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82 OK Stat § 82-277.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.3. Petition - Contents.

|The petition shall be signed by the petitioners, filed with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, and shall contain the following information: |1. A specific description of the lands within the proposed district;2. The names and addresses of all of the electors within the proposed district as reflected by the records of the county clerk of the county wherein the land is located;3. The proposed plan of operation and such additional data and information required by rules and regulations of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board;4. An attached map showing the boundaries of the proposed district; and5. A request that the district be organized.Laws 1973, c. 179, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 4, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.4. Hearing - Notice - Order.

|After receipt of the petition, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall: |1. Set the petition for hearing before a hearing officer in a place of general convenience at the nearest county seat. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall instruct the petitioners to publish, at their expense, notice of said hearing by legal publication for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, published in each county containing lands within the boundaries of the proposed district. Such hearing date shall be set not earlier than thirty (30) days after the last publication date of said notice. In addition, owners of land included in the proposed district, as reflected by the records of the county clerk of the county wherein the land is located, shall be notified by the petitioners of the hearing by registered or certified mail. Such notice shall be mailed at least thirty (30) days prior to the date set for the hearing. The notice shall contain:a.a brief statement describing the purpose of such hearing,b.a description of the territory to be included within said district, andc.the date and the time and place of the hearing at which all persons residing or owning property within the proposed district may appear and be heard concerning the petition;2. Permit filing of statements supporting or opposing the same;3. Approve or deny the petition and plan as the Oklahoma Water Resources Board deems advisable;4. Include or exclude lands within the district, upon application of the owners thereof, provided the Oklahoma Water Resources Board finds that it is in the best interest of the district and the owners of such land;5. If the organization of the district is approved, issue an order describing the boundaries of the district. The order shall be filed of record within thirty (30) days after the date of issuance by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board in the office of the county clerk of each county or counties wherein lands included within the district are located; and6. Call a meeting, and instruct the petitioners to give notice by mail of such meeting, of the district electors for the purpose of adopting bylaws and electing directors.Laws 1973, c. 179, § 4, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 5, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.8. Collection of assessments and delinquent assessments - Reports.

|A. If the county treasurer of each county in which lands of the district are located collects any assessments and delinquent assessments, the county treasurer shall make monthly reports of the sums collected. On the first day of each month, the county treasurer shall issue a warrant payable to the district for all sums collected. The county treasurer shall make a report to the district, immediately after October 31 of each year, of the total sums collected and of the assessments not collected for the preceding year. |B. If the board collects assessments and delinquent assessments, the board shall make monthly reports of the sums collected. The board shall make a report to the district, at the annual meeting of the electors, of the total sums collected and of the assessments not collected for the preceding year.Laws 1973, c. 179, § 8, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 9, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.9. Liens - Collection of delinquent assessments - Invalid assessments - Deeds.

|A. 1. All assessments and all costs and expenses of collecting them shall constitute a lien on the lands against which the assessments have been levied. Such lien shall attach the date the assessment certificate is filed in the office of the county treasurer and shall continue until paid. Such lien shall be coequal with the lien of ad valorem taxes and all other taxes and special assessments and shall be prior and superior to all other liens. |2. Delinquent assessments to be collected by the county treasurer pursuant to Section 277.7 of this title shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as delinquent ad valorem taxes are collected. Any tax sale shall include all charges, and such lien may be evidenced by any ad valorem tax sale certificate including said charge substantially in the form required by law.3. For delinquent assessments to be collected by the board pursuant to Section 277.7 of this title, any actions by the board to enforce a lien established pursuant to this section shall be maintained in the same manner as actions to enforce a mortgage or deed of trust.B. If any assessment is declared invalid, the board shall immediately amend all proceedings, remedy all defects or irregularities and make and provide for the collection of new assessments.C. Unless expressly declared to the contrary, no warranty deed or deed made pursuant to a judicial sale shall warrant against any portion of any assessment or assessments levied pursuant to this section except installments due before the date of such deed.Laws 1973, c. 179, § 9, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 10, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.10. Money judgments against district.

|Money judgments against the district shall be satisfied in the manner provided in Sections 365.1 through 365.6 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for paying judgments against county or other municipal subdivisions of this state. The district is authorized to levy special assessments to carry out the provisions of this section. |Laws 1973, c. 179, § 10, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 11, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.11. Construction and assessment elections.

