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AZ Rev Stat § 48-2222 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2222 - Leases of medical clinic and equipment; provisions; cancellation for failure to pay rent; release; auction; notice

48-2222.  Leases of medical clinic and equipment;  provisions;  cancellation for failure to pay rent;  release;  auction;  notice A. A lease of a district-owned medical clinic and its equipment executed by the board of directors of the district,  shall: 1. Extend for a term to be determined by the board,  but not less than five nor more than ten years. 2. Be executed for the purpose of providing ambulatory medical services. 3. Provide for a rental upon terms and in an amount which will provide a fair return to the district on its investment and be sufficient to meet part or all of the payments of principal and interest of bonds issued under this article. B. If a lessee of the medical clinic and its equipment fails to make the payment of rental immediately required by the lease,  the board of directors of the district shall cancel the lease for such failure. If then unable to lease the medical clinic and its equipment to a lessee qualified under the provisions of this article at a rental sufficient to provide a fair return to the district and meet part or all of the payments of principal and interest on any bonds issued by the district,  the board may,  at public auction,  offer to lease the medical clinic and its equipment to the highest responsible qualified bidder for such terms as the board prescribes,  and shall lease the medical clinic and its equipment to the bidder who bids the highest rental for the prescribed period and who also agrees to provide the services required by this article. The board of directors may,  at any time,  implement a plan to provide ambulatory medical services on its own accord. C. If the board of directors determines that an auction should be held,  notice of the auction shall be given in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least once each week for four weeks immediately preceding the auction.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2224 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2224 - Dissolution of health service district

48-2224.  Dissolution of health service district A. A health service district organized under this article which has no bonded indebtedness may,  when all legal indebtedness of the district has been discharged,  be dissolved on the vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the district at a special election called by the board of directors upon the question of dissolution. If a majority of the votes cast favors dissolution,  the board of directors shall,  by resolution,  declare the district dissolved. A certified copy of the resolution shall,  within fifteen days after its adoption,  be filed with the clerk of the organizing board. If the organizing board is an incorporated city or town a copy of the resolution shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors. B. Upon dissolution of a health service district the property of the district which is located within the corporate limits of a city or town shall vest in that city or town. Other property of the district shall vest in the county. Any funds of the district at the time of dissolution shall be transferred to the incorporated city or town and to the county in proportion to the assessed valuation of taxable real property within the city or town and within the county,  respectively,  as it appears on the current assessment roll. C. If,  after dissolution of a health service district,  it is found that there remains unpaid a legal indebtedness of the district,  the board of supervisors of the county in which the district was located shall levy a tax upon the real property within the district as it existed at the time of dissolution,  sufficient to meet the indebtedness and interest thereon,  and shall pay the indebtedness and interest from the proceeds of the tax. If the district is located in more than one county,  apportionment of indebtedness and interest thereon and any levy and collection of taxes to meet this indebtedness shall be performed as set forth in section 48-2220,  subsection E.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2225 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2225 - Jurisdiction of the department of health services

48-2225.  Jurisdiction of the department of health services Nothing in this article shall in any way limit or authorize the limitation of the jurisdiction of the department or the director of the department as established under any other authority including,  but not limited to,  sections 36-132 and 36-136.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2226 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2226 - Reimbursement for county services

48-2226.  Reimbursement for county services Services provided by a county to a health service district are subject to reimbursement pursuant to section 11-251.06.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2227 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2227 - Incorporated area in the district; withdrawal

48-2227.  Incorporated area in the district;  withdrawal A. The district may be established or the boundaries changed pursuant to section 48-262 to include incorporated cities or towns as well as unincorporated areas. B. Notwithstanding section 48-262,  the governing body of an incorporated city or town that desires to withdraw from the district shall notify the board of directors and publish a notice once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The municipal governing body shall hold at least one hearing on the issue of withdrawing from the district and shall receive all written and oral comments presented at the hearing. The municipal governing body shall vote on the issue at the conclusion of the hearing,  and if the vote is to withdraw from the district,  the withdrawal is effective ninety days after the hearing. C. On withdrawal,  property located in the city or town is subject to section 48-262,  subsection F and the incorporated area of the city or town is not entitled to health service district services.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2301 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2301 - Definitions

