shall fix a time for hearing the petition which shall be not less than three nor more than seven weeks after the date of filing the petition. The board of supervisors shall cause the petition,  together with a notice signed by the clerk of the board of supervisors giving the time and place of hearing the petition,  to be published for at least two weeks in a newspaper published in the county,  or if no newspaper is published in the county,  in a newspaper published in an adjoining county,  and by posting copies of the petition and notice in three or more conspicuous places in the proposed district at least two weeks before the date set for hearing.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2908 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2908 - Proof of publication of notice of hearing; veracity of signatures on petition

48-2908.  Proof of publication of notice of hearing;  veracity of signatures on petition Proof that the petition was signed by the persons whose names appear thereon and proof that notice of hearing was given by publication and posting may be made by the affidavit or affidavits of persons having knowledge of the facts,  and filed with the board. When the affidavits are made and filed they shall be prima facie evidence that the petitioners are entitled to the hearing prayed for in the petition and of the truth of all matters set forth in the petition.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2909 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2909 - Hearing; determination of district boundaries

48-2909.  Hearing;  determination of district boundaries A. If at the time and place of hearing it appears that the petition conforms to the requirements of this article and that the notice of hearing the petition has been given as required by this article,  the board shall proceed to hear the matters relating to the organization of the proposed district and shall proceed to define the boundaries and determine the lands to be included in the proposed district and act upon written applications filed for exclusion of lands therefrom,  or inclusion of additional lands therein,  made in accordance with this chapter. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time,  but not to exceed three weeks. B. After the hearing the board may by final order duly entered refuse or grant the request of the petitioners or any part thereof,  and shall therein define and establish the boundaries of the proposed district,  designate the lands to be included therein for district purposes and designate the name of the district. The board shall not modify the proposed boundaries described in the petition in such manner as will change the object of the petition,  or exempt from the operation of this chapter any land within the boundaries proposed by the petition which is susceptible of irrigation by the same general system of water works proposed as applicable to other lands in the proposed district. Any land which will not in the judgment of the board be benefited by nor be susceptible of irrigation benefits from the proposed system,  shall not be included in the district if the owner thereof makes written application at the hearing to exclude such land. In hearing the petition the board shall disregard any informality therein.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2910 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2910 - Hearing on vesting proposed district with power of drainage

48-2910.  Hearing on vesting proposed district with power of drainage A. If the petition requests the board of supervisors to submit to the electors of the district the question of vesting the proposed district with the power of drainage,  the board shall hear all matters relating to the need for drainage of the lands of the proposed district and may by final order duly entered refuse or grant such request of the petitioners. B. The board shall not exclude from the district lands susceptible of sustaining drainage benefits or lands which,  through flowage or seepage either surface or underground from the irrigation thereof or from canals and ditches supplying water thereto,  will contribute to the water logging of other lands of the proposed district. The board shall not include lands not susceptible of sustaining drainage benefits and which will not contribute to the water logging of other lands of the proposed district either through flowage or seepage either surface or underground from the irrigation thereof or from canals and ditches supplying water thereto.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2911 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2911 - Denial of petition or application

48-2911.  Denial of petition or application If the board denies the petition or any part thereof,  or an application made for any reason,  it shall in writing state in detail its reasons therefor which shall be entered upon the records of the board.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2912 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2912 - Remedy of persons aggrieved by board order

48-2912.  Remedy of persons aggrieved by board order Any person aggrieved by the action of the board of supervisors in the hearing on the petition may apply for a writ of mandamus to the superior court of the county in which the hearing was conducted,  and if the court grants and issues an alternative writ it shall be heard within twenty days from its issuance,  which period shall be excluded from any limitation within which the board is required to act upon the petition.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2913 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2913 - Order of election; contents

