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ID Code § 31-831 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-831 - ABATEMENT OF CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE — DEFINITIONS.

31-831. ABATEMENT OF CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE — DEFINITIONS. As used in sections 31-831 through 31-834, Idaho Code: (1) "Catastrophic public nuisance" means a condition on federal land where natural resources and biota have been managed or neglected to such an extent as to cause: (a) The threat of a catastrophic wildfire demonstrated by stand density, basal area or ground fuel load greater than one hundred fifty percent (150%) of land health standards or an insect or disease infestation severe enough to threaten the mortality of at least twenty percent (20%) of the trees in the forestation area; or (b) A condition in the area that threatens the quality or quantity of the public water supply of a county, the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of a county, the air quality of a nonattainment area, or the vegetative resources required to support land health and authorized livestock grazing. (2) "Chief executive officer" means for a county, the chair of the county commission, if the county is operating under the county commission or expanded county commission form of government; the county executive officer, if the county is operating under the county-executive form of government; or the county manager, if the county is operating under the council-manager form of government. (3) "County sheriff" means an individual elected to the office of county sheriff and who fulfills the duties described in section 31-2202, Idaho Code. (4) "Federal agency" means the United States bureau of land management, the United States forest service, the United States fish and wildlife service or the national park service. (5) "Federally managed land" means land that is managed by a federal agency.  History: [31-831, added 2016, ch. 366, sec. 1, p. 1075.]
ID Code § 31-832 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-832 - DECLARATION OF CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE — AUTHORITY TO DECLARE AND DEMAND ABATEMENT.

31-832. DECLARATION OF CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE — AUTHORITY TO DECLARE AND DEMAND ABATEMENT. (1) The chief executive officer of a county or the county sheriff may determine that a catastrophic public nuisance exists on land within the borders of the county. (2) In evaluating whether a catastrophic public nuisance exists, the chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff may consider: tree density and overall health of a forested area, including the fire regime condition class; insect and disease infestation, including insect and disease hazard ratings; fuel loads; forest or range type; slope and other natural characteristics of an area; watershed protection criteria; weather and climate; and any other factor that the chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff considers to be relevant under the circumstances. (3) The chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff shall after consultation with the attorney general: (a) Serve notice of the determination described in subsection (1) of this section, by hand or certified mail, on the federal agency that managed the land upon which the catastrophic nuisance exists; and (b) Provide a copy of the determination that is served under paragraph (a) of this subsection to the governor, the attorney general, and the state’s congressional delegation. (4) The notice described in subsection (3)(a) of this section shall include: a detailed explanation for determination that a catastrophic public nuisance exists on the land in question; a demand that the federal agency formulate a plan to abate the catastrophic nuisance; and a specific date, no less than thirty (30) days after the day on which the notice is received, by which time the federal agency that managed the land shall abate the public nuisance or produce a plan for mitigating the catastrophic public nuisance that is acceptable to the county or other county. (5) The chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff may enter into a plan with the relevant federal agency to abate the catastrophic public nuisance. (6) If, after receiving the notice described in subsections (3)(a) and (4) of this section, the federal agency does not respond by the date requested in the notice or otherwise indicates that the federal agency is unwilling to take action to abate the catastrophic public nuisance, the chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff shall consult with the county prosecuting attorney and attorney general.  History: [31-832, added 2016, ch. 366, sec. 1, p. 1076.]
ID Code § 31-833 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-833 - EMERGENCY ABATEMENT OF A CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE.

31-833. EMERGENCY ABATEMENT OF A CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE. (1) If a chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff determines that a public nuisance exists on federally managed land, and the chief executive officer of a county or the county sheriff also finds that the catastrophic public nuisance in question adversely affects, or constitutes a threat to, the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of the county, the chief executive officer of the county or the county sheriff may, after consulting with the attorney general, pursue all remedies allowed by law. (2) In seeking an emergency abatement of a catastrophic public nuisance, a chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff shall attempt, as much as possible, to coordinate with federal agencies and seek the advice of professionals, including private sector professionals, with expertise in abating a catastrophic public nuisance.  History: [31-833, added 2016, ch. 366, sec. 1, p. 1077.]
ID Code § 31-834 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-834 - LIMITATIONS.

