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AZ Rev Stat § 48-2834 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2834 - Petition; resolution of intention to order improvement

48-2834.  Petition;  resolution of intention to order improvement A. Before the board adopts a resolution of intention that will result in an assessment against one or more lots,  acres or parcels within the district,  the proponents of the proposed project shall circulate and submit to the board a petition in support of the proposed improvement that is signed by the owners of more than fifty per cent of the acreage that is proposed to be subject to the assessment. B. The petition may consist of one or more documents but shall contain a description of the boundaries for the proposed assessment,  a description of the proposed project and an estimate of the amount of the proposed assessment. The petition shall also state that property within the district will be assessed to pay the costs and expenses of the project. C. On receipt of a petition signed by the required property owners,  the board may consider adopting a resolution of intention ordering an improvement. D. Before ordering an improvement authorized by this article,  the board shall adopt a resolution of intention to order improvement that briefly describes the improvement and its location. Pursuant to the resolution and the subsequent proceedings,  one or more flood protection facilities may be constructed and shall constitute one improvement and may be constructed under one or more contracts. Such a resolution may also state reasons why the project should be constructed. E. The board may order the expense of the improvement chargeable on an assessment district in the flood protection district. The board shall describe the extent of the assessment district in general terms in its resolution of intention by reference to street lines or block numbers or by designating its exterior boundaries by their courses and distances from the street or streets located where the improvement is proposed,  or may refer to a map that is either attached to the resolution of intention or on file in the office of the flood protection district and that shows the exterior boundary lines of the assessment district and contains such details as will show the location of the proposed flood protection facility. If the resolution of intention references a map,  a copy of the map shall be attached to the notice of the passage of the resolution of intention.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2835 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2835 - Preliminary plans

48-2835.  Preliminary plans Before the board adopts the resolution of intention pursuant to section 48-2834,  the engineer shall prepare preliminary plans,  specifications and estimates of the cost and expenses of the improvement and shall file these with the clerk. If the board orders the work or improvement,  as provided in this article,  final plans and specifications shall be filed before either: 1. Inviting proposals for the construction of the proposed flood protection facility.  2. Procuring construction services pursuant to title 34,  chapter 6,  article 1.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2836 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2836 - Notice of intent to construct and to levy assessment

48-2836.  Notice of intent to construct and to levy assessment The board shall send to each property owner whose property may be assessed a notice of the passage of the resolution of intention pursuant to section 48-2834. The notice shall include a brief description of the proposed improvement and a statement that the board proposes to levy an assessment to pay all or a portion of the costs and expenses of such a flood protection facility,  as applicable. The notice shall be sent by United States mail to each person named as an owner of property that may be subject to assessment as shown on the most recent equalized property tax roll.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2838 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2838 - Resolution ordering improvement; notice; proposals; alternative procurement methods

48-2838.  Resolution ordering improvement;  notice;  proposals;  alternative procurement methods A. The board may order by resolution the construction or acquisition of the proposed flood protection facility described in the resolution of intention if: 1. No objections as to the extent of the proposed assessment district have been filed within the prescribed time. 2. If any objections to the extent of the proposed assessment district have been heard and denied,  the board finds that no action requesting review of the board's decision is pending or all actions for review of the board's decision have been finally resolved in favor of the board's decision. B. The resolution ordering the construction or acquisition of the proposed flood protection facility described in the resolution of intention need not fully describe the improvement or the extent of the assessment district but may refer to the resolution of intention for the description. C. If the board determines that sealed proposals should be invited for the construction or acquisition of the proposed flood protection facility described in the resolution of intention,  the board shall publish twice in one or more daily newspapers or once in a weekly or semiweekly newspaper of general circulation in the flood protection district a notice of the passage of the resolution ordering the improvement and inviting sealed proposals from persons interested in constructing the improvement. The board shall post a copy of the notice for five days on or near the door of the meeting place of the board. The notice shall state the time within which bid proposals may be filed with the clerk,  which shall be at least ten days after the date of the first publication of the notice. D. If the board determines that it is in the best interests of the district to procure construction services through any method described in section 34-602,  section 48-2841 does not apply,  and the board shall procure such construction services as prescribed in title 34,  chapter 6,  article 1. If the board determines that the contracting services should be procured as prescribed in title 34,  chapter 6,  article 1,  it shall publish a notice of the passage of the resolution ordering the improvement and stating that the contracting services will be procured as prescribed in title 34,  chapter 6,  article 1.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2839 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2839 - Assessment of public property

