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ID Code § 42-3129 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 31 - FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS|Section 42-3129 - PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF LAND.

42-3129. PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF LAND. The holder or holders of any title, or evidence of title, representing any body of lands, may file with the board of commissioners of a flood control district a petition in writing praying that said land may be annexed into the district. The lands proposed to be annexed to the district may be contiguous or noncontiguous to the existing boundaries of the district. The petition shall be submitted on a form provided by the district. The petition shall contain a legal description of the lands proposed to be annexed and any other information the district may require, and the petitioners shall state under oath that petitioners hold title to the lands. The board may require petitioners to advance to the district sufficient money to pay the district’s estimated costs of proceedings on the petition.  History: [42-3129, added 2020, ch. 249, sec. 1, p. 730; am. 2021, ch. 158, sec. 1, p. 437.]
ID Code § 42-3130 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 31 - FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS|Section 42-3130 - GUARDIANS AND ADMINISTRATORS MAY SIGN PETITION.

42-3130. GUARDIANS AND ADMINISTRATORS MAY SIGN PETITION. A guardian, executor, or administrator of an estate who is appointed as such under the laws of this state, and who, as such guardian, executor, or administrator, is entitled to the possession of the lands belonging to the estate that he represents, may, on behalf of the ward or the estate that he represents, upon being thereunto authorized by the proper court, sign and acknowledge the petition mentioned in this chapter for the change of boundaries of the district.  History: [42-3130, added 2020, ch. 249, sec. 2, p. 731.]
ID Code § 42-3131 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 31 - FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS|Section 42-3131 - NOTICE OF PETITION.

42-3131. NOTICE OF PETITION. The district shall cause a notice of the filing of such petition to be published in the manner provided in section 42-3117, Idaho Code. The notice shall contain the names of the petitioners and a description of the lands mentioned in the petition. The notice shall provide that all persons interested in or that may be affected by the proposed annexation may appear at the office of the board, at a time named in the notice, and show cause in writing, if they have any, why the lands mentioned should not be annexed to the district.  History: [42-3131, added 2020, ch. 249, sec. 3, p. 731.]
ID Code § 42-3132 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 31 - FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS|Section 42-3132 - HEARING OF PETITION.

42-3132. HEARING OF PETITION. The board of commissioners, at the time mentioned in the notice, or at such other time to which the hearing may be adjourned, shall hear the petition and all the objections thereto. The failure of any person to appear and object shall be taken as an assent on the person’s part to a change of the boundaries of the district as prayed for in the petition, or to such a change thereof as will include a part of the lands.  History: [42-3132, added 2020, ch. 249, sec. 4, p. 731.]
ID Code § 42-3133 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 31 - FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS|Section 42-3133 - ORDER REJECTING OR ACCEPTING PETITION.

42-3133. ORDER REJECTING OR ACCEPTING PETITION. If the board of commissioners deems a proposed annexation not to be in the best interest of the district, the board shall reject the petition. If the board deems the proposed annexation in the best interest of the district, the board may order the lands identified in the petition or some part thereof be annexed into the district. The lands annexed to the district may be contiguous or noncontiguous to the existing boundaries of the district. The annexation order shall describe the lands to be annexed into the district, and the board may cause a survey thereof to be made if deemed necessary. Thereafter, the annexed land shall be included within the boundaries of the district and shall be subject to such assessments from time to time as the board levies pursuant to section 42-3115, Idaho Code. The board shall state in its minutes at its next regular meeting in which division in the district the annexed lands shall be included, and, if it deems necessary, the board shall make an order redividing the district into divisions, in the same manner and to like effect, as near as may be, as provided for that purpose on the formation of the district.  History: [42-3133, added 2020, ch. 249, sec. 5, p. 731; am. 2021, ch. 158, sec. 2, p. 437.]
ID Code § 42-3134 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 31 - FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS|Section 42-3134 - ORDER TO BE RECORDED.

42-3134. ORDER TO BE RECORDED. The board of commissioners shall cause a copy of the annexation order, certified by the chairman and secretary of the board, to be filed for record in the recorder’s office of the county or counties within which the annexed lands are situated, and thereupon the district shall be and remain a flood control district as fully and to every intent and purpose as if the annexed lands that are included in the district’s boundaries had been included at the original organization of the district.  History: [42-3134, added 2020, ch. 249, sec. 6, p. 732.]
ID Code § 42-3201 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3201 - DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

42-3201. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE. It is hereby declared that the organization of water and sewer districts, having the purposes and powers provided in this act, will serve a public use and will promote the health, safety, prosperity, security and general welfare of the inhabitants of said districts.  History: [42-3201, added 1947, ch. 152, sec. 1, p. 364.]
ID Code § 42-3202 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3202 - DEFINITION OF TERMS.

