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AZ Rev Stat § 48-2043 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2043 - Purposes for which public improvements may be undertaken; powers incidental to public improvements

48-2043.  Purposes for which public improvements may be undertaken;  powers incidental to public improvements A. If the public interest or convenience requires,  the board may order the acquisition,  construction,  operation or maintenance of sewers,  ditches,  drains,  conduits,  septic tanks,  pipelines and channels for sanitary or drainage purposes,  or both,  with outlets,  cesspools,  manholes,  catch basins,  flush tanks,  septic tanks,  treatment works,  effluent disposal facilities,  connecting sewers,  ditches,  drains,  conduits,  channels and other appurtenances in,  under,  over or through any street,  or any public land in the district or any right-of-way granted or obtained for such purpose,  either within or without the limits of the district and the construction or reconstruction of any work incidental to or connected with the improvements authorized by this section,  including a wastewater treatment facility or nonpoint source project. B. In addition to all powers specifically granted by or reasonably inferred under this article,  districts,  acting through their boards,  may: 1. Join with cities or towns,  any other improvement district or sanitary district,  this state,  or any of its departments or agencies,  or the federal government,  or any of its departments,  agencies or instrumentalities,  in constructing,  operating or maintaining improvements authorized by this section. 2. Accept from this state or the federal government,  or any agency,  department or instrumentality of either or both,  grants for or in aid of the construction of any of the improvements authorized by this section and enter into contracts with this state or the federal government,  or any agency,  department or instrumentality of either or both,  for the construction or supervision of construction by this state or the federal government,  or any agency,  department or instrumentality of either or both,  of any such improvements,  according to the plans,  specifications,  rules and regulations of this state or the federal government,  or any agency,  department or instrumentality of either or both. The district reserves the right to assess against the property benefited by the improvement,  and located in the district,  that portion of the cost of the improvement which does not qualify for aid under any state or federal grant.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2044 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2044 - Resolution of intention to order improvement

48-2044.  Resolution of intention to order improvement A. Before ordering an improvement authorized by this article,  the board shall pass a resolution of intention to do so,  briefly describing the improvement and its location. By the resolution and the subsequent proceedings,  one or more improvements may be made and shall constitute one improvement and be constructed under one or more contracts. If the work proposed is already completed for a lot,  the lot shall be excepted from the assessment to the extent of the work done,  except as otherwise provided in this article. B. If the proposed improvement,  in the opinion of the board,  is of more than local or ordinary public benefit,  the board may order the expense of the improvement chargeable on a designated area within the sanitary district. The board shall describe the extent of the designated area 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. The board may refer,  for a more particular description,  to a map on file with the sanitary district,  showing the exterior boundary lines of the designated area and delineating block and lot numbers or containing such details as will show the location of the sewer lines and other facilities. C. For purposes of ordering an improvement to be financed with monies borrowed from or financial assistance provided by the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona with an assessment levied against a designated area within a sanitary district,  the board may authorize the improvement only if requested by a petition signed by a majority of the property owners within the designated area to be assessed for the improvements.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2045 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2045 - Plans; limitation on assessment

48-2045.  Plans;  limitation on assessment Before passing the resolution of intention,  preliminary plans that show the location and the type and character of the proposed improvement and the expenses of the improvement shall be prepared by the engineer and filed with the clerk. The assessment for any lot shall not exceed its proportion of the estimate.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2046 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2046 - Publication of resolution of intention; posting notice of resolution; mailing notice

48-2046.  Publication of resolution of intention;  posting notice of resolution;  mailing notice A. The resolution of intention shall be published five times in consecutive issues of a daily newspaper or two times in a weekly or semiweekly newspaper of general circulation in the sanitary district. The board shall also cause to be conspicuously posted along the location of the proposed improvement,  at not more than three hundred feet apart,  notices of the passage of the resolution. The notice shall be headed " notice of proposed improvement" ,  in letters at least one inch in height,  and shall state the fact of the passage of the resolution of intention and briefly describe the improvement proposed. B. The board shall cause to be sent to each property owner whose property may be assessed a notice of the passage of the resolution,  which contains a brief description of the proposed improvement. The notices shall be sent by United States mail to each name on the most recent equalized property tax roll.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2047 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2047 - Protest against proposed improvement; protest as bar to improvement proceedings; objection to extent of assessment district; special action