48-2301.  Definitions In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " District"  means an agricultural improvement district. 2. " Same general system of irrigation works"  means any system of irrigation works of whatever character,  combination or construction,  by whatever means operated,  and whether located within or without the boundaries of an agricultural improvement district or whether consisting of one or more connected or disconnected parts or portions and having one or more sources of supply or having one or more diversions or distribution systems. All drainage works and means of drainage that are in any manner acquired,  controlled or operated by an agricultural improvement district for the drainage of all or a portion of the lands within the district,  shall be a part of the general system of irrigation works of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2302 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2302 - District as municipal corporation

48-2302.  District as municipal corporation An agricultural improvement district organized under the provisions of this chapter is a public,  political,  taxing subdivision of the state,  and a municipal corporation to the extent of the powers and privileges conferred by this chapter or granted generally to municipal corporations by the constitution and statutes of the state,  including immunity of its property and bonds from taxation.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2303 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2303 - Purposes for which district may be organized

48-2303.  Purposes for which district may be organized A. When five or more holders of title or evidence of title to agricultural lands which have at any time been recognized as within the exterior boundaries of a United States reclamation project and which are susceptible of irrigation by the same general system of irrigation works,  desire to provide for the improvement of such lands,  they may propose the organization of an agricultural improvement district under the provisions of this chapter for any of the following purposes: 1. To secure all or a portion of the water necessary to irrigate the lands,  or any part thereof,  or to increase or secure additional water therefor. 2. To provide for the storage,  regulation,  control or distribution of all or any part of the water already available or for an additional or increased water supply available or to become available for the irrigation of all or a portion of the lands. 3. To provide for the development of additional water for the irrigation of all or a portion of the lands. 4. To provide for the drainage of all or a part of the lands. 5. To increase,  enlarge or extend,  operate and maintain any irrigation or drainage works already in existence and available for the irrigation or drainage of all or a part of the lands. 6. To provide new or additional means for the irrigation or drainage of all or a part of the lands or to provide power or a means of communication for the use of the owners or occupants of the lands. 7. To reduce the cost of irrigation,  drainage and power to the owners of the lands in the district by the sale of surplus water or power produced,  owned or controlled by the district,  and the construction,  maintenance,  extension,  replacement,  financing and refinancing of the works useful for such purpose. 8. To finance or refinance as its own obligation all or a part of a debt incurred or proposed to be incurred by a public or private agency in the construction,  maintenance,  improvement or replacement of the structures and equipment necessary or useful for the accomplishment of any of the purposes set forth in this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2304 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2304 - Petition for organization; notice; bond

48-2304.  Petition for organization;  notice;  bond A. In order to propose the organization of an agricultural improvement district,  a petition shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the county in which the lands within the proposed district,  or the greater portion thereof,  are located,  signed by the required number of holders of title or evidence of title to the lands within such proposed district. B. The petition shall set forth and particularly describe the proposed boundaries of such district,  or if the lands proposed to be included in the district are not contiguous,  may set forth the description by legal subdivisions of the several tracts of land proposed to be included in the district,  and shall pray that the lands be organized as an agricultural improvement district under the provisions of this chapter,  under such name as the petition designates. The petitioners shall accompany the petition with a good and sufficient bond to be approved by the board of supervisors in the amount of the probable cost necessary to be incurred by the board of supervisors in organizing the district,  conditioned that the obligors will pay all such costs if the organization is not effected. C. The petition shall be presented at a regular or special meeting of the board of supervisors and the board shall thereupon enter an order fixing a time,  not less than three nor more than six weeks after the date of the order,  at which a hearing on the petition will be held by the board,  and directing that the petition,  together with the notice of hearing be published not less than two nor more than four weeks prior to the date of the hearing in a newspaper designated by the board,  published in the county. If any portion of the proposed district lies within another county or counties,  the order shall further direct that the petition and notice shall be likewise published in a newspaper designated in the order,  printed and published in each of such counties. D. The place for the hearing on the petition shall be at the office of the board of supervisors to which the petition is presented.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2305 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2305 - Qualifications of petitioners