31-834. LIMITATIONS. Nothing in this act shall limit the authority of the state to manage and protect wildlife under title 36, Idaho Code, or the power of a county.  History: [31-834, added 2016, ch. 366, sec. 1, p. 1077.]
ID Code § 31-839 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-839 - COOPERATION WITH AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK.

31-839. COOPERATION WITH AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK. The board of county commissioners of the several counties within the state of Idaho are hereby authorized and empowered to provide funds for demonstration work in agriculture and home economics within said counties and for the employment of extension agents in agriculture and home economics in cooperation with the University of Idaho and the United States department of agriculture.  History: [(31-839) 1919, ch. 41, sec. 1, p. 139; C.S., sec. 3446; I.C.A., sec. 30-737.]
ID Code § 31-840 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-840 - EXTENSION AGENTS — SALARIES AND EXPENSES.

31-840. EXTENSION AGENTS — SALARIES AND EXPENSES. The salary and expenses of such extension agents shall be fixed by the director of the University of Idaho extension division acting in cooperation with the board of county commissioners. The commissioners of said counties are hereby authorized and empowered to make provision for the payment of such salary and expenses out of the general tax fund of the county, or out of the county fair fund, or out of other available funds not otherwise appropriated.  History: [(31-840) 1919, ch. 41, sec. 2, p. 139; C.S., sec. 3447; am. 1929, ch. 80, sec. 1, p. 131; I.C.A., sec. 30-738.]
ID Code § 31-844 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-844 - SUBPOENAS FOR WITNESSES.

31-844. SUBPOENAS FOR WITNESSES. The board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of any person and the production of any books, papers or other items relating to the affairs of the county, for the purpose of examination upon any matter within their jurisdiction.  History: [(31-844) R.S., sec. 1768; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1919; C.S., sec. 3451; I.C.A., sec. 30-742; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 21, p. 126.]
ID Code § 31-845 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-845 - ENFORCEMENT OF ATTENDANCE AND TESTIMONY.

31-845. ENFORCEMENT OF ATTENDANCE AND TESTIMONY. A witness is bound to attend, when served, and to answer all questions which he would be bound to answer in the same case before a court of justice. Obedience to the subpoena, or to an order to attend, or to testify, may be enforced by the board, and for that purpose the board has all the powers conferred by, and the witness is subject to all the provisions of, the Code of Civil Procedure.  History: [(31-845) R.S., sec. 1769; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1920; C.S., sec. 3452; I.C.A., sec. 30-743.]
ID Code § 31-846 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-846 - WITNESS FEES NEED NOT BE PREPAID.

31-846. WITNESS FEES NEED NOT BE PREPAID. Neither the officers serving subpoenas nor the witnesses subpoenaed to testify in relation to matters of public concern before the board of county commissioners are entitled to have their fees prepaid, but officers must serve the subpoenas and witnesses must attend without their fees being prepaid. The board may allow them reasonable compensation for services and attendance.  History: [(31-846) R.S., sec. 1770; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1921; C.S., sec. 3453; I.C.A., sec. 30-744.]
ID Code § 31-847 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-847 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO OFFICERS.

31-847. LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO OFFICERS. The board of commissioners may grant to any county officer of their respective counties leave of absence from their county and the state, for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, during which time the absence of such officer does not work forfeiture of his office; provided, that before the granting of such leave of absence, the officer (except county commissioners) must appoint a deputy to perform the duties of his office, as by statute in such cases made and provided, and must present to, and file with, the board of commissioners of his county the written consent of each person liable on his official bond, that such leave of absence be granted; be it further provided, that no leave of absence shall be granted to more than any one (1) county commissioner at the same time; providing, however, that where any elective or appointive county officer is required to absent himself by reason of being a member of the armed forces of the nation or by reason of official call to service in civilian war work, such period of absence shall not exceed the date of the next succeeding general election, such absence shall not work forfeiture of the office of such officer, and such absence shall suspend the salary of such officer during such period, except that the board may adopt a policy by which such officer may, for periods of absence not to exceed four (4) weeks per year, receive his or her regular salary reduced by an amount equal to any monetary compensation received for the performance of such military or civilian war work. For purposes of this section, appointive county officers do not include deputies appointed pursuant to section 31-2003, Idaho Code.  History: [(31-847) 1872, p. 27, sec. 1; R.S., sec. 1785; am. 1888-1889, p. 63; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1922; C.S., sec. 3454; I.C.A., sec. 30-745; am. 1935, ch. 9, sec. 1, p. 23; am. 1943, ch. 66, sec. 1, p. 136; am. 1949, ch. 61, sec. 1, p. 104; am. 1970, ch. 120, sec. 2, p. 284; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 22, p. 126; am. 1995, ch. 114, sec. 1, p. 384.]
ID Code § 31-855 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-855 - NEGLECT OF DUTY BY COMMISSIONERS.

