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AZ Rev Stat § 48-1613 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1613 - Issuance of series bonds; terms of payment; interest rate; denominations

48-1613.  Issuance of series bonds;  terms of payment;  interest rate;  denominations A. The bonds of the district authorized to be issued at an election shall be designated as series bonds,  and the series shall be numbered consecutively as authorized. All bonds of each series when issued shall be negotiable and of like force and effect. The bonds shall be payable in money of the United States and shall be due as follows: 1. At the expiration of twenty-one years,  not less than five per cent of the whole amount and number of bonds. 2. At the expiration of twenty-two years,  not less than six per cent of the whole amount and number of bonds. 3. At the expiration of twenty-three years,  not less than seven per cent of the whole amount and number of bonds. 4. At the expiration of twenty-four years,  not less than eight per cent of the whole amount and number of bonds. 5. At the expiration of twenty-five years,  not less than nine per cent of the whole amount and number of bonds. 6. At the expiration of twenty-six years,  not less than ten per cent of the whole amount and number of bonds. 7. At the expiration of twenty-seven years,  not less than eleven per cent of the whole amount and number of bonds. 8. At the expiration of twenty-eight years,  not less than thirteen per cent of the whole amount and number of bonds. 9. At the expiration of twenty-nine years,  not less than fifteen per cent of the whole amount and number of bonds. 10. At the expiration of thirty years,  not less than a percentage sufficient to pay the remainder of the bonds. B. Each bond shall be payable at the time specified for its entire amount and not a percentage thereof. The bonds shall bear interest payable semiannually,  at the rate or rates set by the accepted bid which shall not exceed the maximum rate of interest set forth in the notice of election. The principal and interest shall be payable at the office of the county treasurer of the county in which the organization of the district was perfected,  or at such other place as the board of directors designates in the bond. C. The bonds shall each be in a denomination of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars,  shall be negotiable in form,  executed in the name of the district,  signed by the president and secretary and shall have the seal of the district affixed thereto. The bonds shall be numbered consecutively as issued,  and dated at the time of their issue. Coupons for the interest shall be attached to each bond bearing the facsimile signatures of the president and secretary. The bonds shall express on their face that they are issued by authority of this chapter. D. The secretary shall keep a record of the bonds sold,  their number,  date of sale,  price received and the name of the purchaser.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1614 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1614 - Issuance of bonds maturing in less than thirty years

48-1614.  Issuance of bonds maturing in less than thirty years Any district may,  by a majority vote of the electors of the district possessing the qualifications of electors as provided by this chapter,  authorize the issuance of bonds which will mature in any number of years less than thirty,  whereupon the bonds shall mature each successive year thereafter upon the same basis and percentage as is provided in this article for bonds commencing to mature on the twenty-first year. The district,  in such an instance,  may arrange for the payment of such bonds in series as provided by this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1615 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1615 - Issuance of additional bonds; priority of liens

48-1615.  Issuance of additional bonds;  priority of liens A. When the money provided by the previous issue of bonds has become exhausted by expenditures authorized by this chapter and it is necessary to raise additional money for such purposes,  additional bonds may be issued by submitting the question to the qualified voters of the district and by complying with the procedures prescribed by this article in respect to an original issue of bonds,  but the lien for taxes for the payment of the interest and the principal of any bond of a prior issue shall be prior to the lien of any bond of a subsequent issue. B. When the owner of land within the district for which title had not been obtained at the time of previous issues of bonds obtains a patent or title thereto,  the board of directors may levy an assessment upon the land for the owner's proportionate share of the taxes levied by the district to pay the bonded indebtedness of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1616 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1616 - Action to determine validity of bonds