48-2913.  Order of election;  contents A. If upon the hearing the request of petitioners is granted the board of supervisors shall by further order entered upon its record call an election of the qualified electors of the proposed district to be held for the purpose of determining whether or not the proposed district shall be organized under this chapter. B. For the purpose of the election on organizing the district,  the board shall in the order: 1. Divide the proposed district into three divisions as nearly equal in size as practicable to be known as " first division, "  " second division"  and " third division."  2. Designate at least one polling place in each division. 3. Name one or more persons,  qualified as electors,  in each of the three divisions of the proposed district to be voted for as directors from the respective divisions and,  if so provided by the petition,  two or more qualified electors from the proposed district to be voted for as directors at large. 4. Name three judges of the election for each division,  one of whom shall act as clerk of the election.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2914 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2914 - Nine member board of directors in certain districts; adoption of nine member board after organization

48-2914.  Nine member board of directors in certain districts;  adoption of nine member board after organization A. When a proposed irrigation district includes twenty-five thousand or more acres of land and the petition proposing the district requests that the district have a board of directors of nine members,  the board of supervisors shall nominate three or more qualified electors in each of the three divisions of the proposed district to be voted for as directors from the division. Such a district shall not elect any directors at large. B. Irrigation districts including twenty-five thousand or more acres of land and organized and divided prior to March 18,  1931 into three divisions with one director elected from each division may by resolution of the board of directors provide for the election thereafter of three qualified electors as directors from each division. The additional directors shall be elected at the next regular election thereafter. Such a district shall not elect any directors at large. C. At the first election held under the provisions of subsection B two directors shall be elected in two of the divisions of the district,  and three in the division in which an election for director would have otherwise been held. D. Immediately after holding the first election under this section,  and the election and qualification of directors,  the directors shall divide themselves into three classes. Directors of the first class shall hold office for a term of three years,  directors of the second class for a term of two years,  and directors of the third class for a term of one year,  and until their successors are elected and qualified. Directors whose terms would have otherwise expired at the next regular election shall,  if elected at the first election held under this section,  belong to the first class. Directors holding office for unexpired terms shall be assigned to appropriate classes dependent upon the period of their unexpired terms. All others shall be assigned to classes by lot. E. Thereafter at each regular election one director shall be elected each year in each division,  and shall hold office for a term of three years and until his successor is elected and qualifies. F. A board of directors may,  under this section,  fill vacancies until the next election.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2914.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2914.01 - Additional directors in certain districts

48-2914.01.  Additional directors in certain districts A. If a district includes more than ten thousand acres of land,  the district,  by resolution of the board of directors,  may provide for electing two qualified electors as directors at large in addition to one director elected from each division in the district. At the first election held under this subsection the candidate for at large director receiving the highest number of votes shall hold office for three years,  and the candidate for at large director receiving the next highest number of votes shall hold office for two years. Directors elected at large at subsequent elections hold office for a term of three years. B. If a proposed district includes more than ten thousand acres of land,  the petition proposing the district may request that the district board of directors include two qualified electors as directors at large in addition to one director elected from each division.  C. If a district includes more than ten thousand acres of land and has five board members pursuant to subsection A or B of this section,  the district by resolution of the board of directors may provide for the election of one additional qualified elector from each division to serve as directors from each division and shall reduce its board membership from two directors at large to one director at large. The reduction from two directors at large to one director at large takes effect at the end of the term of the at large director whose term expires immediately after August 3,  2018,  and that at large director's position on the board of directors is eliminated. The board shall stagger the terms of the directors from each division so that not more than one director from each division is elected in any year. Directors hold office for a term of three years.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2915 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2915 - Election of all directors at large in certain districts

48-2915.  Election of all directors at large in certain districts When the acreage to be benefited by the proposed district is ten thousand acres or less,  the board of supervisors shall not divide the proposed district into three divisions unless the petitioners request it to be so divided. If a district is not divided the board of supervisors shall proceed with the election and submit the question of organization of the district as provided by this article,  and three directors of the proposed district shall be elected at large from the qualified electors of the proposed district. In all other respects the election shall be held and conducted in substantial conformity with the provisions of this article.