48-2839.  Assessment of public property A. If a lot,  acre or parcel belonging to the United States,  an Indian tribe or community,  this state,  a county,  city or school district or any other political subdivision or institution of this state or a county is included in the assessment district,  the board,  in the resolution of intention,  shall declare whether the lot,  acre or parcel shall be omitted from the assessment to be made. B. If a lot,  acre or parcel is omitted from the assessment pursuant to subsection A,  the total expenses of all work done shall be assessed against the remaining lots,  acres or parcels fronting on the improvement or lying in the assessment district,  without regard to the omitted lot,  acre or parcel. C. If the board declares the lot,  acre or parcel to be included in the assessment or if no declaration is made with respect to the lot,  acre or parcel,  the flood protection district is liable for and shall pay the amount assessed against the lot,  acre or parcel. The amount of the assessment levied against the lot,  acre or parcel may be included in any bonds issued for the improvement,  and,  if so included,  the assessments bear the same interest and are payable by the flood protection district in installments as assessments against the property of private persons. D. The flood protection district may contract with this state or the governing body of the entity to which the lot,  acre or parcel belongs for payment to the district of the assessment and interest as each becomes due and payable,  and the state or the governing body shall perform the contract.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2840 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2840 - Payment of costs by flood protection district

48-2840.  Payment of costs by flood protection district The board may order in the resolution of intention that all or part of the cost of any work be paid from the treasury of the flood protection district from the fund it designates when so ordered. The board,  in making up the assessment,  shall first deduct from the whole cost such part as has been ordered paid from the treasury or other source of monies and assess the remainder of the costs and expenses proportionately,  according to the benefits received,  on the lots,  acres and parcels to be assessed for the work.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2843 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2843 - Bonds required from contractor

48-2843.  Bonds required from contractor Before executing the contract,  the contractor shall file with the district a performance bond in the form prescribed in section 34-222 and a payment bond in the form prescribed in section 34-223.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2846 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2846 - Action against property owner to collect assessment

48-2846.  Action against property owner to collect assessment A. If the owner of a lot,  acre or parcel of property that received an assessment files a request that no bonds be issued against the owner's lot,  acre or parcel,  at any time after thirty-five days from the date of the warrant,  the district may sue the owner of the lot,  acre or parcel assessed and recover the amount of an assessment remaining unpaid with interest at the maximum rate specified in the resolution of intention until paid or foreclose the lien of the assessment. B. If personal demand has been made and the owner has refused to pay the assessment so demanded,  the district may recover reasonable attorney fees. C. Only one action shall be brought to foreclose liens arising under a single proceeding against the same defendant. D. The warrant,  assessment and diagram,  with the affidavit of demand and nonpayment,  are prima facie evidence of the regularity and correctness of the assessment and of the prior proceedings and acts of the board on which the warrant,  assessment and diagram are based and are also evidence of the right of the district to recover.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2847 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2847 - Invalidity of liens or bonds; extent of validity; means to secure interest of persons damaged

48-2847.  Invalidity of liens or bonds;  extent of validity;  means to secure interest of persons damaged A. If the lien of an assessment or reassessment or of a bond issued to represent the amount assessed on any lot,  acre or parcel is held invalid by a court because a portion of the improvement ordered was not within the power of the board to order or was not properly embraced in the contract for the work or in the assessment made to cover the expenses,  the district or the holder of a bond secured by such assessment is entitled to a judgment determining what portion of the assessment is legal. The district,  within sixty days and pursuant to the directions of the judgment,  shall issue a new assessment for an amount the court finds is the reasonable value of the portion of the improvement legally authorized by the proceedings. This amount shall be reassessed against the property in the same manner and with the same effect as provided for issuing the original assessment,  and may be enforced as an original assessment. B. If the lien of an assessment or of a bond issued for an assessment amount is held invalid by a court for any cause arising after the authority of the board attaches to order the work,  or if the lien is defeated or held invalid for any cause,  and it also appears that the owner of the property at the time that the notice of the award of the contract was published had personal knowledge of the intention to order the award of the contract and has not filed an objection to the award of the contract,  the district shall recover a judgment confirming the lien of that assessment on the lot,  acre or parcel covered by the assessment in an amount the court finds the lot,  acre or parcel to have actually benefited from the flood protection facility,  not exceeding the amount that would have been properly assessed against the lot,  acre or parcel.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2848 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2848 - Correctness of assessment; reallocation of assessment