48-2047.  Protest against proposed improvement;  protest as bar to improvement proceedings;  objection to extent of assessment district;  special action A. The owners of a majority of the property fronting on the proposed improvement or,  if the cost of the improvement is chargeable on a district,  the owners of a majority of the property fronting on the proposed improvement in the assessment district may make a written protest against the improvement within fifteen days after the date of the last publication of the resolution of intention or within fifteen days after the completion of the posting of notices,  if such date is after the date of the last publication. B. The protest shall show a description of the property and the amount of the frontage owned by each signer together with his post office address and shall be filed with the clerk. The clerk shall endorse on the protest the date of delivery to him. The protests so delivered and endorsed,  if sufficient,  are a bar to further proceedings in making the improvement for six months from the date the protest is filed,  unless the owners of one-half or more of the frontage meanwhile petition for the work to be done. No portion of the improvement included in any proceeding barred by the protest may be included in any new proceeding within six months from the date of filing the protest,  unless the owners of one-half or more of the property fronting on such portion petition for the work to be included in the new proceeding. C. If the cost of the improvement is made chargeable on a district,  objections to the extent of the district to be assessed to pay the expenses of the improvement may be made by an owner in the assessment district within the time provided for the filing of protests against the work. The objections shall show the amount of frontage owned by each signer and his post office address. D. If an objection to the extent of the proposed assessment district has been filed,  the board shall fix a time for hearing the objection. At least ten days before the hearing the board shall notify the objectors by mail,  at the address given by each objector,  of the date and location of the hearing. E. At the hearing,  which may be adjourned,  the board shall hear and pass on the objections. The board may modify the extent of the proposed assessment district,  in which event a new resolution of intention shall be passed containing a description of the modified district. The new resolution shall be published and notice shall be posted as required for an original resolution of intention. F. A property owner who is damaged or aggrieved by a decision of the board under this section may have the decision reviewed by filing a special action in the superior court in the county in which the district is located.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2048 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2048 - Qualifications and procedure for making and hearing protests and objections

48-2048.  Qualifications and procedure for making and hearing protests and objections A. In determining protests and objections,  the board shall be guided by the following rules: 1. Each paper containing signatures shall have attached the affidavit of an owner to be assessed,  stating that each signature was affixed in his presence and is the signer's actual signature. 2. The protest or objection shall be counted only for the property described as belonging to the signer. A signature without the property description shall not be counted. 3. The signature of one cotenant or,  if community property,  the signature of either spouse is sufficient for a protest if no objection to the signature is made by the other cotenant or spouse. If the signature is so protested,  the protest shall be counted only to the extent of the signer's interest in the property. 4. A protest or objection signed by a guardian,  executor,  administrator or trustee is valid without an order of a court. 5. A protest or objection by a person in possession under contract of purchase is valid. 6. If several persons have a claim to or an interest in property,  the signature of any one of them is sufficient unless questioned by another having such claim or interest,  whereupon the wishes of the person legally entitled to possession of the property at the date of the protest control. 7. A protest or objection signed by an agent or attorney-in-fact shall be disregarded unless the authority of the agent has been recorded with the county recorder,  or written or telegraphic authority is attached to the protest or objection before the expiration of the time for filing the protest or objection. 8. A signature may be withdrawn from a protest or objection by filing the withdrawal with the clerk in his office at or before 5:00 p.m. of the last day set for filing protests. 9. An objection to the signature of a cotenant,  spouse claimant or person interested may be filed,  and the authority of an agent or attorney-in-fact questioned,  at any time before the board finally passes on the sufficiency of the protest. An agency or authority may not be revoked as to the signature after expiration of the protest period. B. The board may fix a date for a hearing on the sufficiency of a protest. The date shall be within thirty days from the expiration of the protest period. The board shall give notice of the hearing by publication twice in a daily or once in a weekly or semiweekly newspaper of general circulation in the sanitary district or county and by mailing the notice to each objector at his address of record. C. The notice shall require all persons signing the protest or their agents or attorneys to appear and show cause why the protest should not be overruled. D. At the hearing the board may disregard all signatures of persons for whom the right to sign does not appear in the records of the county recorder or is not supported by evidence at the hearing.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2049 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2049 - Resolution ordering improvement; notice; bids

48-2049.  Resolution ordering improvement;  notice;  bids A. The board may order,  by resolution,  the proposed improvements described in the resolution of intention if: 1. No protests against the work or no objections as to the extent of the proposed assessment district have been filed within the prescribed time. 2. The board finds a protest to be insufficient in that it does not contain the signatures required or the objections to the extent of the proposed district have been heard and denied and no action requesting review of the board's decision on protests against the proposed improvements 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 improvement 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. The board shall publish a notice of the passage of the resolution ordering the improvement and inviting sealed bids from persons interested in constructing the improvement twice in one or more daily newspapers or once in a weekly or semiweekly newspaper of general circulation in the sanitary district. 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 not be fewer than ten days from the date of the first publication of the notice. D. If the resolution of intention provides for alternative plans and specifications,  the invitation for bids for making the improvements may require separate bids according to each of the several alternative plans and specifications.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2050 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2050 - Assessment of public property