48-1616.  Action to determine validity of bonds A. The board of directors,  or any elector,  taxpayer or real property owner within the district,  or any person otherwise having an interest therein,  may file an action in the superior court of the county in which the office of the district is located for the purpose of determining the regularity and legality of the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds. The action may be filed although none of the bonds have been sold. B. The action shall be entitled as follows: " In the matter of the application of (name the district) for a determination of the validity of bonds of said district (name the series and numbers of said bonds)" . C. The application shall state all the proceedings taken in connection with the authorization for the issuance of the bonds,  and the record of the proceedings filed in the office of the board of directors shall be tendered with the application. D. Unless the application is filed by the board of directors,  the application shall state the interest applicant has in the authorization and sale of the bonds. E. After the application is filed,  the clerk of the superior court shall issue a summons as in civil actions,  except that the summons shall be directed to all persons who have or claim to have any interest in the bonds. The summons shall describe the series and numbers of the bonds,  but need not specifically name any defendant or defendants unless the bonds have been sold in which event the purchaser shall be personally served or served by publication if a nonresident. F. The summons shall be served in the same manner as in civil actions. If the board of directors is not the party filing the application,  the summons shall be personally served upon at least one member of the board in the same manner as a summons is served in civil actions. G. Proof of service of the summons shall be made in the same manner as in civil actions. H. The issues shall be framed by a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The motion to dismiss shall be filed within thirty days after the date of the last publication of the summons unless the time is extended by order of the court. Any person interested may without pleading intervene and be heard upon the issues. Any persons interested may join in the motion to dismiss. I. Upon filing of the motion the court shall hear and determine the issues at one hearing upon the law and facts,  and after hearing shall enter such judgment as it determines upon the issues. The judgment shall be in writing and shall have the same effect as other judgments of the court. The costs of the proceeding shall not be taxed against any party thereto.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1617 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1617 - Sale of bonds; notice

48-1617.  Sale of bonds;  notice A. The board may sell the bonds from time to time in such quantities as are necessary and most advantageous to raise money for the construction,  purchase or lease of power plants,  power lines,  generators,  motors,  transformers,  poles,  wires and works,  and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Before making any sale,  the board shall by resolution declare its intention to sell a specified amount of the bonds,  shall fix the day,  hour and place of sale,  and shall cause such resolution to be entered in the minutes of the board. B. Notice of the sale shall be given by publication thereof at least twenty days in a daily newspaper published in the state or such other newspaper as the board directs. The notice shall state that sealed bids will be received by the board at its office for the purchase of bonds until the day and hour named in the resolution. C. At the time appointed,  the board shall open the bids and award the sale of the bonds to the highest responsible bidder. The board may reject all bids,  but the board shall in no event sell any of the bonds for less than ninety per cent of the face value thereof. If no bid is made and accepted,  the board is authorized to sell any or all of the bonds at private sale,  or to use the bonds for the purchase or lease of power lines,  power plants,  generating or distributing systems,  for the construction of any power plants,  power lines,  generating or distributing systems,  the purchase or construction of which was authorized in the resolution entered in the records of the district setting forth the purposes for which the bonds were issued,  but the bonds shall not be disposed of at less than ninety per cent of the face value thereof.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1618 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1618 - Payment of bonds; release of lands from bond debt; exception

48-1618.  Payment of bonds;  release of lands from bond debt;  exception A. The bonds and interest thereon shall be paid by revenue derived from an annual assessment and levy of taxes upon the real property of the district,  and the real property of the district shall be liable to taxation for such payments. B. Any parcel or parcels of land which have paid the proportionate share of the bonds before maturity based upon the acreage such parcel or parcels of land bear to the total bonded acreage of the district,  together with interest thereon to and including the next following interest-paying day,  shall be released and discharged from further levy of taxes for payment of the principal and interest of the bonds then outstanding,  except as provided in subsection C of this section. C. Such parcel or parcels of land shall be liable for assessment and levy of taxes for all other obligations of the district,  and in case of default at maturity of any of the bonds,  the lands shall be liable for that proportion of the defaulted bonded indebtedness which the acreage of such parcel or parcels of land bear to the total bonded indebtedness of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1619 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1619 - District bonds as legal investment for certain funds

48-1619.  District bonds as legal investment for certain funds Bonds issued in compliance with this article shall be legal investments for all trust funds,  funds of insurance companies,  banks,  banking institutions and trust companies,  and for state and school funds. When any money or fund may by law be invested in bonds of cities,  counties,  school districts or municipalities of the state,  the money or funds may be invested in bonds of power districts.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1701 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1701 - Powers and duties of district