42-3202. DEFINITION OF TERMS. A water district is one to supply water for domestic, commercial, and/or industrial purposes by any available means, and for that purpose any such district shall have power to extend its water lines to the source of water supply. A sewer district is one to provide for sewage disposal and for that purpose any such district shall have power to extend its sewer lines to an appropriate outlet. A district may be created for a combination of water and sewer purposes, or either of said purposes. A district may be entirely within or entirely without, or partly within and partly without one (1) or more municipalities or counties, and the district may consist of noncontiguous tracts or parcels of property. The word "board" as used in this chapter shall mean the board of directors of a district. A "qualified elector" of a district, within the meaning of and entitled to vote under this chapter, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, is a person qualified to vote at general elections in this state, and who has been a bona fide resident of the district for at least thirty (30) days prior to any election in the district. Wherever the term "publication" is used in this chapter and no manner specified therefor, it shall mean publication twice, the first time not less than twelve (12) days prior to the election and the second time not less than five (5) days prior to the election, as provided in section 34-1406, Idaho Code.  History: [42-3202, added 1947, ch. 152, sec. 2, p. 364; am. 1955, ch. 63, sec. 1, p. 122; am. 1957, ch. 29, sec. 1, p. 40; am. 1974, ch. 101, sec. 1, p. 1202; am. 1975, ch. 189, sec. 1, p. 529; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 63, p. 479.]
ID Code § 42-3202A (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3202A - RECREATIONAL WATER AND/OR SEWER DISTRICT — DEFINITION.

42-3202A. RECREATIONAL WATER AND/OR SEWER DISTRICT — DEFINITION. A recreational water and/or sewer district is one in which less than a majority of the landowners or state lessees or federal permittees in the district sought to be created reside within the district and at least fifty percent (50%) of the land area of said district is in a natural state, or used for agricultural purposes. The actual or potential development anticipated for said district shall be predominantly recreational in character. The district or areas near the district shall meet one (1) or more of the following criteria: have unique scenic value; man-made or natural recreational facilities such as waterways, marinas, ski slopes, wilderness areas; provide open space; and be removed from large, densely populated urban areas. Recreational water and/or sewer districts shall provide services and/or facilities to landowners or state lessees or federal permittees. The proposed district shall be in the best interests of the state of Idaho in that the benefits derived by property owners shall effectuate the preservation and development of recreational opportunities within the state. An annexation shall not change the status of a recreational water and/or sewer district.  History: [42-3202A, added 1975, ch. 189, sec. 2, p. 529; am. 1979, ch. 272, sec. 1, p. 707; am. 1980, ch. 191, sec. 1, p. 422; am. 1982, ch. 364, sec. 1, p. 914; am. 2016, ch. 278, sec. 1, p. 766.]
ID Code § 42-3202B (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3202B - WATER AND/OR SEWER DISTRICTS MEETING THE CRITERIA OF RECREATIONAL WATER AND/OR SEWER DISTRICTS — CREATION.

42-3202B. WATER AND/OR SEWER DISTRICTS MEETING THE CRITERIA OF RECREATIONAL WATER AND/OR SEWER DISTRICTS — CREATION. Each petition filed with the clerk of the district court pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be verified and the petitioner shall certify or prove to the satisfaction of the court that the district sought to be created is a recreational water and/or sewer district under the terms of section 42-3202A, Idaho Code. The court decree pursuant to the provision of section 42-3207, Idaho Code, determining the nature of such district pursuant to the petitioner’s prayer shall be conclusive for this and all other purposes. If the water and/or sewer district sought to be created is a recreational water and/or sewer district as defined in section 42-3202A, Idaho Code, such recreational water or sewer district shall be created in the manner provided in chapter 32, title 42, Idaho Code, except that the term, "qualified elector" shall mean any natural person who is qualified to vote in an Idaho general election, and who is an actual resident of the district, or who is an actual resident of Idaho, owning land within the boundaries of the district or area to be included within the district, or is a lease holder of a state recreational lease, or is a permit holder of a federal recreational use permit and pays personal property tax on improvements on the lease or permit area, irrespective of his or her place of residence in Idaho. The holder or holders of a bona fide contract to purchase any land within the proposed district whose names appear upon the next preceding county assessment roll for the payment of taxes on the land shall be deemed an owner of land for the purposes of this section.  History: [42-3202B, added 1979, ch. 272, sec. 2, p. 708; am. 1980, ch. 191, sec. 2, p. 422; am. 1982, ch. 364, sec. 2, p. 915; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 64, p. 479.]
ID Code § 42-3202C (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3202C - CHANGING STATUS OF DISTRICT.