48-2305.  Qualifications of petitioners A. The county equalized assessment roll adopted next preceding presentation of the petition for organization of the district shall be sufficient evidence of title for the purposes of this chapter,  but no person who has received or acquired title to land within the proposed district for the purpose of enabling such person to join in the petition or to become an elector of the district shall be allowed to sign the petition or to vote at any election to be held in the district. B. The illegal signing of a petition shall not invalidate the petition when a sufficient number of other legal petitioners join in signing the petition.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2306 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2306 - Hearing on petition

48-2306.  Hearing on petition A. At the time fixed in the notice for the hearing,  the board of supervisors shall proceed to hear the petition,  together with any statements offered by any holder of title or evidence of title to lands included within the boundaries of the proposed district,  either in favor of or against granting the petition,  and may adjourn the hearing from time to time,  not exceeding four weeks in all. B. On the final hearing,  the board shall make such changes in the proposed boundaries or descriptions as deemed advisable and shall define and establish such boundaries or descriptions. The board shall not modify the boundaries in a manner that excludes from the proposed district any lands susceptible of irrigation by the same general system of irrigation works,  nor shall any lands which will not,  in the judgment of the board,  be benefited generally or specially by the irrigation works be included in the proposed district. C. Lands not included within the proposed district as set forth in the petition,  but which are adjacent or in the proximity of land included within the district,  and which the board finds will be generally or specially benefited by being included in the district,  may,  upon application at the hearing by the owners of title or evidence of title to such lands,  be included within the proposed district. D. Upon the hearing of the petition,  the board of supervisors shall determine whether or not the petition complies with the requirements of sections 48-2303 through 48-2305,  and for that purpose shall hear all competent and relevant evidence offered in support of or in opposition thereto. E. All decisions and determinations made at the hearing shall be entered upon the minutes of the board of supervisors. The minutes shall set forth the particular description of the boundaries of the district as determined by the board of supervisors,  and the boundaries as determined and set forth in the minutes shall not be questioned or set aside by any court except upon appeal taken in the manner provided in section 48-2307.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2307 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2307 - Appeal from order of board of supervisors

48-2307.  Appeal from order of board of supervisors A. Any person interested who is a party to the record may appeal to the superior court in the county in which the petition was heard from the order of the board of supervisors,  but if more than one appeal is taken,  they shall be consolidated and tried together. The appeal shall be taken within ten days after the entry of the order upon the minutes of the board of supervisors. B. Appeals shall be taken and heard in the same manner as appeals from justice courts to the superior court in civil actions,  except as otherwise provided by this section. C. Upon the appeal the superior court shall make and enter its judgment affirming,  modifying or reversing the order appealed from. Within ten days thereafter the superior court shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the board of supervisors. If the order of the board has been modified or reversed,  the judgment of the superior court shall direct the board of supervisors to enter the order as modified or the fact of reversal. The judgment shall be filed by the clerk of the board of supervisors,  and at the first regular meeting of the board thereafter it shall cause the judgment and order to be entered in its minutes as directed by the court. D. The appeal to the superior court shall be heard and determined within thirty days from the date of filing of the notice of appeal. E. No appeal shall lie to the supreme court from the judgment of the superior court,  but any error,  omission or infringement of the legal right of any person affected by the judgment of the superior court may be made the subject of an appeal to the supreme court from a judgment of the superior court approving the election and organization of a district as provided in section 48-2313.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2308 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2308 - Election upon question of organization; notice

48-2308.  Election upon question of organization;  notice A. Upon entry of the order of the board of supervisors,  it shall give notice of an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not it shall be organized under the provisions of this chapter. The notice shall designate the name for the proposed district,  describe the boundaries thereof,  and shall set forth the boundaries of the precincts established therein,  when there is more than one,  together with the designation of the polling place and a board of election for each precinct. B. The notice shall be published for at least two weeks prior to the election in a newspaper published within the county in which the petition for the organization of the proposed district was presented. If any portion of the proposed district is within another county or counties,  the notice shall be published for the same length of time in a newspaper published in each of the counties.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2309 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2309 - Qualifications of electors