48-2848.  Correctness of assessment;  reallocation of assessment A. After an assessment has been approved by the board,  all persons having an interest in any lot,  acre or parcel assessed may request the board in writing to modify or correct an assessment. The board may order such a modification or correction of the assessment,  on the record,  together with the date it is made. The modification or correction under this subsection does not affect the rights of persons under the assessment who have not joined in the request.  B. The board may reallocate all or part of an assessment as follows: 1. The board shall prepare a list of all assessments to be reallocated,  including: (a) The assessment number and legal description of and the amount assessed on each affected parcel before the reallocation. (b) The assessment number and legal description of each affected parcel and the name and address of the owner as shown on the most recent tax roll. (c) The amount to be assessed on each parcel after reallocation. 2. The board shall prepare an amendment to the assessment diagram reflecting the new assessment numbers and parcel boundaries. 3. The board shall mail a notice to each owner of an affected parcel showing the proposed reallocation and stating that the owner may file a written objection to the reallocation within twenty days after the notice was mailed. 4. If no objections are received within twenty days after the notice is mailed,  the board may approve the proposed reallocation. If timely objections are received,  the board shall hold a hearing on the objections. The board shall mail notice of the hearing to all affected owners at least ten days before the hearing. At the hearing,  the objecting parties shall present evidence supporting their objections. After the hearing,  the board shall rule on all objections received and may approve the proposed reallocation or may make changes to the reallocation as the board considers necessary,  and approve the reallocation as changed. The board shall also approve the amendment to the assessment diagram as submitted or with changes the board considers to be necessary. 5. The board shall issue an order on the record approving the reallocated assessment and amended assessment diagram. 6. The amount assessed immediately after the reallocation shall be equal to the amount assessed immediately before the reallocation. 7. As a condition to reallocation,  the board may require the affected property owners to pay the costs of reallocation,  including engineering and legal costs,  or may include the costs in the amount assessed against the affected parcels. The costs are due and payable as part of the next installment of the assessment.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2849 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2849 - Issuance of improvement bonds; fund for payment of bonds

48-2849.  Issuance of improvement bonds;  fund for payment of bonds A. The board may determine that improvement bonds shall be issued for the cost and expense of the flood protection facility. The bonds shall be issued in the name of the flood protection district but shall be made payable only from the special fund collected by the flood protection district from special assessments levied and assessed on the lots,  acres or parcels fronting on the flood protection facility or,  if an assessment district has been created by the resolution of intention for the work,  on the lots,  acres or parcels included in the assessment district. B. All amounts collected from the special assessments shall be placed in the special fund and shall not be used for any purpose other than payment of the principal and interest of the bonds.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2850 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2850 - Description of improvement bonds in resolution and notices

48-2850.  Description of improvement bonds in resolution and notices A. If the board determines that improvement bonds shall be issued,  it shall state this in the resolution of intention for the work and shall specify the maximum rate of interest the bonds may bear. A similar description of the bonds shall be inserted in all notices of the proceedings required to be published,  posted or mailed and a notice that the bonds will be paid from a special fund collected in not more than forty annual installments from the assessments remaining unpaid at the date of the issuance of the bonds or thirty days after the date of the warrant,  or five days after the decision of the board on an objection to the assessment. B. All other proceedings for the work up to and including the approval of the assessment by the board,  including demand for payment of the several assessments and the return and recording,  shall be conducted as provided in this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2852 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2852 - Form of bonds