48-1701.  Powers and duties of district A. Districts created under this chapter shall be bodies corporate for the purposes specified in this chapter and such as reasonably may be implied. B. A district shall have perpetual succession and may: 1. Exercise the power of eminent domain under the constitution and general laws of the state relating to such proceedings. 2. Make contracts. 3. Sue and be sued in its corporate name. 4. Acquire and hold real and personal property which is needed or useful in the conduct of its business. 5. Adopt a seal. 6. Do all things reasonably useful and lawful in carrying out the purposes expressed or implied by this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1702 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1702 - Petition for organization

48-1702.  Petition for organization A. Petition for the formation of an electrical district for the purpose of providing power for use primarily for pumping water for irrigation shall be filed with the board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed district is located,  or if parts of the proposed district are located in more than one county,  the petition shall be filed with the board of supervisors of the county in which is located the larger part of the lands of the proposed district. B. The petition shall describe an area of land located in one or more counties,  and shall accurately define the exterior boundaries of the parcel or parcels,  or otherwise describe the lands to be included in the proposed district. The area of land to be organized need not be composed of contiguous tracts. The petition shall pray that the area of land described be organized into an electrical district under this chapter. The petition shall be signed by at least one third of the number of resident freeholders within the area proposed to be organized but no more than twenty-five subscribers to the petition shall be required in any event. C. No district shall be organized which includes any territory of a district already organized or in the process of organization.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1703 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1703 - Security for costs upon filing petition

48-1703.  Security for costs upon filing petition The petitioners shall give such security or make such deposit as the board of supervisors requires conditioned upon payment of all costs if for any reason the district fails to complete its organization.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1704 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1704 - Notice of hearing on petition; publication; continuance of hearing

48-1704.  Notice of hearing on petition;  publication;  continuance of hearing A. The board of supervisors with which the petition is filed,  at the next regular or special meeting thereafter or at a special meeting called sooner for that purpose,  shall fix a date for hearing the petition which shall be recorded in the minutes of the board. The place of hearing shall be at the office of the board of supervisors unless the board determines for convenience of the parties to hold the hearing elsewhere in the county. B. Notice of the hearing shall be ordered by the board of supervisors and signed by the chairman and shall be addressed to all owners of lands or interests in lands,  and to all persons interested in or in any manner affected by organization of the proposed district. The notice shall state the time and place of hearing. It shall only be necessary to state generally,  but clearly and fully,  the objects of the hearing. C. The notice shall be published in at least one daily or weekly paper published in each county in which any part of the proposed district is located once a week for four consecutive weeks,  and shall be posted in one public place in each township or part of township of each range or part of range,  according to government survey,  included in the proposed district. In addition,  not less than three notices shall be posted in different public places in every county in which any part of the proposed district is located. The board of supervisors shall appoint a suitable person or persons to post the notices and cause newspaper publication of the notice as provided by this section. Proof of posting shall be by affidavit of the person or persons posting the notices and proof of publication shall be by affidavit of the publisher. Proof of posting and publication shall be filed with the board at or before the hearing. D. The hearing shall be held not less than ten days after publication is completed,  and not less than thirty-one days after the date of posting notice. E. The board of supervisors before whom the hearing is held may for good and sufficient reason adjourn the hearing from time to time,  but notice of adjournment need not be given,  except that the day and hour to which adjournment is ordered shall be spread on the minutes or set forth in the resolution of the board.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1705 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1705 - Determination whether district constitutes public use; call for organizational election

