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ID Code § 42-4410 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 44 - LEVEE DISTRICT ACT|Section 42-4410 - NOMINEES FOR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

42-4410. NOMINEES FOR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. If upon the hearing as provided in section 42-4409, Idaho Code, the court shall order an election for the creation of the district, nominees for the board of commissioners of the district shall be nominated by the filing of petitions in accordance with the provisions of section 34-1404, Idaho Code. The court shall order that the names of persons whom the court finds to have been properly nominated shall be listed upon a ballot submitted to the electors at such election.  History: [42-4410, added 1990, ch. 396, sec. 1, p. 1111; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 81, p. 495.]
ID Code § 42-4411 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 44 - LEVEE DISTRICT ACT|Section 42-4411 - ELECTION.

42-4411. ELECTION. In the event the court makes its order providing for such election, it shall prescribe the form of the question and ballot relating to the creation of the district, and also the form of the ballot relating to the election of the commissioners, provided, that all matters may be contained upon one (1) ballot to be submitted to the voters. At such election the voters shall vote for or against the organization of the district, and for three (3) qualified electors, who shall constitute the board of commissioners of the district, if organized, one (1) commissioner to act until the first biennial election, one (1) until the second, and one (1) until the third biennial election. The judges of election shall certify the returns of the election to the district court having jurisdiction.  History: [42-4411, added 1990, ch. 396, sec. 1, p. 1111.]
ID Code § 42-4412 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 44 - LEVEE DISTRICT ACT|Section 42-4412 - ENTRY OF ORDER.

42-4412. ENTRY OF ORDER. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the organization of the levee district, the district court shall declare the levee district organized, shall give it a corporate name by which, in all proceedings, it shall thereafter be known, and designate the first board of commissioners to have been elected. Thereupon the district shall be a governmental subdivision of the state of Idaho and a body corporate with all the powers of a public or quasi-municipal corporation.  History: [4204412, added 1990, ch. 396, sec. 1, p. 1112.]
ID Code § 42-4413 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 44 - LEVEE DISTRICT ACT|Section 42-4413 - FINALITY OF ORDER.

42-4413. FINALITY OF ORDER. If an order be entered establishing the district, such order shall be deemed final and no appeal or writ of error shall lie therefrom, and the entry of such order shall finally and conclusively establish the regular organization of the said district against all persons except the state of Idaho, in an action in the nature of a writ of quo warranto, commenced by the attorney general within thirty (30) days after said decree declaring such district organized as herein provided, and not otherwise. The organization of said district shall not be directly or collaterally questioned in any suit, action or proceeding except as herein expressly authorized.  History: [42-4413, added 1990, ch. 396, sec. 1, p. 1112.]
ID Code § 42-4414 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 44 - LEVEE DISTRICT ACT|Section 42-4414 - OFFICERS — MEETINGS.

42-4414. OFFICERS — MEETINGS. The board of commissioners of such district shall elect one (1) of their number chairman and one (1) secretary, and shall keep minutes of all their proceedings. The levee district commissioners shall hold their meetings for the transaction of business at any place in the county or counties in which the district is located.  History: [42-4414, added 1990, ch. 396, sec. 1, p. 1112.]
ID Code § 42-4415 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 44 - LEVEE DISTRICT ACT|Section 42-4415 - VACANCIES.

42-4415. VACANCIES. In case a vacancy or vacancies occur in said board by death, failure to appoint, failure to qualify, or resignation of one (1) or more of the members thereof, such vacancy or vacancies shall be filled at once by appointment by the remaining commissioners and said appointee shall serve for the unexpired term or until his successor is elected.  History: [42-4415, added 1990, ch. 396, sec. 1, p. 1112.]
ID Code § 42-4417 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 44 - LEVEE DISTRICT ACT|Section 42-4417 - MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEM — DISTRICT NOT TO BE OPERATED FOR PROFIT.