|A. When the board calls an election and submits to the electors the question whether or not a construction plan and an assessment shall be levied to raise money to be used for any of the purposes provided in the Oklahoma Irrigation District Act, the election shall be called upon notice and shall be held and the result thereof determined and declared in all respects in conformity with the bylaws of the district. |B. The notice shall specify:1. the proposed construction plan;2. the total amount of money proposed to be raised;3. the purpose for which it is intended to be used;4. the maximum annual assessments proposed to be levied; and5. the number of years the assessment shall continue.C. The ballots shall contain the words "Construction and Assessment - Yes" and "Construction and Assessment - No." If a majority of the votes are "Construction and Assessment - Yes," the Board shall, at the time of the annual levy thereunder, levy an assessment sufficient to raise the amount payable.Laws 1973, c. 179, § 11, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 12, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.12. Water delivery prohibited in delinquent cases.

|No water shall be delivered to any land on which there are delinquent assessments owed to the district. Before any water user who has been delinquent is entitled to the delivery of water, such water user shall procure from the secretary-treasurer a certificate that all assessments have been paid. |Laws 1973, c. 179, § 12, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 13, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.14. Irregularity or error in land description not jurisdictional.

|Any irregularity or error in a description of land shall not be deemed jurisdictional if the land can otherwise be identified. |Laws 1973, c. 179, § 14, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 14, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.15. Payment of claims against district.

|No claims for goods or services shall be paid by the district until the claims have been allowed by the board. The claims shall be paid only upon warrants signed by the manager and countersigned by the secretary-treasurer. The warrants shall state the date authorized by the board and for what purpose. No warrant shall be issued or obligation incurred unless the district has sufficient funds on hand to pay such warrant when it is presented for payment. The district shall keep records of each warrant as issued and as presented for payment, showing the date and amount of such warrant, to whom payable, the date of the presentation for payment, and the date of payment. All warrants shall be drawn payable to the claimant or bearer. |Laws 1973, c. 179, § 15, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 15, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.16. Consolidation.

|Two or more districts desiring to consolidate into one district may file a petition with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and shall attach the following: |1. A certified resolution authorizing the same approved by the board of directors of all the districts;2. A certified resolution authorizing the same approved by the electors of the districts in a meeting called in each district for that purpose;3. Approval by the bondholders of the districts; and4. Any additional data and information required by rules and regulations of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.After receipt thereof, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board may approve or disapprove the petition as it deems advisable. If the petition is approved, an amended order shall be issued and filed of record in the office of the county clerk of each county or counties wherein lands included within the consolidated district are located within thirty (30) days after date of issuance.Laws 1973, c. 179, § 16, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 16, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.17. Tax exemptions.

|A. All property, owned or purchased by a district, both real and personal and reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of the district, shall be exempt from taxation by this state, or by any municipal corporation, county or other political subdivision or taxing district of this state. All property, products and benefits sold, leased or furnished by a district shall be exempt from sales tax. |B. All bonds, notes and warrants and the interest thereon issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Irrigation District Act shall be exempt from taxation by this state or by any municipal corporation, county or other political subdivision or taxing district of this state.C. 1. All districts organized under the provisions of the Oklahoma Irrigation District Act shall be exempt from the payment of sales and use taxes on purchases and use of tangible personal property in this state.2. Districts shall be exempt from payment of the vehicle excise tax levied on the transfer for first registration of vehicles purchased and used in this state.3. All districts organized under the provisions of the Oklahoma Irrigation District Act shall be exempt from the payment of motor fuel excise taxes, as provided in Section 500.10 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1973, c. 179, § 17, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 69, § 17, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992; Laws 2009, c. 426, § 19, eff. July 1, 2009.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.18 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.18. Dissolution.

|A. Upon petition by twenty-five percent (25%) of the electors of a district, the board shall call a special election to determine whether the district should be dissolved and a settlement of its financial obligations made. |B. The election shall be conducted as provided by the bylaws of the district. If the electors vote to dissolve the district, the board shall immediately notify all persons having claims against the district of the result of such election and shall adjust, settle and pay all claims.C. If the amount realized from the sale of district property, together with other money of the district, is insufficient to pay the indebtedness of the district, assessments shall continue to be made against the land in the district until all obligations are paid.D. Within thirty (30) days after all the property of the district has been disposed of and all of its obligations have been paid, the board shall file a certificate of dissolution in the office of the county clerk of each county in which the district is located, and in the office of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The certificate shall be signed by the president and attested by the secretary-treasurer, with the seal of the district affixed. The certificate shall state that the district has disposed of its property, has been dissolved and shall describe the lands released from the district.Laws 1973, c. 179, § 18, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 18, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.19 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.19. Inactive districts.