48-2050.  Assessment of public property A. If a lot belonging to the United States,  this state,  a county,  city,  school district or any other political subdivision or institution of this state or a county fronts on the proposed improvement,  or is included in the district declared by the board in its resolution of intention,  to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses of the improvement,  the board shall,  in the resolution of intention,  declare whether or not the lot is omitted from the assessment to be made. B. If the lot is omitted from the assessment,  the total expenses of all work done shall be assessed against the remaining lots fronting on the improvement or lying in the assessment district,  without regard to the omitted lot. C. If the board declares the lot to be included in the assessment or if no declaration is made with respect to the lot,  the sanitary district is liable for and shall pay the amount assessed against the lot. The amount of the assessment levied against the lot 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 sanitary district in installments as assessments against the property of private persons. D. The sanitary district may contract with this state or the governing body of the governmental entity to which the lot belongs for payment to the district of the assessment and interest as they become due and payable,  and the state or such body shall perform the contract.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2051 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2051 - Payment of costs by sanitary district

48-2051.  Payment of costs by sanitary district A. The board may order in the resolution of intention that all or part of the cost of any work shall be paid from the treasury of the sanitary 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 to be assessed for the work. B. If all of the cost is to be paid out of the treasury,  no assessment may be made and the whole amount is payable thirty days after the acceptance of the work by the sanitary district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2053 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2053 - Option of sanitary district to reject bids; sanitary district as contractor; limitation of assessment

48-2053.  Option of sanitary district to reject bids;  sanitary district as contractor;  limitation of assessment The board may,  within ten days after the time fixed for opening bids,  by resolution adopted by a vote of two-thirds of its members,  order that the proposed contract not be entered into and that the sanitary district itself perform the work according to the plans and specifications as adopted for the work. If it is so ordered,  the district shall be considered the contractor. The district shall not be permitted to assess an amount in excess of the amount proposed by the lowest responsible bidder or,  if no bids have been received,  in excess of the amount of the estimate.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2055 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2055 - Bonds required from contractor

48-2055.  Bonds required from contractor Before executing the contract the contractor shall file with the district such bond or bonds as required under title 34,  chapter 2,  article 2.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2056 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2056 - Costs

48-2056.  Costs A. Before the contract is entered into the bidder to whom the award was made shall advance to the district,  for payment by the district,  the costs of publication of notices,  resolution,  orders and other expenses required by the proceedings under this article. B. If the work is abandoned by the district before letting the contract,  the costs incurred before the abandonment shall be paid by the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2059 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2059 - Action against property owner to collect assessment

48-2059.  Action against property owner to collect assessment A. If the district chooses not to issue bonds,  or fails to issue bonds on completion of the work,  at any time after thirty-five days from the date of the warrant or,  if any objection filed with the board as provided in section 48-2058 is denied,  at any time after five days from its decision,  the contractor may sue the owner of the lot assessed and recover the amount of an assessment remaining unpaid with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum until paid or foreclose the lien of the assessment. B. If the district chooses not to issue bonds,  or fails to issue bonds on the completion of the work,  and if personal demand has been made and the owner has refused to pay the assessment so demanded,  the plaintiff may recover reasonable attorney fees. C. Only one action shall be begun 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 plaintiff to recover.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2060 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2060 - Invalidity of liens or bonds; extent of validity; means to secure interest of persons damaged

48-2060.  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 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 owner of the warrant or the holder of the bond is entitled to a judgment determining what portion of the assessment is legal. The district shall,  within sixty days and pursuant to the directions of the judgment,  issue to him a new assessment for an amount which the court finds is the reasonable value of the portion of the improvement legally authorized by the proceedings,  which 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. The holder of bonds representing the original assessment is entitled to new bonds on each lot representing the amount of the reassessment. 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,  holding it at the time 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 a protest against the improvement or a notice of his objection to the award of the contract,  the owner of the assessment or bond may recover from the owner of the lot covered by the assessment such amount as the court finds the lot to have been actually benefited by the improvement,  not exceeding the amount which would have been properly assessed against the lot.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2061 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2061 - Proportionate assessment; collection or issuance of bonds

48-2061.  Proportionate assessment;  collection or issuance of bonds The board may,  on completion of any portion of the improvement for which the contract price equals twenty thousand dollars or more,  order an assessment for the proportionate part of the contract completed,  and the proportionate amount shall be collected as provided in this article. If the resolution of intention for the improvement provides for the issuance of improvement bonds,  the bonds shall be issued and delivered to the contractor for the proportionate amount of the contract price so assessed.