31-855. NEGLECT OF DUTY BY COMMISSIONERS. Any commissioner who neglects or refuses, without just cause therefor, to perform any duty imposed on him, or who willfully violates any law provided for his government as such officer, or fraudulently or corruptly performs any duty imposed on him, or willfully, fraudulently or corruptly attempts to perform an act, as commissioner, unauthorized by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  History: [(31-855) R.S., sec. 1791; am. and reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1930; C.S., sec. 3462; I.C.A., sec. 30-753; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 24, p. 126; am. 2011, ch. 151, sec. 12, p. 424.]
ID Code § 31-856 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-856 - MIGRATORY LABOR HOUSING — COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

31-856. MIGRATORY LABOR HOUSING — COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. The county commissioners may cooperate in any plan providing for the furnishing of housing, lands, labor and material and other assistance in the program sponsored by the United States of America pertaining to migratory labor by making agreements with the United States of America through the United States Department of Agriculture, its cooperating agencies, or any other agency of the United States of America, with reference to providing facilities, labor, materials or funds to carry forward said program.  History: [31-856, added 1947, ch. 144, sec. 1, p. 348.]
ID Code § 31-857 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-857 - SCHOOL, ROAD, HERD AND OTHER DISTRICTS — PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY OF CREATION OR DISSOLUTION.

31-857. SCHOOL, ROAD, HERD AND OTHER DISTRICTS — PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY OF CREATION OR DISSOLUTION. Whenever any school district, road district, herd district, or other district has heretofore been, or shall hereafter be, declared to be created, established, disestablished, dissolved, or modified, by an order of the board of county commissioners in any county of the state of Idaho, a legal prima facie presumption is hereby declared to exist, after a lapse of two (2) years from the date of such order, that all proceedings and jurisdictional steps preceding the making of such order have been properly and regularly taken so as to warrant said board in making said order, and the burden of proof shall rest upon the party who shall deny, dispute, or question the validity of said order to show that any of such preceding proceedings or jurisdictional steps were not properly or regularly taken; and such prima facie presumption shall be a rule of evidence in all courts in the state of Idaho. No challenge to the proceedings or jurisdictional steps preceding such an order, shall be heard or considered after seven (7) years has lapsed from the date of the order.  History: [31-857, added 1935, ch. 79, sec. 1, p. 133; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 25, p. 126; am. 2009, ch. 43, sec. 1, p. 124.]
ID Code § 31-862 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-862 - AUTHORIZING SPECIAL TAX TO BE USED SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES.

31-862. AUTHORIZING SPECIAL TAX TO BE USED SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to levy a special tax not to exceed four hundredths per cent (.04%) of market value for assessment purposes of all taxable property in the county, above the statutory limitation, to be expended solely and exclusively for preventive health services by county or district boards of health.  History: [31-862, added 1949, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 443; am. 1967, ch. 219, sec. 1, p. 665; am. 1970, ch. 49, sec. 1, p. 102; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 27, p. 127.]
ID Code § 31-863 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-863 - LEVY FOR CHARITIES FUND.

31-863. LEVY FOR CHARITIES FUND. For the purpose of nonmedical indigent assistance pursuant to chapter 34, title 31, Idaho Code, and for the purpose of providing financial assistance on behalf of the medically indigent, pursuant to chapter 35, title 31, Idaho Code, said boards are authorized to levy an ad valorem tax not to exceed ten hundredths of one percent (.10%) of the market value for assessment purposes of all taxable property in the county.  History: [31-863, added 1996, ch. 410, sec. 26, p. 1372.]
ID Code § 31-864 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-864 - HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND MUSEUMS — SUPPORT BY COUNTY.