42-3202C. CHANGING STATUS OF DISTRICT. The board of directors of a water and/or sewer district may, at any time after the formation of such district, determine that the district qualifies as a recreational water and/or sewer district as defined under section 42-3202A, Idaho Code, and that it is in the best interest of the district to petition the court to change the district’s status to a recreational water and/or sewer district. Said petition must be filed in the office of the clerk of the court vested with jurisdiction, in a county in which the major part of the real property in the existing district is situated. The petition must be signed by the chairman of the district’s board of directors and shall set forth the following: (1) The name of the existing district, date on which said district was formed and a general description of the district’s boundaries. (2) That the petition was initiated after a majority vote of the board of directors that it is in the best interest of the district to change its status to a recreational water and/or sewer district. (3) The criteria the district meets under section 42-3202A, Idaho Code, thereby qualifying it as a recreational water and/or sewer district. (4) A prayer for changing the status of the existing district to that of a recreational water and/or sewer district. Upon filing of the petition, the court shall by order fix a time and place for hearing as provided in section 42-3206, Idaho Code. Upon the hearing of said petition any interested persons or corporations may appear before said court and make objections to the proposed status change. Further, if it then shall appear that the petition for a change in status has been signed and presented as hereinabove provided and the allegations of the petition are true, the court shall by order duly entered of record, grant the prayed for change of status of the existing district.  History: [42-3202C, added 1988, ch. 302, sec. 1, p. 958.]
ID Code § 42-3203 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3203 - JURISDICTION TO ESTABLISH DISTRICTS.

42-3203. JURISDICTION TO ESTABLISH DISTRICTS. The district court sitting in and for any county in this state, or any judge thereof in vacation, is hereby vested with jurisdiction, power and authority to establish districts which may be entirely within or partly within and partly without the judicial district in which said court is located.  History: [42-3203, added 1947, ch. 152, sec. 3, p. 364.]
ID Code § 42-3204 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3204 - PETITION — CONTENTS — AMENDMENTS.

42-3204. PETITION — CONTENTS — AMENDMENTS. The organization of a district shall be initiated by a petition filed in the office of the clerk of the court vested with jurisdiction, in a county in which the major part of the real property in the proposed district is situated. The petition shall be signed by not less than ten per cent (10%) of the taxpayers of the district, who pay a general tax on real property owned by him or her within the district; provided, however, that no single tract or parcel of property containing five (5) acres or more may be included in any district organized under this act without the consent of the owner or owners thereof. The petition shall set forth: (1) The name of the proposed district consisting of a chosen name preceding the words, "water district" or "sewer district," or "water and sewer district." (2) A general description of the improvements to be constructed or installed within and for the district. (3) The estimated cost of the proposed improvements. (4) A general description of the boundaries of the district or the territory to be included therein, with such certainty as to enable a property owner to determine whether or not his property is within the district. (5) A prayer for the organization of the district. No petition with the requisite signatures shall be declared null and void on account of alleged defects, but the court may at any time permit the petition to be amended to conform to the facts by correcting any errors in the description of the territory, or in any other particular. Similar petitions or duplicate copies of the same petition for the organization of the same district may be filed and shall together be regarded as one petition. All such petitions filed prior to the hearing on the first petition filed, shall be considered by the court the same as though filed with the first petition placed on file.  History: [42-3204, added 1947, ch. 152, sec. 4, p. 364.]
ID Code § 42-3205 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3205 - BOND OF PETITIONERS.

42-3205. BOND OF PETITIONERS. At the time of filing the petition or at any time subsequent thereto, and prior to the time of hearing on said petition a bond shall be filed, with security approved by the court, sufficient to pay all expenses connected with the proceedings in case the organization of the district be not effected. If at any time during the proceeding the court shall be satisfied that the bond first executed is insufficient in amount, it may require the execution of an additional bond within a time to be fixed, not less than ten (10) days distant, and upon failure of the petitioner to execute the same, the petition shall be dismissed.  History: [42-3205, added 1947, ch. 152, sec. 5, p. 364.]
ID Code § 42-3206 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3206 - NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION — JURISDICTION.