48-2309.  Qualifications of electors A. No person shall be entitled to vote at any election held under the provisions of this chapter unless the person is a qualified district elector. In this chapter,  a qualified district elector is a person who is otherwise qualified to vote for state officers under the general election laws of this state and who is either of the following: 1. The owner of record of qualified real property. 2. The trust voter for a qualified trust that is the owner of record of qualified real property. B. The owner of record is the owner of the real property on the one hundredth day before the election as shown on the records of the county recorder's office. Qualified real property is real property that is located within the boundaries of the district and that has been assessed for property taxes as shown on the property tax roll next preceding the date of the election. C. A qualified trust is a trust that is formed primarily in furtherance of a person's estate planning and to accomplish a testamentary or inter vivos disposition of assets to the person's family members or to a charitable organization. D. A trust voter is a person who is both of the following: 1. Appointed by the trustee or trustees to vote on behalf of the qualified real property that is owned by the qualified trust. 2. For whose estate planning the qualified trust was formed,  or who is a beneficiary of the trust and who is related by consanguinity or affinity to no more than the fourth degree to the person for whose estate planning the trust was formed.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2310 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2310 - Ballots; manner of voting

48-2310.  Ballots;  manner of voting A. The ballots at the organizational election shall contain the words,  " agricultural improvement district - -yes, "  and " agricultural improvement district - -no."  The ballots shall also set forth the names of one or more persons,  according to the divisions of the proposed district as prayed for in the petition and ordered by the board of supervisors,  to be voted for to fill the office of directors. B. The election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the general election laws of the state,  but no particular form of ballot shall be required.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2311 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2311 - Canvass of votes; declaration of results

48-2311.  Canvass of votes;  declaration of results The board of supervisors shall,  on the first Monday succeeding the election,  if then in session,  or at its next succeeding regular or special session,  canvass the votes cast. If upon the canvass it appears that a majority of all votes cast is " agricultural improvement district - -yes"  the board shall,  by an order entered in its minutes,  declare the lands organized as an agricultural improvement district under the name theretofore designated,  and shall declare the persons receiving the highest number of votes for directors to be elected to office.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2312 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2312 - Completion of district organization; limitation on inclusion of certain lands

48-2312.  Completion of district organization;  limitation on inclusion of certain lands A. The board shall cause a copy of the order,  duly certified,  to be immediately filed in the office of the county recorder of any county in which a portion of the lands included within the district is located,  and immediately forward a copy thereof to the clerk of the board of supervisors of each such county. From and after the filing of the order the organization of the district shall be complete. B. No agricultural improvement district shall be formed which includes lands wholly or in part within the boundaries of a district already organized without the consent of the directors of the included district,  but a district may be formed to include all of the lands susceptible of irrigation under a single system of irrigation works under the provisions of this chapter,  without the consent of included districts. The included districts shall not thereby be dissolved or their existence terminated,  or their assets or liabilities affected,  except by and through their own voluntary proceedings in a manner provided by law.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2313 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2313 - Contest of election or organization; appeal

48-2313.  Contest of election or organization;  appeal A. The election or organization may be contested by any person owning property within the proposed district subject to assessment for purposes of the district. The directors elected at the election shall be made parties defendant. B. The contest shall be brought in the superior court of the county where the petition for organization is filed,  and if more than one contest is pending,  they shall be consolidated for trial. The court shall try the contest without delay and determine whether the election was fairly conducted and the district properly organized in substantial compliance with the requirements of this article,  and enter judgment accordingly. C. The contest shall be brought within twenty days after the canvass of the vote and declaration of the result by the board of supervisors. D. Either party to the record may appeal to the supreme court within thirty days after entry of judgment. The appeal shall be heard and determined by the supreme court within sixty days from the time of filing the notice of appeal.