31-864. HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND MUSEUMS — SUPPORT BY COUNTY. (1) The board of county commissioners of any county may expend annually such amounts as necessary for the support of county or local historical societies which are incorporated as Idaho nonprofit corporations and which operate primarily within the county, or for the support of museums or of historical restoration projects within the county undertaken or operated by Idaho nonprofit organizations, or for the marking and development of historic sites by Idaho nonprofit corporations. For the purposes of this section, the board of county commissioners of any county is authorized and empowered to levy not more than twelve one-thousandths percent (.012%) on each dollar of market value for assessment purposes of taxable property within the county. (2) Before money is granted under this section, the directors of such nonprofit corporations shall present to the county commissioners a proposed budget which shall indicate anticipated revenues and expenditures of the nonprofit corporation (including the sums requested from the county), and shall indicate the purposes of the proposed expenditures. The board of county commissioners may require an audit of the accounts and financial records of any such nonprofit corporations receiving county funds.  History: [31-864, added 1961, ch. 76, sec. 2, p. 103; am. 1969, ch. 240, sec. 1, p. 757; am. 1973, ch. 94, sec. 1, p. 162; am. 1978, ch. 184, sec. l, p. 416; am. 1988, ch. 200, sec. 1, p. 378; am. 1989, ch. 74, sec. 7, p. 130.]
ID Code § 31-866 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-866 - CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT — DESIGNATED GRANTEE.

31-866. CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT — DESIGNATED GRANTEE. (1) The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have the authority and power to enter into contracts with private nonprofit corporations to promote, maintain, and administer projects and programs that the board of county commissioners considers to be of public benefit, and the purpose of which is to carry on programs concerning the aged. (2) The board of county commissioners may become the designated grantee and receive funding to sponsor, promote and administer such public activities as they may deem beneficial.  History: [I.C., sec. 31-866, as added by 1973, ch. 166, sec. 1, p. 318.]
ID Code § 31-867 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-867 - SPECIAL LEVY FOR COURTS — DISTRICT COURT FUND.

31-867. SPECIAL LEVY FOR COURTS — DISTRICT COURT FUND. (1) The board of county commissioners of each county in this state may levy annually upon all taxable property of its county, a special tax not to exceed four hundredths per cent (.04%) of market value for assessment purposes for the purpose of providing for the functions of the district court and the magistrate division of the district court within the county. All revenues collected from such special tax shall be paid into the "district court fund," which is hereby created, and the board may appropriate otherwise unappropriated moneys into the district court fund. Moneys in the district court fund may be expended for all court expenditures other than courthouse construction and remodeling. (2) Balances in the district court fund may be accumulated from year to year sufficient to operate the court functions on a cash basis, but such balances shall not exceed sixty per cent (60%) of the total budget for court functions for the current year. (3) There is hereby created the county court facilities fund which may be established in each county by resolution adopted at a public meeting of the board of county commissioners. Moneys in the county court facilities fund shall be expended for planning, remodeling and construction of court facilities. The county court facilities fund shall be separate and distinct from the county current expense fund and county expenditures from the county court facilities fund shall be solely dedicated to the purposes set forth in this section. At the discretion of the board of county commissioners, funds deposited in the county court facilities fund may be accumulated from year to year or expended on a regular basis.  History: [31-867, added 1976, ch. 307, sec. 2, p. 1054; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 28, p. 127; am. 1994, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 656; am. 1997, ch. 52, sec. 1, p. 91.]
ID Code § 31-868 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-868 - CONTRACTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION.

31-868. CONTRACTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION. The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have the authority and power to enter into contracts with a city or a fire protection district for the provision of fire or life protection services, or both of them, in areas of the county not otherwise receiving fire or life protection.  History: [31-868, added 1979, ch. 140, sec. 1, p. 437; am. 1985, ch. 178, sec. 1, p. 459.]
ID Code § 31-869 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS|Section 31-869 - DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SYSTEMS.

31-869. DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SYSTEMS. The boards of county commissioners of their respective counties are empowered to establish, create, develop, own, maintain and operate or contract for the ownership, operation and maintenance of energy facilities as follows: (1) Geothermal energy systems for heating for the benefit of the county and the residents of the county. (2) Electrical generation plants not to exceed twenty-five (25) megawatts in capacity which use as a fuel source landfill gas, wood waste or other biomass fuels. All the electricity produced from the electrical generation facility shall be sold by the county at wholesale.  History: [(31-869) 31-868, added 1979, ch. 312, sec. 1, p. 844; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 25, sec. 39, p. 98; am. 2006, ch. 210, sec. 1, p. 639.]