48-1705.  Determination whether district constitutes public use;  call for organizational election A. At the hearing on the petition called by the board of supervisors,  it shall first proceed to determine whether the operations as proposed will constitute a public use. The board shall for such purpose determine: 1. Whether the lands in the proposed district are arid lands. 2. Whether they are fertile and reclaimable. 3. Whether there is a supply of water which can be made efficiently available by the proposed power system. 4. Whether the development reasonably certain to result from the production of power is of such interest and benefit to the whole district as to impress it with a public use. B. It shall not be necessary to determine that an underground volume of water is unquestionably sufficient to irrigate all the lands in the proposed district. It is sufficient if the volume of water is enough to supply the area of the land within the proposed district as will make the results of the production of power a public use and benefit to the whole district,  and reasonably certain to enable the system when in full operation to be self-supporting. C. In determining the question of the public use in the operations of the proposed district the board shall make its findings by considering all circumstances,  facts and reasons bearing upon the question of the public character of the operations of the proposed district. If there are any questions arising from matters of common knowledge which are of such probative weight as to make a prima facie case,  it shall not be necessary for the board to take evidence upon such question,  and the board may take judicial knowledge thereof,  but the board shall hear and consider all competent testimony or evidence offered with reference to the question. D. For the purpose of determining the public use of the operations of the proposed district,  the board of supervisors is vested with discretionary power and its decision shall be binding upon all persons interested unless reversed on appeal as provided by this chapter. If the decision is modified or affirmed,  it shall be binding as modified or affirmed. E. If the board of supervisors determines from the petition and proceedings held thereon that the operations of the proposed district will constitute a public use,  the board shall call an organizational election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the district the question whether the lands described in the petition shall be organized into an electrical district. F. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as declaring what is or what is not a public use,  or as limiting the evidence or the scope of the investigation of the board of supervisors.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1706 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1706 - Application for inclusion of additional lands prior to organization of district; condition precedent to application

48-1706.  Application for inclusion of additional lands prior to organization of district;  condition precedent to application A. All persons who have not been included in the proposed district may appear before the board of supervisors as parties interested in and affected by the organization of the district and may request that their lands be included. If the land thus sought to be included in the district is patented or fee lands and the owners so petition,  the lands thus proposed shall be included by the board if it can be done without materially increasing the cost of service. The board shall take into account the shape of the proposed parcel or parcels,  whether service can equitably be rendered to users in the territory and all other circumstances having a bearing on the right of including such lands. B. No application for inclusion shall be considered unless the lands are all patented or held in fee,  and all the owners join in the application,  but with reference to parcels when less than all owners join in the application,  the applications shall be made under the provisions of this chapter relating to inclusion of lands after the organization has been completed as requested in the original petition.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1707 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1707 - Objections to inclusion in proposed district

48-1707.  Objections to inclusion in proposed district A. If the board decides to call an election,  it shall proceed to hear all objections which have been made by owners or others interested therein to the inclusion of lands in the proposed district. B. Owners of lands proposed to be included in the district or any person interested therein,  if they desire to be excluded therefrom or to be relieved in whole or in part from bearing the burdens of the district,  shall file with the board of supervisors written statements of their objections,  stating in an informal manner but giving full particulars of their reasons for requesting to be excluded or to be relieved from the burdens of the district. The objectors shall not be excluded unless it is shown that they will not be benefited by the operations of the district. The burden of proof shall be on the objectors to prove their rights as claimed in their statements of objections.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1708 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1708 - Order of board defining boundaries of district; name of district; appointment of election commissioners

48-1708.  Order of board defining boundaries of district;  name of district;  appointment of election commissioners A. When notice of the election has been given and the hearing held and concluded,  the board of supervisors shall make its decision and findings and enter them in the minutes of the meeting. B. The board shall define the boundaries of the district as established in their findings,  shall state clearly any modifications of the liability of land owners for the burdens of the district and shall determine and enter in its minutes the name of the district which shall be " Electrical district number ____________ of the county of ______________,  state of Arizona."  C. The board shall thereupon appoint three freeholders who are residents of the proposed district as a board of election commissioners which shall proceed to call and conduct the organization election.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1709 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1709 - Appeal from order of board

48-1709.  Appeal from order of board A. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the board of supervisors may appeal from the decision or any part thereof to the superior court in the county in which the hearing was held. All persons interested in or in any way affected by the decision of the board of supervisors whether or not the party has appeared before the board at the hearing may appeal from the board decision. B. The appeal shall be taken and perfected by service of notice thereof as provided by section 48-1710 within fifteen days from the day of the decision and not thereafter.