|If a district is inactive, the district judge of the county in which the greater part of the district is situated may designate a board of directors who shall act with the same authority and in the same manner in dissolving the district as if such board had been duly elected officers of the district. |Laws 1973, c. 179, § 19, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 19, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.20. Holding and conveyance of property.

|The district shall hold title to its property in its corporate name for the uses and purposes of the district unless required to hold title in some other name or manner by the United States or this state. The formation of a district shall not transfer water rights to the district under lands included within the district. Any district which contracts with the State of Oklahoma or the United States may convey district property, with or without consideration, if such property is needed by this state or the United States in connection with the construction, operation or maintenance of an irrigation project. |Laws 1973, c. 179, § 20, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 20, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.21. Conflict of interest.

|A. Except for contracts of employment, directors and employees shall not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract entered into by the district unless the district court of the county wherein the principal office of the district is located considers the contract, the interest of such persons therein and approves the execution thereof. |B. Directors and employees shall not:1. Directly or indirectly accept or request any compensation, gift, loan, entertainment, favor, or service given for the purpose of influencing such director and employee in the discharge of his official duties;2. Directly or indirectly spend district funds or permit any property of the district to be used for political campaigns;3. Engage in political campaigns in the name of the district;4. Disclose confidential information acquired by reason of their official positions to any person, group, or others not entitled to receive such confidential information; or5. Use confidential information acquired by reason of their official position for their personal gain or benefit.C. A director shall immediately forfeit his office in the event he sues the district for any action, directly or indirectly, related to the operation of the district.D. The failure of a director or employee to comply with these prohibitions shall constitute a willful neglect of duty and shall be grounds for removal from office.E. Every person who knowingly and willfully violates this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by confinement in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.Laws 1973, c. 179, § 21, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 21, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.23. Electors, who may become.

|A. A municipality may become an elector in the district by action of the council or trustees in execution of the petition by the mayor or chairman and attestation by the clerk. The mayor or chairman may cast one vote on behalf of such municipality in all district elections and shall agree to pay an amount equal to the assessments against lands owned or held in trust by such municipality. Membership by such municipality shall not prevent residents therein who are qualified pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Irrigation District Act from being electors of the district. |B. A corporation may become an elector in the district by action of its board of directors and execution of the petition by its president and chairman and attestation by its secretary-treasurer. The president or chairman may cast one vote on behalf of such corporation in all district elections and shall agree to pay an amount equal to the assessments against lands owned or held in trust by such corporations.C. The United States or the State of Oklahoma or any agency or instrumentality thereof, and the Commissioners of the Land Office, may become electors in districts organized pursuant to the Oklahoma Irrigation District Act and are authorized to agree to pay an amount equal to the assessments against lands owned or held in trust by such governmental entity, agency, instrumentality or department responsible for the supervision of land within a district, shall have one vote in the district and may exercise such vote through the chief officer of such agency or his designated representative.Laws 1973, c. 179, § 23, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 22, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.24. Salt water - Exemption.

|The provisions of the Oklahoma Irrigation District Act shall not apply to the taking, use, or disposal of salt water associated with the exploration, production and recovery of oil and gas. |Laws 1973, c. 179, § 24, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 23, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-277.26 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-277.26. Transfer and substitution of land unsuitable for irrigation.

|A landowner who owns assessed irrigable land which is no longer useful or suitable for irrigation may transfer and substitute such land for other land owned by such landowner within the district or to land outside of but adjacent to the district when such transfer is approved by the board of directors of the district. The unsuitable land from which the transfer is made shall become nonirrigable land and the land to which the transfer is made shall become irrigable land. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 69, § 25, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
82 OK Stat § 82-501 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-501. State Board authorized to organize conservancy districts - Members of board as directors of districts.

|In addition to the powers conferred upon the Conservation Commission of the State of Oklahoma by Article 5, Chapter 70, Oklahoma Statutes of 1931, as amended by House Bill Number 84, of the Fifteenth Legislature, the said Conservation Commission of the State of Oklahoma is hereby authorized and empowered to determine and map proposed water conservancy and/or water improvement districts and/or soil erosion prevention districts and to perfect the organization of such proposed districts in the manner as hereinafter prescribed. For the purposes of this act and other Laws in connection therewith, the members of the Conservation Commission of the State of Oklahoma may be, by the courts upon which jurisdiction is hereinafter conferred, appointed directors of the conservancy districts hereafter created under the authority of this act. |Laws 1935, p. 343, § 1.