42-3206. NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION — JURISDICTION. Immediately after the filing of such petition, the court wherein such petition is filed or a judge thereof in vacation, shall by order fix a place and time, not less than twenty (20) days nor more than forty (40) days after the petition is filed, for hearing thereon and thereupon the clerk of said court shall cause notice by publication to be made of the pendency of the petition and of the time and place of hearing thereon; the clerk of said court shall also forthwith cause a copy of said notice to be mailed by U.S. registered mail to the board of county commissioners of each of the several counties and to the governing body of each municipality having territory within the proposed district. The district court in and for the county in which the petition for the organization of a district has been filed, shall thereafter for all purposes of this act, except as hereinafter otherwise provided, maintain and have original and exclusive jurisdiction, coextensive with the boundaries of the district, and of the real property proposed to be included in said district or affected by said district without regard to the usual limits of its jurisdiction. No judge of such court wherein such petition is filed shall be disqualified to perform any duty imposed by this act by reason of ownership of property within any proposed district.  History: [42-3206, added 1947, ch. 152, sec. 6, p. 364.]
ID Code § 42-3208 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3208 - QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF BOARD.

42-3208. QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF BOARD. Whenever a district has been declared duly organized, the members of the board shall qualify by filing with the clerk of court their oaths of office, and corporate surety bonds at the expense of the district in an amount not to exceed $1,000 each, the form thereof to be fixed and approved by the court, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties as directors.  History: [42-3208, added 1947, ch. 152, sec. 8, p. 364.]
ID Code § 42-3209 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3209 - ORGANIZATION OF BOARD — ACCOUNTS OF TREASURER — COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS — ANNUAL AUDIT — REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.

42-3209. ORGANIZATION OF BOARD — ACCOUNTS OF TREASURER — COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS — ANNUAL AUDIT — REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. After taking oath and filing bonds, the board shall choose one (1) of its members as chairman of the board and president of the district, and shall elect a secretary and a treasurer of the board and of the district, who may or may not be members of the board. The secretary and the treasurer may be one person. Such board shall adopt a seal and the secretary shall keep, in a well-bound book, a record of all its proceedings, minutes of all meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees and all corporate acts which shall be open to inspection of all owners of real property in the district, as well as to all other interested parties. The treasurer shall keep strict and accurate accounts of all money received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the district, in permanent records. He shall file with the clerk of the court, at the expense of the district, a corporate fidelity bond in an amount not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his office. Each member of the board shall receive as compensation for his service a sum not in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting, payable monthly. No member of the board shall receive any compensation as an employee of the district or otherwise, other than that herein provided, and no member of the board shall be interested in any contract or transaction with the district except in his official representative capacity. It shall be the duty of the board of directors to cause an audit to be made of all financial affairs of the district during each year ending November 30th as required in section 67-450B, Idaho Code. The court having jurisdiction of the district shall have the power to remove directors for cause shown, on petition, notice and hearing.  History: [42-3209, added 1947, ch. 152, sec. 9, p. 364; am. 1965, ch. 191, sec. 1, p. 399; am. 1977, ch. 7, sec. 1, p. 14; am. 1993, ch. 44, sec. 1, p. 116; am. 1993, ch. 387, sec. 13, p. 1431; am. 2003, ch. 36, sec. 1, p. 156.]
ID Code § 42-3210 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 32 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS|Section 42-3210 - MEETINGS — VACANCIES.

42-3210. MEETINGS — VACANCIES. The board shall meet regularly once each month at a time and in a place to be designated by the board. Special meetings may be held as often as the needs of the district require, on notice to each member of the board. Three (3) members of the board shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by the remaining members or member of the board, the appointee to act until the next biennial election when the vacancy shall be filled by election. If the board shall fail, neglect or refuse to fill any vacancy within thirty (30) days after the same occurs, the court having jurisdiction shall fill such vacancy. In the event the board has created director zones and is unable to appoint a board member from the zone vacated, the board may appoint a person-at-large who is an elector of the water and/or sewer district to serve as director of the zone where the vacancy occurred.  History: [42-3210, added 1947, ch. 152, sec. 10, p. 364; am. 2016, ch. 278, sec. 2, p. 767.]