42-4417. MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEM — DISTRICT NOT TO BE OPERATED FOR PROFIT. Any levee district organized under the provisions of this chapter is not to be conducted or operated for profit or with the view of paying dividends, but solely for the benefit and welfare of the residents and property owners of said district.  History: [42-4417, added 1990, ch. 396, sec. 1, p. 1115.]
ID Code § 42-4418 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 44 - LEVEE DISTRICT ACT|Section 42-4418 - INTERESTED PERSONS — RIGHT OF EXAMINATION.

42-4418. INTERESTED PERSONS — RIGHT OF EXAMINATION. Any person or corporation having an interest in, or lien upon, any land situate within the boundaries of a levee district now organized or existing, or hereafter organized under the laws of the state of Idaho, and which land has been, or hereafter may be, assessed for benefits for the maintenance, operation, or construction of levees in such district, as provided in this chapter, as shown by the assessment roll of said district, confirmed by the court, shall have the right personally, or through his agents, attorneys or auditors to examine the books, records and accounts of the board of commissioners and to make copies thereof.  History: [42-4418, added 1990, ch. 396, sec. 1, p. 1115.]
ID Code § 42-5101 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5101 - LEGISLATIVE INTENT.

42-5101. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The legislature hereby declares that the welfare of the people of Idaho is dependent upon the effective management of the ground water resources of this state. The legislature further declares that a need exists for the creation of special districts to provide for financing of repair or abandonment of wells in aquifers which have experienced or are experiencing declines in water level or water pressures because of flow, leakage, and waste from improper construction, maintenance and operation of wells drilled into the aquifer. Creation of these special districts may be initiated upon petition submitted by those owning the rights to use the ground water from any aquifers or parts of an aquifer that has been designated as a critical ground water area pursuant to section 42-233a, Idaho Code, or as a ground water management area pursuant to section 42-233b, Idaho Code.  History: [42-5101, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 765.]
ID Code § 42-5102 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5102 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FORMATION.

42-5102. GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FORMATION. For purposes of formation of a ground water management district, a petition shall be presented to the department of water resources which shall set forth the object of the organization of the district and the benefits to be provided by the district. The petition shall be accompanied by a map of the proposed district which shall indicate the proposed boundaries of the district, which shall include territory only within the boundaries of a critical ground water area or ground water management area designated by the director of the department of water resources. The petition shall be signed by no less than fifty percent (50%), measured by the quantities of their various water rights, of the water users located within the proposed boundaries of the district. For purposes of this chapter, "water users" shall include the following: (1) Individuals, or entities, who are the current holders of a right, acquired in accordance with the provisions of chapter 2, title 42, Idaho Code, or chapter 14, title 42, Idaho Code, to appropriate water and to divert water from the aquifer by means of a well or wells, or who divert water from springs or other water courses emerging from such aquifer, or both. (2) Cities which obtain water from the aquifer. A city may elect to be included within the proposed district by a majority vote of the members of its city council. The mayor of any city so electing may sign the petition on behalf of the city, and such city shall constitute one (1) water user for purposes of securing the minimum number of signatures required for the petition. (3) Federal, state, or county government agencies which obtain water from the aquifer.  History: [42-5102, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 765.]
ID Code § 42-5103 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5103 - FORMATION OF DISTRICT — DECLARATION BY DIRECTOR.

42-5103. FORMATION OF DISTRICT — DECLARATION BY DIRECTOR. After receipt of the petition and map, the director shall review and examine the same and may require the submission of such additional or revised data concerning the boundaries of the proposed district, the costs of repairs or abandonment of improperly constructed wells or any other matter relevant to the formation of the district as he may deem necessary. The director shall conduct a hearing on the petition and supporting documents. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published by the director in a newspaper or newspapers published in each of the counties or a newspaper of general circulation therein at least three (3) weeks before the date of the hearing. Within ninety (90) days after the hearing has been concluded, the director after due consideration of all relevant data and testimony shall determine whether the proposed district will provide the benefits described, whether the boundaries proposed are proper with respect to the benefits to be provided, and whether the formation of the district will serve the interest of the water users proposed to be benefited. On the basis of his determination, the director shall enter an order either establishing the ground water management district and defining the boundaries thereof to reflect the area to be benefited or denying the formation of the district. If the director orders formation of the district, he shall cause copies of the order, duly certified, to be filed with the secretary of the state and board of county commissioners, county recorder, county assessor and county treasurer of each county in which any part of the district is situated.  History: [42-5103, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 766.]
ID Code § 42-5104 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5104 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS — COMPOSITION — APPOINTMENT OF FIRST BOARD — ELECTION OF SUBSEQUENT BOARDS.