48-2852.  Form of bonds A. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman or president of the board,  attested by the clerk or secretary and sealed with the corporate seal of the district,  and the interest coupons,  if any,  shall bear the facsimile signature of the chairman and secretary of the district. B. The bonds shall be substantially in the following form: _________________________ flood protection district of _________________________ improvement bond. Know all men by these presents: that the _________________ flood protection district of _______________ county,  Arizona (the " flood protection district" ),  a duly organized municipal corporation,  promises to pay as hereinafter stated to the bearer hereof,  on the ________ day of ________________,  ____,  the sum of _________________ dollars,  together with interest on such sum,  at the rate of ______________ per cent per annum,  payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 of each year. Both principal and interest are payable at the office of the _________________ county treasurer (or paying agent) at the option of the holder. The bond is issued in pursuance of law and is one of a series of ____________________ bonds of like tenor and date for the total sum of ____________________ dollars issued for that certain improvement in such flood protection district consisting of (briefly describe improvement) ,  initiated by resolution No. ___________ of _______________ flood protection district,  and is payable only out of the special fund to be collected from special assessments imposed on the lots,  acres or parcels of land fronting on or benefited by such improvement. Such special fund is set apart by law for the payment of such bonds and can be used for no other purpose.  It is hereby certified and declared that the improvement for which this series of bonds is issued is authorized by law,  that all the acts,  conditions and things required to be done,  precedent to and in the issuing of this series of bonds,  have been done or will be done,  and performed in regular and due form as required by the law of this state and all resolutions of the flood protection district,  that the special assessments out of which such bonds are to be paid are first liens on the property assessed,  subject only to the lien for general taxes and prior special assessments,  and any bona fide purchaser for value of this bond has the right to rely on the recitals contained in the bond. For the assessment or reassessment,  collection and payment of such special assessments,  the full faith and diligence of such flood protection district are hereby irrevocably pledged.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2853 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2853 - Certification of unpaid assessments; payments by installment; interest; payments in advance

48-2853.  Certification of unpaid assessments;  payments by installment;  interest;  payments in advance A. The board,  at the time it certifies the list of unpaid assessments,  shall write the word " certified"  on the record of the assessment opposite each unpaid assessment included in the list,  and all assessments cease to be payable in cash and are thereafter payable only in equal annual installments on either January 1 or July 1,  or semiannually on January 1 and July 1,  of each year in which the bonds become due. The board may provide a plan by which the annual installment plus an additional over levy as determined by the board to cover the anticipated delinquencies in the collection of the assessment may be collected in partial payments before the installment is due,  and the lien of each assessment on the property assessed is,  and remains,  valid or until the assessment is fully paid. B. An uncollected installment shall be added to the succeeding installment and paid,  together with interest and penalties. C. The number of installments in which the assessment is payable shall correspond to the number of years in which there are bonds to be paid. The total number of annual installments shall not exceed forty. D. All assessments not paid before the certification of the list of unpaid assessments bear interest from the date of the warrant at the same rate as that specified for the bonds in the resolution of intention. The interest is payable on July 1 and January 1 of each year,  immediately before the interest becomes due on the bonds. The board may provide a plan by which the interest is collected in partial payments before the date it becomes due. E. The board may provide for receiving payment of the installments of the assessments before they become due and may use the proceeds to redeem the bonds presented for redemption by the bond owners or invest the proceeds. No investment of these monies may be made so as to prejudice the prompt payment of the bonds on the date they become due.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2854 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2854 - Collection of assessments by taxation

48-2854.  Collection of assessments by taxation A. The installments of principal and interest on the bonds shall be collectible in the manner and by the officers provided by law for the collection and enforcement of state and county ad valorem taxes and the ad valorem taxes levied by the district.  B. The time for payment of the respective installments of principal and interest under the resolution shall be the last regular date for the payment of general taxes of the district before the date at which the installments of principal and interest become delinquent. The delinquency,  the penalties incurred for delinquency and the method of collection under the resolution are the same as for general taxes of the district. C. If any installment of an assessment is not collected when due,  it may be added to and collected with any succeeding installment. D. The provisions of title 35,  chapter 3,  article 4.1,  relating to summary sale and judicial foreclosure of property subject to an assessment,  may be exercised to collect any delinquent annual assessment installment.