42-5104. BOARD OF DIRECTORS — COMPOSITION — APPOINTMENT OF FIRST BOARD — ELECTION OF SUBSEQUENT BOARDS. (1) The board of directors of the ground water management district shall consist of three (3) members. Each member shall be a water user, or representative of a water user within the district. (2) The first board of directors shall be appointed by the director of the department of water resources. Water users within the district, or groups thereof, may submit to the director, or the director may solicit therefrom, the names of qualified individuals to be considered for appointment to the board. (3) The term of office of the directors shall be determined by lot so that one (1) member shall serve for a term of three (3) years, one (1) member shall serve for a term of two (2) years, and one (1) member shall serve for a term of one (1) year. Thereafter, members shall serve a three (3) year term and shall be elected as hereinafter provided. If a vacancy occurs, the director shall appoint a successor to serve the remainder of the term. (4) On the first Tuesday in February following the expiration of the term of the member serving for one (1) year, and on the first Tuesday in February of each year thereafter, an election shall be held at which a director to succeed the one whose term has expired will be elected. Each director so elected shall be a water user or a representative of a water user within the district. In any election for director, if after the deadline for filing a declaration of intent as a write-in candidate, it appears that only one (1) qualified candidate has been nominated for a directors position, it shall not be necessary for the candidate to stand for election, and the board of directors of the district shall declare such candidate elected as director and the secretary of the district shall immediately make and deliver to such person a certificate of election.  History: [42-5104, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 766; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 83, p. 498.]
ID Code § 42-5105 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5105 - CITIES — MANNER OF VOTING FOR DIRECTORS.

42-5105. CITIES — MANNER OF VOTING FOR DIRECTORS. Each city which has elected to be and is included within the district shall be entitled to one (1) vote and the vote of the majority of the members of the city council of each such city shall constitute the vote of the city. The voting shall be conducted at a regular meeting of the city council or a special meeting called by the mayor for that purpose to be held on or within a week prior to the date set for election. The voting results shall be certified to by the mayor and forwarded to the secretary of the district prior to the date set for canvassing of election returns by the board of directors. The provisions of section 42-5107, Idaho Code, shall not apply to cities or other government agencies.  History: [42-5105, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 767.]
ID Code § 42-5106 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5106 - WATER USERS OTHER THAN CITIES — QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING.

42-5106. WATER USERS OTHER THAN CITIES — QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING. Any water user, as defined in subsection (1) of section 42-5102, Idaho Code, or a representative thereof, within the district who possesses the qualifications required of electors under the general laws of the state shall be entitled to vote at any election held under the provisions of this chapter. A representative of a water user shall be so designated by written proxy signed by the water user except that the vote of a federal, state, or county government may be cast by an elected or appointed official of the agency, or his designee.  History: [42-5106, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 767.]
ID Code § 42-5107 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5107 - REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

42-5107. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Pursuant to the provisions of section 34-1402, Idaho Code, registration shall be required of qualified electors, as defined in section 42-4206, Idaho Code, in any election held in the ground water management district. In addition to the requirements specified in section 34-1402, Idaho Code, the election official shall also verify that the elector is a water user, as defined in subsection (1) of section 42-5102, Idaho Code, or a representative of such water user, within the district.  History: [42-5107, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 767; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 84, p. 498.]
ID Code § 42-5108 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5108 - NOTICE OF ELECTION.

42-5108. NOTICE OF ELECTION. The secretary of the district shall give notice of all elections in the district by publication of the notice in accordance with the provisions of section 34-1406, Idaho Code. Notices shall state the time of the election and the location of polling places within the district and the directors to be elected or other question to be voted upon, as the case may be.  History: [42-5108, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 767; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 85, p. 499.]
ID Code § 42-5109 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5109 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.

42-5109. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS. The election shall be conducted in accordance with the general laws of the state including the provisions of chapter 14, title 34, Idaho Code. The board of directors shall designate polling places in such number as it may deem necessary. At least ten (10) days before the holding of any election, the board shall appoint three (3) electors to serve as judges of election at each polling place. The judges shall perform the same duties as judges of election under the general laws of the state. Immediately after the election, the judges of election shall forward the official results to the secretary of the district.  History: [42-5109, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 768; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 86, p. 499.]
ID Code § 42-5110 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5110 - CANVASS OF RETURNS — DECLARATION OF WINNERS.

42-5110. CANVASS OF RETURNS — DECLARATION OF WINNERS. On the first Monday after each election, or at a time designated by the board of directors, the board shall meet at its usual place of meeting and proceed to canvass the returns. By order entered on its minutes, the board shall declare elected the person or persons having the highest number of votes for each office.  History: [42-5110, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 768.]
ID Code § 42-5111 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5111 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS — OFFICERS — MEETINGS — COMPENSATION — VACANCIES.

42-5111. BOARD OF DIRECTORS — OFFICERS — MEETINGS — COMPENSATION — VACANCIES. (1) The board of directors annually shall elect a chairman from their number and shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer to hold office at the pleasure of the board. The treasurer shall on his appointment execute and file with the secretary an official bond in such amount as may be fixed by the board of directors, and shall thereafter from time to time execute and file such further bonds as may be required by the board in amounts fixed by it, which amounts shall be at least fifty percent (50%) of the maximum probable amount of money in the treasurer’s hands at any one (1) time. All such official bonds shall be executed by a lawfully qualified surety company. (2) The board of directors shall hold a regular annual meeting and may hold such special meetings as may be necessary for the proper transaction of business. Special meetings may be held on seventy-two (72) hours’ notice of the chairman or a majority of the members. A majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the concurrence of a majority of the members shall be necessary to constitute the action of the board. All meetings of the board shall be public and all records of the board shall be open to the inspection of any member water user, or representative thereof during business hours. (3) The members of the board shall each receive not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor less than five dollars ($5.00) per day for each day spent attending the meetings or while engaged in official business of the board, and actual and necessary travel expenses. The term "actual and necessary expenses" shall include all traveling and lodging expenses necessarily incurred by any director when absent from his residence in the performance of the duties of his office. The board shall fix the compensation to be paid to the other officers of the district. (4) In case of a vacancy in the office of director occurring otherwise than by the expiration of a term, the remaining members of the board of directors shall fill such vacancy by appointing thereto a qualified water user, member of the district, or representative thereof, possessing the qualifications of the director whose office has become vacant to serve the remainder of the term.  History: [42-5111, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 768.]
ID Code § 42-5113 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 42 - IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION|Chapter 51 - GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS|Section 42-5113 - LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS.

42-5113. LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS. The secretary of the board of directors shall be the assessor of the district, and on or before August 1 of each year shall prepare an assessment book containing a full and accurate list of all water users within the district. At a regular meeting of the board between August 1 and November 1 of each year, the board of directors shall determine the amount necessary to be raised for payment of the annual payment on any and all indebtedness of the district for the following year. Money received in payment of such assessments shall be deposited in a separate fund to be known as the debt retirement fund. The board of directors may, in addition, determine the amount necessary to pay the expenses of making the assessment book, giving notice of assessments and making collections thereof and for the cost of contracts with state or federal agencies for monitoring programs, or evaluation of proposed contracts, and may levy assessments against the water users in the district sufficient to raise such amount. Money received in payment of such assessments shall be deposited in a separate fund to be known as the operating expense fund. Each water user shall pay a proportionate share of the total of all amounts to be raised for the purposes aforementioned, which share shall be based on the ratio which the quantity of water such water user is authorized to appropriate under his water right or rights bears to the total quantity of water authorized for appropriation under the water rights of all water users in the district; provided, however, that the combined annual assessment against each water user shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per second foot of water the water user is entitled to appropriate under his water right or rights, except, that the district may establish a ten dollar ($10.00) minimum assessment for any water user.  History: [42-5113, added 1987, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 770.]